First edition of this collection celebrating the revival of the sonnet, tracing its history from Spenser to Shakespeare and Milton, through contemporaries Charlotte Smith, Mary Robinson, and a young Leigh Hunt.
Beautifully bound late Georgian collection of poetry, including Dryden's translation of THE AENEID and the ELEGIAC SONNETS of Charlotte Smith.
Scarce first edition, presentation copy from the editor, of this textbook of canonical poets for students — including Milton, Dryden, Burns, Pope, Smith, Carter, and Barbauld.
First edition of this courtship novel by a favorite author of the young Jane Austen, cited by modern scholars as an influence upon the plot and characters of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY.
