Serious Poems [and] Poems of Wit and Humour.

£85 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

A lovely collection of the two volumes of Thomas Hood's Serious and Comic Poems beautifully bound in brown morocco. Although generally known as a humorist, Hood's two most notable works, The Bridge of Sighs and The Song of the Shirt are contained within the first volume of Serious Poems. Two volumes; 8vo (18 x 13 cm); frontispiece engraving of poet to both volumes, facsimile signature of poet to both volumes, photograph of Rose Cottage to Serious Poems, photograph of Lake House to Comic Poems, contemporary dated ownership inscriptions, some spotting to free endpapers; contemporary half brown morocco, marble boards ruled in gilt, spine in 5 compartments tooled in gilt, top edges gilt, light wear to edges of binding, very good; [lxxxii], 355pp, [3]pp; [xii], 415pp, [3]pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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