Specimens of the Early English Poets, to which is Prefixed An Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language; In Three Volumes
Title
Specimens of the Early English Poets, to which is Prefixed An Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language; In Three Volumes
Creator
George Ellis
Publisher
London: Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., for G. and W. Nicol, Booksellers to His Majesty, Pall-Mall; and J. Wright, Piccadilly
Date
1801
Description
[Both volumes we own match, only volume 1 is pictured]:
Marbled leather covers make this book stand out (in spite of 200+ years of shelf-wear rubbing)! Around the edge of the covers is a flower and cornucopia-like design stamped in gilt. The edges of the covers have a dot-and-line design stamped at an angle. The most decoration though is on the spine with seven heavy lines of dotted ovals, dots, and diamonds. In four compartments created by these lines are circles with a starburst in the center. The remaining two compartments have a red leather insert with the title or volume information gilt stamped on them.
The marbled endpapers are a blue, white, yellow, and pink stone on stone pattern while a scroll design has been gilt stamped on the square (area of the cover that extends beyond the textblock. It looks like some brown paint may have been sprayed at the textblock to add extra design to the edges.
The paper is made of old rags and there are raised capitals at the beginning of chapters. The page numbers are in square brackets at the top center of each page.
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Marbled leather covers make this book stand out (in spite of 200+ years of shelf-wear rubbing)! Around the edge of the covers is a flower and cornucopia-like design stamped in gilt. The edges of the covers have a dot-and-line design stamped at an angle. The most decoration though is on the spine with seven heavy lines of dotted ovals, dots, and diamonds. In four compartments created by these lines are circles with a starburst in the center. The remaining two compartments have a red leather insert with the title or volume information gilt stamped on them.
The marbled endpapers are a blue, white, yellow, and pink stone on stone pattern while a scroll design has been gilt stamped on the square (area of the cover that extends beyond the textblock. It looks like some brown paint may have been sprayed at the textblock to add extra design to the edges.
The paper is made of old rags and there are raised capitals at the beginning of chapters. The page numbers are in square brackets at the top center of each page.
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George Rose Ellis was a biographer of 16th and 17th century poets and is accredited with ensuring their continued reading.
Ellis lived from 1753-1815.
Ellis lived from 1753-1815.
Subject
Literature / Poetry
Identifier
SPECIAL PR1203 .S53 1801 v.1 & 3
Format
Hardcover books, 7.25 x 5.25 inches
Language
English
Relation
This book can be seen in the photograph, Display Case 3.
Original Format
Book
Collection
Citation
George Ellis, “Specimens of the Early English Poets, to which is Prefixed An Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language; In Three Volumes,” Beautiful Books in Flagler College's Special Collections, accessed May 16, 2024, https://beautifulbooks.omeka.net/items/show/141.