M. Hunter — Original Poems

Hexham, J. Catherall, 1865. Leather. A very scarce and personal anthology by a New Zealand poet who emigrated to England, with reflections on life, death, misery and hope. Original Poems, a very scarce anthology, written by New Zealand poet M. Hunter. Privately published by J. Catherall in 1865.In half calf, with red marble boards.An introspective and deeply personal anthology, Hunter's poems range from the highly melancholic, with poems centered on death and misery, as well as those of hope, such as the Love of Heaven Born and God, Comfort and Console. The rear of the anthology contains sonnets, including one dedicated to England, having left his native New Zealand. In half calf, with red marble boards. Externally, mostly smart, with minimal marks to boards. Slight rubbing to the joints, heads and tails of the spines, and to the extremities. Small signs of edgewear. Yellow end papers are generally bright and clean, with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with minor age toning, and the rare faint mark to leaf extremities. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .