Leigh Hunt — Imagination and Fancy

London, Blackie and Son, 1907. Leather. A copy of literary critic Leigh Hunt's Imagination and Fancy, with a design by decorative book designer Talwin Morris. Talwin Morris was a prolific book designer and decorative artist working in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly known for his Glasgow Style furniture, metalwork and book designs. James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784 – 1859), best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist, poet and writer. Contains chapters such as, An Answer to the Question, What is Poetry, Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Milton, and other literary figures. With an introduction by Edmund Gosse. Decorative front and rear pastedowns and free-endpapers. In a maroon calf binding with gilt decorative board. Externally generally smart with some wear to the extremities. Joints weak. Pages bright and clean throughout. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .