Philip James Bailey — Festus a Poem

London, William Pickering, 1848 . Cloth. The uncommon third revised edition of this poem by Philip James Bailey from the mid nineteenth century. Third edition of Festus, A Poem by Philip James Bailey in the original publisher's red cloth binding. The third and revised edition, which includes six pages to the rear of Notices and Literary Opinions.Philip James Bailey was a Victorian poet best known for this work. He was named a spasmodic poet, a sub-genre of British poets from this era names as such for both mockery and humour. With gilt to the front board. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some loss to the spine. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some occasional spotting. Good . Ill.: None. Good .