Jean Ingelow — Poems

London, Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, 1867 . First edition. Leather. The first illustrated edition of the charming volume of poems from Jean Ingelow. Engraved by The Brother's Dalziel, and in a signed binding from H. Sotheran. The first illustrated edition of this delightful collection of poems from Jean Ingelow, who gained sudden fame in 1863 after the publication of the first edition of this work. In an attractive full morocco signed binding from H. Sotheran.With a frontispiece and numerous vignette illustrations from famed Victorian era wood engravers and illustrators George and Edward Dalziel.Featuring twenty-two poems from Ingelow, with several of these later set to music, proving popular as Victorian era domestic entertainment. In a full morocco signed binding. Light fading to back strip, with significant rubbing to front joint resulting in losses to leather. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with the instances of spotting, most concentrated to first and last few leaves, and plate perimeters. Very Good . Ill.: The Brothers Dalziel. Very Good .