W. J. Baitman; E. Lenton — Poetics and Prosaics

London, Whittaker & Co. 1835. First edition. Leather. A very scarce copy of this first edition collected prose and poems by W. J. Baitman and E. Lenton. A series of original papers by W. J. Baitman and E. Lenton, authors of the poetry anthology 'Harpings of Lena&apos. A very scarce first edition containing a series of prose and poetical pieces. Some titles included are 'The Poet's Carousal,' 'A Minstrel's Lay,' 'Jamaica,' 'Song,' 'Serenade,' 'Beauty', and numerous others. Held by one institutional library only.  In a full calf binding with decorative embossing to boards, gilt tooling to spine and extremities. Externally sound with some shelf wear, rubbing to spine and boards. Internally, binding is generally firm. With few faint spots to the occasional leaf, otherwise pages are generally very clean and bright throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .