Accession number:
PML 142648-49
Published:
London : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand, 1854-1856.
Description:
2 v. (viii, 191; viii, 182 p.) ; 18 cm
Credit:
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes:
1st ed.
1st ed. of books 1 and 2 of Coventry Patmore's poem, The angel in the house, published anonymously in 1854 and 1856 respectively; with the 1st book, The betrothal, in the 2nd state, with the text reading "That nuptial contrasts are the poles ..." on p. 31, and "The fount of honour is her smile ..." on p. 32. Cf. Colbeck.
Half t.p. in v. 2 reads: The angel in the house. Book II; t.p. reads: The espousals.
"Chiswick Press:--Printed by C. Whittingham, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane."--Colophon, v. 2.
Library's copy of v. 2 lacks the 16 p. publisher's catalog accounted for in other copies.
Binding:
Brown morocco with green inlays, tooled in gilt, by Sangorski and Sutcliffe.
Variant Title:
Angel in the house
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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