The Banks of the Wye: a poem in four books.

£125.00

BLOOMFIELD, Robert (1766-1823) SKU: 20540

London: Longman, Hurst, etc, 1823.

Third edition. pp vii, 3, [3]-109; engraved titlepage and four further engraved vignettes at chapter heads. Bound in full blue calf, gilt borders; gilt floral ornaments and treble fillets to spine; spine ends and corners slightly rubbed; marbled endpapers. Scattered spots of foxing to endpapers. A charming pastoral poem celebrating the Wye and its scenery, providing an account of Bloomfield's walking tour in the footsteps of Wordsworth.