Houndmills, Basingstoke : Palgrave, 2000. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; viii, 332 p. ; 17 cm. Notes; With foreword by Andrew Motion. Facsimile of ed. originally published: Cambridge : Macmillan, 1861. Includes index. Spine title: Golden treasury of songs and lyrics. Contents; Frontispiece Foreword; A. Motion, Poet Laureate Dedication Preface Book I Book II Book III Book IV Notes Index of Writers Index of First Lines. Summary; Francis Turner Palgrave's ""The Golden Treasury"" is one of the best known anthology of English Poetry ever published. Its aim back in 1861 was to teach ""those indifferent to the Poets to love them, and those who love them to love them more"". No anthology has enjoyed a longer life or wider influence. Over the years, ""The Golden Treasury"" has been updated by a series of editors who have responded to the changing tastes of the reading public. This facsimile reproduction of the 1861 edition makes Palgrave's original selection available once again for today's readers. Lovers of ""The Golden Treasury"" should welcome the reissue of what is now accepted as a landmark in publishing history. Subjects; English poetry. Songs, English - Texts. Poetry texts & anthologies. History / General. Poetry / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.

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Bookseller: MW Books Ltd. (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 232713
Title: The golden treasury of the best songs and lyrical poems in the English language / selected and arranged with notes by Francis Turner Palgrave
Author: Palgrave, Francis Turner (1824-1897). Motion, Andrew (1952-)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Facsimile Edition
ISBN 10: 0333961056
ISBN 13: 9780333961056
Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke : Palgrave
Date Published: 2000

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