Lot 72

THE FLORENCE PRESS - John KEATS (1795-1821). The Poems, London, 1915, 2 volumes, square 8vo, original vellum boards. NUMBER 183 OF 250 COPIES. With Shelley's The Lyrical Poems (London, The Florence Press,1918, vellum, ONE OF 250 COPIES), and another. (4)

Estimate: £300 - £500
Hammer price: £450
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THE FLORENCE PRESS - John KEATS (1795-1821).  The Poems ... Arranged in Chronological Order with a Preface by Sidney Colvin. London: The Florence Press, 1915. 2 volumes, large square 8vo (220 x 182mm). Original vellum boards lettered in gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut (some staining to the spine of the second vol.). NUMBER 183 OF 250 COPIES "ON HAND-MADE PAPER". The edition was also issued in limp vellum with ties although the statement of limitation does not distinguish between the two. Ransom Florence Press 10. With Percy Bysshe Shelley's The Lyrical Poems and Translations ... Arranged in Chronological Order with a Preface by C. H. Herford (London, The Florence Press, 1918, large square 8vo, original vellum boards, NUMBER 2 OF 250 COPIES) and the same author's The Dramatic Poems ... With a Preface by C. H. Herford (London, The Florence Press, 1922, large square 8vo, original buckram-backed paper boards [no limitation stated]). Provenance: Anthony Eden (old armorial bookplates in all 3 works). (4)

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