Corona: and Other Poems
E.J. Reed
1857
Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts
First Edition, Inscribed
8vo
Description:
First edition of Edward James Reed's Corona: and Other Poems. Reed is remembered not as a poet but as a naval architect and politician. He trained at the School of Mathematics and Naval Construction at Portsmouth, edited the Mechanic's Magazine from 1853, and served as Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy from 1863 to 1870. Inscribed on the half-title page to a Lily Stewart.
Condition:
Good Condition. Brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. Binding is firm. Minor splitting to front hinge. Front end paper is absent. Contents are lightly tanned. Boards are good with minor edge-wear. Tanning to spine.
Corona: and Other Poems
E.J. Reed
1857
Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts
First Edition, Inscribed
8vo
Description:
First edition of Edward James Reed's Corona: and Other Poems. Reed is remembered not as a poet but as a naval architect and politician. He trained at the School of Mathematics and Naval Construction at Portsmouth, edited the Mechanic's Magazine from 1853, and served as Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy from 1863 to 1870. Inscribed on the half-title page to a Lily Stewart.
Condition:
Good Condition. Brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. Binding is firm. Minor splitting to front hinge. Front end paper is absent. Contents are lightly tanned. Boards are good with minor edge-wear. Tanning to spine.
