The Ballad of Beau Brocade and Other Poems of the XVIIIth Century
first edition Decorated Cloth
1892 · London
by Dobson, Austin
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1892. First Edition. Decorated Cloth. Very Good. Thomson, Hugh. 8vo. 89 pp. With 50 Thomson illustrations. Some occasional light foxing on pages. Cover decoration bright and festive, gilt on red boards. Binding tight. Charming verse in 18th century nostalgic revival led by Dobson, a popular poet subsequently much maligned by the effete Sitwell clan. (Inventory #: 000665)