Iconica
Smith, Elder & Co., 1858.
First edition. Slim 8vo. Original ribbed green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt on the spine, decorative rules stamped in blind to the covers. A very good copy indeed, slight stain to the upper cover and sunning to the spine as usual.
Published anonymously whilst Cory was working as a master at Eton. William Cory was a member of a group of poets known as Uranians - whose work was "characterised by an idealised appeal to the history of Ancient Greece and a sentimental infatuation of older men for adolescent boys, as well as by a use of conservative verse forms." The movement lasted from around 1850 to 1930. This copy was owned by Henry Bradshaw Isherwood, the uncle of the noted author Christopher Isherwood. Upon his death in 1940, Henry's estate was inherited by his nephew Christopher.
Bookplate of Henry Bradshaw Isherwood to the front pastedown.
Stock ID: 36434
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