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The Insley Blair Copy Of One Of Keats’s Greatest Poems 3.
Endymion A Poetic Romance KEATS, John
for Taylor and Hessey, 1818. First edition. Finely bound by Riviere in full burgundy morocco with gilt ruled border and scalloped corner pieces to the covers, gilt turn-ins and green silk doublures. Raised bands to the spine with gilt titles and ornaments to the compartments. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With the half title, five-line errata slip and one-line errata page, and 4pp publisher’s advertisements dated May 1818 at the rear. Housed in custom chemise and slipcase. A fine copy, the binding in immacu - late condition and the contents generally clean and fresh, a couple of openings lightly toned. [42975] £17,500 The second of only three lifetime publications by Keats, comprising his longest single sustained poem, famous for its opening line: “A thing of beauty is a joy for ever”. PROVENANCE: The Insley Blair copy, with the green morocco Blairhame bookplate to the front doublure.
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