The Original Poems and Others
Taylor, Ann and Jane Taylor and Adelaide O'Keeffe
| Publication Date |
1905 |
| Publisher |
Wells, Gardner, Darton and Co. |
| Binding |
Hardback |
| Condition |
Very good copy in like dust jacket |
| SKU |
26804 |
| Notes |
The beautifully illustrated blue cloth is very clean bright and neat. |
Description
Hardback. Beautifully illustrated pictorial cloth binding. First edition thus and collected from three previous volumes into this combined illustrated edition. Edited with a substantial, illustrated introduction, by E. V. Lucas. Illustrated by F. D. Bedford. xxx,415pp. Colour frontis. and colour title page. 46 further illustrations plus numerous tailpieces etc. the Taylors were from a family of illustrators and writers. Ann Taylor (1782-1866) was the older of the two sisters from very a literary family. younger sister Jane Taylor (1783-1824), poet and writer on religious subjects, is best known for writing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Irish born Adelaide O’Keefe (1776-1865) was also from a family of writers being the daughter of the Irish Catholic playwright John O'Keeffe