Penguin 1st Edition, published 1961.
This patterned vintage book is a 1961 edition of The Penguin Poets, focusing on Algernon Charles Swinburne with a selection of poems chosen and edited by Bonamy Dobree.
In musical, often erotic verse, Swinburne wrote and attacked the conventions of Victorian morality. The explicit and often pathological sexual themes of his most important poetry, delighted some, shocked many, and became the dominant feature of Swinburne’s image as both an artist and an individual.
Condition grading: Excellent Minus. Some tanning to spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1961.
This patterned vintage book is a 1961 edition of The Penguin Poets, focusing on Algernon Charles Swinburne with a selection of poems chosen and edited by Bonamy Dobree.
In musical, often erotic verse, Swinburne wrote and attacked the conventions of Victorian morality. The explicit and often pathological sexual themes of his most important poetry, delighted some, shocked many, and became the dominant feature of Swinburne’s image as both an artist and an individual.
Condition grading: Excellent Minus. Some tanning to spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
