The Golden Treasury: The Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language

5W Selected and arranged with notes by Francis Turner Palgrave 1861

Notes

The Golden Treasury (1861), compiled by Francis Turner Palgrave, is a celebrated anthology of English lyrical poetry. Organized into four books, it spans centuries of poetic tradition, from Elizabethan times to the early 19th century. Palgrave carefully selected and arranged poems by renowned poets such as Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, and Shelley, emphasizing themes of love, nature, and the human spirit. Accompanied by insightful notes, the anthology aims to present the “best songs and lyrical poems” in the English language, offering readers an enduring collection of poetic excellence.

Description

Deep red textured leather hard cover with five raised bands, gilt lettering on the spine, gilt edges, and marbled endpapers. Minor damp staining spreading about a half inch to an inch out from the spine on the preliminary pages before the contents. Bumping to the corners and wear to leather along the crease of the spine. Good condition overall.