The Poems of Thomas Randolph, Thomas Randolph — 1st Edition

£105.00

The Poems of Thomas Randolph, Thomas Randolph — 1st Edition

Name: The Poems of Thomas Randolph, Thomas Randolph — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5972
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Publication: London, Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1929

Formatting: 8vo, pp. xxviii, 220.

Condition Report: Near Fine. This copy is presented in remarkably well-preserved condition, its grade heavily supported by the survival of its scarce original printed dust jacket, which shows only light age-toning, a gently sunned spine, and very minor edge-wear. Unjacketed copies of this era frequently suffer from severe fading, but this jacket has perfectly protected the book beneath. The volume is securely bound in its original quarter maroon cloth over plum paper boards, displaying a notably tight, square binding and a distinct absence of significant shelf-wear. The gilt titling to the spine remains exceptionally bright, sharp, and entirely unoxidised. Internally, the text block is exceptionally crisp, highly legible, and beautifully preserved with handsome deckled edges, bearing only the faintest touch of offset browning to the endpapers. It remains entirely free from foxing, distracting antiquarian markup, or obtrusive blemishes, making for a superb, tightly knit copy that has clearly been handled with the utmost care.

Catalogue Note: This is a strictly limited fine press edition, numbered 105 of only 400 copies printed for sale on premium T. H. Saunders' all-rag laid paper by Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd. Issued as part of the highly esteemed 'The Haslewood Books' series, this volume represents a high-water mark of early twentieth-century fine press production, championing the revival of early modern literature with exquisite typographic care.

The volume features a fine facsimile frontispiece reproducing the beautifully engraved title page by William Marshall from the much-enlarged 1640 second edition of Randolph's Poems. Edited with scholarly precision by G. Thorn-Drury, it offers a definitive, rigorous text of the celebrated 17th-century poet and dramatist.

Complete copies of this limitation that still retain their fragile, original paper dust jacket are exceptionally scarce on the open market. The jacket's survival has perfectly preserved the delicate quarter-cloth binding, elevating this copy far above the standard, heavily sunned unjacketed examples typically encountered by collectors.

Thomas Randolph, one of the most brilliant and celebrated of Ben Jonson's 'Sons', was a dazzling 17th-century poet and dramatist whose career was tragically cut short at the age of twenty-nine. This beautiful limited edition gathers his vivid, classically inspired verses, showcasing the wit, lyricism, and theatrical flair that made him a luminary of Caroline England. A true collector's piece, it perfectly marries the intellectual vigour of Randolph's poetry with the elegant, tactile craftsmanship of the Haslewood fine press.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Thomas Randolph

Book Publisher: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Antiquarian

Genre: Poetry

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 220

Book Publication Year: 1929

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: The Haslewood Books

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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