THE PILGRIMS OF THE SUN; A Poem
London & Edinburgh: John Murray and William Blackwood, 1815. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (6" x 9-1/8") bound in later 3/4 burgundy morocco leather with gilt lettering on the spine. Complete with half-title page. Dedicated, in verse, to Lord Byron. Hogg was a Scottish poet and novelist. William Wordsworth's 1835 "Extempore Effusion upon the Death of James Hogg," written in the year of Hogg's death, includes the lines:
The mighty Minstrel breathes no longer,
'Mid mouldering ruins low he lies;
And death upon the braes of Yarrow,
Has closed the Shepherd-poet's eyes.
This eulogy notwithstanding, Wordsworth's noted "He was undoubtedly a man of original genius, but of coarse manners and low and offensive opinions." Pencil name of Walter Campbell on the front endpaper, contents clean and fresh; rubbing along spine edges and corners. Very Good. Item #020901
Price: $200.00