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Victorian Poet.- Eagles (Rev. John, art critic and poet, author of "The Sketcher", 1783-1855) Volume of Poems, autograph manuscripts, specially written out for presentation to his daughter Emma, 92pp., with a small quantity of other poems and letters bound in or loosely inserted at end, including letters from Eagles to his daughter and from John Kenyon, patron of the arts and poet (1784-1856), slightly browned, bookplate of J.E.H. Graham-Clarke on front pastedown, handsomely bound in brown morocco decorated in gilt and with onlay on upper cover: "Rev. J. Eagles to his Daughter Emma Graham-Clarke", g.e., 8vo, [c. 1850s].
*** Many of the poems dated May 1833/34, from Halberton Vicarage in Devon, where Eagles was curate for twelve years, and for five years under the rectorship of Sydney Smith (1771-1845), author and wit.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/1bcdf8e3-9a90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/fc1fec2f-a891-ee11-817b-6045bdfc47ac.webp "93
Victorian Poet.- Eagles (Rev. John, art critic and poet, author of \"The Sketcher\", 1783-1855) Volume of Poems, autograph manuscripts, specially written out for presentation to his daughter Emma, 92pp., with a small quantity of other poems and letters bound in or loosely inserted at end, including letters from Eagles to his daughter and from John Kenyon, patron of the arts and poet (1784-1856), slightly browned, bookplate of J.E.H. Graham-Clarke on front pastedown, handsomely bound in brown morocco decorated in gilt and with onlay on upper cover: \"Rev. J. Eagles to his Daughter Emma Graham-Clarke\", g.e., 8vo, [c. 1850s].
*** Many of the poems dated May 1833/34, from Halberton Vicarage in Devon, where Eagles was curate for twelve years, and for five years under the rectorship of Sydney Smith (1771-1845), author and wit.")
Description
Victorian Poet.- Eagles (Rev. John, art critic and poet, author of "The Sketcher", 1783-1855) Volume of Poems, autograph manuscripts, specially written out for presentation to his daughter Emma, 92pp., with a small quantity of other poems and letters bound in or loosely inserted at end, including letters from Eagles to his daughter and from John Kenyon, patron of the arts and poet (1784-1856), slightly browned, bookplate of J.E.H. Graham-Clarke on front pastedown, handsomely bound in brown morocco decorated in gilt and with onlay on upper cover: "Rev. J. Eagles to his Daughter Emma Graham-Clarke", g.e., 8vo, [c. 1850s].
⁂ Many of the poems dated May 1833/34, from Halberton Vicarage in Devon, where Eagles was curate for twelve years, and for five years under the rectorship of Sydney Smith (1771-1845), author and wit.
Lot 93
Victorian Poet.- Eagles (John) Volume of Poems, autograph manuscript, [1850s].
Hammer Price: £750
Description
Victorian Poet.- Eagles (Rev. John, art critic and poet, author of "The Sketcher", 1783-1855) Volume of Poems, autograph manuscripts, specially written out for presentation to his daughter Emma, 92pp., with a small quantity of other poems and letters bound in or loosely inserted at end, including letters from Eagles to his daughter and from John Kenyon, patron of the arts and poet (1784-1856), slightly browned, bookplate of J.E.H. Graham-Clarke on front pastedown, handsomely bound in brown morocco decorated in gilt and with onlay on upper cover: "Rev. J. Eagles to his Daughter Emma Graham-Clarke", g.e., 8vo, [c. 1850s].
⁂ Many of the poems dated May 1833/34, from Halberton Vicarage in Devon, where Eagles was curate for twelve years, and for five years under the rectorship of Sydney Smith (1771-1845), author and wit.
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