Why I Love You 1907 Antique Victorian Gift Book ~ Classic Love Poetry

Title: Why I Love You

Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley, Tennyson, Byron, Burns, Robert Browning, Mortimer Collins, Bryan W. ''Barry Cornwall'' Proctor, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Walter Richard Cassels, Auberon Herbert,

Description: Antique gift book for lovers. The front cover is near fully illustrated with image of a young Victorian lady holding a basket of flowers; ivory spine-side margin with gold title. Cover show a little wear around corners; rear cover a tad soiled. Minor spot on title page, else interior is clean and unmarked. Lovely color illustrations on eight of the pages. [16] pages.

A gift book, intended as a love token, features poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Tennyson, Byron, Burns, Robert Browning, Mortimer Collins, Bryan W. ''Barry Cornwall'' Proctor, Ella Wheeler Wilcox (uncredited, ''O Thou, mine other strong part''), Walter Richard Cassels (uncredited, ''Love took me softly by the hand''), and Auberon Herbert (uncredited, ''Kiss me, love, and let me live'').

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good+
Jacket Condition: None

Publisher: Cupples & Leon Co.
Place: New York
Year: 1907

Keywords: love poetry, gift book, antique, vintage, lovers,