1889 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Seven Parts (Altemus' Edition)

Description

Decorative Binding, Illustrated, Original Binding

The Altemus' Edition of this work. Originally published with Dore's illustrations in 1875 by Dore Gallery, London. 

In the original cloth binding, with teal gilt-decorated endpapers. 

With illustrations by Gustave Dore, a French printmaker, painter, caricaturist and sculptor. He is best known for his prolific output of wood engravings which achieved great international success. 

With a frontispiece, thirty-nine engraved plates and three vignettes. Collated, complete. 

This is Samuel Taylor Coleridge's longest major poem, recounting the experiences of a sailor who has returned from a long sea voyage. The poem uses personification and repetition to create a sense of danger, the supernatural, or serenity. 

With a 'Life of Coleridge' section to the beginning of the work.