The Golden offers Treasury of English Verse, Illustrated by Laurence W. Chaves, in a Fine Turquoise Morocco Binding

THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF ENGLISH VERSE, The Selection by Francis Turner Palgrave

New York: Three Sirens Press, 1935

8vo (5.5 x 8.5 inches) in turquoise morocco over marbled cloth with five raised bands, gilt titling and spine decoration, and gilt top edge. 460 pp. VG+. Spine faded. Minimal wear. Binding is strong. Text block is clean and tight. Interior is pristine. No writing or markings of any kind.

Illustrated with full page plates and smaller vignettes by the obscure Laurence W. Chaves, who goes uncredited here, but is credited in the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries. Chaves is known for his fantastic psychedelic illustrations for De Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium Eater. His style is decades ahead of his time, resembling modern graphic art for works in offers the fantasy and sci-fi genres.

A beautifully illustrated edition of Palgrave's classic collection of English lyric poetry in a stunning turquoise leather binding.

Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box.