VERY RARE! Cloudland: A Selection of Poems | Illustrated by Walter Bothams | Antique good Poetry Book | Circa late 1800s
VERY RARE! Cloudland: A Selection of Poems | Illustrated by Walter Bothams | Antique good Poetry Book | Circa late 1800s, "To one who has been long in city pent 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair and.
Product code: VERY RARE! Cloudland: A Selection of Poems | Illustrated by Walter Bothams | Antique good Poetry Book | Circa late 1800s
"To one who has been long in city pent, 'Tis very sweet to look into the fair and open face of heaven, to breathe a prayer...
So begins Cloudland, a VERY RARE, stunning, late 19th century gift book of poetry, beautifully illustrated in sepia tones by renowned artist Walter Bothams.
Cloudland includes poems from Keats, Whittier, Blake, Morris, Quarels, and more. A small, 12-page book printed on heavy quality paper, good Cloudland captures a serene, pastoral sense of the times, gentle with its emotions and mindfulness. Or as Whittier describes it
"No longer forward or behind I look in hope or fear.