The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. First Edition Thus, 1893. Illustrated by J. Noel Paton.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
First edition thus: the 1893 Lee and Shepard edition with Francis H. Underwood’s introduction. A handsome Victorian edition of Coleridge’s supernatural sea ballad, illustrated with Joseph Noel Paton’s dramatic outline compositions. First published in 1863, Paton’s sequence brings the poem’s spectral voyage to life through intricately drawn figures, shipboard scenes, and supernatural encounters. This edition retains its striking pictorial cloth binding.
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1893. First edition thus. Illustrated by J. Noel Paton, with twenty full-page illustrations and a decorated divisional title. Oblong hardcover in the publisher’s olive-green pictorial cloth, stamped in gilt and colors. 56 pp., followed by a final unnumbered illustration. Near fine. Boards remain bright and vivid, with minimal wear. Binding remains tight and sturdy; internally clean. All twenty full-page illustrations present.
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