Poems Of Adam Lindsay Gordon
Edited by Frank Maldon Robb
Published by E.W. Cole, Book Arcade: Melbourne c1912 (Preface Date)
Nice Early Edition With Original Embossed Green Cloth Bindings
"Poems of Adam Lindsay Gordon is an important early twentieth-century collected edition of the works of Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870), the celebrated horseman, parliamentarian and poet long regarded as one of Australia's foundational literary figures. Edited with an extensive introduction, notes and appendices by Melbourne barrister Frank Maldon Robb, this edition seeks to present Gordon's verse in a scholarly and authoritative form, bringing together the poems that had secured his reputation as Australia's first internationally recognised poet.
The volume includes many of Gordon's best-known works drawn from Sea Spray and Smoke Drift and Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes, including the stirring bush ballads and reflective lyrics that helped shape a distinctly Australian poetic tradition. Gordon's verse captures the rhythms of colonial life, horsemanship, the landscape and the stoic spirit of the bush, with enduring favourites such as The Sick Stockrider and The Swimmer securing his place in the national literary canon.
Published by E.W. Cole's Book Arcade in Melbourne and housed in its original embossed green cloth bindings, this handsome early edition is enhanced by Robb's substantial biographical introduction, dated April 20, 1912, which provides valuable context for understanding Gordon's life and literary achievement. Retaining the original portrait frontispiece of the poet, the work remains one of the more attractive and accessible early collected editions of Gordon's writings and is a desirable addition to any collection of Australian poetry or literary history."
General wear and fading to covers and spine as shown. Small inscription only. Frontis present and pages typically clean and well presented. A nice copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
