Fata Morgana; or, The Bristol Sculptor’s Idol, A Poem.
First Edition.
16cm x 10.5cm. 51 pages. Original green cloth, gilt lettering.
Early Tasmanian poetry. The story, in narrative verse, of a genius contending with poverty. Henry Jephson (1810-1896) emigrated from England to Hobart in 1857 becoming associated with the Methodist Free Church and joining the Tasmania Operative Lodge of Masons for which Jephson composed Masonic Songs. The preface of this work is written by Rev. R. D. Poulett-Harris, who became the first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Tasmania in 1890.
Some surface insect damage to cloth. Minor foxing. A few manuscript corrections (likely either in the publisher’s or author’s hand). Very Good Condition.
AU$500.00
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