1881 INCREDIBLE Rime of Ancient Mariner Samuel Taylor Coleridge DORÉ Art FOLIO

1881 INCREDIBLE Rime of Ancient Mariner Samuel Taylor Coleridge DORÉ Art FOLIO

“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is a masterwork by the prominent English poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge accompanied by the magnificent artwork of the incredibly talented, Gustave Doré with 39 engraved plates. The poem recounts a mariner’s grim voyage and his compulsion to share his experience with a wedding guest. His fatal error of killing a guiding albatross brings supernatural retribution, resulting in a series of misfortunes for the ship and crew, culminating in death, guilt, and penance. The poem is rich in themes like nature’s splendor, the supernatural, redemption, and the efficacy of prayer, ultimately underscoring the necessity of respecting all life. Serving as a pivotal work at the close of the 18th century, this poem helped mark the beginnings of a transition from the Romantic to the Modern period in English poetry.

This rare folio edition combines the talents of both Coleridge and Doré to form an incredible work of art and poetry.

Item number: #41556

Price: $1500

COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor; DORÉ, Gustave (Illus.)

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1881. (Famed Elephant Folio edition)

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • 12
  • 39 full-page engraved plates, plus vignette title page
• Provenance: Handwritten – R. Welles
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Brown cloth
• Size: ~18.75in X 14.75in (47.5cm x 37.5cm)
• FAMED and very desirable edition!

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