{"product_id":"braithwaite-book-elizabethan-verse-1908-vellum","title":"William Braithwaite Book of Elizabethan Verse 1908 Vellum","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe full vellum binding is what carries this copy, gilt-tooled covers worked in an elaborate strapwork design with an armorial crest set in a central oval, a morocco spine label, and crowned Tudor rose devices in the spine compartments. The book is \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Elizabethan Verse\u003c\/em\u003e, chosen and edited by William Stanley Braithwaite and issued by Chatto \u0026amp; Windus in 1908 as part of the Shakespeare Library. Braithwaite was an African American poet and anthologist working out of Boston, and seeing his name on an English series of this kind is one of those details that rewards a closer look. The anthology gathers Elizabethan and early Stuart lyric verse, dedicated to Thomas Wentworth Higginson. A sepia frontispiece, Cupid Seated on Clouds, opens the text. A reading copy and a handsome shelf piece in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Editor | William Stanley Braithwaite [d]Title | The Book of Elizabethan Verse [d]Publisher | Chatto \u0026amp; Windus, London [d]Date | 1908 [d]Edition | First British edition [d]Binding | Full vellum over boards, gilt-tooled, morocco spine label [d]Pages | 823 [d]Illustrations | Sepia engraved frontispiece, Cupid Seated on Clouds, engraved by W. Sygmund after W. M. Owen [d]Dimensions | 7.5 in H x 5.5 in W x 1.25 in D [d]Series | The Shakespeare Library, general editor Professor I. Gollancz [d]Inscription | Pencil ownership inscription to front endpaper, Folkestone [d]Language | English [d]Origin | England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[condition] Good condition overall, worn with age. The vellum has warmed to a deep cream with light yellowing and some surface soiling, most visible across the covers, all consistent with vellum of this age. The gilt tooling remains bright and the design reads clearly. The morocco spine label is intact with legible gilt lettering. The text block shows light age-toning and pulls slightly at the front joint, a common trait in vellum bindings, but remains sound. A pencil ownership inscription is present on the marbled front endpaper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51382178578710,"sku":"AMD-03082","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/June_2026_drews_books-8257.jpg?v=1780432291","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/braithwaite-book-elizabethan-verse-1908-vellum","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}