{"product_id":"herbert-heber-poetical-works-bell-daldy-circa-1865","title":"Herbert and Heber Poetical Works with Memoirs","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eGeorge Herbert's verse has endured for nearly four centuries not because it is easy, but because it is honest. The Temple, published the year of his death in 1633, gave English devotional poetry something it had never quite had before: a mind fully committed to faith and yet unable to pretend that faith came without cost. These are poems of argument, of doubt resolved through surrender, of a soul that refuses to perform contentment it does not feel. They remain among the most psychologically true religious poems in the language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eReginald Heber belongs to a later and gentler Anglican tradition. A bishop, a missionary bishop who died young in India, and one of the great hymn writers of the nineteenth century, Heber brought to religious verse a lyrical warmth that Herbert's more austere metaphysical method rarely permitted. Pairing the two in a single volume was a Victorian editorial instinct I find entirely sound: together they trace an arc of English Anglican devotion from the seventeenth century to the nineteenth, from the interior and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Author | George Herbert and Reginald Heber [d]Title | The Poetical Works of George Herbert and Reginald Heber, with Memoirs [d]Publisher | Bell and Daldy, London [d]Date | Circa 1865–1875 (exact year not printed; Bell and Daldy imprint active 1860s–early 1870s) [d]Origin | England [d]Language | English [d]Binding | Green leather, heavily blind-stamped with gilt decoration, Gothic ecclesiastical motif [d]Features | Gilt centerpiece and spine panels, gilt page edges, red ruled borders throughout, steel-engraved plates [d]Provenance | Original inscription partially obscured by a later pasted decorative Victorian-style ownership panel; faint traces of underlying inscription visible [d]Dimensions | 7.25 in H x 5.5 in W x 1.5 in D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[condition] The binding is structurally sound with boards firmly attached and the spine intact. Gilt on the cover centerpiece, spine panels, and page edges remains strong and bright, showing only minor wear consistent with age and handling. The cloth shows general surface wear and some light rubbing at the extremities, as expected for a volume of this period. Moderate foxing is present throughout the text block and more noticeably on the steel-engraved plates, which is typical for Victorian illustrated volumes of this type and not unusual for the period. The original inscription on the ownership page has been covered with a pasted decorative Victorian-style panel; faint traces of the underlying inscription remain visible. The paste-down and endpapers are secure. Overall a presentable and structurally sound copy with honest age-related wear.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51208343912726,"sku":"AMD-02880","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/April_2026-5148.jpg?v=1776284498","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/herbert-heber-poetical-works-bell-daldy-circa-1865","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}