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Drummond, William H.
The Giant’s Causeway: A Poem.
Publisher: Joseph Smyth for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Browne, London;
Date of Publication: 1811
Stock Code: 6140
FIRST EDITION. Tall octavo, pp xxvii, 204. Folding Map of the Country of Antrim and map of the Giants Causeway to fore 6 engraved plates of views, of which 3 folding as called for. Tan quarter polished calf with gilt ruling to spine; marbled boards. Lacking calf corners and title label. Upper joint split and just holding; lower joint split upper 2 inches. Spine scuffed with minor loss at tips; boards heavily surface scuffed. Armorial bookplate of Daniel Gurney to front pastedown. Dedication leaf stained to edge from marbling inside front pastedown; a little scattered foxing and some offsetting as usual, otherwise contents clean. Many leaves unopened. A Good copy only. William Hamilton Drummond (1778-1865) was a poet, Presbyterian minister and schoolmaster with revolutionary and philanthropic ideas who was opposed to all hunting and fishing as well as animal baiting. This work in 3 parts celebrates his appreciation of the dramatic Antrim coastline in rhyming couplets. Daniel Gurney (1791-1880) was the youngest son in the Quaker Gurney family of bankers in Norfolk, and brother of reformer Elizabeth Fry; well known for his antiquarian and genealogical interests as well as his influential position in Norfolk society. £200.00