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Great Britain: ("ye Olde Cheshire Cheese"). Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. First Edition. Sharkskin/cloth. Engravings; tall 4 to 7 3/4 x 10 1/2"; 101 pages; Gilt-lettered sharkskin-backed boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, top-edge gilt; spine-ends frayed, generally clean and sound. Np: Golden Cockerel Press, (1928) #340 OF 500 NUMBERED COPIES. "An almost perfectly-proportioned book, of which the Press is duly proud." - Chanticleer 62. Narrative poem in rhymed couplets by John Keats, written in 1819 and first published in 1820. This editon pinted in red and black. .

The Eve of St. Agnes is a romantic poem written by John Keats in 1819, published in 1820. This poem is written in Spenserian stanzas and is considered one of Keats's finest works. It tells the story of a young lady named Madeline and her romantic endeavor on the eve of St. Agnes.

For 'The Eve of St. Agnes,' a first edition detection might include a publisher's imprint and date, paper quality, typographical details, and any errors distinctive to the first printing. Provenance or documentation that traces ownership may also contribute to verifying a first edition.