"The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick" by Robert Herrick and ill. by Albert Rutherston - The Cresset Press, London - 1928 limited edition of 750 sets, this being no 689 - 18cmx15cm - complete in four volumes - condition: very good, in original binding, name to ffep, all coloured frontispieces present, all have limitation pages The complete four volume first edition thus of this beautifully illustrated edition of the works of seventeenth century English poet, Robert Herrick. A Limited Edition work, this set is number 52 of 750 sets produced.Illustrated with a hand printed colour frontispiece to each volume, and a small number of further vignette decorations, all the work of British artist and illustrator Albert Rutherston.These volumes contain a wealth of Herrick's works, including his most famous work, 'Hesperides' first published in 1648.