HTF 1887 The Lazy Minstrel Poetry Collection by J Ashby-Sterry 3rd Ed Rough Hewn

The Lazy Minstrel" by J. Ashby-Sterry is a collection of light-hearted poetry written in the late 19th century. The poems capture the essence of leisure, nature, and youthful romance, often reflecting a sense of playful indolence and a love for the simpler pleasures of life. The title character, the Lazy Minstrel, pops up throughout the verses, inviting readers to indulge in laid-back pursuits away from the chaos of daily life .

This book was on the shelf for the last few decades at a mountain cabin Airbnb as decor, I have no idea where it was for the hundred plus years before that. But when you open it and see that somebody used an ink quill to sign the book as theirs, you realize just how old this is. When you turn the pages and see the irregularity of the rough hewn pages in which this book was comprised, you understand what it took to produce a book back then .
it is a fantastic collection of short poems, with insights into life in the late 1800s.