Accession number
PML 44310-11
Creator
Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory), 1775-1818.
Published
London : Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. ... for the author; and sold by J. Bell ..., 1801.
Notes
At the end of v. II "The Following Publica..."
Five of Sir Walter Scott's poems contained in v. I: The Fire-King, Glenfinlas, The eve of Saint John, The wild huntsmen (trans. from the German of Bürger), and Frederick and Alice (trans. from Goethe).
Seven poems by Robert Southey in v. I: The old woman of Berkeley, Bishop Bruno, Lord William, The painter of Florence, Donica, Cornelius Agrippa's bloody book, and Rudiger.
Large paper edition.
Paged continuously (v. 1: [4], 236 p.; v. 2: [4], 237-482, [2] p.).
Imitations, translations, etc., including contributions by Scott, Southey, and Leyden.
Contains LIX [i.e. LX] tales in verse; first published in 1800 in 1 volume, containing XXXII tales.
The final leaf in v. 2 is a publisher's advertisement (the verso blank).
Large-paper copy for presentation.
On fly-leaf in both volumes autograph signature "Sarah Maria Barber."
Five of Sir Walter Scott's poems contained in v. I: The Fire-King, Glenfinlas, The eve of Saint John, The wild huntsmen (trans. from the German of Bürger), and Frederick and Alice (trans. from Goethe).
Seven poems by Robert Southey in v. I: The old woman of Berkeley, Bishop Bruno, Lord William, The painter of Florence, Donica, Cornelius Agrippa's bloody book, and Rudiger.
Large paper edition.
Paged continuously (v. 1: [4], 236 p.; v. 2: [4], 237-482, [2] p.).
Imitations, translations, etc., including contributions by Scott, Southey, and Leyden.
Contains LIX [i.e. LX] tales in verse; first published in 1800 in 1 volume, containing XXXII tales.
The final leaf in v. 2 is a publisher's advertisement (the verso blank).
Large-paper copy for presentation.
On fly-leaf in both volumes autograph signature "Sarah Maria Barber."
Description
2 v. ; 26 cm.
Provenance
Provenance: Presentation copy with Scott's inscription on title of each volume "Miss Nicolson from Walter Scott" (i.e. Jane Nicolson, friend and former tutor of Scott's wife and daughter of the Dean of Exeter). Acquired with the Van Antwerp collection, Feb. 1952.
Binding
Original grey mottled boards.
Classification
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