English Bards and Scotch Reviewers; A Satire by Byron, Lord (George Gordon) - 1818

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James Cawthorn, Pub. No Date (c., 1850T. hardcover. Acceptable. . leather cover with gilt decoration, boards detached. pages lightly tanned.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: James Cawthorn, British Library, No. 24, 1810. Fourth Edition. Full Leather. Fair. 20 x 12 cm. Crown octavo. vii 85pp [3]pp ads. Half-title. Bound into full brown leather, black leather spine label. Marble endpapers. The front and back hinges are both quite weak. Chip out of back cover. Internally nice. A "binding copy". Previous owner's small hand written book label bound in, "William H. Joy" Sept 26, 1925.

London: James Cawthorn, British Library, 1811. Hardback. Good Only. 8.5" by 5". Not Stated. The fourth reprint of the fourth edition of Lord Byron's first major satire. The "fourth clandestine reprint" of the fourth edition, on unwatermarked paper in the original boards. With the half title page, and a page of publisher's advertisements to the rear. Lord Byron was prompted to write this work after Henry Brougham's review of his first book of poetry 'Hours of Idleness', which contained "strong censure" of Byron's work. Byron's response, in this work, so upset some of his critics that they challenged him to a duel; over time, in subsequent editions, it became a mark of prestige to be the target of Byron's pen. In the original boards. Front board is detached. Rear board is starting but is held firmly by both cords. Several small losses to the paper of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright but with the odd spot throughout. Good Only

London: James Cawthorn, British Library , No 24 Cockspur Street, 1810. vii [preface for the third edition], 85pp, [iii] pub. ads. Half-title. Printed by T. Collins, Harvey;s Buildings, Strand, London. The first edition was pub. in 1810 and this 'dubious' third edition has additions and deletions of some lines as described in the new preface. WATERMARKED Basted Mill 1818. A neat ink signature of E. Saltmarche to the top edge f.f.e.p. The Salthouse estate was in Yorkshire west of Hull [cropped neatly above the name]. FINE CLEAN CRISP PAPER. Bound in the original plain blue/grey boards with quarter board beige spine with hand-written title in ink. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. Third edition [pirated]. Hardback. Fine. 8vo.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: James Cawthorn, British Library, 1810. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Good. 23 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. vii 85pp [3]pp ads. no half-title. Bound in original boards with paste-down label. Spine is chipped and worn.

Printed for James Cawthorn, British Library, No. 24, Cockspur Street, London, 1810, Fourth Edition,. 1810. Hardcover. hardback, small 8vo, viii,85,(3)pp, gilt edges, label residue on front endpaper, slight browning and foxing, front inner hinge strained, gilt decorated clack leather binding, rubbed, board corners bumped, Good condition .