The Nurse, a Poem

New York: John Furman, 1800. Hardcover. Near Fine. Translated by William Roscoe. "Re-printed for William Cobbett." 30, 44, 34 p.; 14 cm. (18mo). Signatures: A-I6. Contemporary binding: half speckled calf with marbled paper over boards. Gilt rules on spine; black morocco spine label with gilt-tooled title: The Nurse. All page edges… Read more about this item

Liverpool: Printed by J. M'Creery, for Cadell and Davies, 1800. Second edition. 17 cm. (4), [5]-31, (1), [1]-89, (3), [1]-34 pp. Two woodcut plates, plus head- and tail-piece woodcut vignettes. Full contemporary green straight-grained morocco (spine darkened), single gilt filet on covers and flat spine, gilt title on spine, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. All edges gilt, with a… Read more about this item

London: J. M. McCreery, For Cadell and Davies, 1800. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. 16mo; 31, 89, 34 pages, full calf, extra-gilt spine, covers and spine very rubbed, marbled endpapers Tansillo was a highly respected poet and sonnetteer by his contemporaries, and arguably a better lyrical poet than Petrarch himself. But, rather few of his writings appeared in… Read more about this item

London: Cadell and Davies, Strand, 1798. Book. Fair. Hardcover. The red cloth binding appears modern, 67 pages with notes lacking Roscoe's last four leaves, the first few pages are becoming fragile, still very collectible. Translated by William Roscoe. Ruhrah, pp. 486-490 reproducing the title page of this edition, not in Grulee. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.