A few spots of foxing to front cover near leading top corner, boards just a bit bowed. ; No 59 of 150 copies. Full vellum, front cover lettered and ruled in gilt; top edge gilt; colophon . . . Typis Riccardi amicorvm impensis excvsi a Philippo H. Lee Warner Mediceae societatis librario Londini MDCCCCXIII. Poems in English on versos with Latin translation on rectos. A few spots of foxing to front cover near leading top corner, boards just a bit bowed. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 159 pages; Pencil note on front pastedown: "Gift from John Windle, Nov. 8, '03, Thanked Nov. 15." From the library of ... View More...
Number 1 of 385 copies. Inscribed on front pastedown by Edward F. O'Day to colleague Flodden W. Heron: "First two copies for F. W. Heron, this is copy #1, My Dear F. W. Heron, 'Eclipse first, and the rest no where!' Macaulay was not thinking of numbered editions, Sincerely, Edward F. O'Day" Also: tipped in on front endpaper a typed invoice on the letterhead of John Henry Nash for 2 copies (Nos. 1 and 2), though only the one copy here; with manuscript note which seems to be in Nash's hand, on bottom margin: " Paid 11-12-30, J H Nash, By N O'Day, Thank you!." 18pp.; 4to; marbled paper over boar... View More...
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