English Bards and Scotch Reviewers; A Satire [First American Edition]

Byron, Lord [George Gordon].

Published by Brannan and Morford; E. Morford, Willington, and Co., Philadelphia & Charleston, 1811

About this Item

8vo 8" - 9" tall; 86 pages; 1811 Brannan and Morford, Philadelphia and E. Morford, Willington, and Co. , Charleston. 1st US edition, from the 3rd London edition. Bound in original letterpress printed, paper covered boards. An early 20th century spine rebacking of buff paper with new endsheets laid down. Complete with original half-title. [2], viii, 86, [bl] pp. Publisher's printed paper over boards show some light soiling and toning to upper cover with shallow chipping to paper at front corners and abrasion at edges; lower board comprising a catalog ad for recent titles by E. Morford is missing a swath of paper from the bottom 1/4 of the surface. Paper rebacking is split along the front hinge exposing the crash but with only a tiny spot of loss to the rebacking material. Prior ownership in manuscript to top edge of half-title and a pictorial bookplate tipped onto the pastedown. Trace residue of a paper remnant in the gutter of the half-title. Complete and generally solid in original publisher issued boards. Quite uncommon; the first book appearance of Byron in America. G++. Seller Inventory # 29399

Bibliographic Details

Title: English Bards and Scotch Reviewers; A Satire...

Publisher: Brannan and Morford; E. Morford, Willington, and Co., Philadelphia & Charleston

Publication Date: 1811

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Edition: First American Edition.