1787, ISBN: 7133326cc980db2c8f0529896808d9e8

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[SC: 23.53], [PU: John Stockdale, London], NOISBN, Two volumes, octavo (21 cm), in early / period half calf and marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine labels. pp vi, 29.; [4], 335, with an e… Plus…

[SC: 23.53], [PU: John Stockdale, London], NOISBN, Two volumes, octavo (21 cm), in early / period half calf and marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine labels. pp vi, 29.; [4], 335, with an engraved frontispiece in each volume (of Faringdon Hill in Vol. 2. Shallow chip across head of spines, moderate wear to outer corners, joints starting, with the joints of vol. I a bit tender, but all the boards are secure; offsetting from the frontispieces, one contents leaf a little loose, scattered modest foxing, but generally very clean and fresh. ESTC N12104. First collected edition, with some pieces appearing for the first time. Pye was an industrious and prolific poet, more admired for the "correctness" of his verses than for their content. Appointed Poet Laureate in 1790, mainly for political reasons, he was often the target of "Peter Pindar" (John Wolcot) and other satirists for the insipidity of his annual New Year and birthday odes, and is considered by some to have been the worst Laureate. "Lord Byron’s ‘Better to err with Pope than shine with Pye’ is one of the kinder estimates of his work" (Kunitz & Haycraft). Still, Pye had abilities as a translator, critic, and literary theorist not matched by most other Laureates. This book includes some of his earlier work, which was often about country pursuits. Of special note is his poem "Aerophorion" (Vol. 1, pp 153-61. "This little poem was written on seeing Mr. Sadler, the first ENGLISH AERONAUT, ascend in his Balloon from the Physic Garden in Oxford, in November 1784." - footnote. Sadler was indeed the first English balloonist, eventually reaching 13,000 feet, traveling 50 miles. 1.5 kg parcel.; Octavo<

1839, ISBN: 7133326cc980db2c8f0529896808d9e8

[SC: 3.35], [PU: Whitehaven: printed by R. Gibson King Street], POETRY BSTOCK DONE, 8vo, pp. xvi, 143; a fine copy, uncut in the original cloth boards, spine with printed paper label (a b… Plus…

[SC: 3.35], [PU: Whitehaven: printed by R. Gibson King Street], POETRY BSTOCK DONE, 8vo, pp. xvi, 143; a fine copy, uncut in the original cloth boards, spine with printed paper label (a bit chipped). John Hardie is described on the title page as 'formerly of Glasserton, Wigtownshire', and dedicates his book to Stair Hathorn Stewart of Glasserton. He exhibits the usual diffidence in submitting 'the first effusions of the BARD OF GLASSERTON', but the book is actually dated from Whitehaven, where he was presumably living. He seems to have been well settled there, addressing poems to the Whitehaven Herald (p. 104), and to the Earl of Lonsdale on his birthday (p. 110), and also on a wrestling match in the town in 1838 (p. 125). A somewhat sadder and more exotic note is struck by a lament for his son (p. 25), who was drowned at the age of only 15, in Iqique, Peru, in June 1834. Rare: Copac locates copies at the BL and NLS only; not in WorldCat.<

1803, ISBN: 7133326cc980db2c8f0529896808d9e8

Longman and Rees/Hatchard, London, 1803. 447 S., marmorierter Halbledereinband, (etwas berieben und bestoßen/ oberes Kapital fehlt/ innen etwas fleckig) Verlag: Longman and Rees/Hatchard … Plus…

Longman and Rees/Hatchard, London, 1803. 447 S., marmorierter Halbledereinband, (etwas berieben und bestoßen/ oberes Kapital fehlt/ innen etwas fleckig) Verlag: Longman and Rees/Hatchard Verlag: Longman and Rees/Hatchard Versand D: 5,90 EUR<

1811, ISBN: 7133326cc980db2c8f0529896808d9e8

[SC: 14.57], [PU: Harris], LITERATURE, 208 pages, 140 x 85mm; leather-backed boards (worn, chipped at head & foot of spine); no copy in Copec (with PICTURE), Books