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Poems, supposed to have been written at Bristol, by Thomas Rowley, and others, in the fifteenth century.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chatterton, Thomas, 1752-1770 (Author)
Other Authors: Tyrwhitt, Thomas, 1730-1786 (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for T. Payne and son, at the Mews-Gate, MDCCLXXVIII [1778]
Edition:The third edition /
Subjects:
Chatterton, Thomas, > 1752-1770, > Criticim, Textual > Early works to 1800.
English poetry > 18th century.
poetry.
Poetry
Poetry.
Tree calf bindings (Binding) > 18th century.
Armorial bookplates (Provenance) > Great Britain > 19th century.
Poésie.
Description
Item Description:Edited by Thomas Tyrwhitt.
A reimpression of the second edition, with title page reset and addition of an appendix. Cf. English short title catalogue.
Signatures: pi1 [a]² b⁸ c⁴ B-U⁸ X² Y⁸ Z⁴ chi².
Final leaf blank.
Page 246 incorrectly numbered 249.
"Appendix; containing some observations upon the language of the poems attributed to Rowley; tending to prove, that they were written ... by Thomas Chatterton," p. [309]-333, has separate half title.
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
Physical Description:[2], xxvii, [1], 333, [3] pages, [1] leaf of plates : 1 facsimile ; 23 cm (8vo)