English Bards, and Scotch Reviewers: a Satire. 3rd edition

1810

de Beer Eb 1810 B

London: Printed for James Cawthorn

Special Collections is not strong in its holdings of 19th century literature; that period not being the focus of collecting by Esmond de Beer (mainly 17 and 18th centuries) or Charles Brasch (mainly 20th century Moderns). It is important to boost our holdings, and so when an important or seminal work is advertised through a catalogue or a dedicated book-site (abebooks.com; bookfinder.com), every attempt is made to secure it. This most recent addition is the 3rd edition of Lord Byron’s first great success, a satire originally written in response to the scathing notice of his Hours of Idleness in the Edinburgh Review for January 1808. It was once owned by an Irishman called William La Touche.