Richard Cumberland; Sir James Bland Burges - The Exodiad: A Poem

London, Lackington, Allen and Co. 1807. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this collaborative epic poem from Richard Cumberland and Sir James Bland Burges. Richard Cumberland (19 February 1732 7 May 1811) was an English dramatist and civil servant. His plays are often remembered for their sympathetic depiction of colonial characters and others generally considered to be margins of society. Cumberland is said to have joined Sir James Bland Burges in the Exodiad (1807), and in a novel, John de Lancaster. Bookplate of George Head to front pastedown.Including publisher's adverts to the rear. In a half-morocco binding. Externally, sound, though with some rubbing, and wear to the extremities (including loss to the paper on the rear board). Joints are starting, with hinges tender. Internally, firmly bound. Ink signatures to title and first page. Pages are bright, though with some scattered spotting throughout (heavier to first and last few pages). Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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