Author: William Gifford; Lord Byron
Title: Gifford&Apos;S Baviad and Maeviad: Pasquin V. Faulder: Epistle to Peter Pindar: To Which Is Prefixed the Author&Apos;S Memoir of His Own Life & Byron&Apos;S English Bards and Scotch Reviews
Description: London, J. F. Dove, 1827 . Leather. The Dove's English Classics edition of this collection of poetry from William Gifford, alongside Lord Byron's English bards and Scotch reviewers. First thus. Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Forms part of the Dove's English Classics series, published by John Fowler Dove, with each volume containing classic literary works, such as this. Each book in the series was illustrated with a frontispiece and an additional engraved title page. This particular volume is comprised of a selection of poetical works by English poet, editor and satirist, William Gifford, as well as Lord Byron's poem 'English Bards and Scotch Reviewers&apos. With Gifford's popular satirical poems 'The Baviad' and 'The Maeviad', alongside 'Epistle to Peter Pindar' and the authors own memoir of his life. Illustrated with a frontispiece and engraved title page. Collated, complete.Ink inscription of John Morley, British Liberal statesman and the Viscount of Blackburn.  Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Externally, generally smart, with slight rubbing to the extremities causing a little loss to leather. Endpapers have been renewed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with a little offsetting and the odd spot to frontispiece and engraved title page. Ink inscription to front blank. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: William Gifford Lord Byron Dove's English Classics poetry Lord Byron Epistle to Peter Pindar None


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