1813 Tixall Poetry; With Notes and Illustrations

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Very Scarce

The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, not often seen at auction in the past century.

Half-title is present.

Illustrated with a frontispiece. 

Leaf of errata and publisher's adverts bound to the front.

The collected poetical works preserved among the papers of the Aston family at Tixall.

This volume includes the poems of Herbert Aston, Mrs. Henry Thimelby, and Lady Aston. Many of the poems are originals, though some are transcribed by the Astons by other writers, including some interspersed poems by Clifford himself.

Compiled and edited by Arthur Clifford, who searched for the Aston family papers.

Institutional label of C. and J. Ollier's English and French Public Library to the front paste down. 

Bookplate of Richard Luckett to the front paste down.