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Title: Reliques of ancient English poetry : consisting of old heroic ballads, songs, and other pieces of our earlier poets, (chiefly of the lyric kind) : together with some few of later date ...
Alternative Title: Reliques of ancient English poetry
Creator: Percy, Thomas, 1729-1811
Contributor: Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
Published / Created: 1765
Publication Place: London :
Publisher: Printed for J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall,
Description: "Additions and corrections.": p. 332-346 of v.3.
A ballad entitled "George Barnwell" and paged [225]-[240] inserted between pages 224 and 225 of v. 3.
BEIN Osborn pc 173: Bookplate: Cleanth Brooks.
Cancel: v. 2, N7; v. 3, P2 signed Q2.
Dedication by Samuel Johnson (see Fleeman).
First ed.
Title vignettes; head and tail pieces.
Vol. I has "Vol. III", and vol. 3 has "Vol. I" throughout in signature titles - cf. L. F. Powell, Percy's Reliques, in The Library, 4th ser., v. 9, Sept. 1928, p. [113]-137.
Extent: 3 v., [2] leaves of plates : ill., music ; 19 cm. (8vo)

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: Osborn pc173

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: text
Genre: Ballads
Subject (Name): Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
Subject (Topic): Ballads, English
English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700

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Citation: Courtney & Smith. Johnson, p. 111
ESTC (RLIN) T84936
Fleeman, J.D. Johnson, 65.2PR/1
Tinker 1662

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Orbis Record: 593176
Object ID (OID): 11683422

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