The poetry of The World
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Type of record: Book
Title: The poetry of The World
Classmark: Roberts Collection/TOP
Additional creator(s): Topham, Edward (1751-1820) (Other); Bell, John (1745-1831) (Other); Gosnell, Samuel (Other); Ridgway, James publisher (Other)
Related people: Topham, Edward; Bell, John; Gosnell, Samuel; Ridgway, James
Publisher: Printed by John Bell
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1788-1791
Language: English
Size and medium: 4 v
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/287382
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991002392339705181
Description
ESTC, T124644 = (v.1-2); ESTC, N11884 = (v.3-4).
Poems published in 'The world', 1787-1788.
V. 1-2 edited by Edward Topham, not certain who edited v. 3-4.
With additional title-pages to each volume.
"It is the publisher's intention to transmit to posterity all the poetry which shall hereafter appear in The world, printed uniformly with the present elegant work,..." -- end of v. 2. Volumes 3 and 4 were published in 1791.
V. 3-4 have imprint: "London: Printed by S. Gosnell, for James Ridgway,..."
Reprinted as 'The British album'.
Indexed in: ESTC,
Indexed in: ESTC,
Additional description
Damage to half title page
Access and usage
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