Shelley, Percy Bysshe.

8vo, first edition, without half-title as issued, but with the dedication leaf ("to harriet*****"), shelley's imprint on title page and the final leaf intact, the huth-rabinowitz-fleming copy, later polished calf  gilt by Bedford, upper and lower covers with outer gilt border and central wreath enclosing initials "J.M.", spine in six compartments, olive morocco label, all edges gilt, gilt dentelles, a fine, tall copy

Henry or Alfred Henry Huth; Hannah D. Rabinowitz, book-labels; John Fleming, the sale of his library at Christie's New York, 18 November 1988, lot 314

Hayward 225; Granniss 15; Wise, Ashley Library p.57; Tinker 183

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
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Queen Mab was privately printed and given to just a few of the author's friends. In most cases Shelley removed the title and imprint from the last leaf – even the author's own copy (the Shelley-Brooks-Wade-Forman copy, Grannis 16) and the copy he presented to Leigh Hunt (Grannis 17) had the preliminaries removed in this way. Out of around 250 copies printed, less than 20 are thought to survive with the original preliminary leaves.