- 136
Wordsworth, William [and S.T. Coleridge.]
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- Lyrical Ballads, with other poems. (Bristol:) Biggs & Co. for (London) T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800
- PAPER
2 volumes, second edition of volume 1, first edition of volume 2, p.ix of Preface misnumbered xi, issued without half-titles, errata at the end of volume 2, later full blue crushed morocco gilt by Riviere, upper cover detached, some slight soiling and darkening to the text
Literature
Wise 5; Cornell/Healy 6-11; PMM 256
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The first complete edition of the Lyrical Ballads, and the first with Wordsworth's famous preface, in effect the manifesto for the English Romantic Movement. "Its outline of the supreme fiction of poetry, expressed in such phrases as that poetry 'takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity', set a new tone; and it became in effect the revolutionary manifesto of the romantic poets of the next generation..." (Printing and the Mind of Man)