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Lot 231
Sale 1335 - Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Jun 6, 2024
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SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). The Masque of Anarchy. Leigh Hunt, preface. London: Edward Moxon, 1832.
8vo (171 x 102 mm). Half-title; 2pp. publisher's advertisement at end. Late 19th century red morocco gilt, gilt stamp-signed by Zaehnsdorf, and with their EXHIBITION GILT-STAMP on rear pastedown (joints discreetly repaired, few tiny spots of rubbing); morocco-backed folding case. Provenance: Edward Huth (armorial bookplate).
FIRST EDITION of Shelley's poem inspired by the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. Ashley V, p. 89; Tinker 1905; Wise, Shelley p. 71.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie