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The hermit of Warkworth, a Northumberland ballad. By the Rev. Dr. Percy. Embellished with wood engravings by Nesbitt and Clennell, from designs by Thurston.
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PERCY, Thomas (1729--1811)
The hermit of Warkworth, a Northumberland ballad. By the Rev. Dr. Percy. Embellished with wood engravings by Nesbitt and Clennell, from designs by Thurston.
London: printed for Robert Scholey. By Thomas Davison, Whitefriars, 1806.
viii, 60 p. : [9] wd-engr. illus. ; 28.4 cm. (4º)
First published anonymously in 1771 (with the dedication dated 1770). Thomas Percy was the editor of the influential anthology of ballads and songs Reliques of ancient English poetry, 1765 (3rd ed. 1775, q.v.). The This original work was dedicated to Percy's patron the Duchess of Northumberland.
Copy Notes Bought from Robert Scholes for £1 10s. on 25 July 1806. (Archives 16/12/34).
Binding C19th diced calf, gilt double-ruled borders and spine, black morocco spine-label. Bound by Edward Hutchinson for 6s., 27 January 1831. (Archives 7/15/8).
Reference Number 1481
The hermit of Warkworth, a Northumberland ballad. By the Rev. Dr. Percy. Embellished with wood engravings by Nesbitt and Clennell, from designs by Thurston.
London: printed for Robert Scholey. By Thomas Davison, Whitefriars, 1806.
viii, 60 p. : [9] wd-engr. illus. ; 28.4 cm. (4º)
First published anonymously in 1771 (with the dedication dated 1770). Thomas Percy was the editor of the influential anthology of ballads and songs Reliques of ancient English poetry, 1765 (3rd ed. 1775, q.v.). The This original work was dedicated to Percy's patron the Duchess of Northumberland.
Copy Notes Bought from Robert Scholes for £1 10s. on 25 July 1806. (Archives 16/12/34).
Binding C19th diced calf, gilt double-ruled borders and spine, black morocco spine-label. Bound by Edward Hutchinson for 6s., 27 January 1831. (Archives 7/15/8).
Reference Number 1481