WORDSWORTH, William. The White Doe of Rylstone; or The Fate of the Nortons. (FIRST EDITION - PRESENTATION COPY - 1815)
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AUTHOR: WORDSWORTH, William.
TITLE: The White Doe of Rylstone; or The Fate of the Nortons.
PUBLISHER: London: James Ballantyne & Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1815.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., 10-3/8" x 8-5/8", inscribed on the half-title by Christopher Wordsworth (youngest brother of William Wordsworth) "To his friend / Francis Merewether / April 26 1821", engraved frontispiece by J.C. Bromley after Sir George Beaumont, bound in 1/2 tan morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, gilt lettered red and green morocco spine labels, edges tinted red.
CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, some offsetting to title-page otherwise internally clean and bright, a VERY GOOD copy.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Christopher Wordsworth was Bishop of Lincoln. Francis Merewether was rector of Cole Orton in Leicestershire, and is perhaps best known as a close friend of William Wordsworth. By default Francis and Christopher would have crossed paths.
