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Description: Thomas Percy was an English antiquarian and bishop. This collection of ballads, "Reliques of Ancient English Poetry," prompted a revival of interest in traditional English and Scottish songs which was to prove inspirational to poets of the Romantic movement.
Names: Percy, Thomas, 1729-1811 (Author); Thomson, C. Wyville (Charles Wyville), 1830-1882 (Former owner); Rees-Mogg, William, 1928- (Former owner)
Dates / Origin: Date Issued: 1765; Place: London; Publisher: Printed for J. Dodsley
Library locations: Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature; Shelf locator: Berg Coll 76-345
Genres: Books
Notes: Citation/reference: For an account of the three editions published by Dodsley in 1765, 1767 and 1775, see L. F. Powell, Percy's Reliques,in the Library, ser. 4, v. 9 (1928) p. 113-137.; Citation/reference: Rothschild: Eighteenth-century books, II, 1520 //; Content: William Rees-Mogg copy, with his autograph and ms. note.; Content: With ms. note: "The present of the editor."; Content: Wyville Thomson bookplate.; Content: Dedication, signed Thomas Percy, is by Samuel Johnson.
Physical Description: In this copy, vol. 2, p. 145 is numbered 45 & the 4 p. of errata, etc. are signed (3 asterisks) and bound at the end of vol. 3.
Type of Resource: Text; Still image
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10303675; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 101ef050-c603-012f-dd29-58d385a7bc34

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