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The poetical works of Percy Bysshe Shelley [revised press proof]

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Title
The poetical works of Percy Bysshe Shelley [revised press proof]
Names
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (Author)
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 (Editor)
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 (Annotator)
Moxon, Edward, 1801-1858 (Publisher)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1840
Place: London
Publisher: Edward Moxon
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz 559L 23
Topics
Poetry
Genres
Books
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Edited by Mrs. Shelley.
Content: Pforzheimer copy: Revised press proof copy; with manuscript corrections and alterations by several correctors, including Mary Shelley. Bound up with similar proof copies for Samuel Rogers's Poems, 1839 and Italy, 1840 and for Joseph Ritson's Robin Hood. Several of the signatures are revised by Mary Shelley, and these include, beside corrections and alterations, some additional stanzas omitted from the 4 v. 1839 ed. (cf. Postscript to editor's preface; cf. also MWS 360/PBS 216). Sig. X is not in final form. -- The pages have running heads and folios but do not include the rule borders that box in each text page in the published book; the first pages of most signatures are marked "Press revise" (or the equivalent); some are initialed; some are noted as "Gauged."
Physical Description
Extent: Xix, 363, [1] p. ;23 cm.
Some of the MS text has been lost at the edges and gutters by trimming and by sewing.
With the book label of Edward James Fitchett.
Bound in wine moiré cloth, black morocco lettering-piece with gilt rules and titling; speckled edges
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 37922968
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13412678
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c78d0c50-cb29-0136-19e2-315ad36b3e36
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1792: Creator Born
  • 1822: Creator Died
  • 1840: Issued
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "The poetical works of Percy Bysshe Shelley [revised press proof]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1840. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4540d90-cf06-0136-7737-2b1ddfe84a2e

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "The poetical works of Percy Bysshe Shelley [revised press proof]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4540d90-cf06-0136-7737-2b1ddfe84a2e

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1840). The poetical works of Percy Bysshe Shelley [revised press proof] Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4540d90-cf06-0136-7737-2b1ddfe84a2e

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The poetical works of Percy Bysshe Shelley [revised press proof]