Shelfmark
Kk.6.01
Author
Title
The excursion : being a portion of The recluse, a poem / by William Wordsworth.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row, 1814.
Physical description
xx, [2], 448 p, [1] leaf of plates ; 28 cm.
Note
With a half-title.
Note
Includes errata page.
Note
Includes notes.
Note
Watermarked paper: "1813".
Note
Newspaper clipping featuring an obituary for William Wordsworth pasted onto back endpaper.
Note
Newspaper clipping featuring a poem entitled "Sonnet on the death of Wordsworth", by H. M. R. pasted onto front endpaper.
Note
Engraved title-page from "Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham, & Northumberland ..." by Thomas Rose, 1832 tipped-in before title-page.
Provenance
Two loose ms. letters, one dated 1955-06-16 from Robert Birley to Tom Lyon, and one date 1955-06-13 to Robert Birley from Helen Darbishire about the provenance of this book and the publication and composition of the ms. poems pasted onto front endpaper.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College Library with ms. inscription: "Given by Rev. Canon Lawrence.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Charles Lawrence of Wavertree Hall ; loose sheet with ms. copy of a passage by Peter Lockworth in defence of William Wordsworth, in [?]Rose Lawrence's hand ; two ms. poems in William Wordsworth's hand, unpublished at the time these were written, with signature, pasted onto front endpaper with ms. inscription: "Unpublished: - [?] to me by W. Wordsworth, February 1828, R[ose]. L[awrence].".
Binding
19th century tan calf binding with blind and gilt rolls, gilt stamps on spine, and gilt lettering on brown leather label on spine ; bound by T. G. Lomax, Lichfield (binder's stamp on front pastedown).
Added entry--name
Birley, Robert, 1903 - 1982 correspondent.
Added entry--name
Lawrence (Rose) Mrs. former owner.
Added entry--name
Lawrence, Charles former owner.
Added entry--name
Darbishire, Helen, 1881 - 1961 correspondent.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Lawrence Reverend Canon, donor.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B26253