Wordsworth (William) Lyrical Ballads, with Pastoral and other Poems, 2 vol., vol.1 third edition, vol.2 second edition, with author's cut signature pasted in, 1802.
Wordsworth (William) Lyrical Ballads, with Pastoral and other Poems, 2 vol., vol.1 third edition, vol.2 second edition, with author's cut signature "William Wordsworth Rydal Mount 10th Nov.r 1847" pasted to front free endpaper of vol.1, light browning to a few leaves, small stain to A4 of vol.1, engraved bookplate of Lau.ce A.Waldron, attractive 19th century aquamarine straight-grain morocco with gilt rules, g.e., very slightly rubbed, spines a little faded, 8vo, 1802.
⁂ The third edition is important because the famous Preface (which first appeared in the second edition and defines Wordsworth's ideas on poetry, effectively serving as an unofficial manifesto of the Romantic movement) is expanded from 40pp. to 64pp. There are also various changes and textual alterations: one of the five Coleridge poems, 'The Dungeon', is omitted as are two of Wordsworth's, 'A Character' and 'Lines written near Richmond'.
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Wordsworth (William) Lyrical Ballads, with Pastoral and other Poems, 2 vol., vol.1 third edition, vol.2 second edition, with author's cut signature "William Wordsworth Rydal Mount 10th Nov.r 1847" pasted to front free endpaper of vol.1, light browning to a few leaves, small stain to A4 of vol.1, engraved bookplate of Lau.ce A.Waldron, attractive 19th century aquamarine straight-grain morocco with gilt rules, g.e., very slightly rubbed, spines a little faded, 8vo, 1802.
⁂ The third edition is important because the famous Preface (which first appeared in the second edition and defines Wordsworth's ideas on poetry, effectively serving as an unofficial manifesto of the Romantic movement) is expanded from 40pp. to 64pp. There are also various changes and textual alterations: one of the five Coleridge poems, 'The Dungeon', is omitted as are two of Wordsworth's, 'A Character' and 'Lines written near Richmond'.
