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[BYRON, GEORGE GORDON NOEL, Lord]. English Bards, and Scotch Reviewers. A Satire. London: Printed for James Cawthorn, [1809]. 8vo, original printed grayish-drab boards, uncut, light wear to outer joints and fore-corners, cloth folding case. FIRST EDITION, the issue (Wise and Randolph's second) with "Dispatch" on p. 5; paper watermarked "E & P 1805," with the Preface leaf. Wise, Byron, I, p. 78; Randolph, p. 26; Hayward 219. Early note (signed "M.H.?") regarding this edition and Byron on front free endpaper and note in same hand on front cover: "Very rare edition." A very good copy.