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CAMPBELL, Thomas (1777-1844). The Pleasures of Hope; with other Poems. Edinburgh: Printed for Mundell & Son; and for Longman & Rees, and J. Wright, London, 1799.
8o (174 x 107 mm). 4 engraved plates after John Graham. Contemporary marbled boards, uncut (minor rubbing to joints and edges); slipcase. Provenance: H. Ross, Kilmarnock Castle, 1799 (ownership inscription on front paste-down) -- purchased from Ximenes, New York, 13 January 1970. Exhibited: Grolier Club, 'This powerfull rime,' 1975, no. 49.
FIRST EDITION, of the author's first book, and an immediate success. A VERY FINE UNCUT COPY with the errata leaf, in original condition. The plates are dated 1 April 1799. Hayward 211; Tinker 605.
8o (174 x 107 mm). 4 engraved plates after John Graham. Contemporary marbled boards, uncut (minor rubbing to joints and edges); slipcase. Provenance: H. Ross, Kilmarnock Castle, 1799 (ownership inscription on front paste-down) -- purchased from Ximenes, New York, 13 January 1970. Exhibited: Grolier Club, 'This powerfull rime,' 1975, no. 49.
FIRST EDITION, of the author's first book, and an immediate success. A VERY FINE UNCUT COPY with the errata leaf, in original condition. The plates are dated 1 April 1799. Hayward 211; Tinker 605.