Clare (John) Poems descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery, first edition, half-title, errata slip, 10pp. publishers' catalogue at end, presentation copy from Admiral Lord Radstock to Rev. Dr Holland with long inscription dated February 18th 1820 "This wonderful and most delightful little volume...earnestly hoping that...a highly interesting author will meet his just reward..." on front free endpaper (cropped), water-stained at beginning and end affecting half-title & title and part of catalogue, foxing, nineteenth century half calf, worn, spine defective, upper cover detached, 1820 § Skrimshire (Fenwick) A Series of Chymical Essays, second edition, original boards, uncut, rubbed, rebacked, 1804; The Village Pastor's Surgical and Medical Guide, advertisement leaf at end, some foxing, original cloth, rubbed, rebacked preserving original spine, 1838, 12mo & 8vo (3)

⁂ The author's first book, published in an edition of 1000 copies in January 1820 and sold out by March. Described as written by "a Northamptonshire peasant" on the title page Clare's poetry concerns nature and the countryside and is written using Northamptonshire dialect. Following several bouts of depression and delusion he was committed to an asylum; Fenwick Skrimshire, the author of the other two items, was Clare's doctor and signed his certificate of insanity in 1841.