Poetry.- Holloway (William) The Country Pastor; or Rural Philanthropist: A Poem, first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece, 2 advertisement leaves at end, book-label of J.O. Edwards, contemporary pencil ownership inscription to pastedown and couple letters in ink, frontispiece lightly offset, spotting, lightly browned throughout, uncut in original boards, rebacked, surface soiling, rubbed, for Gale and Curtis, 1812 § Sheridan (Richard Brinsley) Clio's Protest; or, "The Picture" Varnished. With Other Poems, couple very short marginal tears, some light browning and soiling, ex-library copy with ink-stamp to title and few other ff. and label to rear free endpaper, modern marbled wrappers, for Joseph Arnould, 1819; and others, 19th century poetry, including a first edition copy of Samuel Rogers' Human Life in original boards, 4to & 8vo (c.20)
⁂ Sheridan's Clio's Protest was first published as part of his 'The Rival Beauties, A Poetical Contest' [1772].
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