Description
Peterloo Massacre.- Shelley (Percy Bysshe) The Masque of Anarchy, first edition, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary signature of Rd. Langworthy to front free endpaper, original pink boards, a little soiled, paper spine label rubbed and soiled, [Wise, Ashley Library, p.89; Tinker 1905], 8vo, 1832.
⁂ An excellent copy of Shelley's poem inspired by the Peterloo Massacre in 1819, with a preface by Leigh Hunt.
Lot 76
Peterloo Massacre.- Shelley (Percy Bysshe) The Masque of Anarchy, first edition, original boards, 1832.
Hammer Price: £1,300
Description
Peterloo Massacre.- Shelley (Percy Bysshe) The Masque of Anarchy, first edition, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary signature of Rd. Langworthy to front free endpaper, original pink boards, a little soiled, paper spine label rubbed and soiled, [Wise, Ashley Library, p.89; Tinker 1905], 8vo, 1832.
⁂ An excellent copy of Shelley's poem inspired by the Peterloo Massacre in 1819, with a preface by Leigh Hunt.