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OLIVER ( Wm. ). A collection of local songs, poems

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OLIVER ( Wm. ). A collection of local songs, poems

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Auction Date:2012 Oct 20 @ 11:00 (UTC+1)
Location:38 Molesworth Street, Dublin, Dublin, ., Ireland
OLIVER ( Wm. ). A collection of local songs, poems, &c. &c. Newcastle : Printed by Edward Walker, 1829FIRST EDITION, pages 70 and leaf of imprint, without the half-title, 8vo, old cloth-backed boards : a very good copyJohnson 669. Forty-three pieces mainly of north-west England interest, but included are two short poems of a broader interest, "The Duelist", and, "The Negro Slave".ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1) [SMITH ( Horatio & James )]. Rejected Addresses : or the new Theatrum Poetarum. Twentieth edition, carefully revised, with an original preface and notes by the Authors. John Murray, 1841. With engraved portrait frontispiece and 6 text illustrations after George Cruikshank, pp (2), xxviii, 170, with the half-title, small 8vo, original cloth-backed boards, with printed paper spine label : the label discoloured and lightly chipped and with light staining of the front endleaves : a good to very god copy in original state.Parodies of contemporary poets including Byron, Moore, Coleridge, Southey, Scott, and Crabbe. Apparently Campbell complained of not being included. Of the that of his own style, Byron remarked : "Tell the author I forgive him, were he twenty times our satirist … Parodies give, as a rule, a bad impression of the originals, but in the `Rejected Addresses" the reverse is the fact".(2) SKINNER ( John ). Amusements of Leisure Hours : or poetical pieces, chiefly in the Scottish dialect. To which is prefixed, a sketch of the author's life, with some remarks on Scottish poetry. Edinburgh : Printed by John Muir, and sold by Stuart Cheyne … Alexander Brown … , 1809. FIRST EDITION, 144-pages, large 12mo, original boards, uncut, with printed paper spine label : spine a little worn but the binding strong, otherwise a nice copy in original state.Edited by his son. Includes `Tullochgorum', called by Burns the best Scots song Scotland ever saw. This was not an isolated success, as Skinner was one of the finest Scottish song writers.(3) GORLE ( James ). Sacred Poems. Printed for J. G. F. & J. Rivington, 1841. FIRST EDITION, pages xvi, 123, (1) and advert leaf, 8vo, original blind-stamped cloth, by Remnant & Edmonds, with their ticket : library label on front endpaper and discreet library number on spine, and still a bright, fresh and attractive copyGorle, a graduate of Clare College, Cambridge, was curate of the village of Sheldon in Warwickshire - an association amply reflected in the 9-page list of subscribers.(4)ENGLISH LITERATURE; VERSE; NEWCASTLE PRINTED; SATIRE; SCOTTISH LITERATURE; EDINBURGH PRINTED; ; ; ; ; ;