Poems, Supposed to have Been Written at Bristol, by Thomas Rowley, and Others, in the Fifteenth Century...to which is added a Glossary
Facsimile plate at p. 288. xxvii, [1], 307 pp. 1 vols
1777 · London
by [Chatterton, Thomas]
London: Printed for T. Payne and Son,], 1777. Second State (cancelled state of C4). Facsimile plate at p. 288. xxvii, [1], 307 pp. 1 vols. Later calf, covers detached. Bookplate of Joan Whitney. Second State (cancelled state of C4). Facsimile plate at p. 288. xxvii, [1], 307 pp. 1 vols. Chatterton, who committed suicide at the age of 17 - became a veritable symbol to the Romantics of a tragic genius misunderstood by his contemporaries , a victim whose story "Told the keen Insult of th'unfeeling Heart, The dread Dependence on the low-bred mind, Told every pang, at which thy Soul might smart, Neglect, and grinning Scorn, and Want combin'd!" - Coleridge, Monody on the Death of Chatterton. Ashley x, p. 75; Hayward 188; Tinker 622; Rothschild 589 (Inventory #: 218786)