Joan of Arc, an epic poem, by Robert Southey.

People / Organizations

• Robert Southey (Author)

Imprint

Boston: printed by Manning & Loring, for J. Nancrede, 1798.

Publication year

1798-1798

ESTC No.

W20560

Grub Street ID

330247

Description

170 [i.e.270] p. ; 12⁰

Note

At least three states noted. The first (Evans 34583) has 254 p. only. Page 69 is misnumbered 66, and a proposal to publish an edition of Southey's Poems appears at the foot of p. 254. A second state (Evans 34584) has 264 p. Pages [255]-264 contain a catalogue of books sold by Joseph Nancrede; this state is otherwise identical with Evans 34583. A third state (Evans 34585) has 270 p. Page 69 is correctly numbered, but p. 253-270 are misnumbered 153-170. Gathering X (p. 253-264) has been reset and 3 leaves (gathering [Y]) have been appended to accomodate the addition before the catalogue of a list of subscribers and an expanded proposal for publishing Southey's Poems. The original proposal has been removed from p. 254. Evans records a fourth state (Evans 34586) similar to the one just described but with p. 253-254 correctly numbered. This state is reported by Shipton & Mooney to be a ghost of Evans 34585.

Uncontrolled note

Microfilm reference is to the L copy, shelfmark 992.f.15. Signatures: A-U? W? X? [Y]?(-[Y]4). - 1. VERIFY THAT EVANS 34586 (COPY LISTED AT CSmH) IS A GHOST OF EVANS 34585. 2. EXAMINE STRUCTURE OF GATHERINGS X-[Y] IN EVANS 34585; AAS COPY HAS BEEN REBOUND. 3. IS EVANS 34583 (MWA ONLY IN EVANS) MERELY AN IMPERFECT COPY OF EVANS 34584?