The Baron of Lauderbooke.

Holloway (William)

The Baron of Lauderbooke.

A Tale.

Description: FIRST EDITION, with an additional engraved title and an engraved frontispiece, uniformly slightly browned, a few spots, pp. [iii-] viii, [9-] 204, 12mo, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, black lettering piece, joints cracked, corners worn, sound

Publication Details: Printed by T. Maiden for Ann Lemoine, and sold by T. Hurst, 1800

Notes: A rare Gothic tale (though not in Summers) by Dorset's 'forgotten poet' (see Dorset Ancestors on-line). There are 3 entries for this title in ESTC, T57336, collating as here (BL, Birmingham, UCLA), T192785 calling for 103 pages (C, O, Stanford, Alberta), and N43384 calling for only 64 (O, Harvard). The tale is also noteworthy dialectically: see www[.]dialectfiction[.]org/novel.jsp?id=62

Bibliography: (Garside and Schöwerling 1800: 43, ESTC T57336)

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Price: £2,000

Subject: Literature

Published Date: 1800

Stock Number: 56234

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