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Lot #367
Percy Bysshe Shelley: First Edition of Rosalind and Helen (1819) with ‘Ozymandias’

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Unsigned book: Rosalind and Helen, a Modern Eclogue; With Other Poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. First edition. London: C. and J. Ollier, 1819. Hardcover, handsomely bound by Riviere & Son in full dark red crushed morocco with gilt to spine and borders, 5.5 x 9, 92 pages, with the last page featuring the first book appearance of the sonnet 'Ozymandias,’ which, on the contents leaf, erroneously lists the ‘Sonnet’ on page 98. ‘Ozymandias’ had first appeared in an issue of The Examiner the previous year. Book condition: VG/None, with rubbing to joints, chip to head of spine, and bookplates of Blairhame and Charles J. Groves affixed to front pastedown.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring Art and Literature
  • Dates: #645 - Ended October 12, 2022