The liberal : verse and prose from the south : volume the first [-second].

The liberal : verse and prose from the south : volume the first [-second].

Liberal (London, England)

London : Printed by and for J. Hunt, 22, Old Bond Street, 1822-1823 [i.e. 1823]

2 v. ; 22 cm

Vol. 1, no. 1-v. 2, no. 4

Issues in v. 1-2 numbered consecutively, so that there are 4 no. altogether.

Founded by Byron, Hunt, and Shelley, who (with Willam Hazlitt) were the principle contributors.

Contains the 2nd issue of no. 1., with 4 newly printed leaves containing a new contents leaf (with contents to no. 1 only, and errata on the recto, and "Advertisement fo the second edition" on the verso), 2 leaves of Byron's Preface to the Vision of judgment (omitted in the first issue) and 1 leaf of stanzas I-IV of the poem.

Imprint of v. 2 reads: London, 1823: Printed for John Hunt, 22, Old Bont Street.

"London: C.H. Reynell, printer, 45, Broad-Street, Golden-Squard"--v. 1, verso of original contents leaf f (containing contents of no. 1-2). Reynells' name and address also appear on the verso of the title page of v. 2.

Errata for no. 1: v. 1, contents leaf (following title page leaf).

"Publications by John Hunt," last leaf of v. 2.

Originally published in four serial numbers, from October 1822 to July 1823. Captions of individual numbers read: The liberal. No. 1[-4].

v.1-2=no.1(1822)-no.4(1823)

Great Britain -- England -- London.

AP4 .L414 Cage

Folger copy: Lacks leaf with stanzas I-IV of The Vision of judgment. Original contents leaf for v. 2 (containing contents of no. 1-2) bound at end of v. 1.