1830 (aged 55). Publishes “Album Verses.”--Contributes “De Foe’s
Works of Genius” to Wilson’s “Memoirs of Daniel De Foe.”
1831 (aged 56). Publishes “Satan in Search of a Wife.”
1832 (aged 57). Removes to Bay Cottage, Edmonton.
1833 (aged 58). Publishes “Last Essays of Elia.”--Contributes
Epilogue to “The Wife,” by J. Sheridan Knowles.
1834 (aged 59 years 10 months). Charles Lamb dies, December 27, at
Edmonton.
* * * * *
II. FIRST EDITIONS.
[_Arranged Chronologically._]
1796.
[1]
_Title_: POEMS | ON | VARIOUS SUBJECTS, | by S. T. COLERIDGE, | late of
JESUS COLLEGE, Cambridge | [Quotation]. London: | Printed for G. G. and
J. Robinsons, and | J. Cottle, Bookseller, Bristol. | 1796. 16mo.
_Collation_: Bastard Title, 1 page. Title, 1 page. pp. xvi. pp. 188.
“Errata,” 1 unnumbered page of Advertisement, “Published by the same
author.” Size 6½ × 4.
_Note._ Coleridge says in the Preface, “The Effusions signed C. L.
were written by Mr. Charles Lamb, of the India House--independently
of the signature their superior merit would have sufficiently
distinguished them.” There are four, viz.: VII. “To Mrs. Siddons.”
XI. Beginning “Was it some sweet device of faery land?” XII.
Beginning “Methinks how dainty sweet it were, reclin’d.” XIII.
“Written at midnight, by the sea-side, after a voyage.”
_Price._ Johnson Sale, N. Y., 1890, $9.50 [calf, gilt]. Sotheby’s, 1887
[morocco, gilt top], £3 15_s._
1797.
[2]
_Title_: POEMS, | BY | S. T. COLERIDGE | Second edition |, to which are
now added | POEMS | BY CHARLES LAMB | and | Charles Lloyd | [Quotation].
Printed by N. Biggs, | for J. Cottle, Bristol, and Messrs. | Robinsons,
London. | 1797. 16mo.
_Collation_: Title, 1 page. pp. xx. pp. 278. Size 6-11/16 × 4⅛.
_Note._ Lamb’s contribution was eight Sonnets and a Dedication,
viz.: “Fragments,” (6) “A Vision of Repentance,” in Supplement,
“Childhood,” “Grandame,” “The Sabbath Bells,” “Fancy,” “The Tomb of
Douglas.”
“There were inserted in my former Edition a few Sonnets of my
Friend and Old Schoolfellow, Charles Lamb. He has now communicated
to me a complete collection of all his Poems--_quæ qui non prorsus
amet ilium omnes et virtutes et veneres ordore_.”
This volume contains two Prefaces, one to the First Edition, signed
S. T. C., and one to Second Edition, signed “Stowey, May, 1797,” S.
T. C.
_Price._ Johnson Sale, N. Y., 1890 [calf, gilt top], $8.00. Sotheby’s,
1887 [calf], £1 18_s._ Sotheby’s, 1888 [calf, gilt], £1 5_s._ Sotheby’s,
1887 [calf], £1 10_s._
1798.
[3]
_Title_: BLANK VERSE, | by | CHARLES LLOYD | AND CHARLES LAMB. |
London: | Printed by T. Bensley, | for John and Arthur Arch, No 23,
Grace-| church Street | 1798. 12mo
_Collation_: Title, 1 page, Double Title, 1 page, Dedication, 1 page.
pp. 95. Index, 1 page. Size 6⅝ × 4⅜.
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