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Title: Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets, (Chiefly of the Lyric Kind.) Together with Some Few of Later Date. Author: Percy, Thomas. Place: London Publisher: J. Dodsley Date: 1765 Description: 3 vols. [iii]-xxiii, [5], 344; [4], iii, [1], 384; [4], iii, [1], 346, [4] pp. Half-titles in Vols. II and III (all issued); errata, advertisement and notice to the binder at end of Vol. III. Engraved frontispiece by C. Grignion after S. Wale in Vol. I, engraved leaf of music at end of Vol. II, engraved title page vignettes, head and tail pieces. (8vo) 6¾x4½, period full calf, raised spine bands, morocco labels. First Edition. The dedication, though signed by Percy, was written by Samuel Johnson. Johnson had in fact offered to do much more, but the task of helping Percy select and annotate the material fell instead to Shenstone. Rothschild 1521. Lot Amendments Condition: Spines darkened, joints and hinges cracking, edges rubbed; occasional foxing; else very good. Item number: 184503