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SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). The Revolt of Islam; A Poem, in Twelve Cantos. London: B. M'Millan for C. and J. Ollier, 1818. 8 o (226 x 140 mm). (Some occasional pale spotting.) Original drab boards, uncut (rebacked with original spine and portions of spine label preserved); red morocco pull-off case by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Provenance: John Drinkwater (bookplate). FIRST EDITION, second issue, with the title a cancel and correctly dated 1818; also with the fly-title correctly bound as d1. This edition reproduces the text of Laon and Cythna (1818), made up of the same sheets, with a new title-page and twenty-six cancel leaves, the Preface ending on p. xxi and the half-title changed to The Revolt of Islam. "When only a few copies [of Laon and Cythna ] had been issued, Ollier, the publisher, demanded that certain passages be removed or changed, and Shelley, under protest, acceded to his wishes" (Granniss Shelley 44). Ashley V, p.67; Tinker 1895; Wise Shelley , p.49.