Poems and other writings, by the late Edward Ruston. To which is added, a sketch of the life of the author, by the Rev. William Shepherd

Rushton, Edward

Published by printed for Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange [by Bushton and Melling], London, 1824

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, pp. iv, [1], x-xxviii, 212, 10; original brown paper-covered boards, printed red label on spine; upper joint cracked, lower joint starting, small chips from spine extremities; a good, sound, and clean copy. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown: Abercromby of Birkenbog Bart. Rushton (1756-1814) "was a British poet, writer and bookseller from Liverpool, England. He worked as a sailor aboard a slave ship as a young man, and became an abolitionist as a result. After losing his own vision, he opened a school for the blind, the oldest such school in continuous operation in the world" (Wikipedia). Much of this is touched upon in Shepherd's biographical sketch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poems and other writings, by the late Edward Ruston. To which is added, a sketch of the life of the author, by the Rev. William Shepherd
• Publisher: printed for Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange [by Bushton and Melling], London
• Publication Date: 1824
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • English Literature
  • Poetry