Wat Tyler A Dramatic Poem in Three Acts bound with the Fudge Family in Paris edited by Thomas Brown the Younger

70pp + 168pp Fudge Family small octavo leather. "In 1817 Southey was confronted with the surreptitious publication of a radical play, Wat Tyler, which he had written in 1794 at the height of his radical period. This was instigated by his enemies in an attempt to embarass the Poet Laureate and highlight his apotasy from radical poet to supporter of the Tory establishment." amorial bookplate of "Layard C. Hebden " front hinge very weak, owners name, bookplate, cover wear otherwise near good.