May fair. In four cantos

[Croly, George]

Published by William H. Ainsworth, Old Bond Street [printed by S. and B. Bentley, Dorset Street], London, 1827

About this Item

First edition, 12mo, pp. [4], 194, [2] Ainsworth ads; original drab paper-covered boards, printed paper label on spine; spine head chipped level with text block, joints starting with resulting loss of paper along them; a touch of foxing to title page but internally clean; a good copy. Armorial bookplate of Arthur Stone Dewing. Croly (1780-1860) was a priest and author of some limited success. He was a frequent contributor to literary magazines. His work was fiercely ultra-Tory and ultra-Protestant. "Equally reputed for eloquence, Croly's style, as George Gilfillan put it, 'loves the magnificent too exclusively' and 'wants repose' (p. 232). None the less, his exaggerated rhetoric and bitter satire can prove strengths in his fiction" (DNB). The book was published by the novelist William Harrison Ainsworth who in his early years waded into several publishing ventures, usually without much success. OCLC locates 13 titles published under his name 1827-29. The ads at the back list six of these including one of his own making, Sir John Chiverton, his first novel written in collaboration with John Partington Aston which was published in 1826. Not in Sadleir; Wolff 1632.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: May fair. In four cantos
• Publisher: William H. Ainsworth, Old Bond Street [printed by S. and B. Bentley, Dorset Street], London
• Publication Date: 1827
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature
  • English Literature
  • Poetry