Research Catalog

Title

The Liberal : verse and prose from the south.

Publication

London : Printed by and for John Hunt, 22, Old Bond Street, 1822-1823.

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Additional Authors

• Hunt, John, 1775-1848
• Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859.
• Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824.
• Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822.
• Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830.

Publication Date

Number 1-number 4.

Description

4 numbers (in 2 volumes); 23 cm (8vo)

Genre/Form

Periodicals

Note

• A periodical founded by Lord Byron, Leigh Hunt and Percy Bysshe Shelley, who (with William Hazlitt) were the principal contributors.
• Title page for number 1 also bears statement "Volume the first," the one for number 3 "Volume the second." Numbers 2 and 4 have no title-page.
• "To the wrappers of parts II, III, and IV the words 'Reynell, Printers, Broad-St., Golden-Sq.' were added at foot within frame." cf. Wise.
• Error in paging: "Pages 287-302 of the second volume are misnumbered 187-202. In later copies of the book a one-line Erratum was added at the foot of the Contents page to part 3." cf. Wise.
• According to F.L. Randolph, The Liberal was issued in three issues or variants: "Of these three variants, 1 and 2 were issued in four parts and the third in two volumes. The third variant was made up by adding new prefatory material to sheets of the first or second variants, and binding up the original four parts into two volumes." The third variant, sometimes referred to as the second edition, is the only variant which contains the "Preface to the Vision of Judgment."

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Indexed In (note)

• Randolph, F.L. Studies for a Byron Bibliography
• Wise, T.J. A Byron Bibliography
• Anderson Galleries Library of the late H. Buxton Forman, 1920
• Anderson Galleries Catalogue of the library of the late E. M. Boyle, 1919

Call Number

NADB (Liberal verse and prose...)

OCLC

• 30752956
• NYPG99-S88

Title

The Liberal : verse and prose from the south.

Imprint

London : Printed by and for John Hunt, 22, Old Bond Street, 1822-1823.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Indexed In:

Randolph, F.L. Studies for a Byron Bibliography, pages 76-78

Wise, T.J. A Byron Bibliography volume II, pages 37-40

Anderson Galleries Library of the late H. Buxton Forman, 1920 lot 158

Anderson Galleries Catalogue of the library of the late E. M. Boyle, 1919

Local Note

Copy in NADB: Randolph's 3rd variant of volume 1, with 11-line errata at foot of recto of contents leaf, volume 1, number I and with the preface to Byron's 'Vision of Judgment' as described by Wise; 1st variant of page 402, the last page of the second number of the first volume, with the second line of this errata listed reading 'realmundone' as one word; Randolph's 1st variant of volume 2, without the erratum on the contents page of number III, the first number of the second volume. -- Binding: dark red library buckram; with bookplate of the Spingarn Collection of Criticism and Literary Theory.

Arents copy: Includes 2 copies of number I: c. 1: Randolph's 2nd variant of volume 1, with 6-line errata at foot of recto of contents leaf, volume 1, number I and without the preface to Byron's "Vision of Judgment;" with the 18 pages of advertisements bound at rear; c. 2: Randolph's 3rd variant of volume 1, with 11-line errata at foot of recto of contents leaf, volume 1, number I and with the preface to Byron's 'Vision of Judgment' as described by Wise. -- Number II: 1st variant of page 402, the last page of the second number of the first volume, with the second line of this errata list reading 'realmundone' as one word. Tipped in following page [402] is a slip of 23 lines advertising The Examiner. -- Number III: Randolph's 1st variant of volume 2, without the erratum on the contents page of number III, the first number of the second volume. -- Number IV: contains 2 pages of advertisements for 'Publications by John Hunt.' -- Binding: original light brown, red-drab printed paper wrappers, as issued from October 1822 to July 1823.

Berg copy 1: Randolph's 2nd variant of volume 1, with 6-line errata at foot of recto of contents leaf, volume 1, number I and without the preface to Byron's 'Vision of Judgment;' 2nd variant of page 402, the last page of the second number of the first volume, with the second line of this errata listed reading 'realmundo ne' with the last two letters separate from the main body of the word; Randolph's 2nd variant of volume 2, with the erratum on the contents page of the first number of the second volume. -- Provenance: From the library of William T. H. Howe. -- Binding: brown paper boards with paper spine labels which read 'The Liberal. Two vols. 21s VoI. I [II].'

Berg copy 2: Randolph's 1st variant of volume 1; contents leaf, volume 1, number I wanting; without the preface to Byron's 'Vision of Judgment;' 1st variant of page 402, the last page of the second number of the first volume, with the second line of this errata listed reading 'realmundone' as one word; Randolph's 1st variant of volume 2, without the erratum on the contents page of the first number of the second volume. Provenance: -- With the bookplate of H. Buxton Forman and inscription, in ink, 'H. Buxton Forman, 12 October 1875' to flyleaf; his sale lot number 158; from the library of William T. H. Howe. -- Tenth volume of a thirteen-volume collected set of first and other editions of the writings of Lord Byron, uniformly bound in half green morocco over marbled paper boards; marbled sides. -- Shelved as volume 10 of Byron, G.G.N. [Works and critiques] [v.p. 1807-24] 13 v. 23 cm. in an archival phase box.

Berg copy 3: Randolph's 3rd variant of volume 1, with 11-line errata at foot of recto of contents leaf, volume 1, number I and with the preface to Byron's 'Vision of Judgment' as described by Wise; 1st variant of page 402, the last page of the second number of the first volume, with the second line of this errata listed reading 'realmundone' as one word; Randolph's 1st variant of volume 2, without the erratum on the contents page of the first number of the second volume. -- Provenance: From the library of Owen D. Young. -- Binding: green paper boards with yellow spines; title to spine, in manuscript, reads 'Liberal.'

Pforzheimer copy 1: Randolph's 3rd variant of volume 1 with the preface to Byron's 'Vision of Judgment' as described by Wise, contents leaf, volume 1, number I wanting; 2nd variant of page 402, the last page of the second number of the first volume, with the second line of this errata list reading 'realmundo ne' with the last two letters separate from the main body of the word. -- Variant state of volume 2 cannot be determined because the original contents page issued with number III is wanting -- Provenance: Henry Francis Redhead Yorke, with his bookplate. -- Binding: 2 volumes in 1; contemporary black calf, marbled boards, gilt spine titling.

Pforzheimer copy 2: Volume 1, number I only. -- Randolph's 1st variant of volume 1, with 4-line errata at foot of recto of contents leaf, volume 1, number I. -- With the 18 pages of advertisements bound at rear. -- Binding: original red-drab printed paper wrappers, spine rebacked with paper strip; within white envelope.

Pforzheimer copy 3: Volume 2, numbers III and IV only. -- Randolph's 1st variant of volume 2, without the erratum on the contents page of number III, the first number of the second volume. -- Provenance: Marianne Hunt's copy, manuscript annotations, in ink, to title page; contents page noted with initials of contributors, probably in Leigh Hunt's hand (LH 0262); acquired through W. A. Myers, October 5, 1970. -- Binding: blue paper boards, cover lacking, gray spine. In brown cloth drop-back box with gilt titling.

Pforzheimer copy 4: Number I: Randolph's 1st variant of volume 1, with 4-line errata at foot of recto of contents leaf, volume 1, number I and without the preface to Byron's "Vision of Judgment;" with the 18 pages of advertisements bound at rear. -- Number II: 1st variant of page 402, the last page of the second number of the first volume, with the second line of this errata list reading 'realmundone' as one word. Tipped in following page [402] is a slip of 23 lines advertising The Examiner. -- Number III: Randolph's 1st variant of volume 2, without the erratum on the contents page of number III, the first number of the second volume. -- Number IV: contains 2 pages of advertisements for 'Publications by John Hunt.' -- Provenance: Acquired by Carl H. Pforzheimer at the E. M. Boyle sale, Anderson Galleries May 7, 1919. -- Binding: four separate volumes of later three-quarter green, brown, blue, and red morocco over marbled paper boards, with original red-drab paper covers preserved as issued, uncut, top edge gilt.

Pforzheimer copy 5: Randolph's 1st variant of volume 1, with 4-line errata at foot of recto of contents leaf, volume 1, number I and 1st variant of page 402, the last page of the second number of the first volume, with the second line of this errata list reading 'realmundone' as one word; inserted after page xii is a 4 page preface to the Vision of Judgment (numbered [iii]-vi). This preface, likely added subsequent to publication, is apparently unrecorded, as it differs in page count and in typographical composition from the preface described by Wise. -- Randolph's 1st variant of volume 2, without the erratum on the contents page of number III, the first number of the second volume. -- Provenance: With the bookplates of John Murray and John Adolphus. -- Binding: full contemporary calf, volume 1, numbers I and II bound as volume 12 of the set shelved under Pforz (Adolphus-Murray), with J.G. Franklin's 'A Vision of Judgment.' -- Volume 2, numbers III and IV bound as volume 13 of this same set.

Pforzheimer copy 6: Volume 1, number I only. -- Randolph's 1st variant of volume 1, with 4-line errata at foot of recto of contents leaf, volume 1, number I. -- With the 18 pages of advertisements bound at rear. -- Provenance: Contemporary ownership signature of H. Senhouxe, Esq. and stamp of bookseller B. Scott, Carlisle to upper wrapper; with the bookplate of Roger Senhouse to inner wrapper; acquired by the Carl H. Pforzheimer Library through T. L. Hannas, November 15, 1972. -- Binding: original red-drab printed paper wrappers, spine with manuscript title; within white envelope.

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Added Author

Hunt, John, 1775-1848, printer.

Hunt, John, 1775-1848, publisher.

Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859.

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822.

Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830.

Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917, former owner.

Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup), 1874-1939, former owner.

Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859, annotator.

Hunt, Marianne, 1788-1857, former owner.

Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, former owner.

Pforzheimer, Carl H. (Carl Howard), 1879-1957, former owner.

Senhouse, Roger, former owner.

Yorke, Henry Redhead, 1772-1813, former owner.

Young, Owen D., 1874-1962, former owner.

Research Call Number

NADB (Liberal verse and prose...)

Arents BIP (Byron, G. Liberal 1822) 99-21 Library has: No. 1-no. 4.

Berg Coll Liberal Copy 1

Berg Coll Liberal Copy 2

Berg Coll Liberal Copy 3

Pforz (Hunt, L. Liberal) Library has: No. 1-no. 4.

Pforz (Byron, G. Liberal. 1822-23. 1st ed., 1st variant. London)

Pforz (Byron, G.)(Adolphus-Murray) Library has: No. 1-no. 4.