Antient and modern Italy compared : being the first part of Liberty, a poem. / By Mr. Thomson.

Part 1 of a 5 part poem.

With a half title: Liberty. A poem.

"Price one shilling."

Decorated title motif, head and tailpieces and initials; half title has row of ornaments at top and bottom; vignettes at head of pages [5] and [9]. Ornaments are those used by Henry Woodfall. Cf. ESTC.

With a final advertisement leaf.

Text printed on watermarked paper.

English short title catalogue, t22178

Binding Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand, 2006. Alexander Turnbull Library copy 1.

Copy. 1. Binding: olive green crushed morocco; upper and lower covers tooled in gold and blind; single outer fillet; inner gold and blind, and black painted fillet panel with corner fleurons; overlaid central lozenge in gold and blind enclosing armorial device of Alexander H. Turnbull. Spine with raised bands, gold tooled in decorated compartments, spine faded to brown. Gold and blind tooled edges; gold tooled decorated turn-ins; marbled end papers; top text edge gilt, untrimmed fore and bottom edges. Bound by Zaehnsdorf (binder's gilt stamp on lower pastedown). Spine title: Liberty a poem. James Thomson. Provenance: bookplate: Sir Geo: Cooke Bart. Wheatley (Franks 6702, wreath and ribbon armorial); inscription on p. vii 'Hew Dalrymple'; inscription on front flyleaf by A.H. Turnbull 'Bound by Zaehnsdorf, 1912'. Acc. 352308.

Copy 2. Binding: calf, blind-stamped cartouche on upper and lower covers, spine with 2 raised bands, title gold tooled parallel to spine; marbled endpapers, gilt text edges. Spine title: Liberty. Thomson. 1735. Provenance: bookplate and inscription on flyleaf of Alex H. Turnbull. Acc. 352309.

Digital image available: copy 1 binding, Alexander Turnbull Library Rare Book copy. Details on request from Curator, Rare Books and Fine Printing.

Bound with: Greece : being the second part of Liberty, a poem -- Rome : being the third part of Liberty, a poem -- Britain : being the fourth part of Liberty, a poem -- The prospect : being the fifth part of Liberty, a poem.