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Sylvia, or, The May queen : a lyrical drama / by George Darley.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR4525.D2 S9 1827
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Darley, George, 1795-1846.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fairies.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- vii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 217 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 18 cm
- Other Title:
- Sylvia
- May queen
- Place of Publication:
- London : Published for John Taylor, by James Duncan : And sold by J.A. Hessey, and John Hatchard and Son, 1827.
- Notes:
- "The present work is founded, in some measure, on a trifling story, "Lilian of the Vale," which the Author published not many years since."--Preface, p. [v].
- With half-title.
- "London: printed by Thomas Davison"--Verso of half-title and colophon.
- Errata on p. [viii].
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center PR4525.D2 S9 1827 acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund and from the Clyde de Loache Ryals Endowed Acquisition Fund. Autograph of A. Barlow dated December 1909. Manuscript letter tipped in from George Darley to Henry Nelson Coleridge (dated 25 January 1841) that was included with a presentation copy of Ethelstan. Bound in full morocco with gold-tooled borders, spine and turn-ins; title stamped in gold on spine; marbled endpapers; gilt edges. Binding signed: Bain. Binder.
- Cited in:
- Hayward 240
- NCBEL v.3, col. 376
- OCLC:
- 19715297
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