Copies of the Fourth Edition of 1810, which may
possibly
be genuine,
bear a water-mark, "G.
bear a water-mark, "G.
Byron
" Forgery A prints "myse" for "muse" (line 4), "rove" for
"rave" (line 384), etc. ; while forgery B, in a footnote to p. 30, prints
"Bowle'ss" for "Bowles's," and, at the end of p. 85, "we" for "me," and
"farther" for "further. " Other copies bear the water-marks, "Allnutt,
1816," "Smith & Allnutt, 1816," "Ivy Mills, 1817," and "I. &R. Ansell,
1818. " A copy of a spurious issue of the Third Edition in the British
Museum prints "crawl" for "scrawl" (line 47), and "p. 73" for "p. 85. "
It has been surmised, but conclusive proof is not forthcoming, that a
so-called Fourth Edition of 1810 (1050 lines), which purports to have
been published by James Cawthorn, and bears the imprint, "_Printed by J.
Collins, Harvey's Buildings, Strand, London_," is a spurious issue. It
is practically a reprint of the Third Edition; but in some copies there
are misprints not to be found in other piracies--_e. g. _ "crouds" for
"crowds" (line 269), and "alter" for "altar"(line 285).
Copies of the Fourth Edition of 1810, which may possibly be genuine,
bear a water-mark, "G. &R. T. ," or are on plain paper. Copies which are
manifestly forgeries bear the water-marks, "J. X. 1810" and "W.
Pickering, 1816. "
A second Fourth Edition (1052 lines), published by "James Cawthorn and
Sharp & Hailes, 1811," and printed by "Cox, Son, & Baylis," was
certainly recognized by Byron as a genuine Fourth Edition, and must have
passed through his hands, or been subject to his emendation, before it
was sent to press. Copies of this edition bear his MS. emendations of
1811-1812, and marginal notes of 1816. Genuine copies (_e. g. _ Leigh
Hunt's copy, now in the Forster Collection at the South Kensington
Museum) are printed on paper bearing a water-mark, "J. Whatman, 1805. "
There was, however, another issue of the Fourth Edition of 1811, printed
on plain paper.
"rave" (line 384), etc. ; while forgery B, in a footnote to p. 30, prints
"Bowle'ss" for "Bowles's," and, at the end of p. 85, "we" for "me," and
"farther" for "further. " Other copies bear the water-marks, "Allnutt,
1816," "Smith & Allnutt, 1816," "Ivy Mills, 1817," and "I. &R. Ansell,
1818. " A copy of a spurious issue of the Third Edition in the British
Museum prints "crawl" for "scrawl" (line 47), and "p. 73" for "p. 85. "
It has been surmised, but conclusive proof is not forthcoming, that a
so-called Fourth Edition of 1810 (1050 lines), which purports to have
been published by James Cawthorn, and bears the imprint, "_Printed by J.
Collins, Harvey's Buildings, Strand, London_," is a spurious issue. It
is practically a reprint of the Third Edition; but in some copies there
are misprints not to be found in other piracies--_e. g. _ "crouds" for
"crowds" (line 269), and "alter" for "altar"(line 285).
Copies of the Fourth Edition of 1810, which may possibly be genuine,
bear a water-mark, "G. &R. T. ," or are on plain paper. Copies which are
manifestly forgeries bear the water-marks, "J. X. 1810" and "W.
Pickering, 1816. "
A second Fourth Edition (1052 lines), published by "James Cawthorn and
Sharp & Hailes, 1811," and printed by "Cox, Son, & Baylis," was
certainly recognized by Byron as a genuine Fourth Edition, and must have
passed through his hands, or been subject to his emendation, before it
was sent to press. Copies of this edition bear his MS. emendations of
1811-1812, and marginal notes of 1816. Genuine copies (_e. g. _ Leigh
Hunt's copy, now in the Forster Collection at the South Kensington
Museum) are printed on paper bearing a water-mark, "J. Whatman, 1805. "
There was, however, another issue of the Fourth Edition of 1811, printed
on plain paper.
