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From the library of Irene Roosevelt Aitken, a group of finely-bound poetry, comprising:

The British Minstrel and National Melodist. London: Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1827. 2 vols.
JOHNSTONE, Charles. Chrysal. London: Samuel Richards and Co., 1822. 3 vols.
PEELE, George. The Works of George Peele. London: William Pickering, 1829. 3 vols.
BYRON, George Gordon. The Works of Lord Byron. London: John Murray, 1831. Vol. 1 only.
POPE, Alexander. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope. London: William Pickering, 1835. 3 vols.
BON GAULTIER – [AYTOUN, W.E.; MARTIN, Theodore]; CROWQUILL, Alfred. The Book of Ballads. London: Wm. S. Orr & Co., 1845.
" ". The Book of Ballads. London: Wm. S. Orr & Co., 1849. 2 vols.
KEATS, John; MILNES, Richard Monckton. Life, Letters, and Literary Remains of John Keats. London: Edward Moxon, 1848. 2 vols.
" ". The Poetical Works of John Keats. London: Edward Moxon, 1851.
LONGUS; COURIER, Paul-Louis. Daphnis et Chloé. Paris: L. Conquet, 1898.
OMAR KHAYYAM; DULAC, Edmund; FITZGERALD, Edward. Rubáiyát. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [c.1911].

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