Francis Noel Clarke Mundy — Needwood Forest

Lichfield, John Jackson, 1776. Leather. The very scarce, privately issued first edition of Francis Noel Clarke Mundy's poem, Needwood Forest. The text finishes on page 48 though this seems to have always been the case for this printing. This appears to be an alternate and unrecorded printing of the first edition. A slight mystery. In verse, with other poems in reply by Anna Seward, Erasmus Darwin, and others. Francis Noel Clarke Mundy 1739 – 1815 was a poet who published with Anna Seward and Erasmus Darwin. His most noted work was written to defend Needwood Forest which was enclosed at the beginning of the 19th century. In a contemporary calf binding. Externally, rather worn, with rubbing, marks, and slight loss to the extremities. Rear joint has failed, and board is detached; front joint is tender, and held by one cord only. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages are bright, though with some foxing to the first and last few pages. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .