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1843 · 3033 — London: T. Richards for the Percy Society 1843. An attractive volume of Percy Society tracts bound together. Half leather with black label and gilt titles. Marbled boards. Contains; Edward F. Rimbault Editor. Cock Lorrell's Bote: A Satirical Poem. From an unique copy printed by Winkyn de Worde. No 30 of the Percy Society's publications. Feb. 1843. Original paper cover quite darkened and stained. The rest is in very good condition. 15 pages. James Orchard Halliwell Editor. Westward for Smelts an early Collection of Stories. Number 78 of the Percy Society's publications. September 1848. Cover half title title list of Percy Society patrons preface original title introduction 63 pages. A little darkening but overall in very good condition. Edward F. Rimbault. A knight's Conjuring: Done in earnest discovered in Jest by Thomas Dekker from the original tract printed in 1607. Percy Society publication number 21. May 1842. Original paper covers half title title list of Percy Society patrons preface original title introduction xvi vi 100 pages. A little darkening to the title otherwise in very good condition. 200 x 130 mm 7¾ x 5 inches. The Percy Society was a short lived British text publication society. It was founded in 1840 and collapsed in 1852. The Society was a scholarly collective aimed at publishing limited-edition books of rare poems and songs. The president was Lady Braybrooke and the twelve founding members of the committee included John Payne Collier Thomas Crofton Croker Thomas Wright James Orchard Halliwell treasurer Charles Mackay Edward Francis Rimbault secretary and William Chappell. Later members included William Sandys and Robert Bell. T. Richards for the Percy Society hardcover