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The book of spirits, and tales of the dead, [Title page]

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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The book of spirits, and tales of the dead: comprising "Lord Byron in the other world," Weber and the heavenly choir, Talma in celestial spheres, The phantom ship, and other narrations of deep and awful interest

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Title
The book of spirits, and tales of the dead, [Title page]
Names
Davenport, W. (Author)
Rolls, Henry, Mrs. (Author)
Wright, William Charlton (Publisher)
Whiting & Branston (Printer)
Collection

The book of spirits, and tales of the dead: comprising "Lord Byron in the other world," Weber and the heavenly choir, Talma in celestial spheres, The phantom ship, and other narrations of deep and awful interest

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1827 (Approximate)
Place: London
Publisher: Whitimg [sic] & Branston, printers
Issuance: monographic
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz (Byronana) (Davenport, W. Book of spirits)
Topics
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824
Genres
Title pages
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12453071
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.07.045
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a91e6b70-ea27-012f-7fc1-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1827: Issued
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "The book of spirits, and tales of the dead" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1827. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3c91030-bd2c-013c-a81a-0242ac110006

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "The book of spirits, and tales of the dead" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3c91030-bd2c-013c-a81a-0242ac110006

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1827). The book of spirits, and tales of the dead Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a3c91030-bd2c-013c-a81a-0242ac110006

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The book of spirits, and tales of the dead