Written when the author was 18, partly in answer to Wollaston's Religion of nature, and addressed to Mr. J(ames) R(alph) He printed, he says, only a hundred copies, of which he gave a few to his friends; and afterwards, disliking the piece, he burnt the rest except one copy.--J. Crossley in Notes and queries, ser. 1, v.5, p. 6 (Jan. 3, 1852)l9
"2 copies real vellum marked A-B. Not for sale. 10 copies on Texas Mountain Paper signed and numbered I-X. 200 copies on Canson-Mongolfier soleil velin M. R. V. paper [numbered] 1-200"--p. [4]., Copies 1 and 2 housed in single box., and Copy 2: No. 135. Autograph of Pound on t.p.; inscription by Pound on free front endpaper. Bookseller's ticket: Gotham Book Mart, Inc. ... N.Y.
"2 copies real vellum marked A-B. Not for sale. 10 copies on Texas Mountain Paper signed and numbered I-X. 200 copies on Canson-Mongolfier soleil velin M. R. V. paper [numbered] 1-200"--p. [4]., Copies 1 and 2 housed in single box., and Copy 2: No. 135. Autograph of Pound on t.p.; inscription by Pound on free front endpaper. Bookseller's ticket: Gotham Book Mart, Inc. ... N.Y.
Copy presented to Yale college by Dr. Watts and Dr. Guyse, through Benjamin Colman; with manuscript note on fly-leaf and manuscript corrections on the title page and in the text by Jonathan Edwards.
Description:
The error on the title page is due to the confusion of Hampshire county in Massachusetts with New Hampshire province.
Publisher:
Printed for John Oswald, at the Rose and crown, in the Poultry, near Stocks-market