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<dl><dd>Engraved t. p. precedes printed t.p. with title: The minstrel, by James Beattie; embellished with engravings from the designs of Richard Westall R. A., London: Printed for John Sharpe, Piccadilly, 1816, and a vignette illustrating book I, stanza 576, engraved by Chas. Heath</dd>
<dd>Heath has also engraved the plates 1 and 2, James Mitan 3 and 4, and John Pye plate 5. The plates are further dated April 27</dd>
<dd>Book I first published in 1770, book II in 1774. In 1777 the two were brought out together with a selection of earlier works here called "Miscellaneous poems". -- Cf. Critical observations, p.14, first sequence</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Westall, Richard, 1765-1836</div>
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<dl><dd>Beattie, James, 1735-1803</dd>
<dd>Westall, Richard, 1765-1836</dd>
<dd>Heath, Charles, 1785-1848</dd>
<dd>Mitan, James, 1776-1822</dd>
<dd>Pye, John, 1782-1874</dd></dl></div>
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