The Peacock "At Home:" A Sequel to the Butterfly's Ball. Written by a Lady. And Illustrated with Elegant Engravings

      London: Printed for J. Harris, successor to E. Newbery..., 1807. 1808. . FIRST EDITION, second issue. Small 18mo (123 x 105 mms., pp. 16, 6 engraved plates (including frontispiece) with light colouring of plates, original printed wrappers, with date of 1808 in the lower margin of the wrapper, three Harris imprints advertized on rear wrapper; some browning and spotting in text, wrappers a little soiled, and spine slightly defective, but a good copy, preserved in a fold-over case of leather spine and marbled boards. Catherine Turner (1753 - c. 1816) married Michael Dorset on 2 June 1779; he died in 1805. Catherine was the sister of Charlotte Smith (1749 - 1806). This poem was first published with four illustrations by William Mulready; this second issue adds two new engravings. The Butterfly's Ball was written by William Roscoe. Moon, M.: J. Harris's Books, 215(3-4); Owen, C. T. Handlist, 353. Cf. Gumuchian, 2246.