SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). Rosalind and Helen, a Modern Eclogue; with Other Poems, London, 1819, large 8vo, FINELY BOUND in late 19th-century full red crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION.

SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822).  Rosalind and Helen, a Modern Eclogue; with Other Poems. London: "Printed for C. and J. Ollier," 1819. Large 8vo (225 x 140mm). Half title, 4-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end (a few very light stains). FINELY BOUND in late 19th-century full red crushed morocco by Maclehose, Glasgow, spine gilt with 5 raised bands, dentelles, top edges gilt, others uncut. Provenance: The Property of a Lady, by descent from her great grandfather; some very faint marginal pencil highlighting. FIRST EDITION of this collection which, in addition to 'Rosalind and Helen', includes 'Lines written on the Euganean Hills', 'Hymn to Intellectual Beauty' and the first appearance in book form of one of the poet's most celebrated works, the sonnet 'Ozymandias' ("Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"). Ashley Library V, p.68; Granniss Shelley 49; Lowndes IV, 2375; Tinker 1897; Wise A Shelley Library p.50.