Ashley MS B2777

Letters etc. to T. J. Wise from various correspondents, chiefly concerned with points in the bibliography of Lord Byron, written in connection with the appearance of Wise's Bibliography of The Writings in Verse and Prose of George Gordon Noel, Baron Byron, 1932 [1933]. [Ashley Library Catalogue, xi, p. 51.] As follows:―

1. Two letters from R. A. Hellewell, concerning English Bards, and Scotch Reviewers, 1811; [March?] and 31 March 1933. ff. 65-68.

2. Letter from A. W. Pollard, thanking on behalf of himself and the Bibliographical Society for two copies of vol. II of the Bibliography; 5 July 1933. ff. 69, 69b.

3. Four letters from W. Douglas Seymour, concerning the works printed for Byron by S. and J. Ridge at Newark-on-Trent; 19, 29 March, 5 April, 6 Nov. 1933. ff. 70-75. See also B351, B4722. Five letters and two notes from Wise in reply to Seymour, 20 March-3 June 1933, are in Add. MS. 59791. ff. 70-75.

4. Fragment of a typewritten letter from [ ], offering to provide Wise for use in his bibliography with a facsimile of the title page of his copy of Byron's Some Observations upon an article in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. xxiv, August, 1819, 1820, and Lines to a Beautiful Quaker, [1810?] (a forgery); n.d. f. 76.

5. Copy in the hand of John Grey Murray of the last three stanzas (12-14) of the letter in verse from Lord Byron to John Murray, 8 Jan. 1818, printed in Byron's Letters and Journals, ed. L. A. Marchand, vol. vi, 1976, pp. 3-6; n.d. f. 77.

6. Note in the hand of T. J. Wise, written on a scrap of brown paper, concerning the history of Harry Buxton Forman's copy of Byron, Fugitive Pieces, 1806; n.d. f. 78.

7. Notes by Maurice Buxton Forman for use in the Bibliography. As follows:―

a. Note concerning the setting to music by Haydn Corri of the first two stanzas of Shelley's 'Song, Written for an Indian Air' with attribution to Byron, mentioned on p. 40 of the Bibliography; 13 Feb. 1933. The note is accompanied by pp. 67-68 of Elkin Matthews Ltd.'s catalogue for [ ] 1933, where this item is offered for sale (f. 79). ff. 79-80.

b. List of corrections to be made to the proofs of the pages bearing the Contents of the Bibliography; [1932?]. f. 81.

c. List of the entries at Stationers Hall of works by Byron from Lament of Tasso (4 Sept. 1817) to Sardanapalus, a Tragedy ― The Two Foscari, a Tragedy (29 Dec. 1821); [1933?]. f. 82.

includes:

• ff. 65-68 R. A. Hellewell: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from R. A. Hellewell: 1933.
• ff. 69, 69b Alfred William Pollard, of the British Museum; bibliographer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Alfred William Pollard: 1933.
• ff. 70-75 William Douglas Seymour: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from William Douglas Seymour: 1933: Mostly signed.
• f. 76 Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter from — to Thomas James Wise: n.d.: Typewritten. Fragm.
• f. 77 John Arnaud Robin Grey Murray, Director of J Murray, publishers, 1968: George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron; poet: Verse letter, 'Epistle to Mr Murray', 1818, by Lord Byron. Last three stanzas in the hand of J. A. R. G. Murray: n.d.
• f. 78 George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron; poet: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Harry Buxton Forman, CB; author: Note by Thomas James Wise on Forman's copy of Byron's 'Fugitive Pieces' (1806): n.d.
• f. 79 Elkin Mathews Ltd; booksellers: Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet: Haydn Corri: Catalogue advertisement of Elkin Mathews Ltd. (booksellers) for copy of setting by Haydn Corri of Shelley's 'Song, Written for an Indian Air' [circa 1822]: [1933].
• f. 80 Maurice Buxton Forman, bibliographer: Haydn Corri: Notes by Maurice Buxton Forman rel. to Haydn Corri: 1933.
• f. 81 Maurice Buxton Forman, bibliographer: List of corrections to be made to the Contents page of T. J. Wise, A Bibliography . . . of George Gordon Noel, Baron Byron (1932, [1933]) by Maurice Buxton Forman: [1932?].
• f. 82 Maurice Buxton Forman, bibliographer: George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron; poet: List of entries at Stationers' Hall of works by Byron, 1817-1821 by Maurice Buxton Forman: [1933?].