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Holograph annotations in a copy of Godwin's Political Justice, Vol. I

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

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Series I. Writings

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Annotations

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Holograph annotations and markings in a copy of Godwin's Political Justice (1793)

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Title
Holograph annotations in a copy of Godwin's Political Justice, Vol. I
Names
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (Annotator)
Godwin, William, 1756-1836 (Author)
Moore, Margaret King, 1772-1835 (Annotator)
Collection

Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

Series I. Writings

Annotations

Holograph annotations and markings in a copy of Godwin's Political Justice (1793)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1820-03-22 - 1820-04-04 (Inferred)
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (PBS 0255)
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (S'ANA 1068)
Genres
annotations
Books
Notes
Content: With Shelley's annotations on pages 12, 55, 161-162, 185, 265, 272, 370 and the rear pastedown of volume I; annotations in the hand of Margaret King Moore, Lady Mount Cashell are in volumes I and II (S'ANA 1068). With numerous underlinings and various nonverbal marks throughout both volumes.
Citation/reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 716: volume VIII, page 897
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 volume (of 2 volumes)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17040453
MSS Unit ID: 19614
Archives EAD ID: 1746923
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7ae04620-fbf4-0132-abaf-00254bd66e0c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1792: Creator Born
  • 1820: Created (Approximate)
  • 1822: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph annotations in a copy of Godwin's Political Justice" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1820 - 1820. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c42f448f-f84b-d884-e040-e00a180661ca

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph annotations in a copy of Godwin's Political Justice" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c42f448f-f84b-d884-e040-e00a180661ca

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1820 - 1820). Holograph annotations in a copy of Godwin's Political Justice Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c42f448f-f84b-d884-e040-e00a180661ca

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Holograph annotations in a copy of Godwin's Political Justice