The buds of beauty; or, Parnassian sprig
Subtitle: Being a collection of original poems, upon various subjects
By: By Augustus Chatterton, Esq. ; [Four lines from Horace]
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 20269; Early American imprints -- no. 20270
Publisher: Printed for the author, by Francis Childs.
Published: 1787
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 106
Notes: Dedicated to Benjamin Franklin.

Frontispiece illustration ("Liberty introducing the arts to America") signed: Lamont delin. Godwin sculpt. N. York 1786.

Evans' entry for an edition or issue "Printed for Thomas Dobson ..." (Evans 20270) is probably based on an advertisement for copies of the present edition.

Evans 20269

Evans 20270

Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 65