The Baviad, and Maeviad
By: by William Gifford, Esq.
Contributors: Pasquin, Anthony, 1761-1818.; Faulder, Robert, 1747 or 8-1815.; Gifford, William, 1756-1826.
Edition: The eighth edition.
Series: Blake -- no. 1096
Publisher: Printed for S. Tipper, ... by W. Bulmer and Co. ...
Published: 1810
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: Persius -- Parodies, imitations, etc.; Pindar, Peter, -- 1738-1819.; Pasquin, Anthony, -- 1761-1818.; Faulder, Robert, -- 1747 or 8-1815.; Della Cruscans (English writers)
Other titles: Epistle to Peter Pindar.
Notes: "Proceedings on the trial of Robert Faulder, bookseller, ... for publishing a libel on John Williams, alias Anthony Pasquin, Esq. (See introduction to the Baviad)": p. [129]-179.

"Epistle to Peter Pindar": p. [181]-191.

"The Baviad: a paraphrastic imitation of the First satire of Persius" is a satire on the Della Cruscans; The Mæviad is directed partly against the Della Cruscans and partly against the contemporary drama.

With half-title.

The final page is blank.

Gift to Victoria University Library. Bentley, G.E., Jr. 2005/10/01.

Victoria University Library copy has signature of "William Nicol" on the second fly-leaf.

Victoria University Library copy has on p. [180] a ms. transcription of the epitaph and other lines written by Gifford for Ann Davies, Gifford's housekeeper.  The inscriptions were found by Leigh Hunt "In the burying ground to South Audley Street Chapel" and published by him in a periodical. A note in another hand in explanation of the transcription is on the page opposite.

Victoria University Library copy bound with: Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron.  English bards, and Scotch reviewers.  London : Printed for James Cawthorn ..., 1809.