Gifford's Baviad and Mæviad
Subtitle: Pasquin v. Faulder : Epistle to Peter Pindar : to which is prefixed the author's memoir of his own life. Byron's English bards and Scotch reviewers.
Contributors: Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824.; Corbould, H. 1787-1844.; Romney, John, 1786-1863.; Dove, John Fowler (printer)
Series: Dove's English classics
Publisher: J. F. Dove; Printed by J. F. Dove, St. John's Square.)
Published: 1827
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Faulder, Robert, -- 1747 or 8-1815.; Pasquin, Anthony, -- 1761-1818.; Horace -- Parodies, imitations, etc.; Persius -- Parodies, imitations, etc.; Pindar, Peter, -- 1738-1819.; Della Cruscans (English writers).; Booksellers and bookselling -- Great Britain -- 18th century.
Genres: Parodies, imitations, etc.
Other titles: Baviad.; Mæviad.; Baviad and Mæviad & c. & c.; English bards and Scotch reviewers; Byron's English bards and Scotch reviewers; Pasquin v. Faulder.; Epistle to Peter Pindar.
Notes: Publisher's device printed on t.p.

Added copper-engraved illustrated t.p. and preliminary plate with signatures: "H. Corbould" and "J. Romney".  Preliminary plate is with caption.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1]-6 at end.

"The Baviad" and "The Mæviad" are neo-classical imitations of Persius and Horace in the manner of Alexander Pope which savagely attack (both on poetic and political grounds) the then voguish Della Cruscan school of writers.  Cf. DNB.

"An Epistle to Peter Pindar" is a denunciatory biography of satirist John Wolcot ('Peter Pindar').  Cf. DNB.

"Price 4s."--Spine.

MASS copy: In original beige paper-covered boards printed in black.  Upper cover printed in black with replicated version of t.p. that includes series title: "Dove's English Classics: with Engravings by Heath, Finden, and others: From Designs by Corbould.".  Lower cover printed with a list of titles in "Dove's English Classics.".  With printed paper title label on spine.  With later orange polka-dot patterned covering printed in black and gold.  With ownership label: "Arthur Melville Clark of Herriotshall and Oxton".  Lacking upper free endpaper.
Table of contents: title: Gifford's Memoir of his own life; title: The Baviad : a paraphrastic imitation of the first satire of Persius; title: The Mæviad; title: Proceedings on the trial of Robert Faulder, bookseller (one of forty against whom actions were brought for selling the Baviad,) for publishing a libel on John Williams, alias Anthony Pasquin, Esq.; title: Epistle to Peter Pindar; title: Byron's English bards and Scotch reviewers : a satire.