George Crabbe. Tales ... London, 1812.

Crabbe, George.  Tales.  London: Printed for J. Hatchard ... 1812.

Octavo, K3 a cancel, with the half-title but lacking the terminal advertisement leaf.  A very attractive copy in contemporary half blue roan over dark blue boards.

First edition, usually referred to as Tales in Verse, the book which brought Crabbe together with Sir Walter Scott.   This contains much of the later narratives in verse, such as The Gentleman Farmer, Arabella, The Wager, The Learned Boy and many more.