The 1800 two volume set of Lyrical Ballads adopted the same foolscap octavo size from the original 1798 edition.
Wordsworth communicated frequently with the publishers of Lyrical Ballads, Biggs and Cottle, issuing precise instructions about print layout. In one letter, Wordsworth writes "I do not exactly like the title-page, tho' I do not know how to alter it to have a better effect. I must however particularly request that my name be printed in smaller character" (Wordsworth 132).
The autograph of William Wordsworth has been pasted in.
Inscription reads: These poems to be found scattered over the 7 vol. edition of 146 as follows- Lines Left Upon a Seat. Vol. V.p.7. “The Female Vagrant” forms part of “Guilt and Sorrow” Vol. 1.p.97. “Goody Blake,” vol ii.p.135. Lines, ? . vol.v.p.7. Simon Lee, vol. v.p.7. Anecdote for Fathers, vol.1.p.22. “We are Seven.” Vol.1.p.19. Lines in Early Spring. Vol.v.p.72. The Thorn. Vol. ii – p.124. The Last of the Flock, vol.1.p.169. “The Mad Mother” starts as “Her Eyes are Wild” – vol.1.p.250. “The Idiot Boy” – vol.1.p.203. “Lines Written near Richmond” – divided into two may be found vol v.p.10.11. “Expostulation.” Vol.v.p.3. “The Tables Turned” – vol. v.p.5. “Old Man etc. under the name of “Animal Tranquility and Decay” – col.v.p.298. “Complaint etc” – vol.1.p.165. “Lines etc.” vol.II.p.161.
This inscription likely refers to the 7 volume Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, published by George Bell and Sons, 1892
In this 1798 edition of Lyrical Ballads, Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner was positioned first in the table of contents. In the second edition of 1800, Coleridge's poem was moved to a later position in the volume.