THE ABBEY OF KILKHAMPTON; OR, MONUMENTAL RECORDS FOR THE YEAR 1980 [sic]...COMPILED WITH A VIEW TO ASCERTAIN, WITH PRECISION, THE MANNERS WHICH PREVAILED IN GREAT BRITAIN DURING THE LAST FIFTY YEARS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
by [Croft, Herbert]
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- Hardcover
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for G. Kearsly, 1780. [4],78pp. Quarto. Modern paper covered boards, printed paper label. Closed tear in gutter of titlepage repaired on verso. Titlepage a bit foxed, else quite clean internally. Occasional contemporary manuscript notes identifying the subjects. Very good. In a half morocco and cloth folding case, spine gilt. "The Third Edition, with considerable additions." This popular satirical work went through eight editions in 1780. The work has a futuristic conceit, as if a generation in 1980 was looking back at British society of the second half of the eighteenth century (the note To the Reader refers to the year 1783 as if it were already long past). Among the subjects of the satire are notables of English politics, literature, and society. This copy has several instances of manuscript notes in a contemporary hand identifying the otherwise anonymous subjects of the satire. ESTC locates only eight copies of this edition. ESTC N16064
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- William Reese Company
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- Title
- THE ABBEY OF KILKHAMPTON; OR, MONUMENTAL RECORDS FOR THE YEAR 1980 [sic]...COMPILED WITH A VIEW TO ASCERTAIN, WITH PRECISION, THE MANNERS WHICH PREVAILED IN GREAT BRITAIN DURING THE LAST FIFTY YEARS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- Author
- [Croft, Herbert]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for G. Kearsly
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1780
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William Reese Company
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About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Gilt
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- Quarto
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- Gutter
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