London: Printed in the year, 1654, 1654. First edition. ESTC R208498; NCBEL I, 1305; Wing C-4672. Plate mounted and possibly trimmed; frontis portrait repaired in the lower left corner with manuscript facsimile; very good copy.. Small octavo, 19th century calf rebacked, red morocco spine label, blind rules and decorations, gilt lettering, a.e.g. Frontis portrait and one plate. John Cleveland's account of the famous peasant insurrection led by Walter Tyler (d. 1381) against Richard II in protest over his tax on commoners to pay for the war with France. Tyler and his rebels entered London and terrorized supporters of the monarchy, but Tyler was killed after meeting with Richard II, and his followers were allowed to go home. G.A. Henty, among others, have fictionalized Tyler's Insurrection; Cleveland may be making subtle comparisons between Tyler and Cromwell. The text is preceded by a six-stanza poem to John Lydgate, the 15th century English poet and monk; in this copy another version poem, from Cleveland's Majestas Intemerata (1647) has also been inserted. Bookplate of Robert Marquess of Crewe on the front paste-down; bookplate of Robert S. Pirie on the front free endpaper.

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Bookseller: The Brick Row Book Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 26956
Title: The Idol of the Clownes, or Insurrection of Wat the Tyler . .
Author: CLEVELAND, JOHN
Format/Binding: ESTC R208498; NCBEL I, 1305; Wing C-4672
Book Condition: Used - Plate mounted and possibly trimmed; frontis portrait repaired in the lower left corner with manuscript facsimile; very good copy
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: London: Printed in the year, 1654
Date Published: 1654

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Spine Label: The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...