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POEMS by C. Churchill. Containing The Rosciad, The Apology, Night, The Prophesy of Famine, An An Epistle to William Hogarth, The Ghost In Four Books, The Author, The Conference, The Duellist in Three Books, Gotham in Two Books, The Candidate.
by Churchill, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good condition
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for the Author, by Dryden Leach; and sold by W. Flexney, G. Kearsly, T. Henderson, J. Coote, J. Gardner, and J. Almon, 1763. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto (4to). Multiple works bound in one volume. The first part, [iv], 369 pages of text. Contains The Rosciad, The Apology, Night, The Prophesy of Famine, An An Epistle to William Hogarth, The Ghost In Four Books. Except for the first work, each work was issued with a half-title. The second part contains individually paginated works, each containing a half-title and a title page. They are: The Author [iv], 19 pages; The Conference (Second edition, 1764) [iv], 19 pages; The Duellist in Three Books (Second edition, 1764) [iv], 48 pages; Gotham Book I (1764) [iv], 24 pages; Gotham Book II (1764) [iv], 32 pages; The Candidate (1764) [iv], 38 pages. Original full leather binding with minor shelfwear, and front hinge cracking and weakened, remaining intact; protected in custom-fitted archival mylar. Previous owner's name neatly on a front endpaper, and initials neatly on the main title page. Except for a few smudges, the texts are clean and unmarked. First editions, except where stated..
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- Bookseller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017762
- Title
- POEMS by C. Churchill. Containing The Rosciad, The Apology, Night, The Prophesy of Famine, An An Epistle to William Hogarth, The Ghost In Four Books, The Author, The Conference, The Duellist in Three Books, Gotham in Two Books, The Candidate.
- Author
- Churchill, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for the Author, by Dryden Leach; and sold by W. Flexney, G. Kearsly, T. Henderson, J. Coote, J. Gardner, and J. Almon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1763
- Size
- Quarto (4to)
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2003
Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Primarily mail-order and shows; open bookstore only by appointment or invitation; select inventory of 30,000+ books, ephemera, autographs, maps and manuscript material. Most dustjackets protected in archival mylar. Many books without dustjackets protected in custom archival mylar. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), The Manuscript Society, and the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) (formerly the Midwest Bookhunters or MWBH). Proprietor: Kurt Gippert.
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