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Scrapeana, Fugitive Miscellany; or A Medley of Choice Bon Mots, Repartees, &c. To Which is Added, A Large Collection of Yorkshire Anecdotes
by [Croft, John, editor]
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
London (Paternoster Row): Printed by W Blanchard for R Baldwin, 1792. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. viii, 352pp. In a later, three quarter red leather binding over marbled card. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Vignette to title page. 12mo. A little rubbed on corners and spine ends, small nick in leather near base of spine. Some spotting internally affecting first and last few pages only. Croft was a wine merchant in York and Oporto, a one time sheriff of York, and eccentric antiquarian and collector. He acquired the nickname Scrapeana after this title. Scrapeana contains an anecdote about Elizabeth Sterne, wife of Laurence Sterne. Stephen Croft of Stillington (1713-1798) was Sterne's friend, and John Croft's brother. In 1795, he sent a collection of anecdotes about Sterne to Caleb Whiteford which were later published by William Hewins, constituting "an inimical character sketch" Scarce title.
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- Title
- Scrapeana, Fugitive Miscellany; or A Medley of Choice Bon Mots, Repartees, &c. To Which is Added, A Large Collection of Yorkshire Anecdotes
- Author
- [Croft, John, editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Printed by W Blanchard for R Baldwin
- Place of Publication
- London (Paternoster Row)
- Date Published
- 1792
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Laurence Sterne, Elizabeth Stone, Yorkshire, Scrapeana, Oporto, Portugal
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- Spine
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- 12mo
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Title Page
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