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Nuptial Dialogues and Debates: Or, An Useful Prospect of the Felicities and Discomforts of a Marry'd Life, Incident to all Degrees, from the Throne to the Cottage. Containing Many great Examples of Love, Piety, Prudence, Justice, and all the excellent Vertues. Also the fantastical Humours of all Fops. Digested into serious, merry, and satyrical Poems. In Two Volumes. By the Author of the London Spy [Edward Ward]. London, Printed for T. Norris, A Bettesworth, and F. Fayrham. 1723. Early Edition (not first), 292 p, 296 p., complete set in two volumes - restored spine & original boards. 8 plates between both volumes (including frontis), 6.25 x 4", 12mos. In fair condition. Original boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners; leather covered boards exhibit some desiccation. Modern spines rubbed at heads, tails, and hinges. Title & volume labels intact; gilt lettering soiled, but legible. All edges of text-blocks painted red. Paste-downs and end-pages are new. Frontispiece in Vol. I is a fold-out: creases are toned & beginning to tear, but plate remains intac. Toning throughout text-blocks, with some instances of age-staining and finger-soiling. Some off-setting to leaves adjacent to plates. Pages 3-22 (one signature) in Vol. II detached from binding. Restored binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Ned Ward (1667 1731), also known as Edward Ward, was a satirical writer and publican in the late 17th and early 18th century in London. His most famous work, The London Spy, appeared in 18 monthly instalments from November 1698. It was described by its author as a "complete survey" of the London scene and published in book form in 1703. Ward was involved in political controversy from as early as 1698. A High-Church Tory, he launched several attacks on low-church moderation and conformity, the first being Ecclesia et factio (Church and faction, 1698). Ward's best-known political publication, Hudibras Redivivus, issued in 24 monthly parts between 1705 and 1707, drew on topical political materials. Taken into custody both in February and June 1706, Ward was charged with seditious libel for accusing the Queen Anne of failing to support the Tories in Parliament, and was condemned to stand in the pillory. Early edition (not first), with all plates. Gift quality. RAREB1723GOPX 09/24 - HK2118. Seller Inventory # RAREB1723GOPX
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