The Babler. Containing a Careful Selection from those Entertaining and Interesting Essays. Which have Given the Public so Much Satisfaction under that Title during A Course of Four Years in Owen's Weekly Chronicle. 2 vols.

[KELLY, HUGH]:

Published by First Edition, Printed for J. Newbery and others, 1767., 1767

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[xiv]+286, x+275pp. 12mo contemp. calf, spines gilt, joints cracked, corners rubbed, spines chipped, lacking spine labels, Hugh Kelly [1739-1777], Playwright and Author, first came to London as a staymaker. He edited "Court Magazine" and "Ladies' Museum". His comedy "False Delicacy" was a success at the Drury Lane Theatre. This work reprints selections originally published serially in Owen's Weekly Chronicle: or Universal Journal, and Owen's Weekly Chronicle; and Westminster Journal from 1763 to 1766.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Babler. Containing a Careful Selection from those Entertaining and Interesting Essays. Which have Given the Public so Much Satisfaction under that Title during A Course of Four Years in Owen's Weekly Chronicle. 2 vols.
• Publisher: First Edition, Printed for J. Newbery and others, 1767.
• Publication Date: 1767
• Binding: Soft cover