The Post-Man Robb'd of his Mail: Or, The Packet broke open. Being A Collection of Miscellaneous Letters, Serious and Comical, Amorous and Gallant. Amongst Which are, The Lover's Sighs: Or, The Amours of the Beautiful Stremunia and Alphonso.

(GILDON, Charles).

Published by London: Printed for A. Bettesworth. 1719.

About this Item

12mo., recently rebound with a leatherette spine, cloth, xvi, 340, (4)pp. Lacking half title and blank? some repairs to the edges of a couple of leaves o/w a nice copy. Charles Gildon [1665-1724]. "Gained but little reputation as an author and still less as an actor, but Pope has embalmed him in the Dunciad." Gildon "ran through his inheritance at 21 and resorted to the life of a hack writer.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Post-Man Robb'd of his Mail: Or, The Packet broke open. Being A Collection of Miscellaneous Letters, Serious and Comical, Amorous and Gallant. Amongst Which are, The Lover's Sighs: Or, The Amours of the Beautiful Stremunia and Alphonso.
• Publisher: London: Printed for A. Bettesworth. 1719.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature 18th to 20th century