THE UPPER GALLERY. A POEM … Inscribed to the Rev. Dr. Swift, D.S.P.D.

[LAWSON, John.]

Published by Dublin printed. London reprinted and sold by J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane, 1733

About this Item

4to, pp. 16; a little browned throughout; last page rather soiled; in new cloth-backed boards. First London edition: printed earlier the same year in Dublin, and addressed to Swift. John Lawson (1708/9-59) was a clergyman and lecturer on oratory at Trinity College: this is a satire specifically on the Dublin theatre audience. This reprint an altogether grander production than the Dublin original was done by the Bowyers, and their records show that 750 copies were printed, but very few survive today. Foxon L75 lists five copies (BL, Bodleian, Yale, Folger and Texas); ESTC adds two more, at Clark and Cornell. See Arnott & Robinson 1722 (the Dublin edition only); and Bowyer Ledgers 1910.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE UPPER GALLERY. A POEM … Inscribed to the Rev. Dr. Swift, D.S.P.D.
• Publisher: Dublin printed. London reprinted and sold by J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane
• Publication Date: 1733
• Binding: Hardcover
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  • Poetry