Faction Displayd, Used (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Two volumes bound together in the original tooled calf with a replaced spine of polished leather and a new spine label. Binding is now tight and strong although the calf is rubbed. The text shows some browning.

Condition: Good. Octavo 19th century disbound. 16pp. This issue with the the second line of imprint starting under the N of "and" in the first line of imprint. There is also an issue with the line starting under the R of "Printed" Initially attributed to Matthew Prior who denied he was the author it is also sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe [1661 -1731] but it is in any case another of Hills' pirated editions from a first edition of 1704. It was Shippen's first publication and attracted much attention and was published in a pirated edition within days of the first edition of 1704. This second printing, also a counterfeit is squeezed into 16 pages instead of the 20 of the original in that th type font from the top of page 13 to the end on page 16 is noticeably smaller as is the line spacing. Referenced by: ESTC, T35132 and Foxon, S436 1 volume.

Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo. 21cm, first edition, [4],20p., author's preface, bound in modern grey paper over boards, leaves toned, paper label, title faded, very good to fine condition (lt). ~ A long satirical poem against the Whig Party by Tory and Jacobite, William Shippen (1673 1743) railing against the Liberal Government's policy of moderation. Although both tracts were published anonymously, Alexander Pope established Shippen as author. William Shippen served as a Tory Member of Parliament from 1707 to 1743.

4to, pp. [iv], 20; in recent boards. A good copy. First edition. A sequel to Shippen's Faction Display'd, but perhaps only an imitation, as there is no direct evidence of Shippen's authorship, aside from the ascription on the title-page and a copy at Durham bears a contemporary attribution to Bertram Stote, an MP for Northumberland, who was in fact Shippen's brother-in-law. But Frank Ellis in the Poems on Affairs of State (vol 7, 1975, p. 22) says that the attribution to Shippen 'still seems more likely'. In any case this new poem also proved popular, and was several times reprinted; there was a continuation as well, published the following year. Foxon S437.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). A very scarce early eighteenth century pirate edition of William Shippen's satirical poem. First published in 1704, this scarce pirate edition condenses the poem to sixteen pages rather than twenty, with the text of the final three pages considerably condensed.Published during the reign of Queen Anne, this satirical poem was a contribution to the propaganda war being waged between the Tories and Whigs in the early eighteenth century. Shippen was an English Jacobite and Tory Politician, sitting as an MP from 1707 to 1743. This work resulted in Whig counter-attacks.ESTC Citation No. T35131. In this edition, the phrase "near the Water-side" in the imprint begins under the "i" of "Printed".Rebound in paper wraps, with title handwritten in ink to first wrap. Initially the incorrect author's name is supplied, but it is crossed out and corrected in a later hand.The authorship was at one point attributed to Daniel Defoe. Rebound in paper wraps. Handwritten title to front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, with significant spotting to title page. Very Good. book.

4to, pp. [iv], 20; bound in full polished calf, gilt, spine and inner dentelles gilt, red morocco label, by Riviere. A fine large copy, with outer edges untrimmed, but with some pale waterstains. First edition. William Shippen 1675-1745) received his degree from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1694, and was called to the bar in 1699. In the early years of the reign of Anne he became much involved in the increasingly contentious world of politics, and sought to establish himself as a Tory polemicist. This poem, depicting the junto lords as conspirators in the manner of Catiline, was his first publication, and it appears to have attracted a good deal of attention, as a reply from the Whigs appeared almost immediately. The piece was at first widely attributed to Matthew Prior, who explicitly denied having anything to do with it, but Shippen's authorship is confirmed by Giles Jacob, and by Alexander Pope, in a note in his copy of A New Collection of Poems relating to State Affairs (1705), now in the British Library. Pope later came to know Shippen well, when he was a leader of the Jacobite party in House of Commons. An early owner has identified a passage on p. 15, characterising 'Bibliopolo' the bookseller, as referring to Jacob Tonson. Foxon S427.

Disbound. Condition: Good. None (illustrator). An uncommon satirical poem on the politics under the reign of Queen Anne by William Shippen. First published in 1704, this uncommon pirate edition condenses the poem to sixteen pages rather than twenty, with the text of the final three pages considerably condensed.Published during the reign of Queen Anne, this satirical poem was a contribution to the propaganda war being waged between the Tories and Whigs in the early eighteenth century. Shippen was an English Jacobite and Tory Politician, sitting as an MP from 1707 to 1743. This work resulted in Whig counter-attacks.This copy is the issue with the second line of the imprint beginning under the 'r' in 'printed' of the first line. Disbound. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with a few scattered spots. Small tidemark to the tail of the textblock. Front endpaper is working loose to the tail. Good. book.

No Binding. Condition: Fair. London, Printed in the Year 1704; 4to, pp [iv], 20, 160x210mm; disbound from some volume and with the first two leaves nearly separated from the remainder which is, however, complete although also loose in parts; somewhat browned and with dust and other soiling and some old marks of water staining; there are generous foredge, binding and foot margins but the top has been cut rather close in the last three leaves (pp 15 to 20). Shippen was a Tory MP and a Jacobite, acting as a link between the Scottish and English adherents. The poem is an anti-Whig polemic specifically targeting the powerful Whig bookseller Jacob Tonson. This is an interesting copy in that there are some 18 very early, perhaps contemporary, annotations in the margins identifying the various people and places mentioned pseudonymously in the poem.