Advice to Julia. A letter in rhyme

[Luttrell, Henry]

Published by John Murray, Albemarle Street, [printed by Thomas Daviscon, Whitefriars], London, 1820

About this Item

First edition, small 8vo, pp. [4], 236; original drab paper-covered boards, printed paper label on spine; joints starting, spine with cracks and label worn, a touch of foxing, free endpaper abraded at the top margin from attempt at obliterating an ownership stamp; a good copy. Contemporary bookseller's ticket: "Sold by / C. Chapple, / at His Circulating Library / Pall Mall" on pastedown. "Influenced by Horace, the poem was a 'society epic,' offering vignettes of London life. Tom Moore, who was to some extent its literary sponsor, described the volume as 'full of well-bred facetiousness and sparkle'" (DNB).

Seller Inventory # 66850

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Advice to Julia. A letter in rhyme
• Publisher: John Murray, Albemarle Street, [printed by Thomas Daviscon, Whitefriars], London
• Publication Date: 1820
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • English Literature
  • Poetry