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First edition, 12mo, pp. xi, [2], 134-148; bound with, almost certainly as issued: Physiognomy, a Poem, by Joseph Bartlett, Portsmouth: printed by William Treadwell, 1810, pp. 19, [1]; together in full contemporary sheep, scuffed and rubbed, joints cracked, spine flaky, cords holding. The book is dedicated "To all my enemies . I now most humbly supplicate, that you would take this little volume into your malignant keeping, I pray you to oppose it, do all you can to destroy it . don t fear my anger or my vengeance, be inattentive to my mortification, and be regardless of my distress: I know your goodness, your friendship, and attachment, and rest assured that your most vigorous opposition and your most virulent slander will be duly appreciated and receive the proper acknowledgment." American Imprints 19474; Sabin 3760. Seller Inventory # 55962
Title: Aphorisms on man, manners, principles & ...
Publisher: printed at the Oracle Office, Portsmouth, [N.H.]
Publication Date: 1810
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
First edition, 12mo, pp. xi, [2], 134-148; bound without, Physiognomy, a Poem, by Joseph Bartlett, Portsmouth: printed by William Treadwell, 1810, pp. 19, [1]; contemporary calf-backed marbled boards; last gathering extended; good and sound. It has been asumed by some, including me, that Physiognomy a Poem was issued with Aphorisms. The contemporary binding on this copy, with no evidence of any removal, belies that assumption. The book is dedicated "To all my enemies . I now most humbly supplicate, that you would take this little volume into your malignant keeping, I pray you to oppose it, do all you can to destroy it . don't fear my anger or my vengeance, be inattentive to my mortification, and be regardless of my distress: I know your goodness, your friendship, and attachment, and rest assured that your most vigorous opposition and your most virulent slander will be duly appreciated and receive the proper acknowledgment." American Imprints 19474; Sabin 3760. Seller Inventory # 55963