REJECTED ADDRESSES: or The New Theatrum Poetarum.

[Smith, Horace & James].

Published by London: Printed for John Miller. 1812. (Printed by W. Pople).

About this Item

First edition, 12mo. (184x1116mm), half title, pp: [i-v],vi-xiii,[xiv-xvi],[1]-126,[iv], with 2pp adverts. (versos blank) on final leaves, owner inscribed in ink H. Hope to head of titlepage with the 'H. Hope' booklabel pasted to front pastedown and above that of Simon Nowell-Smith and beneath Judith Adams Nowell-Smith, and opposite on the front free endpaper the decorative Ex-Libris bookplate of John Gilmour (1906-1986), British Botanist, curator of the Cambridge University Herbarium. He was also Editor of the New Naturalist. In original blue sugar paper boards with title label to spine, worn, rubbed & split to spine,however a crisp copy, sound, tight & very good. This popular book of parodies went through seven editions in three months & still stands as the most widely read book of parodies ever published in the country. The final advert. for Ovid's Metamorphoses with the Latin text by Thomas Orger 'This day is published.' is dated to 1811 by the British Library. Seller Inventory # 1676

Bibliographic Details

Title: REJECTED ADDRESSES: or The New Theatrum ...

Publisher: London: Printed for John Miller. 1812. (Printed by W. Pople).

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition