Wit and humour, selected from the English poets; with an illustrative essay and critical comments

Hunt, Leigh, editor

Published by Smith, Elder and Co., 65, Cornhill, London, 1846

About this Item

First edition, 12mo, pp. x, [2], 357, [3], 32 (extensive Smith, Elder catalogue dated July 1846); original pink cloth (now faded to a creamy tan), gilt decorations on both covers and spine, a.e.g.; some light soiling but overall a very good, sound copy. Includes selections from Chaucer, Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont & Fletcher, Suckling, Marvel, Dryden, Pope, Swift, Goldsmith, among others, and concluding with a conversation on Johnson by Boswell and Madam Piozzi.

Seller Inventory # 66790

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wit and humour, selected from the English poets; with an illustrative essay and critical comments
• Publisher: Smith, Elder and Co., 65, Cornhill, London
• Publication Date: 1846
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • English Literature
  • Poetry