The English humourists of the eighteenth century / by William Makepeace Thackeray ; with bibliographical introduction by Hannaford Bennett
London : John Long, 1906. 1st Edition in this form. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked, pebble-grained navy cloth. Gilt illus. to spine, with publisher's device tooled in gilt to the front panel. Minor, scattered marginal foxing. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 182 pages; Description: 182 p. ; 15 cm. Subjects: Humorists, English - 18th century - Biography. Series: John Long's Carlton classics. English literature - 18th century - History and criticism. Contents: Swift -- Congreve and Addison -- Steele -- Prior, Gay, and Pope -- Hogarth, Smollett, and Fielding -- Sterne and Goldsmith. Item #188760
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