Hogarth's peregrination
1952, First Mitchell Edition. Oxford : Clarendon Press. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked blue cloth boards. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: from the library of Sir Lawrence Gowing. Item #462358
Physical description; xxxi, 51, [3] pages : illustrations, facsimiles, map, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes; Edited with an introduction by Charles Mitchell (1912-1995). Includes a version in Hudibrastic verse by William Gostling (1696-1777). "Bibliographical note": page [53]. First published in 1782 under title: An account of what seemed most remarkable in the five days' peregrination of the five following persons, viz. Messieurs Tothall, Scott, Hogarth, Thornhill, and Forrest. Subjects; Forrest, Ebenezer. Hogarth, William 1697-1764 Travel England Kent. Gostling, William 1696-1777. Kent (England) Description and travel 18th century. Artists Travel. English wit and humor 18th century.
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