Rejected addresses : or, The new Theatrum poetarum
1855, Twenty-Fourth Edition. London : John Murray. Good copy in the original half red leather over marble boards, now slightly scuffed and dust-toned. Spine with raised bands and a gilt-blocked black leather label. Corners, joints and endbands somewhat rubbed. Front hinge cracked, with free endpaper lacking; binding remains nonetheless very secure. Faint, scattered foxing to the text block, which remains tight and strong. A well-preserved copy overall. Item #463138
Physical description; xix, 106 pages ; 16 cm. Notes; A collection of parodies of contemporary poets, first published in 1812. The authors, brothers James and Horace Smith, satirized the leading Romantic poets of the day including Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, and Scott. Subjects; Smith, James 1775-1839. Smith, Horace 1779-1849. English poetry 19th century Parodies. Parodies, English 19th century. Romanticism Humor. English wit and humor 19th century. Forster, John 1812-1876 former owner.
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