Rejected addresses; or, The new Theatrum poetarum
1852, Twenty-third Edition. London : John Murray. Very good copy in contemporary half calf over tan marbled boards. Panel edges slightly worn. Spine gilt-tooled, somewhat rubbed, with raised bands and leather labels. Marbled edges. Preliminary and final leaves lightly foxed, with the interior remaining strong, clean and surprisingly sharp-cornered. A well-preserved example overall. Provenance; Bookplate of Thomas, Baron Brassey. Item #476040
Physical description; xxxiv, 193, (1) pages : frontispiece (portraits), illustrations ; 17 cm. Notes; Parodies of contemporary poets. A collection of poems submitted by various authors as an opening address on the occasion of the reopening of Drury Lane Theatre; compiled and edited by James Smith and Horace Smith. Subjects; English poetry – Parodies. Parodies – 19th century. English wit and humor – 19th century. Drury Lane Theatre.
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