Lot 136
[Joseph Richardson, George Ellis, Richard Tickell, et al:] Criticisms of the Rolliad. Part the First. [BOUND WITH:] Criticisms of the Rolliad. Part the Second. [BOUND WITH:] Probationary Odes for the Laureatship; with a Preliminary Discourse by Sir John Hawkins, Knt. [BOUND WITH:] Political Miscellanies. By the Authors of The Rolliad and Probationary Odes. London: Printed for J[ames] Ridgway, 1791, 1790. Four works in one volume, 8vo (22 cm) in early/period tree calf; 164 p.; iv, 136 p.; xliv, 131, [1] p.; [iii]-viii, 156 p. Ninth and fourth editions of the first and second parts of the Rolliad; ninth edition of the Odes; first edition of the Miscellanies. As the bindings spine label states, this is the Rolliad Compleat. The Rolliad was a popular, bitterly satirical attack on William Pitt and his followers, disguised in the surprisingly post-modernist form of a series of mock reviews of a non-existent epic poem entitled The Rolliad. Written by various Whig members of the "Esto Perpetua Club" (Richard Tickell, Richard Fitzpatrick, Joseph Richardson, George Ellis, French Laurence and others) and first issued piecemeal in the Morning Herald in 1784, it is a landmark in the history of political satire, vivacious and witty, bizarre and scabrous. The authors followed up on its success with the Probationary Odes, a collection of satires and parodies purporting to be the competitive essays of Thomas Wartons rivals for the post of poet laureate. Front paste-down with the engraved armorial bookplate of Sir John Eden, Bt. (1740-1812). Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
- Condition: Very Good - Excellent Condition with no missing or torn pages. Binding with some wear to the edges and spine ends, sunning and creasing to the spine; contents with occasional light browning to the leaves, a few small spots, but generally very clean and fresh, firmly bound.
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