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Ask a question or Order this book Browse our books Search our books Book dealer info | [KENNEDY, JOHN P.] Quodlibet: containing some annals thereof, with an authentic account of the origin and growth of the borough, and the sayings and doings of the sundry townspeople. Edited by Solomon Secondthoughts, schoolmaster. Philadelphia, Lea & Blanchard, 1840. First edition, 12mo, xxiv & 350 [i.e. 250] pp., original brown cloth, vignetted and gilt-lettered spine; foxed, slight spotting to lower board, else near fine and scarce thus. “A humorous political satire [which targeted Democrats and] delighted many, especially the Whigs, of which the author was one” (DAB). Kennedy, a native of Baltimore, wrote this while a U.S. representative. Wright I, 1567; BAL 11050. Offered for US$ 531.25 by: Rulon-Miller Books ABAA/ILAB - Book number: 7200 | |||