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The Oxford Sausage; or Select Poetical Pieces, written by the most Celebrated Wits of the University of Oxford.
London: Printed by W. Hughes, 1814. A new edition, 4to (290 x 190 mm), 224pp., LARGE PAPER COPY, woodcut frontispiece (reattached with gutter margin lightly stained), numerous woodcuts and tailpieces by Thomas Bewick, occasional spotting, orig. boards, old reback, joints cracked and some wear, uncut.
Forest BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 36860
GBP 91.38 [Appr.: EURO 106.75 US$ 122.92 | JP¥ 17954]
Keywords: ENGLISH LITERATURE OXFORD LARGE PAPER COPY
The Oxford Sausage. Or Select Poetical Pieces... A new edition
Oxford, Robinson / Newbery, Jackson, Lister, M.DCC.LXXVII., (1777), pt. in-8vo, engraved portrait in frontispiece (Dorothy Spreadbury) + 224 p., with engravings in text, red morocco binding (XIXth c.), five small fleurons on spine in gold, title piece, somewhat damaged, signed 'bound by Root & Son'. Nice copy.
¶ In the mid 1700s students and faculty of Oxford enjoyed the wares of two caterers. Mrs Dorothy Spreadbury's spiced sausage was so famous that students named a collection of verse for her product. In that book, The Oxford Sausage, we find the other cook, Ben Tyrrell, maker of mutton pies. Here is Ben's advertisement and lines about him and his wares, as well as an opinion about which cook was best. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.
¶ In the mid 1700s students and faculty of Oxford enjoyed the wares of two caterers. Mrs Dorothy Spreadbury's spiced sausage was so famous that students named a collection of verse for her product. In that book, The Oxford Sausage, we find the other cook, Ben Tyrrell, maker of mutton pies. Here is Ben's advertisement and lines about him and his wares, as well as an opinion about which cook was best. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.
Harteveld Rare Books Ltd.Professional sellerBook number: 91943
CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 106.25 US$ 122.33 | £UK 91 | JP¥ 17866]
Keywords: poetry poésie english literature littérature-anglaise
The Oxford sausage: or, select poetical pieces, written by the most celebrated wits of the University of Oxford
Dublin, S. Watson, 1766. Used - Good. Good hardback in full leather . 1st Irish edition (first published in England in 1764). In full brown calf leather; raised bands on spine with gilt rules & decoration. Binding tight; lacks title label on spine; small patch of surface loss to leather on back board Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_73303_jpg.jpg.
Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional sellerBook number: BOOKS196335I
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