Author: YOUNG (Edward):
Title: The Complaint; or Night Thoughts: Early editions of the first seven parts.
Description: 1) The Complaint: Or Night=Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality. Night the First. Humbly Inscribed To the Right Honourable Arthur Onslow, Esq; Speaker of the House of Commons. The Fifth Edition. London: Printed for R. Dodsley at Tully's Head in Pall Mall. 1744. 4to, 263 x 190 mms., pp. 30 2) Night the Second. On Time, Death, Friendship. Humbly Inscribed o the Right Honourable The Early of Wilmington. London: Printed for R. Dodsley, at Tully's Heard in Pall-mall, and M. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-noster-Row. 1744. FIRST EDITION. 4to, 263 x 190 mms., pp. 40. 3) Night the Third. Narcissa. Humbling Inscrib'd to her Grace The Dutchess of P……. London: Printed for R. Dodsley at Tully's Head in Pall-Mall, and sold by Mr. Cooper at the Globe in Pater-noster-Row… 1744. 4to, 263 x 190 mms., pp. 6, 9 – 32, 31 – 32. ESTC N51302 locates copies only in Harvard and University of California, Riverside. 4) The Complaint: Or, Night=Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality. Night the Fourth. London: Printed for R. Dodsley at Tully's Head in Pall-Mall, and sold by Mr. Cooper at the Globe in Pater-noster-Row…, 1744. 4to, 263 x 190 mms., pp. 47 [48 blank]. 5) The Complaint: Or, Night=Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality. Night the Fifth. London: Printed for R. Dodsley at Tully's Head in Pall-Mall, and sold by Mr. Cooper at the Globe in Pater-noster-Row…, 1744. 4to, 263 x 190 mms., pp. [7] 8 – 60, engraved frontispiece4to, 263 x 190 mms., pp. 47 [48 blank]. 6) Night the Sixth. The Infidel Reclaim'd. In Two Parts. Containing, The Nature, Proof, and Importance of Immortality. Part the First. Where, among other things, Glory and Riches, are particularly consider'd. Humbly Inscrib'd to the Right Honourable Pelham, First Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, and Chancellor of the Exchequer. London: Printed for R. Dodsley, at Tully's Head in Pall-mall. 1744. 4to, 263 x 190 mms., pp. v [vi blank], 42 [43 – 44 adverts], including half-title. 7) The Complaint: Or, Night=Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality. London: Printed for G. Hawkins, at Milton's Head, between the Two Temple-Gates. [Night the Seventh. Being the Second Part of the Infidel Reclaimed. Containing The Nature, Proof, and Importance of Immortality.] Fleet-street, near Temple-Bar. And Sold by M. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-noster Row. 1744. 4to, 263 x 190 mms., pp. [iv], vii [viii Contents], 72. Foxon, Y50. The ornaments are ones used by Samuel Richardson. Recently bound in half calf, marbled boards, raised bands between gilt rules on spine, red morocco label; text a bit soiled, particularly at edges.

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