Author: SAMMELBAND. 18TH CENTURY QUARTO POETRY
Title: [PRATT (Samuel Jackson]; The Shadows of Shakespeare: A Monody occasioned by the Death of Mr. Garrick. Being A Prize Poem, written for The Vase at Bath-Easton. The Third Edition. By Courtney Melmoth. Bathe: Printed and Sold by R. Cruttwell: Sold also by Messrs. Bull, Taylor, Sheldon, Tennent, and Shrimpton, Bookeseers, in Bath; and by E. and C. Dilly, in the Poultry, London [c. 1782]. Pp. [3] – 24. No copy of third edition traced. GOLDSMITH (Oliver): The Deserted Village, A Poem. The Eighth Edition. London: Printed for W. Griffin, at Garrick's Head…, 1775. Pp. vii [viii blank], 13 [14 blank]. JENNER (Charles): Town Eclogues. Second Edition. London: Printed for T. Cadell in the Strand. 1773. Pp. [iv, 40; Contemporary or near-contemporary autograph "Joseph Rye" on top margin of first leaf of text. [WHITEHEAD (William)]: Variety. A Tale, for Married People. The Fifth Edition. London: Printed for J. Dodsley…, 1777. Pp, [3] 4 – 24. DODD (William): Thoughts on the Glorious Epiphany of the Lord Jesus Christ. A Poetical Essay, Written At Southampton in the Year MDCCLVII . Sacred to Friendship. Thr Third Edition, Corrected. London: Printed for G. Kearsly, No. 40, near Serjeants Lan[sic]. Fleet-Street, 1777. Pp. viii [ix – x Advertisement to the Third Edition], 54. [TICKELL (Richard)]: The Project. A Poem. Dedicated to Dean Tucker. The Second Edition. London: Printed for T. Becket, Adelphi, in the Strand. 1778. Pp. [iv], 12. JERNINGHAM [Edward], Mr. The Ancient English Wake. A Poem. London: Printed by William Richardson in the Stand; For James Robson in New Bond Street. 1779. Pp. [5] 6 – 21 [22 blank]; contemporary correction in ink on page 19. [SHERIDAN (Richard Brinsley)]: Verses To the Memory of Garrick. Spoken as a Monody, at The Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. The Second Edition. London: Published by T. Evans in the Strand: J. Wilkie, St. Paul's Church-Yard; E. and C. Dilly, in the Poultry; A. Portal, opposite the New Church; and J. Almon, Piccadilly. 1779 Pp. [6] 7 – 15 [16 blank]. With fine engraved frontispiece frontispiece frontispiece de Loutherbourg, on the verso of the leaf facing title-page. Eight items in quarto volume, texts all measuring 240 x 120 mms., listed in order of inclusion, bound in early 19th century half calf, marbled boards (worn and rubbed); lacks label and base of spine defective, occasional foxing of texts, with the bookplate of "Mr. Neighbour" on the front pasted-down end-paper.
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