JOHN WOLCOT 1794 1st Antree from permanent inscription and markings to the text.

Description: This is the *first and only* 1794 edition of PATHETIC ODES by by Peter Pindar An original printing of odes by the satirist John Wolcot, writing in rhyming verse as Peter Pindar… Quarto, around eight eight inches by 11 tall, is bound as shown. First and only edition published by John Walker, 44 Paternoster Row, London, in 1794. Provenance: Day, from name inked to upper right of title [as photo]. Free from permanent inscription and markings within the text. Although interior condition is overall good, because this original letterpress book is 230 years old, it does display minor signs of use and age — such as the usual discolouration to old paper; one or two pages starting to loosen — consistent with a printed object of this vintage. All (unpaginated) preliminary pages + 52 pp main text are complete and otherwise correct. Pathetic Odes comprises: — The Duke of Richmond's Dog Thunder and The Widow's Pigs A Tale: Two Poor Soldiers of Tilbury Port Ode To Certain Foreign Soldiers Ode To Eastern Tyrants The Frogs and Jupiter — A Fable The Diamond Pin And Candle — A Fable The Sun and the Peacock — A Fable Complete with the preliminary note on Bolting [as photo, above], sometimes misbound elsewhere, as per ESTC T134384 ¶ John Wolcot (c 1738 –1819); English satirist, who wrote under the nom de plume Peter Pindar. ¶ Your item, anywhere within the UK, is sent to you FREE. Feel free to contact seller with any questions, or if you'd like to examine it in person at a mutually convenient time. Bid with confidence to secure.

Price: 19 GBP

Location: Richmond

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