Shelfmark
Ep.2.03(01)
Additional shelfmark
[Another copy]: Ep.4.04(03)
Author
Title
The shade of Alexander Pope on the banks of the Thames. A satirical poem. With notes. Occasioned chiefly, but not wholly, by the residence of Henry Grattan, ex-representative in Parliament for the City of Dublin, at Twickenham, in November, 1798. By the author of The pursuits of literature.
Edition
The third edition.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : printed for T. Becket, Pall Mall., 1799.
Physical description
[4], 82, [2] p. ; 8vo.
Note
With a half-title and a final advertisement leaf.
Note
The author of The pursuits of literature = Thomas James Mathias.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T93917
Provenance
[Ep.2.03(01)]: Armorial bookplate of Eton College Library and library stamp.
Provenance
[Ep.4.04(03)]: Armorial bookplate of John Phillips, esq. of Edstone (d. 1836).
Provenance
[Ep.4.04(03)]: Booklabel of John Sparrow (1906-1992).
Provenance
[Ep.4.04(03)]: Armorial bookplate of Eton College Library.
Binding
[Ep.2.03(01)]: Disbound.
Binding
[Ep.4.04(03)]: 19th century mid brown hal calf; black marbled paper covered boards; gold tooled double fillet on spine; red morocco spine label; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
[Ep.2.03(01)]: List of titles given on flyleaf, suggesting this was the first title of four bound together. The other titles were: Epistle of Kien Long to George the third; Some particulars of the life of George Colman (ESTC, T49331); Candid and impartial strictures on the performers belonging to Drury-Lane, Covent-Garden, and the Haymarket Theatres (ESTC, T19870).
Copy-specific note
[Ep.4.04(03)]: 3rd of 4 items bound in volume.
Subject
Subject
Genre/Form
Poems.
Genre/Form
Satires.
Added entry--name
Becket, Thomas, fl. 1760 - 1815 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Phillips, John, ? - d. 1836 former owner.
Added entry--name
Sparrow, John, 1906 - 1992 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London
Identifier
B37445