Shelfmark
MS 51
Author
Title
Tom's Coffee House, a parody, by Tom Dibdin. Respectfully inscribed to the patrons of punch and poetry. manuscript.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London?], 1836.
Physical description
1 volume (9 leaves) : paper ; 23 x 18 cm.
Note
Parody of Thomas Gray's 'Elegy written in a country churchyard', apparently unpublished.
Note
Manuscript on paper written on one side of the leaf only, in ink with a few additions in pencil.
Note
Quire of ten leaves, the 9th leaf excised. Text is continuous.
Note
Annotation at top right corner of title page 'No. 2. Original M.S. T. Dibdin'. This and the manuscript (written in a more careful and clear hand) may be in author's hand.
Note
Previously folded vertically.
Provenance
Purchased in 2020.
Binding
Sewn without wrappers.
Copy-specific note
Bookseller's particulars in item file.
Subject
Gray, Thomas, 1716 - 1771 Elegy written in a country churchyard.
Subject
Gray, Thomas, 1716 - 1771 Parodies, imitations, etc.
Subject
Genre/Form
Parodies.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B49844