Bramston, James (1694?-1743)] [but not here named]
Title
THE ART OF POLITICKS, IN IMITATION OF HORACE'S ART OF POETRY
PlacePub
London
Publisher
Lawton Gilliver, at Homer's Head, 1st edition.
Date
1729
Illustrations
Frontis of chimera: fish-bodied, winged, bosomed horse with man's head.
Description
Small quarto in recent grey card covers, frontis + title + 45pp. Upper margin of titlepage repaired where part of name cut away, frontis and last leaf mounted, 3 leaves cut short at fore-edge without loss of text. *The first of two political satires published anonymously by Bramston, a Sussex clergyman, which "hold an honourable place in 18th-century verse, [and] abound with contemporary references, and frequently happy lines" (DNB article James Bramston - see too D.F. Foxon, English Verse 1701-1750, B386).
Booknumber
V66492
Price
Price: GBP 120.00 or USD 148.00
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