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New York, NY: Ezra Sargeant, 1807. half leather over marbled paper-covered boards. Printing. small 8vo. half leather over marbled paper-covered boards. 146 pages. First edition. Front hinge cracked, wear to the spine. Exlibrary copy with markings. Provides a unique dedication to Paper Manufactures. Interesting printing, and an early example of Oxford Type.

New York: Ezra Sargeant, 1807. Ex-Library. NVG. Rebound. First Edition. Book is missing free endpapers, ex lib..

London: Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, poutlry; and J. Archer; R. Dugdale; M.N. Mahon; M. Keene; C. Legrange; and L. Tuggis; Dublin, 1808. London, England: Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, poutlry; and J. Archer; R. Dugdale; M.N. Mahon; M. Keene; C. Legrange; and L. Tuggis; Dublin, 1808. A New [ie: Second] Edition. 18 cm. xxii, 228pp. Illustrated with a fold-out frontispiece and four additional engravings. Disbound the frontis is trimmed at bottom losing the place and engraver.

London: Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, Poulthy. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1808. Third Edition. Three quarter leather. Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 199+39 pages .

London: : Vernor, Hood and Sharpe Etc, 1807. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. VG, 1st ed, 1807. In blue three quarter crushed morocco over marbled boards, gilt tooling, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn. Spine, raised bands, attractive gilt tooling, titles in gilt, edges lightly bumped and worn. Internally, marbled matching endpapers, (xvii), [1], 222 pp, printed by W Wilson, ffep and ep are watermarked Linen 1876, title page verso has a contemporary dedication, t.e.g., occasional spotting. (186*112 mm). This whimsical treatise contains the first and earliest reference to the custom of bundling in America. References are also made to the same practice in Holland and Wales. According to the author, marriage frequently ensues! Dubois, writer, who urged by publishers, Thomas Hood (1759?-1811) and his partner Sharpe, produced a satirical pamphlet entitled My pocket-book, or, Hints for a 'ryghte merrie and conceitede tour', in quarto, to be called,… Read More

London, England: Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, poutlry; and J. Archer; R. Dugdale; M.N. Mahon; M. Keene; C. Legrange; and L. Tuggis; Dublin, 1808. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 12mo, 6.9 in. x 4..3 in., pp. xxii, 228. Illustrated with fold-out frontis and four additional engravings. Half calf, ruled in gilt, over marbled boards. Gilt title with band lines on black panels, and four raised bands, to rebacked spine. Marbled edges. Very light rubbing to extremities. Previous owner's bookplate ("Alexander Speirs, Elderslie" ) to front pastedown. "A new edition. In which will be found, amongst other pleasant and satirical novelties, an introduction; a description of the plates; illustrative anecdotes from my "Tour through Holland" in 1806; an appendix, containing three MSS. found in St. Patrick's Abbey; and An Essay in defence of bad spelling." (from the title page) This copy is the seocnd edition. When the travels of Sir John Carr were attracting attention, Dubois undertook, for the publishers… Read More

London: Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe et al, 1807 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The very scarce first edition of Edward Dubois's satirical spoof of John Carr's travelogue 'The Stranger in Ireland'. The very scarce first edition of this work.The work of English wit and man of letters Edward Dubois.Dubois wrote this in response to the popularity seen by Sir John Carr's travel work 'The Stranger in Ireland'.Carr was angered by this satire, and its publishers were prosecuted. The case came before Lord Ellenborough and a special jury, and the judge summed up in favour of the publishers.1808 saw the publication of 'Old Nick's Pocket-Book', written in ridicule of Dubois, by a friend of Carr.With the inscription of Tho. Charles to the title page head.A highly entertaining and very scarce first edition. In a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Blind tooling and gilt detailing to back strip. Significant rubbing to joints. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally,… Read More