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London: The Nonesuch Press, 1927. Of an edition of 1800 copies, this is No. 170. Octavo, quarter black cloth & marbled boards, [6], 163, [1] pp. Color frontispiece. Good; extremities are shelf worn.
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Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine, with Other Records of His Early Career in England and America, viz.: Life & Adventures, The Scarecrow, Remarks of the Pamphlets, Talleyrand: A Spy, Farewell to America, A Court-Martial, A Retrospect.
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Life and adventures of Peter Porcupine with other records of his early career in England & America viz: life & adventures; the scarecrow; remark of the ..; pamphlets; Talleyrand: a spy; farewell to America; a court-martial; a retrospect
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London: Nonesuch Press, 1927. 1st. . Hardcover. Very Good. no. 843 (handwritten) of 1800.163 pp. + colophon. Half-title; end papers uncut. Black spine; marble/bargello boards; cover clean and in good condition w/ one small tear at head of spine and minor signs of wear. Spine reads in gilt: "Peter Porcupine * Cobbett". No writing, highlighting, or marks in text. Deckle-edged on two sides. Volume is in amazing condition for its age.
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LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF PETER PORCUPINE. With Other Records of His Early Career In England and America. Reprint of the 1827 Edition.
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Kennikat Press, NY & London: 1970., 1970 163 p. + Frontis. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, soiled. Cobbett (1763-1835) was one of the most fascinating characters of the early Republic. Reprint of the scarce 1827 Edition. PA 18 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.
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Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine with Other Records of His Early Career in England & America Viz: Life & Adventures; Talleyrand: A Spy; The Scarecrow; Farewell to America; Remarks of the Pamphlets; A Court-Martial; A Retrospect
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The Nonesuch Press, London, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's signature, pencil. Copy number 636 of 1800. Brown cloth spine with gilt lettering, marbeled paper over boards, color frontispiece "after the cartoon by Gillray, is coloured through stencil," Introduction by G.D.H. Cole, 163 pages, Notes. Spine ends bumped, rubbed along edges of boards and at corners. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 lb 14 oz. Category: History; Books; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001642. .
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The Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine: With a Full and Fair Account of all his Authoring Transactions
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The Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine: With a full and fair account of all his authoring transactions - being a sure and infallible guide for all ... wish to make a fortune by writing pamphlets
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The Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine: With a Full and Fair Account of All His Authoring Transactions; Being a Sure and Infallible Guide for All ... by Writing Pamphlets (Classic Reprint)
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The Life And Adventures Of Peter Porcupine: With A Full And Fair Account Of All His Authoring Transactions (1797)
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The Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine: With a Full and Fair Account of All His Authoring Transactions; Being a Sure and Infallible Guide for All Enterprising Young Men Who Wish to Make a Fortune
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THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF PETER PORCUPINE, WITH A FULL AND FAIR ACCOUNT OF ALL HIS AUTHORING TRANSACTIONS; BEING A SURE AND INFALLIBLE GUIDE FOR ALL ENTERPRISING YOUNG MEN WHO WISH TO MAKE A FORTUNE BY WRITING PAMPHLETS. BY PETER PORCUPINE, HIMSELF. SECOND EDITION
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Philadelphia: Printed For, and Sold By, William Cobbett..., 1796. viii, [9]-56 pp. Disbound, loosened, with unsightly and persistent ink spotting along a narrow but long band of blank margins. Light institutional rubberstamp at foot of first page of text. Good. A rare printing of this pamphlet. NAIP records only the copy at NN; AAS also owns it. Evans 30213. NAIP w031139 [1]. Gaines 19c.
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The Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine, with a Full and Fair Account of All his Authoring Transactions; being a sure and infallible guide for all enterprising young men who wish to make a fortune by writing Pamphlets
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Philadelphia, Pa: William Cobbett, 1796. Good +. Second Edition. viii, [1], 10-56 p.; 20 cm. Signatures: pi4 B-G4 (8vo). Disbound. Evans, 30213. William Cobbett complains about everyone, including Benjamin Franklin and various Philadelphia printers and booksellers, and defends himself against accusations that he was in the pay of the British while living in Philadelphia. In Good+ Condition: disbound; title page soiled; lightly stained and foxed throughout; separated between p. 26 and p. 27. Very scarce.
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THE BLOODY BUOY, THROWN OUT AS WARNING TO THE POLITICAL PILOTS OF ALL NATIONS. OR A FAITHFUL RELATION OF A MULTITUDE OF ACTS OF HORRID BARBARITY, SUCH AS THE EYE NEVER WITNESSED...UNTIL THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.... [bound with:] THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF PETER PORCUPINE, WITH A FULL AND FAIR ACCOUNT OF ALL HIS AUTHORING TRANSACTIONS.... [bound with:] A BONE TO GNAW FOR THE DEMOCRATS [PARTS I & II]
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London, 1797. Three works bound in one. [2],xvi,259,[1]; ix,58; [2],96,xcv,[2],97-175pp. plus 3pp. of advertisements at rear. Preface misbound in last title. 12mo. Contemporary gilt calf, spine gilt, leather label. Front hinge weak. Edgeworn. Otherwise just about very good. A contemporary volume of London editions of three famous Cobbett works. The first, THE BLOODY BUOY, styled on the titlepage as the third edition, is described by Pearl as "a lurid account of atrocities alleged to have been committed by the revolutionaries in France..." - Pearl. The second title, in a first London edition, is Porcupine's autobiography, and a chief source for details of his childhood and early career. The last work, A BONE TO GNAW, is in a later London edition (after the first American of 1795), published by John Wright, who added A ROD FOR THE BACKS OF THE CRITICS, "by Humphrey Hedgehog," which is described by Pearl as "a labored attack on the British reformers and the hostile reviewers of Cobbett's OBSERVATIONS.…
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