Pindar peter pseud wolcot john (6 Ergebnisse)

3 volumes, 8vo, pp. [2] 444, [8]; 487, [7]; 423 [7]; engraved title pages, frontispiece portrait of Peter Pindar, Esq. in vol. 1; later half calf over pebbled cloth, gilt-ruled spines in six compartments, red morocco labels. A very good set with minor rubbing to the exterior, owner's signature on free front endpapers, and occasional age toning to the leaves. Includes 36 works by the satirist, under the pseudonym of Peter Pindar, including Bozzy and Piozzi, a Town Ecologue, and A Congratulatory Epistle to James Boswell. Two subsequent volumes were published in 1796 and 1801. NCBEL II, col. 695.…

4 volumes, 8vo, pp. [2], 444, [8]; 487, [7]; 423 [7]; [2], 500, [8]; engraved title pages in each, frontispiece portrait of Peter Pindar, Esq. in volume 1; contemporary full speckled calf, gilt-decorated spines laid out in 6 compartments, morocco labels and numbering pieces in 2; joints cracked, but holding, front free endpaper excised from volume I, all volumes lightly rubbed; a good, sound set, or better. Includes 41 works by the satirist, written under the pseudonym of Peter Pindar, including Bozzy and Piozzi, a Town Ecologue, and A Congratulatory Epistle to James Boswell. Wolcot (1738-1819) trained as a doctor, took Holy Orders, dropped his ecclesial career, returned to medicine, and then went on to become one of the most effective satirists of the late 18th century. A subsequent volume was published in 1801. NCBEL II, col. 695.…

Tenth edition, slim 4to, pp. [4], 22, [1] (publisher's ad); recent calf-backed marbled boards, maroon gilt-lettered spine label; new endpapers. Includes half title, and the list of Pindar's works at the back. ESTC T80823.

Fifteen works in one volume, first work first edition, others later editions, 4to. Four works with frontispieces, contemporary signatures to fly leaf and title page of the first work, light foxing and some ink spots to early leaves. Modern black half calf over near contemporary marbled boards, spine label retained from the earlier binding.…

First collected edition, 4 volumes, 8vo, pp. 444, [8]; 496, [6]; 432, [6]; [2], 500, [8]; uncut; engraved frontispiece in volume I, engraved title pages in each volume; original blue paper-covered boards, cream paper shelfbacks, orange paper labels on spines; corners rubbed, volume IV with a stain on upper board, occasional light foxing, last few gatherings of volume II creased; very good. The first three volumes were issued together in 1794, and the fourth followed in 1796. A subsequent volume was published in 1801. Includes 41 works by the satirist, including Bozzy and Piozzi, a Town Ecologue, and A Congratulatory Epistle to James Boswell. Wolcot (1738-1819) trained as a doctor, took Holy Orders, dropped his ecclesiastical career, returned to medicine, and then went on to become one of the most effective satirists of the late 18th century. NCBEL II, col. 695.…

3 vols., strip torn from head of title-page of vol. ii without loss of text but removing a signature (the signature present on both other titles), minor dust-staining, pp. [i], 252; [i], 253-490, [1, Direction to the Binder]; [i], 252, 8vo, contemporary tree calf, rebacked, extremities worn, sound. This, the first American edition, is a scarce book, ESTC recording just 3 copies, 2 in the American Antiquarian Society and 1 in the Huntington. 'It would be a mistake to regard Wolcot's satires as signs of any fully-developed political philosophy. His friend Cyrus Redding observed that he"'could scarcely be called a politician. He did not trouble his head about foreign affairs" (Redding, Past Celebrities, 1.237). His dislike of social injustice drew him to democratic systems of government, but what fuelled his satire was personal animus against fools or rogues in high office. "Kings were his shuttlecocks", he told Redding (ibid., 1.264). When asked by a lady if he had been a good subject to George III, he is said to have replied "I do not know anything about that, Madam, but I do know the King has been a devilish good subject for me"' (Redding, Recollections, 1.258)' (ODNB). He is perhaps best remembered for his satires on Boswell, and the Royal Academicians. (ESTC W34129). …