Polypus polypus (7 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

8th edition. Good copy only in the original paper-covered boards, front board detached, lacks spine. Panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; xv, 81 pages ; (8º). Subjects; Political satire, English. 1 Kg.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. A popular satirical poem by Eaton Stannard Barrett, focusing on the Whig governments of 1800 to 1807, illustrated with a Rowlandson frontispiece. The seventeenth edition, published in the same year as the first.Illustrated with a Rowlandson frontispiece.Half-title is present.Collated, lacking the front endpaper, otherwise, the work is complete.A satire by the Irish poet Eaton Stannard Barrett, written under the pen-name Polypus.In this political satire, Barrett pokes fun of the 1800 to 1807 Whig administration, at the time unofficially led by Charles James Fox and Viscount Howick.Barrett is best known today for 'The Heroine', a gothic comic novel admired by Jane Austen.Bookplate of Egerton Parker to the front pastedown. Parker was a teacher and house master at Hereford Cathedral School for over twenty years. Generally known as Ege Parker, he was passionate about the study of history. In a full marbled calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Small crack to the tail of the front joint and head of the rear joint. Minor bumping to the extremities. Very small chip to the spine label. Front hinge is starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Lacking the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with only a few occasional light marks. Very Good. Rowlandson (illustrator). book.…