A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF JOHN BROWN by Eddy, Donald D - 1971

New York, The Bibliography Society of America, 1971. Hardcover. Binding slightly skewed; gift inscription on front endpaper; otherwise very good condition (no dust jacket). . 210p.

Non-Subscriber. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. New York, 1971. Brown cloth covered boards with red title block on spine and gold spine titles; minimal wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall; no jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author on free front endpaper; Interior clean and unmarked; 210 pages.

New York: Bibliographical Society of America, 1971. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good in boards. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

New York: Bibliographical Society of America, 1971. Hardcover. As New with no dust jacket. Bibliography of John Brown, an 18th century author of poetry, essays, political theory. 210 pages.; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2

New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 1971. Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Signed and dedicated by author to the late David Foxon on FEP. Leading corners, edges and spine ends are bumped and worn. Lower leading corners are nicked. Page block is lightly marked. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. Binding is sound. HCW. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Used.

New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 1971. cloth. Brown, John. 8vo. cloth. xxxi, 210 pages. First edition. According to its Introduction, this bibliography describes all the first editions, including those published posthumously, of works written by John Brown (1715 - 1766). This is a man who can be studied in many ways. One can look at Brown as an 18th-century English author whose writings outsold comparable ones by Samuel Johnson; as a poet whose poems have been highly praised by critics ranging from William Warburton to R. D. Havens; and as an early "pre-Romantic" whose prose and poetry were instrumental in interesting the English in the Lake District. In politics, Brown can be viewed as a liberal Whig whose views on religion, female education, slavery, civil liberty and other topics make him a more representative figure of the times than many members of Johnson's circle, and as the author of some successful pieces of political rhetoric which were praised by many knowledgeable people,… Read More