A comment upon the history of Tom Thumb
by [WAGSTAFFE, William]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Morphew, 1711. 24pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter. The first edition of physician and satirist William Wagstaffe's (1683/4-1725) parody of Joseph Addison's much maligned critical paper for the Spectator on the attraction of old ballads such as 'Chevy Chase'. ESTC T60085.. First edition. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ21616
- Title
- A comment upon the history of Tom Thumb
- Author
- [WAGSTAFFE, William]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Morphew
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1711
- Keywords
- Humour, Satire
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
About Antiquates Ltd
Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.