The Fables of Flora. The Fifth Edition
by LANGHORNE (John):
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for T. Bekcet..., 1773. 4to, 207 x 153 mms., pp. [9], 10 - 65 [66 blank, 67 - 68 adverts, including half-title, engraved vignette on title-page, original boards, spine of marbled paper (slightly defective with pieces missing) The first edition was published in 1771 and received somewhat sniffily by The Monthly Review, which concluded its assessment, "On the whole, we may pronounce, of these Fables, that, with all their poetical merit, they contain more ornament than substance, more description than design, more fancy than moral." It fared little better in The Critical Review: "Dr. Langhorne certainly over rates the merits of his Fables.... The plan of these Fables is trifling; and it is ill conducted.... If smooth and lulling versification can atone for the want of manly sense, these Fables will bring their author a temporary reputation."
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- Bookseller
- John Price Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8794
- Title
- The Fables of Flora. The Fifth Edition
- Author
- LANGHORNE (John):
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed for T. Bekcet..., 1773
- Keywords
- fables poetry literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- fables;
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- Spine
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- Marbled Paper
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- First Edition
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