Radical Squibs and Loyal Ripostes by Rickword, Edgell, ed - [1971]: Satirical Pamphlets of the Regency Period, 1819-1821

Hardback. Very Good.

Adams and Dart, 1971. Hardcover. Good.

Somerset, UK: Adams and Dart. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1971. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 319pp . Nice copy. .

Adams & Dart, 1971. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:0239000463

Adams & Dart, 1971. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0239000463

Bath: Adams & Dart. Very Good/Very Good. 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0239000463 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Illustrated. 320 pages clean and tight. During the years 1819-1822 a 'pamphlet war' was waged between the radical William Hone and the Establishment, and it stands out as a lively and entertaining episode in the generally dreary arena of political controversy. Hone was a satirist of exceptional skill and, with the aid of the superb caricatures of George Cruikshank, his pamphlets became the source of immense amusement to the public-and of great embarrassment to the government of his day. Hone's brief career began with his light-hearted parodies of the Catechism and the Creeds, in which he denounced the widespread use of bribes and other corrupt practices among Members of Parliament. These so provoked the Government that he was charged with blasphemous libel; however, he… Read More

Bath, Somerset: Adams & Dart, 1971. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Period Engravings. 8vo, maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine, profusely illustrated with contemporary B&W reproductions of Regency caricatures and related illustrations--many by George Cruikshank--in conjunction with radical pamphlets by William Hone, Mylar-protected pictorial and colorful dust jacket (price-clipped) depicting full color caricature of the social ladder in Great Britain, viii + 319 pages. John Edgell Rickword, MC (1898 - 1982) was an English poet, critic, journalist, and literary editor. He became one of the leading communist intellectuals active in the 1930s. He was actively associated with the Mandrake Press, and radical British writers and thinkers such as Roy Fuller, Charles Hobday, and Jack Lindsay--with whom he co-edited The Handbook of Freedom. SUPERIOR CONDITION internally & externally. VERY slight toning to endpapers.

Bath, UK: Adams & Dart. 1971. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated in Black & White by George Cruikshank and others. 319 pages. During the years 1819-1822 a "pamphlet war" was wages between the radical William Hone and the Establishment, and it stands out as a lively and entertaining episode in the generally dreary arena of political controversy. Hone was a satirist of exceptional skill and with the illustrations of George Cruikshank the pamphlets became a source of immense amusement to the public. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Bath : Adams and Dart, 1971. First Edition. Paperback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth backed-boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his personalized bookplate to front pastedown.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 319 pages; Physical description. : viii, 319 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Notes: Facsim. Reprints of ten pamphlets. Subject: Hone, William, 1780-1842. Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. Pamphleteers - Great Britain - History - 19th century. Radicalism - Great Britain. Pamphlets - Facsimiles. Government. Series: Social documents series.

Bath, Adams And Dart, 1971. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 319 pages; Description: viii, 319 p. Illus. 23 cm Subjects: Pamphleteers --Great Britain --History --19th century. Regency --Great Britain --Sources. Political satire, English.