Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin
London: J. Wright, 1801. Very Good. Item #4557
Fourth Edition. 4to. Pp. [3], 256. Contemporary speckled calf binding with rebacked spine. Paneled boards in gilt, with intricate blind tooled patterns. Title in gilt on spine with floral motifs between bands. Red marbled edges with matching endpapers and inner edges dentelle. Slight scuffing to boards, rubbed edges. Spine darkened. Light foxing with sporadic smudges to pages, but otherwise interior clean and crisp. Near fine. The Anti-Jacobin, or Weekly Examiner, was a literary and political magazine popular for its satirical approach that was founded by British politician George Canning [1770-1827]. It was originally published from November 1797 to July 1798. The following year, satirist, poet, and critic William Gifford [1756-1826] edited The Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin in 1799. This edition includes many satirical poems, odes, songs and plays.
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