Hobby horses, a poetic allegory, in five parts.

JONES, Jenkin, Captain.

Published by London : printed for M. Allen, No. 15, Paternoster-Row, [1798].

About this Item

First edition. Duodecimo (169mm.) Pp.[3] iv[1] vi-x [1] xii-xvi, [1] 2- 144. Plates [1] frontispiece ' Drawn & Engraved by J. Wright.' Uncut. Pages [xi]- xvi with open tears in the head margins and foredges just touching the text on p.xvi but with no textual loss. A six page Subscribers List suggests a limitation in the numbers printed. Very lightly browned in the head margins otherwise a clean crisp copy. Publisher's pink paper backed boards, and white paper spine, sometime repaired, all a little rubbed and slightly soiled. A most acceptable copy of a rare book, held institutionally in eight locations, but very rarely seen for sale. We have been unable to discover much information about the author, Capt Jenkin Jones was a captain in the army and apart from the book offered here he authored of a small number poetical works, and plays. A review of this work in The Monthly Review or Literary Journal, Vol. XXV, 1798, page 105/106 states - ' This poetical allegory is one of the most defective we have seen as a whole, and will not bear a critical examination. . This piece appears to be a whimsical medley of the grave and the ridiculous, the fanciful and the sentimental. ' The author's name suggests he is of Welsh descent, but this work is not recorded in Libri Walliae - 'A catalogue WelshBooksA CATALOGUE OF WELSH BOOKS AND BOOKS PRINTED IN WALES 1546-1820 (2 VOLUMES)1987'.The Dictionary of Welsh Biography notes three authors with the name Jenkin Jones, their dates are much earlier and do not fit in with our author. ESTC T76872. Seller Inventory # 000663

Bibliographic Details

Title: Hobby horses, a poetic allegory, in five ...

Publisher: London : printed for M. Allen, No. 15, Paternoster-Row, [1798].

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good