The Miscellaneous Works of Tim Bobbin Esq. and "Plebeian Politics, or The Principals and Practices of Certain Mole-Eyed Maniacs, Vulgarly Called Warrites by way of a Dialogue Betwixt Two Lancashire Clowns Together with Several Fugitive Pieces (Two Volumes Bound in One); containing his View of the Lancashire Dialect, With large Additions and Improvements: also, his Poem of The Flying Dragon, and the Man of Heaton; Together with other Whimsical Amusements in Prose and Verse to which is added, A Life of the Author

Published by J. Slack, Manchester, United Kingdom, 1818

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pp. 226; pp. 83. 8vo. Bound in contemporary 3/4 maroon leather over marbled boards with gilt rules and lettering to spine over black spine label. Twenty-seven copper engraved plates along with minor illustrations throughout. Light rubbing to boards, slight offsetting to endpapers, lightest occasional foxing (chiefly confined to endpapers), contents remain overwhelmingly clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding. Overall, very good+. Tim Bobbin (pseudonym for John Collier [1708-1786]) was an early English satirist and caricaturist.

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The Miscellaneous Works of Tim Bobbin Esq. and "Plebeian Politics, or The Principals and Practices of Certain Mole-Eyed Maniacs, Vulgarly Called Warrites by way of a Dialogue Betwixt Two Lancashire Clowns Together with Several Fugitive Pieces (Two Volumes Bound in One); containing his View of the Lancashire Dialect, With large Additions and Improvements: also, his Poem of The Flying Dragon, and the Man of Heaton; Together with other Whimsical Amusements in Prose and Verse to which is added, A Life of the Author
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Bobbin, Tim, [John Collier]; Robert Walker
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J. Slack, Manchester, United Kingdom
Publication year
1818
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We are a rare book firm specializing in a diverse range of works on paper. With nearly two decades of experience, we are pleased to offer a wide selection of over 25,000 scarce and unique titles, from the retrospective to the modern. Our specialisms include, but are not limited to, antiquarian and fine bindings, manuscripts, ephemera, Canadiana, culinaria, Indigenous studies, and socialist literature. We are also home to one of the nation’s largest private collections of Ukrainian émigré publications. Our Services & Expertise: We actively buy, sell and place rare and out-of-print books, as well as manuscripts, printed ephemera, and archival collections in Canada, the United States, and Europe. In addition, our practice is actively engaged in the thoughtful placement and stewardship of literary and institutional archives, and we provide USPAP compliant monetary appraisals for universities, museums, and private clients. Our Clients: We are proud to serve a diverse and distinguished clientele. Our clients have included Library and Archives Canada, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, McGill University, McMaster University, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, University of Alberta (Bruce Peel Special Collections), The British Library, and The Library of Congress, among others. Curated lists are issued periodically and may be viewed at www.blacksbooks.ca.

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