Second edition. xliv,131,[1]p. Rebound in decorative paper-covered boards, with loss of original endpapers and half-title. Sir John Hawkins is a pseudonym. A collection of satires and parodies by Richard Tickell and others, purporting to be the competitive essays of Thomas Warton's rivals for the laureatship. Boards and backstrip bright, corners sharp, title-label to backstrip; contents fine. A charming volume by the literary ancestors of Monty Python. 280 grams.

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Title: Probationary odes for the laureatship : with a preliminary discourse, by Sir John Hawkins, Knt
Publisher: James Ridgeway, London
Publication Date: 1785
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: Very Good

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