Pseud Moore Thomas Fancy (2 results)

Stated 16th, 9th, 3rd edition. Full brown calf with decorative gilt stamping on both boards and spine, gilt lyre emblems, brown eps, aeg. 16mo (17cm). pp. xxiv, 119, viii, 168 (Notes), xxxi, 88. Very Good. Lightly rubbed joints and edges, bookplate of Clark Prescott Bissett [1875-1932] on front pastedown. Clever bound triplet or nonce volume of Thomas Moore pseudonymns and satire a la post-bag, Bourbon and boxing via Bissett's brown binding. Dr. Bissett was an authority on the life of Abraham Lincoln, history of Italy and Mussolini and Fascismo, past Dean of The University of Washington and Professor of Law.

First Edition. Octvao. 16.5cm. Contemporary black half straight grain morocco (or in fact something that is the leathery equivalent of thin gruel, masquerading as morocco) over marbled paper covered boards, titled in gilt to spine. Some scuffing and wear and to the boards and extremities, with a couple of places where the thin skin of the leather has chipped away a little, strong and tight, regardless of cheap production ethics, it's a very good little copy. Internally clean, and rather artfully printed. A rather scathing satire of political standpoints of the day presented through the lens of a 19th century boxing fanatic and through the words of Tom Crib [sic], All England Champion of the art of bare knuckle boxing between 1808 and 1822, who won 15 title fights and suffered no defeats, becoming on of the most famous and influential pugilists in history, and the darling of "The Fancy" those gentlemen and not quite so gentle men who were addicted to the pursuit and practice of bare knuckle boxing in the early 19th century. Cribb and his contemporary sportsmen frequently featured in political satire and argument of the time in the guise of "Everyman" figure, like the "Man on The Clapham Omnibus", a vague figure who nonetheless personified the thoughts and opinions of the average man in the street.