Talents by Polypus (11 results)
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Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.PBShop.store US
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Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United KingdomPBShop.store UK
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- Hardcover
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Published by Printed for John Joseph Stockdale, London, 1807
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Seller: Bailgate Books Ltd, Doncaster, United KingdomBailgate Books Ltd
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Third Edition. Half-leather with marbled covers, attached green sillk page-marker ribbon. Well-worn at spine-ends and corners. Front cover together with front end-paper is almost wholly detached, bounding is otherwise sound. Pencilled noted on inside of front cover and occasionally aag…ainst text with pencil underlining. Includes publisher's catalogue at rear. No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 05321101044. All our books are sent by tracked mail.
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Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United KingdomForgotten Books
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a satirical poem that challenges the intellectual shortcomings of political leaders in Britain, specifically their failure to properly respond to the threat posed by France during the revolutionary and Napoleonic eras. Drawing inspiration from the works of Horace and Juven…al, the author provides a sharp critique of the political class, exposing their folly and hypocrisy. The poem offers timely insights into the nature of political power, the dangers of extremism, and the importance of maintaining a strong national defense. Through its wit and erudition, this book remains a valuable contribution to the literature of political satire, offering a timeless exploration of the human condition and the challenges of leadership. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.
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Published by London : John Joseph Stockdale, 1807
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star seller8th edition. Good copy only in the original paper-covered boards, front board detached, lacks spine. Panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; xv, 81 pages ; (8º). Subjects; Political satire, English. 3 Kg.
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Published by London : John Joseph Stockdale, 1807
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basket8th edition. Good copy only in the original paper-covered boards, front board detached, lacks spine. Panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; xv, 81 pages ; (8º). Subjects; Political satire, English. 1 Kg.
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Seller: Thylacine Fine Books, Penguin, TAS, AustraliaThylacine Fine Books
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Add to basketA Satyrical Poem in Three Dialogues. Printed for John Joseph Stockdale London 1807, 9th edition. Brown boards, 81pp + adverts. Spine worn, delicate,stain rear panel. Fair. With the inscription of Sir Thos Livingstone inside front & rear panels. Australian Tax on Low Value Imported Goods (LVIG) exempt.
Published by for John Joseph Stockdale 1807 (eighth edition and first edition), 1807
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tiger books, Canterbury, United KingdomTiger books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. modern paper wrappers, advertisement leaves, feintly spotted, lacking half-title, a nice copy; with 'All the Talents; A Satirical Poem. Dialogue the Fourth', modern paper wrappers, frontispiece (spotted), final leaf laid down, occasional spotting, good.together two items 81 and 41 pages;… keywords: poetry.
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Published by John Joseph Stockdale, London, 1807
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketLeather. Condition: Very Good. A popular satirical poem by Eaton Stannard Barrett, focusing on the Whig governments of 1800 to 1807, illustrated with a Rowlandson frontispiece. The seventeenth edition, published in the same year as the first.Illustrated with a Rowlandson frontispiece.Half-title is present.Collated, lacking the f…ront endpaper, otherwise, the work is complete.A satire by the Irish poet Eaton Stannard Barrett, written under the pen-name Polypus.In this political satire, Barrett pokes fun of the 1800 to 1807 Whig administration, at the time unofficially led by Charles James Fox and Viscount Howick.Barrett is best known today for 'The Heroine', a gothic comic novel admired by Jane Austen.Bookplate of Egerton Parker to the front pastedown. Parker was a teacher and house master at Hereford Cathedral School for over twenty years. Generally known as Ege Parker, he was passionate about the study of history. In a full marbled calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Small crack to the tail of the front joint and head of the rear joint. Minor bumping to the extremities. Very small chip to the spine label. Front hinge is starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Lacking the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with only a few occasional light marks. Very Good. Rowlandson (illustrator). book.
