An Essay Towards Fixing the True Standard of Wit, Humour, Raillery, Satire, and Ridicule. To Which is added, an analysis of the characters of an humourist, Sir John Falstaff, Sir Roger de Coverly , and Don Quixote.

Published by Published by J. Robinson & W. Bickerton, London, 1744

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, 75 pages with 34 page dedication to Robert Earl of Orford, 2 page publishers catalogue, and a 32 page introduction First Edition , disbound from a larger volume with fragments of leather remaining at spine, lacks title page, first dedication page creased with two inch tear at top margin and a small hole, final page missing top corner, page 19/20 bound back to front, good + condition Octavo (over 7-10 inches tall) Book ISBN.

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Title
An Essay Towards Fixing the True Standard of Wit, Humour, Raillery, Satire, and Ridicule. To Which is added, an analysis of the characters of an humourist, Sir John Falstaff, Sir Roger de Coverly , and Don Quixote.
Author
Morris, Corbyn
Publisher
Published by J. Robinson & W. Bickerton, London
Publication year
1744
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
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Morris, Corbyn, An Essay Towards Fixing the True standard of Wit, Humour, Raillery, Satire, and Ridicule. To Which is added, an analysis of the characters of an humourist, Sir John Falstaff, Sir Roger de Coverly , and Don Quixote.

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Founded in 1985 by Joseph Keogh, Keogh's Books is based in Skipton, a market-town in North Yorkshire. After more than 30 years trading in Leeds and The Cotswolds, the business was passed on to Joseph's daughter, Carmel, who benefitted from a lifetime surrounded by books, as well as her father's many years of experience and expertise. Please contact 01756 691987 or info@keoghsbooks.com with any enquiries, or to arrange viewings.

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