Gleanings in England; Descriptive of The Countenance, Mind and Character of the Country.

Pratt, Samuel Jackson.

Published by London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. 1804, 1806 & 1803.

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3 volumes, vol. I - 3rd edn., vol. 2 - 2nd edn., vol. 3 - 1st edn., 8vo., pp: xxviii,[1]-452; xvi,[1]-477[1][2]; lxx,ii,[1]-674[6], vol 2 final leaf publisher's adverts., vol. 3 has an errata & 5pp of publisher's adverts at end, occasional foxing, esp. to the prelims of vol. 2, contemporary half calf, gilt, marbled boads, spines gilt ruled with green leather labels gilt lettered, little worn & rubbed, otherwise very good & sound. Pratt, Samuel Jackson (1749-1814), miscellaneous writer, mainly under the pseudonym of Courtney Melmoth; was ordained in the English Church, but soon abandoned the clerical profession and appeared in 1773 on the stage at Dublin under the name of Courtney Melmoth; failed as an actor, adopted literature as a profession, 1774; traded in Bath for some years as a bookseller, several of his plays produced at Drury Lane, London; published miscellaneous works in prose and verse. Seller Inventory # 83

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Title: Gleanings in England; Descriptive of The ...

Publisher: London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. 1804, 1806 & 1803.

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition