The scum uppermost when the Middlesex porridge-pot boils over!! An heroic election ballad with explanatory notes. Accompanied with an admonitory nod to a blind horse

[Huddesford, George]

Published by printed for the Author, and sold by all booksellers, London, 1802

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4to, pp. 19, [1]; woodblock illustrated title page, 3 engraved plates; contemporary marbled paper-covered boards; boards rubbed and edgeworn, joints starting, tide stain to lower corner, not affecting any illustration; all else very good. A satirical poem against the progressive politics of Sir Francis Burdett. The Devil, as seen creeping into two of the illustrated scenes, chiefly narrates the story which primarily focuses on Burdett's main political platform, prison reform. The illustrations show him being crowned with a fool's hat and consorting with the Devil, who leaves satisfied that he has made the Brentford election worse than hell. Seller Inventory # 66784

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Title: The scum uppermost when the Middlesex ...

Publisher: printed for the Author, and sold by all booksellers, London

Publication Date: 1802