Philadelphia: G.B. Zieber & Co., 1845. First Edition Thus. . Full-Leather. Fair To Good/No Jacket. Though not credited in this edition, the author is Richard Alfred Davenport, an early 18th century English writer who wrote poetry as well as several other "general interest" books and who died in squalid conditions of an apparent drug overdose (laudanum, an opium preparation). From Chapter I: "Incredulity has been said . to be the foundation of all wisdom . but on the other hand, to say that credulity is the foundation of all folly, is an assertion more consonant with experience . and this subject forms a curious chapter in the history of the human mind." 6 x 4 inches, 283 pages in full leather binding with gold lettering in black title label on spine. Appears to be First American Edition after two previous editions (1837 and 1840) issued in England by T. Teggs. No illustrations. Boards are worn with several small stains; corners slightly bumped; front exterior hinge cracked, rear hinge intact; interior hinges partially cracked but holding; binding is tight and firm. Text edges lightly foxed, soiled; individual pages show sporadic soiling and staining, a few pages are creased/dogearred. A handwritten note on fep indicates book was at one time in a school library. Ink from the note has bled through, leaving "shadows" on following page and lightly on title page. That said, this copy is complete, fully legible and, in spite of damage to hinges, in remarkably good condition.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005500
Title: SKETCHES OF IMPOSTURE, DECEPTION, AND CREDULITY
Author: Davidson, Art
Format/Binding: Full-Leather
Book Condition: Used - Fair To Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition Thus.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G.B. Zieber & Co.
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1845
Keywords: PHILOSOPHY, ETHICS, FRAUD, CON MEN, DECEPTION, LIES, FALSEHOOD, TRUTH, BELIEF,
Bookseller catalogs: Literature/criticism; England; Essays;

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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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