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London: 1668, 1668. First Edition. Printed: 1668 1609-1679 octavo, First Complete edition, Fourth edition overall "The recantation of a penitent Proteus" and "The fair quarrel" with separate title-pages/ There are at least three editions of 1668 See my blog of July 27 2015 The present is mispaged and the first line of the imprint ends: Lon-/ Signatures: A-H8/ Title within single rule border; head-pieces/ Leaves A1 and H8 are blank The title-poem first appeared separately in 1660; a smaller collection that this one (1668)appeared in 1661, and was reprinted in 1665 This copy is bound in full 18th century calf recently repacked with spine label Wild, a Puritan divine, met with popularity of his poetry rather disturbed such non-literary friends as Richard Baxter Included here are "The Norfolk and Wisbech Cock-Fight," "Upon Some Bottles of Sack and Claret," a satire on the political contortions of Nathaniel Lee, and a number of ballads and elegies Not a particularly common book; the new edition of Wing…
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Iter Boreale, with large additions of several other poems, begin an exact colection of all hitherto extant. Never before published together
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The Humours and conversations of the town expos'd in two dialogues : the first, of the men, the second, of the women: (THE Humours and Constitutions OF THE TOWN, EXPOS'D: IN A DIALOGUE Betwixt Mr. Jovial, Mr. Pensive, and Mr. So∣ciable. THE Second Dialogue, BETWEEN Madam Townlove, and Madam Thinkwell.)
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London : printed for R. Bentley, in Russel-Street, in Covent-Garden, and J. Tonson, at the Judge's-Head in Chancery-Lane, 1693. First and only edition. Bound in speckled calf, IMG_3940recently rebacked, with the signature of Jane Modgford on the title and page 1. Very nice condition.. Wright, James 1643-1713, antiquary and miscellaneous writer, "A versatile writer with a lucid style and a genuine touch of humour, especially as an essayist..." [DNB]. The attribution first appears, in Brice Harris's facsimile of this edition printed in 1961. The work itself is written as a dialogue between Jovial and Pensive who have visited London and wish to return to the country. Jovial's cousin, Sociable, enjoys the London social whirl. They argue about the various pleasures of the city versus the country. Dryden is discussed at one point: "the company of the author of Absalom and Achitophel is more valuable, tho' not so talkative, than that of the modern men of banter; for what he says, is like what he writes;…
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