A NEW WHIG-CATECHISM, TO BE LEARNED BY HEART BEFORE THE 13TH OF THE PRESENT JANUARY: WHEN A CONFIRMATION WILL BE HELD, IN ST. JAMES'S PLACE, BY THE PATRIARCH OF WHIGGISM, WHO WILL THEN EXAMINE SUCH AS MAY PRESENT THEMSELVES TO BE INITIATED INTO THE MY
by Debrett, John [publisher]:
Price: $150.00
- Bookseller: William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: WRCLIT 59735
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1784.
Book Description
London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1784.. [2],15,[1]pp. Octavo. Later decorated wrappers, half-title not retained. A very good copy. First and only contemporary edition of this political satire, dependant on heavy irony for its characterization of the Whigs, with whom Debrett's bookselling/publishing firm was strongly identified. ESTC locates nine copies, five of them in North America. ESTC T88732.
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