Hardcover
1854 · Boston
by Tooke, W.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1854. Hardcover. Late 19th century tan calf and marbled boards. Near fine. 3 vols. 256, 352, 356 pages. 15.5 x 11.5 cm. Frontispiece with tissue guard of Churchill, Vol. !. Comprehensive Index. English poet noted for his lampoons and polemical satires written in heroic couplets. He won his fame independently in 1761 with The Rosciad, a satire on the London stage that named every prominent actor of the day unfavorably, except David Garrick. Raised bands, spine panels richly gilt in decorative motifs, two spine labels, black and green printed in gilt, endpapers toned, minor extremity rubbing. (Inventory #: 21683)