1795 · New York
by [Pye, Henry James]
New York: Printed for James Rivington, 1795. Two volumes in one: [12], 136; [4], 162 pp. As issued, with half title to each volume. Disbound, a couple of light rubberstamps, scattered foxing. Good+.
The Preface to this fictional biography describes "the life and adventures of a Democratic Missionary, sent from the Metropolitan See of Sedition and Murder at Paris, to propagate their principles in a neighbouring country." It warns of Le Noir's "itinerant gang," all of "the tribe of Shylock," whose "political cant" attempts "to equalize the property of every one." The author was the Poet Laureate of Great Britain from 1790 until his death in 1813. The first edition issued from London, also in 1795.
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Howes P665 'aa'. Evans 29375. Gaines 95-14. Sabin 66861. ESTC W37902. (Inventory #: 35125)
The Preface to this fictional biography describes "the life and adventures of a Democratic Missionary, sent from the Metropolitan See of Sedition and Murder at Paris, to propagate their principles in a neighbouring country." It warns of Le Noir's "itinerant gang," all of "the tribe of Shylock," whose "political cant" attempts "to equalize the property of every one." The author was the Poet Laureate of Great Britain from 1790 until his death in 1813. The first edition issued from London, also in 1795.
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Howes P665 'aa'. Evans 29375. Gaines 95-14. Sabin 66861. ESTC W37902. (Inventory #: 35125)
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