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Epistola objurgatoria ad Guilielmum King, LL.D.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR3539.K7 E65 1744 v.1-2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- King, William, 1685-1763.
- Language:
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Gilbert, John, 1693-1761.
- Gilbert, John.
- King, William, 1685-1763.
- King, William.
- Penn Provenance:
- Elias, Archibald C. (bookplate) (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered pages, 30 pages ; 26 cm (4to)
- Fingerprint:
- amró S.te u-de nees (3) 1744 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- Londini : Apud M. Cooper ..., MDCCXLIV [1744]
- Notes:
- "Ostensibly an attack on Dr. King but really a parody of his opponent's Latin by King himself."--ESTC.
- Half-title adds: Cui accesit Epistola canonici reverendi admodùm ad Archidiaconum reverendum admodùm.
- "Epistola canonici reverendi admodùm ad archidiaconum reverendum admodùm" has special title leaf with imprint: Londini: Apud M. Cooper, in Pater-noster Row. MDCCXLIV.
- Signatures: A-C⁴ D⁴(-D4).
- Woodcut title ornament and tail-piece.
- "The ornament on the King titlepage depicts Cupid."--ESTC.
- Erratum on leaf D3v.
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries copy bound in 2 volumes, one containing the "Epistola objurgatoria", the other the "Epistola canonici". Paper evidence suggests they originated from the same copy.
- Penn Libraries copy: each vol. has bookplate of Archibald Elias on back pastedown.
- Cited in:
- ESTC T32890
- OCLC:
- 228743303
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