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The pursuits of literature : a satirical poem in four dialogues, with notes.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR4987.M2 P8 1798b Frost copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mathias, Thomas James, 1754?-1835.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Booksellers' advertisements -- England -- London -- 18th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Frost, Robert (donor) (Frost Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered pages, iii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 445 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 22 cm (8vo)
- Edition:
- The eighth edition, revised.
- Fingerprint:
- 8.th 4.I. I.to (kve (3) 1798 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for T. Becket ..., 1798.
- Contents:
- The pursuits of literature: a satirical poem in four dialogues
- A translation of the passages from Greek, Latin, Italian, and French writers, quoted in the prefaces and notes to The pursuits of literature.
- Notes:
- "Anonymous. By Thomas James Mathias."--ESTC.
- "The first dialogue was published in 1794, the second and third in 1796, the fourth in 1797"--Preface.
- Signatures: pi⁴ A-2D⁸ 2E⁸(-2E8?).
- "Price eight shillings and six-pence, in boards."--Half-title.
- Bookseller's advertisement on verso of last printed leaf.
- Local Notes:
- Frost Collection copy has modern ms. note in pencil on front free endpaper.
- Frost Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Robert Frost.
- Cited in:
- ESTC T61578
- OCLC:
- 10370519
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