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The true-born Englishman : a satyr.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection RBC 2027 19
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National characteristics, English.
- Genre:
- pamphlets.
- poetry.
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- [7], 33 pages ; 18 cm (8vo)
- Edition:
- The nineteenth edition with large additions / and an explanatory preface in vindication of it, by the author. Unto which is added, A prologue to Tamerlan, being a comparison of the great King William the Third with Tamerlan the Great, by Dr. Garth.
- Fingerprint:
- nge, d.d, y.s: ThTh (C) 1704 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- London [that is, Dublin] : Printed for M.G. at Essex-Street-Gate, in the year 1704.
- Contents:
- True-born Englishman
- Prologue to a play called Tamerlan / Dr. Garth
- On King William's passing the Boyn, Jly the 1st 1690
- On the death of King William, who dyed the 8th of March, 1701
- Charles the Third's Portugal expedition February 1703 / Dr. Garth.
- Notes:
- By Daniel Defoe. See English short title catalogue.
- False imprint; printed in Dublin for Matthew Gunne. See English short title catalogue.
- In verse.
- A reply to John Tutchin's The foreigners.
- Signatures: A-B⁸ C⁴ (leaf C2 signed "C3").
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center RBC 2027 19 purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2026 from Marrin's Bookshop. Early autograph(?) ("Archd. Macla[...]") at head of title leaf. Early manuscript contents list on front free endpaper; early manuscript notes on leaf A8r. Modern manuscript bibliographical notes in pencil on title leaf and verso of title leaf. Bookseller's description of this copy laid in. Binding: full early blind-tooled leather; 4 raised bands on spine; all edges stippled red. Leaves closely cropped at head edge with occasional damage to running title and minor loss of ruled border on title leaf. Leaves dampstained. Tear in leaf E4.
- Cited in:
- English short title catalogue, N14086
- Foxon, D.F. English verse, 1701-1750, D167
- OCLC:
- 81206370
- Bound With:
- Kislak Center RBC 2027 19 bound with: A list of the lords spiritual and temporal, with the knights of shires, citizens and burgesses, chosen to serve in the Parliament of Great-Britain.
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