IN ORIGINAL BOARDS
The Baviad, and Maeviad. To which is Prefixed a Poetical Epistle to the Author by an American Gentleman [Cobbett]. A New Edition Revised.
London-Printed–Philadelphia: Re-printed for William Cobbett, 1799.
Price: $250.00
About the item
First American edition. First published in London in 1795. xx, [2], 145pp. 1 vols. 12mo. IN ORIGINAL BOARDS. Original paper-backed boards, with original label. Spine worn and taped, edges rubbed, text browned and spotted, front free endpaper loosened, with the signature of Robert Mackay 1800, else a very good copy. S & M 35546.
Item #23669
Gifford's notable satires against the Della-Cruscans. The “Poetical Epistle” is dated Philadelphia and signed “C,” mostly likely Cobbett.