1817 James Puckle : The Club; in A Dialogue Between a Father and Son

The Club; in A Dialogue Between a Father and Son

By James Puckle

This Edition of Puckle's Club is Printed for the Proprietor by John Johnson and sold by Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1817. Half-leather binding with marble sides and house in a marble slipcase. The book measures 27.5 x 19 cm.  pp.xvi, Gauffered gilt edges. 128; frontispiece, decorations & vignettes throughout engraved on wood by Branston, Thompson, White, Hughes & others after Thurston. Thurston's designs first appeared in a deluxe edition of 1817, but according to Singer, are shown to far better effect here due to the printing skills of Whittingham. 

Puckle's satirical study of 'characters to expose vice & folly' first appeared in 1711 but the enlarged fifth edition of 1733 is reproduced here.

CONDITION
In very good condition. The leather binding is in very good condition. All contents present and pages good throughout and free from foxing, stains etc. Slipcase very good. Overall a fine copy.

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