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Ephemera. Zustand: Poor. "A New Genuine Edition Corrected". Dis-bound monograph, [8], 52pp, printed on laid paper, single thread stitched, along with a ribbon tie on lower corner. This managed to survive a fire with only singed corners. Closed tear to title page, edge wear to all pages. With the ink stamped name of "Theo. Paine of the title page, and last page. In a protective mylar sleeve.…

Pagination: xi, (2), 113, (1), 24p. Contemporary binding, gilted edges, worn, rubbed and cracked. Spine with leather loss, boards still holding tight. Title page with old owner?s sig. Some light foxing and a few pencil notes. Illustrations: Frontispiece and multiple text cuts. ?An illustrated edition of Stevens? satirical monologue, the most popular British one-man show of the 18th century. Stevens made his fortune with this series of characterisations upon the follies of the day? - DNB.?Stevens was most famous in his lifetime for his Lecture on Heads, a satirical "lecture" on heads and fashion, which parodied the popularity of physiognomy. The lecture was first performed in 1764, and became an immediate success; he went on to perform it on tour throughout Great Britain, in Ireland, and in the American colonies at Boston and Philadelphia. He was also known as popular song-writer, especially known for his bawdy drinking-songs and patriotic songs (such as Liberty-Hall and The Briton). Many of both kinds were collected in his Songs, comic and satyrical (1788).? - Wikipedia.…