Quodlibet: Containing Some Annals Thereof with an Authentic Account of the Origin and Growth of the Borough and the Sayings and Doings of Sundry of the Townspeople, etc.

John Pendleton Kennedy

Verlag: Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1840

Beschreibung

Quodlibet: Containing Some Annals Thereof with an Authentic Account of the Origin and Growth of the Borough and the Sayings and Doings of Sundry of the Townspeople, etc. By John Pendleton Kennedy and printed in Philadelphia by Lea and Blanchard. 1840, 250 pp (error listing 350 as last page number), 8 x 5.25 , 8vo, hardcover cloth binding. In fair condition, with rubbing and wear to boards and spine. Splitting to hinges, primarily at front. Text block remains bound well with minor wear. Light markings and marginalia. Wax stamp from Baltimore bookseller at bottom of rear pastedown. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce satirical piece and 1st edition by John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870), an American lawyer and politician who later served as Secretary of the Navy under the Fillmore Administration. Kennedy additionally had a prolific writing career prior to politics, and was friends with both Edgar Allan Poe and William Makepeace Thackeray, the latter of which he outlined a chapter of The Virginians for. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers COLU1840ABEB-0224-aj1023

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Quodlibet: Containing Some Annals Thereof ...

Verlag: Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia

Erscheinungsdatum: 1840

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fair

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: 1st Edition