Series one: essays on wit [Nos. 1-3]

Ann Arbor: The Augustan Reprint Society, 1946-1947. Three volumes, 8vo; facsimile reprints, introductions printed from typescript; No. 1 in original grey printed wrappers (a bit soiled), Nos. 2 and 3 in original drab printed wrappers; edges browned, general light wear, else very good. Contents include Sir Richard Blackmore's "Essay upon Wit" (1716); Joseph Addison's "Freeholder, no. 45" (1716); "Essay on Wit" (1748); Richard Flecknoe's "Of one that Zany's Good Companion" and "Of a Bold Abusive Wit" (second edition, 1665); Joseph Warton's "The Adventurer, nos. 127 and 133" (1754); "Of Wit (Weekly Register, 1732)"; John Gay's "The Present State of Wit" (1711); and excerpts from "The English Theophrastus" (1702). Introductions by Richard C. Boys, Edward N. Hooker, Donald F. Bond, and W. Earl Britton. Item #41484

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