The Republican Procession; or, the Tumultuous Cavalcade. A Merry Poem, The Second Impression, with Additional Characters. INCLUDED WITH: The Republican Procession. – A Piracy.

Ned Ward,

The Republican Procession; or, the Tumultuous Cavalcade. A Merry Poem, The Second Impression, with Additional Characters. INCLUDED WITH: The Republican Procession. – A Piracy.

(London) Printed in the Year MDCCXIV.

The True ‘Second Impression’ and a Piracy. A Collectable Pair.

$400.00

The True ‘Second Impression’ and a Piracy. A Collectable Pair.

The True ‘Second Impression’ and a Piracy. A Collectable Pair.

The volume(s) measure about cm. by cm. by cm.

Each leaf measures about 187 mm. by 115 mm.

The Republican Procession; or, the Tumultuous Cavalcade. A Merry Poem, The Second Impression, with Additional Characters. (London) Printed in the Year MDCCXIV. (1714).

Complete. Second Impression. Foxon states; ‘Although called an impression, this is apparently a new edition, though standing type may have been used in it’.

Paginates: 43 p. Collates: A-E4, F2. Foxon W-157

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The Republican Procession; or, the Tumultuous Cavalcade. A Merry Poem, The Second Impression, with Additional Characters. (London) Printed in the Year MDCCXIV. (1714).

Paginates: 43 p. Collates: A-E4, F2. Foxon W-158

Complete. Foxon states; ‘Apparently a piracy; the ornaments on pp. 1, 43 are imitations of those in W-157. It is printed on inferior paper’.

On both editions; Title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, disbound, some spotting or staining, mostly lightly browned.

Ned Ward (1667-1731), satirical writer and publican at the Bacchus Tavern in Moorfields. He was a target of Alexander Pope.

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