Charles Churchill The Times 4to 1764 Untrimmed 1ST ED NO RES SIGNED BY CHURCHILL
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OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE is a VERY RARE AND DESIRABLE UNTRIMMED EXAMPLE OF THE 1764 FIRST EDITION OF ‘THE TIMES’ BY CHARLES CHURCHILL, one of the greatest English satirists of the 18th century, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, printed at London in large quarto for the author, complete in all respects including the half-title, and beautifully bound in modern mottled half-calf over marbled boards. PLEASE REVIEW THE PHOTOS BELOW IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN MOST EFFECTIVELY THE VOLUME’S CONDITION. THIS VOLUME IS BEING OFFERED NOT SUBJECT TO RETURN. This is part of a remarkable collection of about 55 works of 17th and 18th century English poetry I am offering indvidually this week with no reserve. � A BEAUTIFUL AND VERY RARE UNTRIMMED EXAMPLE OF THE FIRST EDITION OF CHARLES CHURCHILL’S ‘THE TIMES,’ PRINTED IN QUARTO AT LONDON IN 1764, AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE HALF-TITLE AND THE TITLE. � � The full title reads as follows: � “The Times. A Poem. By C. Churchill. / London: / Printed For The Author; And Sold by J. Coote, in Pater-noster-Row; J. Almon, in Piccadilly; W. Flexney, near Gray’s-Inn Gate, Holborn; C. Henderson, at the Royal-Exchange; J. Gardiner, in Charles-Street, Westminster; and C. Moran, under the Great Piazza, Covent-Garden. / M DCC LXIV [1764].” � � Churchill was born in Vine Street,� Westminster. His father, rector of Rainham,
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