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A full and true account of the dreadful and melancholly earthquake

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A satire.
The imprint is fictitious.

  • Author: Bentley, R. (Richard), 1708-1782, attributed name.
  • Title: A full and true account of the dreadful and melancholly earthquake, which happened between twelve and one o’clock in the morning, on Thursday the fifth instant : with an exact list of such persons as have hitherto been found in the rubbish. In a letter from a gentleman in town, to his friend in the country.
  • Edition: The fifth edition.
  • Published: London [i.e. Dublin] : Printed for Tim. Tremor, near the Temple Gate, Fleet-Street, 1750.

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File 63 750 B44d

Acquired July 2016

The Queen’s budget opened

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A satire on the proceedings against Queen Caroline.

  • Title: The Queen’s budget opened, or Correspondence extraordinary, the defence of Her Majesty. A companion to the “Royal letter-bag”.
  • Edition: Second edition.
  • Production: Printed by J. Swan, 76, Fleet Street.
  • Publication: London : Sold by T. Dolby, 299, Strand; J. Fairburn, Broadway, Blackfriars and all booksellers, 1820.

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763 820

Acquired February 2016

The total eclipse

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  • Title: The total eclipse : a grand politico-astronomical phenomenon, which occurred in the year 1820; with a series of engravings, to demonstrate the configuration of the planets. To which is added, an hieroglyphic, adapted to these wonderful times!
  • Edition: [Second edition].
  • Published: London : Published by Thomas Dolby, 299, Strand, 30 Holywell Street, adn 34, Wardour Street, [1820]

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763 820

Acquired February 2016

The Queen and Magna charta

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A satire, in verse, on the trial, etc., of Queen Caroline.
Illustrated by Isaac Robert Cruikshank.

  • Title: The Queen and Magna charta; or, The thing that John signed …
  • Published: London, Printed for and published by T. Dolby, 1820.

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763 820

Acquired February 2016

A peep at the p*v****n

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A satire on the proceedings against Queen Caroline

  • Title: A peep at the p*v****n, or, Boiled mutton with caper sauce at the temple of joss : a satirical poem.
  • Edition: Sixth edition.
  • Publication: London : Printed by and for E. Wilson, 88, Royal Exchange, 1820.

Catalog Record

763 820

Acquired February 2016

The new union club

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The new union club

Print satirizing William Wilberforce and the British abolitionist movement.

  • Author: Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
  • Title: The new union club [graphic] : being a representation of what took place at a celebrated dinner given by a celebrated society – vide Mr. M-r-t’s pamphlet, “More thoughts,” &c.&c.
  • Published: London : G. Humphrey, 1819.

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Acquired June 2011 by the Lewis Walpole Library.

The caricatures of James Gillray…

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Title page: The caricatures of James Gillray...

Selection 1: The caricatures of James Gillray

Selection 2: The caricatures of James Gillray

Selection 3: The caricatures of James Gillray

With the ticket of the Glasgow booksellers Kerr & Richardson at the foot of the covers on each part.

  • Author: Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
  • Title: The caricatures of James Gillray : with historical and political illustrations, and compendious biographical anecdotes and notices : eighty-five colored etchings.
  • Published: London ; Edinburgh : John Miller, 5 New Bridge Street ; Rodwell and Martin, New Bond Street ; William Blackwell; and all booksellers, [1818] ([London : Sheckell and Arrowsmith, Johnson’ssCourt, Fleet-Street)

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Acquired March, 2011 by the Lewis Walpole Library.