The scribleriad: an heroic poem. In six books

People / Organizations

• Richard Owen Cambridge (Author)
• Mary Cooper ("sold by")

Imprint

London : printed for R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall; and sold by M. Cooper in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCLI. [1751]

Publication year

1751

ESTC No.

T47211

Grub Street ID

275181

Description

xvi,31,[1],31,[1],31,[1],32,32,27,[9]p.,plates ; 4°.

Note

The preface signed: Richard Owen Cambridge

Each book has a separate titlepage and an engraved frontispiece

Book 4 p. 17, lines 168 and 169 are omitted, though a footnote to line 169 is printed. Variant 1: the leaf is a cancel with the lines restored

Book 5 p. 32 has a note stating that purchasers of the imperfect Book 4 could obtain a "perfect page", i.e. pp. 17-18, from their bookseller. Variant 2: this page has an ornament in place of the notice

With an index and a final errata page.