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A proper reply to a late scurrilous libel; intitled, Sedition and defamation display'd. : In a letter to the author
Title
A proper reply to a late scurrilous libel; intitled, Sedition and defamation display'd. : In a letter to the author. / By Caleb D'Anvers, of Gray's-Inn, Esq;.
Publication
London : Printed for R. Francklin, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, 1731.
Physical Description
36 pages ; 19 cm
Notes
A reply to a pamphlet by Sir William Yonge, by William Pulteney, Earl of Bath. See Halkett & Laing.
"The virulence of the invective against John, Lord Hervey, in this pamphlet, was the cause of the duel between him and Pulteney."--Halkett & Laing.
Issue with errata on page 36 referring to error on page 17. Signature E not reset, with catchwords: page 33, "but"; page 34, "the"; page 35, "which". Rule after "display'd" in title. Endpiece on page 36 is ornament flanked by two birds.
Signatures: A-D⁴ E².
Provenance
Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day iii.1--6 (36 vols.), 67-70 (40 vols), and 111-114 (44 vols.), purchased mostly for the Buckingham Palace Library.
No. 1. Yonge, W. Sedition and defamation display'd ... : Horace Walpole's note on title-page: "By Lord Hervey".
No. 2. Bath, W.P. Proper reply to a late ... : Horace Walpole's note on title-page: "By Mr. Pultney". This copy is 20 cm.
Variant and related titles
Binder's title: Pamphlet. No. 2
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
English short title catalogue, T124655
Halkett, S. Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous English literature (1926-62 edition), vol. 4, page 443.
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Genre/Form
Armorial bookplates (Provenance)
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England London.
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