A TEAR OF REGRET TO THE MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL SHADWELL, of the Twenty-Fifth Regiment of Light Dragoons, Shot through the Heart by a Deserter, at Wrotham, on Saturday the First Day of June, 1799. Half-Title: A TEAR OF REGRET ON THE DEATH....

COLE, The Rev. W.
Published by Printed by J. Blake, 1799 and Sold by Mess. Cadell and Davies, Strand, London in London 1799
SKU: 55151
£70.00
Second Edition (dedicated to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales). Softback (approx. 25.5 x 19cm) of original pages, perfect bound with later blank pages at front and rear, and greige light card covers, only the front cover remaining and detached. 6 later blanks at front and rear. 17pp. plus half-title and blank at rear. Half-title, Title, Advertisement printed one side only, followed by Dedication and Text printed both sides. The original printed pages have been skilfully let into a larger border so that both printed sides may be seen but given greater margins for handling. Please see photos. Decorative engraved vignettes to half-title, title, first and last pages of text. Barcode sticker to first of modern blanks along with pencil name and numbers. Pencil notes to early blank. Slight browning to some page edges where they have been attached to borders, else clean and bright internally. Font cover detached with wear and small areas of loss to top edge. Rear cover missing. Internally a VERY GOOD COPY, externally poor.

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