Goldsmith, Oliver; Blomefield, Robert; and Cowper, William

[Chapbook] Poetical Effusions from Celebrated Authors

London: Allan Bell and Company, et. al. 1836. Engravings by George & Robert Cruikshank. First Edition, First Printing.

Original stiff yellow glazed paper wraps with faint title, spine gone, wraps barely holding. Title-page printed in red and black with fifty-six woodcut Engravings by George & Robert Cruikshank called for printed within ornamental borders. (actually 57); 4.75 by 7.25 inches; 72 pages. Ref. Cohn 658

The wraps are soiled, interior evenly age-toned and clean.

Fair / No Dust Jacket As Issued. Item #17265

A delightful collection of light verse, illustrated throughout with engravings by George & Robert Cruikshank.

The four poems: An Elegy on The Glory of her Sex, Mrs Mary Blaize by Oliver Goldsmith. The Fakenham Ghost by Robert Bloomfield. The History of John Gilpin, showing how he went further than he intended, and came safe home again by William Cowper. The Hermit: A Ballad by Oliver Goldsmith.

Price: $45.00