Attributed to George Sewell., On [3] pages at end, a poem titled: Upon Mr. Addison's Cato., Signatures: A-C⁴., BEIN Osborn pc3: Binder's title: Of Addison's Cato., BEIN 1974 986: Binder's title: Cato. Addison., BEIN 2014 2091: Front endpaper includes autograph of Ben Priestley on recto and manuscript notes on verso, both partially mutilated. Manuscript notes on back endpapers. No. 5 of 6 titles bound together., and BEIN 926 14: 21 cm. From the library of William Whitman Farnam, 1886.
Verse in three parts begins: "Hard by a sweet delightful green,"., In four columns with the title and two woodcuts above the first two; the imprint below the last two; the columns are separated by columns of type ornaments., Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157., Mounted on leaf 59. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
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Printed and sold by R. Marshall, in Aldermary Church Yard, Bow Lane