An edition of Gifford's Baviad and Mæviad (1827)

Gifford's Baviad and Mæviad

Pasquin v. Faulder : Epistle to Peter Pindar : to which is prefixed the author's memoir of his own life. Byron's English bards and Scotch reviewers.

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An edition of Gifford's Baviad and Mæviad (1827)

Gifford's Baviad and Mæviad

Pasquin v. Faulder : Epistle to Peter Pindar : to which is prefixed the author's memoir of his own life. Byron's English bards and Scotch reviewers.

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Publisher
J. F. Dove, Printed by J. F. Dove, St. John's Square.)
Language
English
Pages
178

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Subjects

Booksellers and bookselling, Della Cruscans (English writers), Parodies, imitations, Parodies, imitations, etc, Trials (Libel)

People

Anthony Pasquin (1761-1818), Horace, Persius, Peter Pindar (1738-1819), Peter Pindar (1738-1819,), Robert Faulder (1747 or 8-1815), William Gifford (1756-1826,)

Places

England, Great Britain

Times

18th century
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Cover of: Gifford's Baviad and Mæviad
Gifford's Baviad and Mæviad: Pasquin v. Faulder, epistle to Peter Pindar, with the author's memoir of his own life.
1828, Jones & Co.
in English
Cover of: Gifford's Baviad and Mæviad
Gifford's Baviad and Mæviad: Pasquin v. Faulder : Epistle to Peter Pindar : to which is prefixed the author's memoir of his own life. Byron's English bards and Scotch reviewers.
1827, J. F. Dove, Printed by J. F. Dove, St. John's Square.)
in English

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Table of Contents

Gifford's Memoir of his own life
The Baviad : a paraphrastic imitation of the first satire of Persius
The Mæviad
Proceedings on the trial of Robert Faulder, bookseller (one of forty against whom actions were brought for selling the Baviad,) for publishing a libel on John Williams, alias Anthony Pasquin, Esq.
Epistle to Peter Pindar
Byron's English bards and Scotch reviewers : a satire.

Edition Notes

Publisher's device printed on t.p.

Added copper-engraved illustrated t.p. and preliminary plate with signatures: "H. Corbould" and "J. Romney". Preliminary plate is with caption.

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1]-6 at end.

"The Baviad" and "The Mæviad" are neo-classical imitations of Persius and Horace in the manner of Alexander Pope which savagely attack (both on poetic and political grounds) the then voguish Della Cruscan school of writers. Cf. DNB.

"An Epistle to Peter Pindar" is a denunciatory biography of satirist John Wolcot ('Peter Pindar'). Cf. DNB.

"Price 4s."--Spine.

MASS copy: In original beige paper-covered boards printed in black. Upper cover printed in black with replicated version of t.p. that includes series title: "Dove's English Classics: with Engravings by Heath, Finden, and others: From Designs by Corbould.". Lower cover printed with a list of titles in "Dove's English Classics.". With printed paper title label on spine. With later orange polka-dot patterned covering printed in black and gold. With ownership label: "Arthur Melville Clark of Herriotshall and Oxton". Lacking upper free endpaper.

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London
Series
Dove's English classics
Genre
Parodies, imitations, etc.
Other Titles
Baviad., Mæviad., Baviad and Mæviad & c. & c., English bards and Scotch reviewers, Byron's English bards and Scotch reviewers, Pasquin v. Faulder., Epistle to Peter Pindar.

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Pagination
xxxii, 178, 6 p., [2] leaves of plates :
Number of pages
178

Edition Identifiers

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OL20266542M

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OL2854468W

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