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The first sitting of the committee on the proposed monument to Shakspeare Carefully taken in short-hand by Zachary Craft, amanuensis to the chairman
Zachary Craft [Charles Kelsall]
1823
G. A. Williams : Cheltenham
7" by 4.5"
88pp., [8]
SUMMARY
A fascinating exercise in deceptive fiction by Charles Kelsall.
First Edition,Scarce
Overall Condition: Fair
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Kelsall (1782-1857), was a traveller, scholar, author, amateur architect and Cambridge Hellenist.
"The text takes the form of a series of presentations made to the committee, each character making his own case for the form the monument should take, and where it should be located. Some are made by the spirits of departed persons, such as Longinus, Aeschylus, Moliere, Milton, Pope, Voltaire, Garrick, Johnson and so on; others by a Stratford butcher, a shepherd, an architect, a builder, a Danish merchant, a Venetian gentleman, a Newcastle schoolmaster, "Samuel Grim, plug-turner of the pipes which supply the theatre with gas," "Lancelot Blood," student in anatomy, and so on."
Scarce.
First edition.
Rare survival in original boards
CONDITION
In a paper covered binding. Externally, worn, considerable loss to backstrip. Front board detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright throughout. Institutional stamps to front pastedown and recto of half title.
Overall Condition: Fair
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