On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) scarce book "The New Bath Guide or Memoirs of the B-R-D Family."
The Eighth Edition. First published in 1762.
The New Bath Guide: Or Memoirs of the B-R-D Family is a satirical guide to the city of Bath. It consists of 15 fictional letters, all in rhyming verse. The letters narrate the exploits of the fictional B-R-D (Blunderhead) family on their visit to Bath. The work is both bawdy and erudite, containing jokes about sex and bodily functions, but also referencing Greek myths and canonical English literature. Its author is the poet and translator Christopher Anstey, but it was published anonymously. The title is a reference to The New Bath Guide, a popular guidebook first published in 1762.—B.L.
DATE PRINTED: 1772, dated on the title page.
SIZE: Small (8vo) 180 x 115 mm. viii+175pp, engraved frontis.
PROVENANCE: Bath : Printed for J. Dodsley in Pall Mall, and Fletcher and Hodson in Cambridge.
CONDITION: Very good. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal ageing due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. Clean and complete. Solid binding. A very good example.
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