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The Twelfth-day-gift, or, The grand exhibition : containing a curious collection of pieces in prose and verse (many of them originals) which were delivered to a numerous and polite audience, on the important subjects of religion, morality, history, philosophy, polity, prudence, and oeconomy, at the most noble Marquis of Setstar's : with which are intermixed some occasional reflections, and a narrative, containing the characters and behavior of the several persons concerned / by a society of young gentlemen and ladies, and registered at their request, by their old friend Mr. Newbery.

Accession number
PML 81230
Published
London : Printed for T. Carnan and F. Newbery, Jun. ... , 1777.
Credit line
Gift; Elisabeth Ball, 1965.
Notes
Dedication (p. [2] at beginning) to Duke of Galaxy, Marquis of Setstar, and Countess of Twilight is dated: Feb. 6, 1767.
Originally published by and frequently attributed to John Newbery (cf. Roscoe); Gumuchian, p. 199-200, attributes to Oliver Goldsmith.
Statement of responsibility preceeds "with which are intermixed ...".
Wood engraved vignettes on boards signed: J. Bell sc.
Description
[6], 209, [1] p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. (engravings) ; 12 cm
Provenance
Mary Brookes (sig. on inner cover); from the Elisabeth Ball collection.
Binding
Publisher's buff pictorial boards with later white leather backstrip.
Classification
Department