1799 THE BAVIAD and MAEVIAD William Gifford satirical poems ANTIQUE Philadelphia

THE BAVIAD and MAEVIAD

by William Gifford

Philadephia; 1799

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is a famous pair of satirical poems by English critic and poet William Gifford.
They fiercely attacked the pretentious, overly emotional style of the late-18th-century "Della Cruscan" school of writers and minor contemporary dramatists.
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Original leather backed boards, detached

Spine chipped at the lower edge

Good interior, some foxing

 size: 4 1/3 by 6 1/2"

Text in English
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