DANCE, James (1722-1774). 'Cricket. An Heroic Poem' [extracted from: Poems on Several Occasions by James Love. Edinburgh: R. Fleming, 1754]. 8° (205 x 121mm). Brown half morocco by Riviere and Son, gilt-lettered spine, top edge gilt. Provenance: A.L. Ford (binding and bookplate) -- MCC duplicate.
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DANCE, James (1722-1774). 'Cricket. An Heroic Poem' [extracted from: Poems on Several Occasions by James Love. Edinburgh: R. Fleming, 1754]. 8° (205 x 121mm). Brown half morocco by Riviere and Son, gilt-lettered spine, top edge gilt. Provenance: A.L. Ford (binding and bookplate) -- MCC duplicate.

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DANCE, James (1722-1774). 'Cricket. An Heroic Poem' [extracted from: Poems on Several Occasions by James Love. Edinburgh: R. Fleming, 1754]. 8° (205 x 121mm). Brown half morocco by Riviere and Son, gilt-lettered spine, top edge gilt. Provenance: A.L. Ford (binding and bookplate) -- MCC duplicate.

Treated by Padwick as the third edition of the poem, though published as part of a collection. There was also a London edition of the Poems in 1754. Padwick 6445.
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