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1719307965London: E. Curll 1719. First edition. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces. viii 56 pp. 8vo. Nineteenth-century quarter calf and marbled boards. Front hinge cracked foxing. First edition. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces. viii 56 pp. 8vo. Potted biographical work on the life of Addison ascribed to Giles Jacob one of Pope's dunces and signed "G.J." at the Preface. The author attempts to clear Addison's name from the insinuation that he had a hand in the composition of The Drummer a play that Addison did in fact write. I was put on at Drury Lane by Steele and achieved only moderate success. ESTC T39154. Provenance: James Franck Bright bookplate E. Curll unknown books