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The Parson's Horn-Book. Part II. By the Comet Literary and Patriotic Club.
57324Dublin: Browne and Sheehan 1831. First edition. 142pp. Frontispiece & five inserted plates. Red full calf covers ruled in gilt spine designed and lettered in gilt. Inner dentelles in gilt. Marbled end papers. Errata slip at pg. 142. The words "Part II" have been erased from the title page leaving a visible rubbed area. A bit rubbed at spine ends and corners an attractive copy in a nice binding. Bookplate and ownership inscription of 1913 on preliminary leaves. Published anonymously attributed to Samuel Lover and by some to Thomas Browne. This is Part II only. A second edition was published in Dublin in 1832. Parodies and caricatures satirizing the Church the books were banned and the publishers charged with Libel. <br/><br/> Dublin: Browne and Sheehan, 1831. First edition. unknown
