1783 G. K. The Festival of Wit or the Small Talker Rare Humour Satire Royalty

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Festival of Wit; or, The Small Talker. Consisting of Flighs of Humour and Genius, Selected from a Voluminous Work, in the Possession of G***** K***, Summer Resident at W-. With the Life of the Author and Compiler, Written by Himself. G. K. George King 1783 M. Smith : London 6" by 4" [4] xii, 243 [1]pp SUMMARY A leather bound copy of The Festival of Wit, a humourous work. Leather Binding,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION Supposedly written by King George - the George King of the G. K. Very scarce. Only held in a few institutions. Reviewed in a series of advertisements as 'not a delicate Morceau for the polite Circles only, it must suit the Taste of every Man who loves cheerful Conversation and Attic Wit. [...] we should cover more Paper in pointing out the excellencies of this little Volume than we can spare.' (Publisher's advertisements, The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, 1789) Written by the anonymous G***** K*** (George King), masquerading as King George III. Featuring what are meant to be overheard snippets of conversation or truthful anecdotes related to the author by members of High Society. Rather than being a wholly truthful set of anecdotes, the work is instead of a satirical vein and pokes fun at royalty. The second, expanded edition. Collated: Complete. CONDITION In a full calf binding with gilt lettering to the spine. Externally, very smart with only some slight handling marks to the boards and spotting and browning to the pastedowns and free endpapers. Internally, smart. Firmly bound wth age toning to pages. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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