Description: Quodlibet: Containing Some Annals Thereof with an Authentic Account of the Origin and Growth of the Borough and the Sayings and Doings of Sundry of the Townspeople, etc. By John Pendleton Kennedy and printed in Philadelphia by Lea and Blanchard. 1840, 250 pp (error listing 350 as last page number), 8” x 5.25”, 8vo, hardcover cloth binding. In fair condition, with rubbing and wear to boards and spine. Splitting to hinges, primarily at front. Text block remains bound well with minor wear. Light markings and marginalia. Wax stamp from Baltimore bookseller at bottom of rear pastedown. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce satirical piece and 1st edition by John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870), an American lawyer and politician who later served as Secretary of the Navy under the Fillmore Administration. Kennedy additionally had a prolific writing career prior to politics, and was friends with both Edgar Allan Poe and William Makepeace Thackeray, the latter of which he outlined a chapter of The Virginians for. COLU1840ABEB-0224-aj1023
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Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: John Pendleton Kennedy
Region: North America
Publisher: Lea and Blanchard
Topic: Literature
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1840
