Athenian Sport: or, Two Thousand Paradoxes Merrily Argued, To Amuse and Divert the Age � With Improvements from the Honourable Mr. Boyle, Lock, Norris, Collier, Cowley, Dryden, Garth, Addison, and other Illustrious Wits

Half-title, text in double column, 18th century engraved bookplate of Edmondstoune of Newton to front pastedown, with related ink note above �Newtoun Decr 4th 1751�, contemporary blind panelled calf, slightly rubbed, 8vo, Provenance: James Edmondstoune of Newton in Perthshire. Parks 339 & 362. A collection in prose and verse, compiled by the eccentric writer and bookseller John Dunton (1659-1732). Subjects vary from the whimsical to the scatological, but focus chiefly on human foibles and ignorance, and the relationship of the sexes. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 659g. (YBP Ref: 030837:1-A4)

• Author: DUNTON, John
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• Publisher: B Bragg
• Condition: Good
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• Size: 12mo - over 63/4in - 73/4in tall
• Binding: Hardcover
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• Published Date: 1707
• Edition: 1st
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• Language: English