Thomas Cogan — John Buncle, Junior, Gentleman. Volume II Only.

London, J. Johnson, 1778 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of the second volume only of Thomas Cogan's vanishingly scarce novel about the son of Thomas Amory's whimsical creation of 'John Buncle' The second volume only of this very scarce work. Volume I was published two years prior, in 1776.With an engraved title page, as called for.This novel purports to be the memoir of the youngest son of 'John Buncle', the character created by Thomas Amory in his 1756 novel 'The Life of John Buncle, Esq&apos. This was a popular work, much admired by Lamb, Leigh Hunt and Hazlitt, who described Buncle as "the English Rabelais".With an errata leaf to the rear.ESTC T144130Rebound, with endpapers renewed.Author Thomas Cogan was an English Nonconformist physician, a founder of the Royal Humane Society, and a philosophical writer. Rebound in half calf, with marbled paper covered boards. Endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned. Significant spotting to first and last few leaves, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .