Peter Paul Pallet — Bath Characters or Sketches from Life

London, G Wilkie and J Robinson, 1807. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition copy of Peter Pallet's series of satirical dialogues mocking Bath and those that stay there. From the library of Thomas Fuller, a Bath born architect. With his bookplate to the front pastedown and inscription to the head of title page. Fuller has identified the real individuals referred to by pseudonyms in this work to the bottom margin of most pages. Fuller designed many buildings in Bath, including the Anglican mortuary chapel in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Bathwick. A very scarce work, particularly in the original boards which have been rebacked. Comprising five dialogues which convey Bath as a city full of vanity, hypocrisy and vice.  In the original boards. Rebacked with binding tape. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the extremities. Bookplate to the front pastedown, Thomas Fuller. Internally, firmly bound. Fuller's inscriptions to the bottom margin of most leaves. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .