Sir John Hawkins [Richard Tickell] — Probationary Odes for the Laureatship: With a Preliminary Discourse

London, James Ridgway, 1785 . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of this collection of satirical poems and parodies, in the publisher's original paper wraps. Purporting to be the work of Sir John Hawkins, this is actually a collection of satires and parodies by English playwright and satirist Richard Tickell and others, in which they claim their amusing pieces are the competitive essays of Thomas Wharton's rival for the position of Poet Laureate.Wharton was appointed Laureate in the year of the publication of this work.ESTC Citation No. T93999 Retaining the original half title, but lacking the final advertisement and errata leaf that the ESTC calls for.The very scarce first edition of this humorous work. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Significant edgewear to wrap perimeters, with loss to majority of paper back strip. Joints starting, with wraps firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, but bright, with the odd light handling mark. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .