John Gay; W.H. Williams — Trivia

London, Daniel O'Connor, 1922 . Cloth. Decorative facsimile edition of John Gay's significant poem on 18th-century London. In publisher's original cream decorative binding.With a frontispiece, 15 monochrome plates, a facsimile of the original title page, and illustrated endpapers, the front endpaper featuring a contemporary map of London. Collated, complete.A facsimile of renowned English poet John Gay's 1716 work Trivia, or The Art of Walking the Streets of London. With an introduction and notes by William Henry Williams. Gay's poem, split into three books (all present), provides important insight into life in 18th-century London In publisher's original cream decorative binding. Externally, very smart with slight bumping and rubbing and only subtle marking to cream cloth, kept generally clean in archival binding. Internally, firmly bound. Minor discolouration and spotting concentrated towards the first and last few pages, pages otherwise bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .