Cervantes Hogg [Eaton Stannard Barrett] — The Rising Sun: A Serio-Comic Satiric Romance

London, Appleyards; Wimpole-Street, 1807 . First edition. Unbound. The three volume fourth edition of Eaton Stannard Barrett's very scarce 'satiric romance', published in the same year as the first edition. A very scarce satirical novel from the early nineteenth century.While the title page gives the author as 'Cervantes Hogg', this is the work of Irish poet and author of political satires Eaton Stannard Barrett, best known for his 1813 comic gothic novel 'The Heroine, or: Adventures of a Fair Romance Reader ', a work Jane Austen, a contemporary of the author, declared herself 'very much amused' with.The three volume fourth edition, published in the same year as the two volume first edition.With a half title to each volume, and with three pages of advertisements to the rear of volumes I and II, and four pages of advertisements to the rear of volume III.Lacking the two folding plates called for.A satirical novel from a popular early 19th century author Disbound, lacking back strips and all boards. Handling marks to first and final leaf of each volume. Half title of volume II detached and loosely inserted. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with handling marks throughout. Lacking the two folding plates called for. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .