John Hall-Stevenson — Crazy Tales

London, Printed in the Year, 1762 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of John Hall Stevenson's mid-18th century poetry collection, based upon his meetings with friends at Skelton Castle, sometimes known as 'Crazy Castle&apos. A very scarce first edition. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece. A wonderful poetry collection from English country gentleman and writer John Hall-Stevenson. Rebound, with endpapers renewed. ESTC T34379 [5], B-P4, Q. Collated, lacking leaf Q2, just the terminal blank. Bookplate of Sir George Bull to front pastedown. The author  is memorialised as "Eugenius" in Laurence Sterne's novels 'Tristram Shandy' and 'A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy&apos. Rebound in cloth, with endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Newspaper clipping pasted to recto of frontispiece. Damp staining and significant handling marks to final two gatherings. Pages otherwise lightly age toned, with the odd spot. Minor worming to tail of leaves, not affecting text. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .