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The royal jester, or Prince's cabinet of wit : containing all the bon mots witticisms repartees bulls humbugs that have been uttered by the greatest wits of the present century; calculated to rouse the torpid mind, enliven the sickly fancy, strengthen the chearful imagination, and infuse general good humor through all ranks.

Title
The royal jester, or Prince's cabinet of wit : containing all the bon mots witticisms repartees bulls humbugs that have been uttered by the greatest wits of the present century; calculated to rouse the torpid mind, enliven the sickly fancy, strengthen the chearful imagination, and infuse general good humor through all ranks.
Publication
London : Printed by and for J. Roach, Russell Court, Drury Lane, 1792.

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Additional Authors
  • Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811.
  • Barlow, Inigo.
  • Roach, James, 1753 or 1754?-1832?
Description
[2], 90, [6] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.; 18 cm.
Alternative Title
Prince's cabinet of wit
Note
  • "Price one shilling."
  • Illustrations: Engraved frontispiece, "The royal brothers comparing the merits of Mrs. Goodall & Mrs. Jordan in breeches," by Barlow after Cruikshanks. -- Engraved title-vignette depicting the royal family in a parlour.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
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  • ESTC
Call Number
Pforz (Fortnight's ramble through London)
OCLC
81327013
Title
The royal jester, or Prince's cabinet of wit : containing all the bon mots witticisms repartees bulls humbugs that have been uttered by the greatest wits of the present century; calculated to rouse the torpid mind, enliven the sickly fancy, strengthen the chearful imagination, and infuse general good humor through all ranks.
Imprint
London : Printed by and for J. Roach, Russell Court, Drury Lane, 1792.
Indexed In:
ESTC N12855
Access
Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Local Note
Pforzheimer copy: Incomplete. Consists of frontispiece and engraved title-page only. -- Bound, apparently accidently, in a volume with four late eighteenth-century works from London, including: A fortnight's ramble through London (Roach, 1792); The life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew (Cavill, 1791). -- Shakespeare's jests, or The jubilee jester (Sharpe, [1790?]); and The memoirs of George Barrington (Smith, 1790). -- Bound in contemporary calf, with red morocco spine label; spine gilt. -- Bound immediately preceding Shakespeare's jests.
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Added Author
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811. Illustrator
Barlow, Inigo. Engraver
Roach, James, 1753 or 1754?-1832? Publisher
Roach, James, 1753 or 1754?-1832? Printer
Research Call Number
Pforz (Fortnight's ramble through London)
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