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An original camera obscura or, the court, city, and country magic-lanthorn. In which every one may take a peep, laugh, and shake their noddles at each other, go away well pleased, and your humble Servant My Lords! Ladies! and Gentlemen! Being an account of the most curious and uncommon collection of manuscripts (warranted Originals) ever yet offered to the Public. With as curious and uncommon a dedication to the Right Honourable the Earl of Cheatum. To be sold by auction, on Midsummer-Day, O. S. by Mr. Smirk, At a Great Room in Soho-Square. Being the select Part of a Library of a Gentleman of Virta not far from St. James's, going to retire, and sold by his express Order. With many curious Particulars, &c. &c. &c. &c.

Title
An original camera obscura [electronic resource] : or, the court, city, and country magic-lanthorn. In which every one may take a peep, laugh, and shake their noddles at each other, go away well pleased, and your humble Servant My Lords! Ladies! and Gentlemen! Being an account of the most curious and uncommon collection of manuscripts (warranted Originals) ever yet offered to the Public. With as curious and uncommon a dedication to the Right Honourable the Earl of Cheatum. To be sold by auction, on Midsummer-Day, O. S. by Mr. Smirk, At a Great Room in Soho-Square. Being the select Part of a Library of a Gentleman of Virta not far from St. James's, going to retire, and sold by his express Order. With many curious Particulars, &c. &c. &c. &c.
Author
R*. R*.
Publication
London : printed for J. Wilkie in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCLXVIII. [1768]

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Additional Authors
Gale (Firm)
Description
xv,[1],79,[1]p.; 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
  • Manuscripts > Collections > Early works to 1800
  • Wit and humor, Ancient > Early works to 1800
  • Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Genre/Form
Satires.
Note
  • A satire.
  • Dedication 'to the .. Earl of Cheatum' signed: R*. R*.
  • Price from imprint: price only one Shilling and Six-Pence.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642646662
  • T62255
Author
R*. R*.
Title
An original camera obscura [electronic resource] : or, the court, city, and country magic-lanthorn. In which every one may take a peep, laugh, and shake their noddles at each other, go away well pleased, and your humble Servant My Lords! Ladies! and Gentlemen! Being an account of the most curious and uncommon collection of manuscripts (warranted Originals) ever yet offered to the Public. With as curious and uncommon a dedication to the Right Honourable the Earl of Cheatum. To be sold by auction, on Midsummer-Day, O. S. by Mr. Smirk, At a Great Room in Soho-Square. Being the select Part of a Library of a Gentleman of Virta not far from St. James's, going to retire, and sold by his express Order. With many curious Particulars, &c. &c. &c. &c.
Imprint
London : printed for J. Wilkie in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCLXVIII. [1768]
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T62255.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Gale (Firm)
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