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Synopsis

In three volumes.

Item Description

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. 8vo. 5 x 7.5 inches. Vol. I, viii + 403 pp.; Vol. II, [ii] + 391 pp.; Vol. III, [ii] + 429 pp. Half titles removed by binder. Illustrated by engraved plate of spoof coat of arms (Vol. II) and by diagrams and tables in text. Half title removed by binder. Illustrated by engraved plate of spoof coat of arms (Vol. II) and by diagrams and tables in text. Half title removed by binder. Three decker novel of social satire, featuring a fraud case, the chief protagonist being 'Tittlebat Titmouse.' Published anonymously, but in fact the best known work of Samuel Warren (1807-77), Welsh barrister and legal writer, M.P. for Midhurst, 1856-59, Master in Lunacy, 1859-77, elected F.R.S., 1835. First published in Philadelphia in the same year.