LACON; OR MANY THINGS IN FEW WORDS: ADDRESSED TO THOSE WHO THINK

by Colton, C. C

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NY:: E. Kearny,, [1836]. Hardcover; covers, edges, + spine are all worn & frayed; foot of spine lacks 1/8-inch piece; cover tips bumped & worn; light dampstain at foot of first 100pp.; periodic foxing; reading copy.. index of topics. First American Revised Edn., in a tired binding, of ruminations, aphorisms, & anecdotes by an English cleric--`a man of great talent, though unfitted by character &...his real opinions for a clerical career'--DNB. ||| Charles Caleb Colton (1780?-1832) was better known as a skillful angler & gambling addict. ||| His `Lacon,' first published 1820, had comments that were edifying, incisive, acerbic. It had a wide circulation--constantly reprinted (6 edns. by 1821! alone) during the 19th century. ||| Many say `Lacon' is still relevant today since its observations are timeless.