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A king in a pickle! with a cabinet of curiosities, collected by Harry Broom by Broom, Harry [Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux] - 1820

by Broom, Harry [Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux]

A king in a pickle! with a cabinet of curiosities, collected by Harry Broom by Broom, Harry [Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux] - 1820

A king in a pickle! with a cabinet of curiosities, collected by Harry Broom

by Broom, Harry [Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux]

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London: Printed for the author and sold by Gold and Northhouse, 1820. iv, 22p., disbound 8.5x5.2 inch disbound self-wraps, some leaves tending to detach, light foxing, a very good copy. Criticism of governmental operations, first as a one-act Shakesperian playlet, then as a medley of silly epitaphs and proverbs collected serendipitously by one "Harry Broom." Upon being appointed to sweep out the Royal Library, Harry "found in a corner of the room a prodigious quantity of political pamphlets..
  • Bookseller Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Publisher Printed for the author and sold by Gold and Northhouse
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1820