The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries ...
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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T078421 Anonymous. By Richard Tickell. London: printed for T. Becket, 1778. [4],12p.; 4???
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Add this copy of The Project. a Poem. Dedicated to Dean Tucker to cart. $49.62, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
Add this copy of The Project, a Poem. Dedicated to Dean Tucker to cart. $247.66, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1778 by T. Becket.
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None. Very Good. A scarce second edition of Richard Tickell's satirical poem dedicated to the churchman Josiah Tucker. This was the poet's first work. The second edition of this work. A scarce work. Collated, complete. ESTC citation number T2401. Disbound. 'The Project' is a satirical poem, dedicated to Dean Josiah Tucker, a Welsh churchman. In this poem Tickell proposed to install a vast stove called a 'Buzaglo' in the Houses of Parliament, to be fed with inflammatory matter, to fight the effects of winter in Parliament. Written by Richard Tickell, a playwright and satirist. This was his first work, which was soon followed by his 'Wreath of Fashion'. Disbound. Externally, the outer leaves are age-toned with some marks, with an ink splatter to the front outer wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Very small puncture mark to the gutter of the title page. Very small chip to the last leaf, not affecting text. Very Good.
