This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/28/2023
BARTHOLOMEW FAIR: AN HEROI-COMICAL POEM. London: Printed and sold by S. Baker, 1717. Leather spine lettered in gilt over marbled boards. [i – viii] 1 – 33. Small 4to. Foxed, unevenly trimmed. Not a description of the fair, but rather a walking tour of London, with descriptions of various street performers and a satire on fools and vanities. Relevant references include a quack (p. 9 – 13), false dice (p. 26), a rope-walker (p. 15), and a good description of a conjuror, who is most likely Isaac Fawkes (pp. 26 – 27).