[Smith, James and Horatio] Rejected Addresses: or The New Th...

Hammer

£45

[Smith, James and Horatio] Rejected Addresses: or The New Theatrum Poetarum, first edition, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, light spotting, late-nineteenth century straight-grained red morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, top edge gilt, others uncut, 8vo, London: John Miller, 1812
When a competition was held to select a suitable address to celebrate the opening of the New Drury Lane Theatre in 1812, James and Horatio Smith produced this collection of parodies, including false entries from Wordsworth, Byron, Coleridge, Crabb et al.. It enjoyed wide success.