The loyal man in the moon. With thirteen cuts. / By the author of The constitutional house that Jack built.
RA Collection: Book
Record number
13/2046
Edition
Third edition
Imprint
London: Printed for C. Chapple, 66, Pall Mall, Bookseller to His Majesty, and His Royal Highness the Duke of York, and J. Johnston, Cheapside, 1820
Physical Description
28 p.: illus.; 208 mm.
General Note
This is a satire, in verse, upon the supporters of Queen Caroline; a retort to William Hone's Man in the moon. Illustrated with 13 unsigned wood-engravings illustrating political parodies after drawings attributed to I. R. Cruikshank (see B.M. Political satire 13649-13660). Includes one page of booksellers' advertisements (p. [4]). Printer statement on verso of title-page and foot of p. 28: 'W. Shackell, Printer, Johnson's-court, Fleet-street, London.'
Provenance
Part of a set of pamphlets from the library of Richard Westmacott RA presented by Mrs Rodwell in 1937 (see RA Annual Report for 1937, p. 55).
Bound (9) in vol. IV of a set of pamphlets from the library of Richard Westmacott RA.
Binding Note
In green quarter-bound leather; spine with two red leather labels, both lettered in gilt, the first as 'Miscellaneous' and the second as 'Vol. / IV'.