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An Essay Upon Gaming, in a Dialogue Between Callimachus and Dolomedes by COLLIER, JEREMY - 1713
by COLLIER, JEREMY
An Essay Upon Gaming, in a Dialogue Between Callimachus and Dolomedes
by COLLIER, JEREMY
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London: Printed by J. Morphew, 1713, 1713. First edition. ESTC 66953; Goldsmiths' 5090; not found in NCBEL. Edges slightly rubbed; fine copy.. 8vo, modern brown half calf period style, marbled paper boards, gilt lettering. With half-title. A discussion about the injurious effects of gambling on the character and the purse in a dialogue between Callimachus and Dolomedes, set in early 18th century England. Jeremy Collier (1650-1726) was famous for his A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage and the "Collier Controversy" that ensued. This dialogue was later collected in Collier's Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects (1720).
- Bookseller Independent bookstores (US)
- Format/Binding ESTC 66953; Goldsmiths' 5090; not found in NCBEL
- Book Condition Used - Edges slightly rubbed; fine copy.
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition First edition
- Publisher London: Printed by J. Morphew, 1713
- Date Published 1713