1821 Rare Book ~ The Complaint, or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality by Edward Young.
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(Description)
Author: Young, Edward.
Title: The Complaint; or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality to Which is added A Paraphrase on Part of the Book of Job.
Publisher: London, Bumpus, Holborn, Sharpe et al., 1821.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 6.5 "X 4 ".
Pages: ix-312 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good beautifully gilt decorated dark green full morocco leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt.
Content: Very good content (tight and clean, some light foxing and staining - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the nice frontispiece portrait.
The book: Attractive early-18th-century edition of Edward Young famous "Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality", better known simply as Night-Thoughts, a long poem by Young published in nine parts (or "nights") between 1742 and 1745.
The author: Edward Young (c. 3 July 1683 – 5 April 1765) was an English poet, critic, philosopher and theologian, best remembered for Night-Thoughts.