The works of the learned collected by sundry idle people, and preserved on account of their real or supposed scarceness wit ... or some reason or other ... 1767

Folger bibliographic ID: 226042
Folger call number: M.a.173
Folger holdings ID: 257104
Accession Number: cs457

A poetical and prose miscellany with both prose and poetry, with many epitaphs and epigrams, mainly humorous. Leaf 17 is "An Extempore Epigram in praise of Shakespeare." Leaves 68-75 are poems by one Dr. Winter. Leaf 98 is an epitaph on Tobias Smollet attributed to Garrick; leaf 108 a jest of James Quin and Charles Macklin. Written mainly in two hands: (a) title and leaves 1-92, (b) 93-111 --- the last entry dated 1776. Some annotations in the first section are in hand (b); two or more additional hands appear scattered through the 2nd section. Sotheby catalog states that it was said to have "been in the hand of Edward Jones, the Welsh bard, who ... added various poems, etc."

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Owned by John Brand (his sale, 1808), Richard Heber, and Sir Thomas Phillips (No. 8378, his sale, Sotheby, June 15, 1908, No. 669) 18 leaves are blank Original vellum

Extended title: The works of the learned collected by sundry idle people, and preserved on account of their real or supposed scarceness wit ... or some reason or other ... 1767, ca. 1767-1776

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Garrick, David, 1717-1779 Quin, James, 1693-1766 Macklin, Charles, approximately 1697-1797 Smollett, T. 1721-1771

subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: Garrick, David, 1717-1779
subject: Quin, James, 1693-1766
subject: Macklin, Charles, approximately 1697-1797
subject: Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771
associated with: Garrick, David, 1717-1779
attributed name: Jones, Edward, 1752-1824
former owner: Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872
former owner: Heber, Richard, 1773-1833
former owner: Brand, John, 1744-1806
associated with: Winter, Dr