Weems, M.L

The Drunkard's Looking Glass, Reflecting a Faithful Likeness of theDrunkard, in Sundry very interesting attitudes

[Philadelphia]: Printed for the Author, 1818 By the famous Parson Weems (a.k.a. Mason Locke Weems),author of the LIFE OF WASHINGTON. The copper-engraved frontispiece, depicting a drunken horseman's unfortunate encounter with a low-hanging limb, was "possibly engraved by William Charles. There are 13 woodcuts in the text which are attributed to William Mason. ... That on p. 32 bears the initial 'G' which suggests [George] Gilbert" (a pupil of Mason) -- Hamilton. Weems' temperance tract first appeared in 1812, but without the illustrations, which appear here for the first time According to Hamilton, citing the Weems bibliography by Paul Leicester Ford, only two copies are known with the front wrapper (AAS and Historical Society of Pennsylvania) Sixth edition, greatly Improved. (Price 25 cents). First edition with these text illustrations. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece possibly by William Charles, and 13 engravings in the text by William Mason. 63 pp. Illustrated gray blue wrappers, uncut, sewn. Shaw & Shoemaker 46749 (MWA, PPL); Hamilton 1019

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