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47. Mirror of Amusement (The), or Happy Village, being a new method of passing the year pleasantly and profitably, either in Town or Country, by Wm. Wiseacre, third edition, woodcut frontispiece and 13 illustrations, the frontispiece signed "Coleman scul", original Dutch floral boards, ownership inscription on back of frontispiece, 32mo, H. Turpin , [c.1780].

est. £1000 – £1500

The only other record for this book is another third edition in the British Library. Residents in the village organise a revel on the first day of each month for the children, who read poems or stories to entertain the other participants.

Sold for £800
Sale 631, 14th November 2007


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