The Academicians of 1823; or, The Greeks of the Palais Royal, and the Clubs of St. James's

by Charles Dunne, Charles Perseus

$250 · Offered by B Street Books

London: Lawler and Quick, 1823. Hardcover. An attack on the gaming clubs of London, controversial when it was published. As in most copies, pages 311-428 were redacted, containing the chapter naming Evil-disposed persons . Hand coloured frontispiece La Roulette depicts fashionable gamblers. Touches on law, mathematics, and morality. Jessel 459. Contemporary linen-backed boards, considerably worn. 4 , i - viii,9-310,439-456 pp. Very Good. Item #2023-P104

• Binding: Hardcover

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