An original camera obscura; or, The court, city, and country magic - lanthorn : In which every one may take a peep, laugh, and shake their noddles at each other, go away well pleased, and your humble servant My Lords ! ladies! and gentlemen! being an account of the most curious and uncommon collection of manuscripts (warranted originals) ever yet offered to the public. With as curious and uncommon a dedication to the Right Honourable the Earl of Cheatum. To be sold by auction, on Midsummer-day, O.S. By Mr. Smirk, at a Great Room in Soho-Square. Being the select part of a library of a gentleman of virt[u] not far from St. James's, going to retire, and sold by his express order. With many curious particulars, &c. &c. &c. &c.
| Author/creator | R. R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J. Wilkie in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCLXVIII. [1768] |
| Description | xv, 1 unnumbered page, 79, 1 unnumbered page, plate ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | Dedication signed: R*. R*. |
| General note | A satire. |
| General note | Price in square brackets: (Price only One Shilling and Six-pence.) |
| General note | Reproduction of original from University of London's Goldsmiths' Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, N11031. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |