Hilaris Benevolus and Co. (pseudonym of John Britton). The Pleasures of Human Life: Investigated Cheerfully, Elucidated ...

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Hilaris Benevolus and Co. (pseudonym of John Britton). The Pleasures of Human Life: Investigated Cheerfully, Elucidated Satirically, Promulgated Explicitly, and Discussed Philosophically by a Dozen Dissertations, on Male, Female, and Neuter Pleasures. Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1807. Second edition. Twelvemo. xvi, 223 pages. Hand-colored etchings after Rowlandson, including a frontispiece and a title page illustration. Full polished calf with gilt titles. Good condition. From the library of American film actor Glenn Ford, with his armorial bookplate.

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Hilaris Benevolus and Co. (pseudonym of John Britton). The Pleasures of Human Life: Investigated Cheerfully, Elucidated Satirically, Promulgated Explicitly, and Discussed Philosophically by a Dozen Dissertations, on Male, Female, and Neuter Pleasures. Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1807. Second edition. Twelvemo. xvi, 223 pages. Hand-colored etchings after Rowlandson, including a frontispiece and a title page illustration. Index. Full polished calf with gilt titles. Marbled endpapers and edges. Edges worn. Backstrip starting at front joint. A few pages bent at corners. Good condition. From the library of American film actor Glenn Ford, with his armorial bookplate.