[Beckford (William)] Azemia: A Descriptive Novel...By Jacquetta Agneta Mariana Jenks, of Bellegrove Priory in Wales, 2 vol., first edition, with half-titles but lacking M8 at end of each vol. (advertisement leaf in vol.1 and probably blank in vol.2), light spotting and browning, some staining particularly in vol.1, K10 in vol.2 with paper flaw loss to fore-margin not affecting text and M6 lacking lower outer corner just touching catchword, H.Bradley Martin's copy with his small bookplate to rear pastedown, another engraved bookplate to front, contemporary half calf, spine titled and ruled in gilt, rubbed, joints cracked, corners worn, preserved in modern calf-backed drop-back box by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf, spine gilt in compartments with floral motifs and five raised bands, [Chapman 5.i; Garside, Raven & Schowerling], 12mo, Sampson Low, 1797.

⁂ Rare satirical novel, a companion piece to Modern Novel Writing of the previous year, this being dedicated to the supposed author of that work. At the end of vol.2 are 20pp. entitled 'To the Reviewers of all the Reviews; and all the Newspapers' with a running heading of "Criticisms Anticipated".

Library Hub records only 2 copies of this first edition (V & A, Dyce Collection; and University of Oxford); WorldCat adds 2 further copies in America. We have been able to trace only a few copies at auction, the most recent being this copy in 1990.