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A learned dissertation on dumpling : its dignity, antiquity, and excellence. With a word upon pudding, and many other useful discoveries, of great benefit to the publick. To which is added, Namby Pamby; a panegyric on the new versification address'd to A- P- Esq

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Type of record: Book

Title: A learned dissertation on dumpling : its dignity, antiquity, and excellence. With a word upon pudding, and many other useful discoveries, of great benefit to the publick. To which is added, Namby Pamby; a panegyric on the new versification address'd to A- P- Esq

Level: Item

Classmark: Cookery A GOR

Additional creator(s): Gordon, Thomas (1750) (Other); Carey, Henry (1687?-1743) (Other)

Related people: Philips, Ambrose, 1674-1749

Publisher: Printed for J. Roberts... and sold by E. Nutt, A. Dodd, and N. Blandford

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1726

Language: English

Size and medium: 4 unnumbered pages, 25 pages, 7 unnumbered pages

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/253499

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991016106389705181

Collection group(s): Cookery Collection

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"A satirical imitation of [Ambrose] Philip's pretentious style of writing"--Halkett & Laing (2nd ed).


Authorship of A Learned dissertation is dubious: attributed to T. Gordon; Cf. NCBEL. Namby pamby attributed to Henry Carey while A Learned dissertation "doubtfully attributed to Carey" --Cf. BM. "Attributed ... to Henry Carey ... erroneously ascribed to Thomas Gordon"--Cf. Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.).

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