Charles Churchill — The Candidate

London, Printed for the Author; W. Flexney; G. Kearsly, et al, 1764. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this satirical poem by Charles Churchill against the 4th Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu. The first edition.Signature B on page 1 appears below "some" in the last line.A biting satire on John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, by Charles Churchill.Churchill wrote this attack as Montagu was a bitter enemy of Churchill's close friend and ally, John Wilkes, champion of liberty of the press. Montagu has lead the successful prosecution of Wilkes for obscene libel.Wilkes and Churchill became friends in 1761 or 1762, and over the following few years before Churchill's death, he published many works in defence of Wilkes. Rebound in a cloth binding, with renewed endpapers. Externally, smart, with a couple of light marks to the cloth. Minor rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .