[William Shippen] — Faction Display&Apos;D

London, H. Hills, 1709. Disbound. An uncommon satirical poem on the politics under the reign of Queen Anne by William Shippen. First published in 1704, this uncommon pirate edition condenses the poem to sixteen pages rather than twenty, with the text of the final three pages considerably condensed.Published during the reign of Queen Anne, this satirical poem was a contribution to the propaganda war being waged between the Tories and Whigs in the early eighteenth century. Shippen was an English Jacobite and Tory Politician, sitting as an MP from 1707 to 1743. This work resulted in Whig counter-attacks.This copy is the issue with the second line of the imprint beginning under the 'r' in 'printed' of the first line. Disbound. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with a few scattered spots. Small tidemark to the tail of the textblock. Front endpaper is working loose to the tail. Good . Ill.: None. Good .