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The Works of Alexander Pope Esq. In Nine Volumes Complete. With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements; As they were delivered to the Editor a little before his death: Together With the Commentaries and Notes of Mr Warburton

Pope, Alexander · London and New York

Author
Pope, Alexander
Date
1751
Place
London and New York
Publisher
Printed for J. and P. Knapton, et.al.
Language
English
Binding
8vo. (5" x 8") 9 volumes. Full speckled calf. Spines with five gilt decorated raised bands, blindstamp author/title to second compartment (lacking leather), gilt vol# to third, overall gilt design to each other compartment. All edges reddened. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed, some with small loss. Head and foot of spines chipped, most with small loss, leather spine labels chipped on Vol.I, II, III. Tender hinges, all boards firmly attached. Some covers scuffed, darker stains to a few boards. First free flyleaf of Vol.II laid in. 24 full page engravings. Overall, a beautiful set of books.
Format
First Warburton Edition and first posthumous edition. 9 volumes. 8vo. Illustrated with 24 copper engraved plates after Sam Wale, N. Blakey, Ant. Walker, and F. Hayman.
Category
Religion & Theology
Record
S.I.6407

The Works of Alexander Pope Esq. In Nine Volumes Complete. With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements; As they were delivered to the Editor a little before his death: Together With the Commentaries and Notes of Mr Warburton

Author: Pope, Alexander (b. 1688-1744)

8vo. (5" x 8")1751. Pope, Alexander. London and New York. Printed for J. and P. Knapton, et.al. 9 volumes. Full speckled calf. Spines with five gilt decorated raised bands, blindstamp author/title to second compartment (lacking leather), gilt vol# to third, overall gilt design to each other compartment. All edges reddened. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed, some with small loss. Head and foot of spines chipped, most with small loss, leather spine labels chipped on Vol.I, II, III. Tender hinges, all boards firmly attached. Some covers scuffed, darker stains to a few boards. First free flyleaf of Vol.II laid in. 24 full page engravings. First Warburton Edition and first posthumous edition. Illustrated with 24 copper engraved plates after Sam Wale, N. Blakey, Ant. Walker, and F. Hayman. Overall, a beautiful set of books.

Alexander Pope (b. 1688-1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century. An exponent of Augustan literature, Pope is best known for his satirical and discursive poetry including The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad, and An Essay on Criticism, and for his translations of Homer.

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