Lot 66

Pope (Alexander) An Essay on Man. In Epistles to a Friend [I-IV], J. Wilford, [1733-34]; bound with 12 other works by Pope, Jonathan Swift, Walter Harte, James Bramton, and William Hasledine, including An Essay on Man. In Epistles to a Friend, [I-IV], Of Characters of Women: An Epistle to a Lady, On Poetry a Rapsody.

Hammer Price: £1,400

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Pope (Alexander) An Essay on Man. In Epistles to a Friend [I-IV], third edition of Epistle 1, first edition, first issue of Epistles II-IV, half-title to Epistle 2 and 3 as called for, advertisement f. at end of Epistle 4, repair to Epistle I title, [Rothschild 1615], J.Wilford, [1733-34] bound with Of the Use of Riches, an Epistle to the Right Honourable Allen Lord Bathurst, second edition, by J.Wright, for Lawton Gilliver, 1733 bound with Of Characters of Women: an Epistle to a Lady, advertisement f., [Rothschild 1625], by J.Wright, for Lawton Gilliver, 1735 bound with [Swift (Jonathan)] On Poetry: A Rapsody, first edition, H1 tightly bound and a little frayed, [Rothschild 2147; Teerink and Scouten 741], Dublin, re-printed London, by Huggonson, 1733; together 13 works in 1 vol., mixed editions, a few titles with ink inscriptions, occasional light staining, spotting and browning, a little frayed at gutter, occasional pencil and ink annotations, contents in manuscript to front free endpaper, Robert Needham Cust and Robert Henry Hobart Cust bookplates, ex-library ink-stamp to first title verso and final f., cracking to hinges but firm, contemporary vellum, ink manuscript title to spine, soiled, bumped, folio.

Description

Pope (Alexander) An Essay on Man. In Epistles to a Friend [I-IV], third edition of Epistle 1, first edition, first issue of Epistles II-IV, half-title to Epistle 2 and 3 as called for, advertisement f. at end of Epistle 4, repair to Epistle I title, [Rothschild 1615], J.Wilford, [1733-34] bound with Of the Use of Riches, an Epistle to the Right Honourable Allen Lord Bathurst, second edition, by J.Wright, for Lawton Gilliver, 1733 bound with Of Characters of Women: an Epistle to a Lady, advertisement f., [Rothschild 1625], by J.Wright, for Lawton Gilliver, 1735 bound with [Swift (Jonathan)] On Poetry: A Rapsody, first edition, H1 tightly bound and a little frayed, [Rothschild 2147; Teerink and Scouten 741], Dublin, re-printed London, by Huggonson, 1733; together 13 works in 1 vol., mixed editions, a few titles with ink inscriptions, occasional light staining, spotting and browning, a little frayed at gutter, occasional pencil and ink annotations, contents in manuscript to front free endpaper, Robert Needham Cust and Robert Henry Hobart Cust bookplates, ex-library ink-stamp to first title verso and final f., cracking to hinges but firm, contemporary vellum, ink manuscript title to spine, soiled, bumped, folio.

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