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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. Complete in Two Volumes. To which is prefixed The Life of the Author. [Two Volumes in One]
by Pope, Alexander
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Thomas M'Lean 1821. Large 8vo.Large Paper Copy. 'Large Paper Copy, only 100 copies printed'. 2 volumes in 1. vii, 379; [4], 412 pp. Half dark green calf over green boards, with raised bands, gilt lettering and devices, a new red morocco title label to spine; marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Slight discolouration to spine and rubbing around edges. Bookplate to front pastedown, and ink name to prelim of Sir Henry Gordon Kaye, occasional light spotting and pencil annotations. Including The Rape of the Lock, An Essay on Criticism, Imitations of English Poets, An Essay on Man and Moral Essays, and many other poems. . Very Good. Half Calf. 1821.
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- Bookseller
- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70140
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. Complete in Two Volumes. To which is prefixed The Life of the Author. [Two Volumes in One]
- Author
- Pope, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Half Calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas M'Lean 1821
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1821
- Size
- Large 8vo.Large Paper Copy
- Keywords
- Augustan poetry,Enlightenment,Alexander Pope
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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