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The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope
by Pope, Alexander
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: W. Bowyer, for Jacob Tonson at Shakespeare's Head in the Strand, and Bernard Lintot between the Temple-Gates in Fleetstreet, 1717. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very Good hardcover first edition. No DJ (ha, ha). This is the quarto version (alphabetical letters appear at the bottom of every 4th page as a guide to the bookbinder), 11.75" x 7.75", of Alexander Pope's iconic masterpiece of marketing and poetic achievement. You may see this volume bundled (even in upscale auction houses such as Bauman's) as volume one of four volumes, but that is an anachronism! Pope gambled on an audacious move in 1717 by publishing his "Collected Works" at the raw young age of 29. He was already a significant force in the English literary world, but, just as today, only venerated masters at the ends of their careers published "Collected Works." Pope broke that mold in 1717, but there was no volume 2 or 3 or 4 because he had written nothing else at that point! Nothing! It was a marketing ploy that worked beautifully for him. He was regarded from that year onward as an author with classic status. Several new works were published here for the first time, including "Eloisa to Abelard," and "Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady." Truly a landmark volume in the history of literature and publishing. Folding frontis, [32], 408 pp. Early calf boards, rebacked, boards with wear and chipping to corners and edges. Frontis with long closed tear and one old repair to verso, 19th c. ownership signatures and dates to title page and front end paper, some light foxing and toning.
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- Bookseller
- William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000209
- Title
- The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope
- Author
- Pope, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- W. Bowyer, for Jacob Tonson at Shakespeare's Head in the Strand, and Bernard Lintot between the Temple-Gates in Fleetstreet
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1717
- Keywords
- Literature, poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
Biblio member since 2018
Greenwood, South Carolina
About William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts specializes in modern poetry and southern history, with an emphasis on first and signed editions.
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- New
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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