[Rarebooks] FS - Alexander Pope 1st edition

[GREENFIELD BOOKS]

Greenfield Books is pleased to offer the first edition of the second 
volume of Pope's /Works/. Terms of Sale at end.

POPE, Alexander. /THE WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE, ESQ. / VOL. II. / 
CONTAINING HIS EPISTLES AND SATIRES/. "The Last Edition Corrected, with 
Explanatory Notes and Additions never before printed.". Printed for L. 
Gilliver, London. 1735. Small 8vo, pp. 58, 160.

The first edition of the first volume of Pope's "Works" was published by 
Tonson (quarto edition) and Lintot (folio edition) in 1717. This is the 
first edition of the second volume of his "Works", published nine years 
before Pope's death. The title page is printed in red and black 
lettering; followed by "the Author to the Reader" (dated Jan. 1, 1734); 
and (at pp. 1-58), "An Essay on Man, Being the Full Book of Ethic 
Epistles..Written in the Year 1732."; and (at pp. 1-160) "Ethic 
Epistles, the Second Book", "Ethic Epistles, the Third Book. To Several 
persons.", "Satires of Horace Imitated, with Satires of Dr. Donne,
Versify'd by the same hand.", "Satires of Dr. John Donne.", and 
"Epitaphs". In original calf, now freshly re-backed with five raised 
bands and ornamentation to spine. Hinges reinforced with japon paper and 
original endpapers re-laid. Contents quite clean, with only occasional 
slight foxing. Small, neat, ink signature and date to top right of half 
title page. Altogether a most handsome copy in very good condition.

Price: $750                (#29890)

TERMS OF SALE: The price is net in US funds. Payment by check or credit 
card (MasterCard, VISA, AMEX). Postage, packing and insurance $10 in 
North America; $20 overseas (by air mail). Returnable within seven days 
of receipt if not as described.

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