POPE, Alexander. The Works. London: W.Bowyer for Bernard Lintot, 1717. Volume I only, 2° (295 x 185mm.). Half-title. Cancel Bb2. Engraved folding portrait frontispiece (torn and repaired with tape, some spotting or browning, occasionally heavy). Contemporary panelled calf (spine chipped, joints split). Provenance: William Purnell (signature). Griffith 82. - With five others, including a 4° edition of the same work, finely bound in red morocco, but lacking the portrait. (6)

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POPE, Alexander. The Works. London: W.Bowyer for Bernard Lintot, 1717. Volume I only, 2° (295 x 185mm.). Half-title. Cancel Bb2. Engraved folding portrait frontispiece (torn and repaired with tape, some spotting or browning, occasionally heavy). Contemporary panelled calf (spine chipped, joints split). Provenance: William Purnell (signature). Griffith 82. - With five others, including a 4° edition of the same work, finely bound in red morocco, but lacking the portrait. (6)

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