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[PRIOR, Matthew (1664-1721)]. Poems on Several Occasions. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1709.
8o (220 x 133 mm). Engraved frontispiece by L. Du Guernier after H. Howard. Contemporary English calf, covers panelled in blind, spine gilt, sprinkled edges (hinges repaired, minor wear to extremities); quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: A.S.W. Rosenbach Collection (card laid-in) -- purchased from John F. Fleming, New York, 1970. Provenance: Grolier Club, 'This powerfull rime,' 1975, no. 31.
FIRST AUTHORIZED EDITION ON FINE PAPER. It was preceded by an unauthorized pirated edition by Edmund Curll. Foxon, p. 641; Grolier Wither to Prior 682; Hayward 140; Rothschild 1676.
8o (220 x 133 mm). Engraved frontispiece by L. Du Guernier after H. Howard. Contemporary English calf, covers panelled in blind, spine gilt, sprinkled edges (hinges repaired, minor wear to extremities); quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: A.S.W. Rosenbach Collection (card laid-in) -- purchased from John F. Fleming, New York, 1970. Provenance: Grolier Club, 'This powerfull rime,' 1975, no. 31.
FIRST AUTHORIZED EDITION ON FINE PAPER. It was preceded by an unauthorized pirated edition by Edmund Curll. Foxon, p. 641; Grolier Wither to Prior 682; Hayward 140; Rothschild 1676.