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SMART, Christopher (1722-1771). Poems on Several Occasions. London: Printed for the author by W. Strahan, and sold by J. Newbery, 1752. 4o (270 x 205 mm). Etched frontispiece by T. Worlidge, one engraved plate by C. Grignion after F. Hayman. With errata leaf. (Lightly browned, occasional soil marks at margins, 2E4 spotted.) Contemporary half calf and brown marbled boards (rebacked). Provenance: Charles Bill (inscription dated 1756 on title, and armorial bookplate probably of a later generation Charles Bill) -- purchased from Falkner Greirson, Dublin, 16 May 1970. FIRST EDITION, published by subscription. The Latin poems have a parallel English translation by the Rev. Fawkes, while Smart also included Latin versions of Pope's Essay on Criticism and Milton's L'Allegro. The plates illustrate 'A Morning Piece or A Hymn for the Hay Makers' and 'The Hop-Garden.' Foxon p. 735; Mahony and Rizzo 131; Roscoe A562; Tinker 1919; not in Rothschild.
SMART, Christopher (1722-1771). Poems on Several Occasions. London: Printed for the author by W. Strahan, and sold by J. Newbery, 1752. 4o (270 x 205 mm). Etched frontispiece by T. Worlidge, one engraved plate by C. Grignion after F. Hayman. With errata leaf. (Lightly browned, occasional soil marks at margins, 2E4 spotted.) Contemporary half calf and brown marbled boards (rebacked). Provenance: Charles Bill (inscription dated 1756 on title, and armorial bookplate probably of a later generation Charles Bill) -- purchased from Falkner Greirson, Dublin, 16 May 1970. FIRST EDITION, published by subscription. The Latin poems have a parallel English translation by the Rev. Fawkes, while Smart also included Latin versions of Pope's Essay on Criticism and Milton's L'Allegro. The plates illustrate 'A Morning Piece or A Hymn for the Hay Makers' and 'The Hop-Garden.' Foxon p. 735; Mahony and Rizzo 131; Roscoe A562; Tinker 1919; not in Rothschild.

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SMART, Christopher (1722-1771). Poems on Several Occasions. London: Printed for the author by W. Strahan, and sold by J. Newbery, 1752. 4o (270 x 205 mm). Etched frontispiece by T. Worlidge, one engraved plate by C. Grignion after F. Hayman. With errata leaf. (Lightly browned, occasional soil marks at margins, 2E4 spotted.) Contemporary half calf and brown marbled boards (rebacked). Provenance: Charles Bill (inscription dated 1756 on title, and armorial bookplate probably of a later generation Charles Bill) -- purchased from Falkner Greirson, Dublin, 16 May 1970. FIRST EDITION, published by subscription. The Latin poems have a parallel English translation by the Rev. Fawkes, while Smart also included Latin versions of Pope's Essay on Criticism and Milton's L'Allegro. The plates illustrate 'A Morning Piece or A Hymn for the Hay Makers' and 'The Hop-Garden.' Foxon p. 735; Mahony and Rizzo 131; Roscoe A562; Tinker 1919; not in Rothschild.

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THOMSON, James (1700-1748). The Castle of Indolence. London: A. Millar, 1748. 4o (258 x 200 mm). B1 and M1 are cancels. M2 advertisement and explanation leaf at end. (D3v and D4r stained in gutter, L4v with slight soil mark and tiny tear at top of gutter, soil mark also affects M1r.) Contemporary calf, covers with wide gilt dentelle border, comb-marbled endpapers, green silk marker (rebacked in calf gilt in the 19th-century, covers somewhat darkened, extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: "Ju Durnford Feb. 1758" (inscription on front free endpaper) -- "Captain in Boston Harbour New England July 5th 1772" (inscription on rear endpaper) -- Willm. Rugs. Merrick (signature on title) -- Eric M. Browett (bookplate) -- purchased from Ximenes, New York, 6 May 1970. FIRST EDITION of Thomson's "allegorical poem written in imitation of Spenser." Foxon T181; Hayward 155; Tinker 2134. (2)

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