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ENGLISH VERSE -- POPE, Alexander. A collection of 11 works, in verse, by Pope except where otherwise stated, all folio, bound in one vol., contemporary half calf over marbled boards, comprising:
a) Of False Taste. An Epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Burlington, London, for L. Gilliver, 1731 [1732], third edition, 8ll. including advertisement at end (waterstaining at lower margins) [Foxon P912; Griffith 267]
b) Of the Use of Riches. An Epistle to the Right Honourable Allen Lord Bathurst, London, J. Wright for Lawton Gilliver, 1732 [1733], FIRST EDITION, 11ll. [Foxon P923; Griffith 280-2; Rothschild 1605-6]
c) [Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men] An Epistle to the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Cobham, London, for Lawton Gilliver, 1733 [1734], FIRST EDITION, 9ll. including final advertisement [P920; Griffith 329; Rothschild 1611-12]
d) Of the Characters of Women. An Epistle to a Lady, London, by J. Wright for Lawton Gilliver, 1735, FIRST EDITION, 9ll. with final advertisement [Foxon P917; Griffith 360-1; Rothschild 1624-5]
e) The First Satire of the Second Book of Horace Imitated, London, by L.G. and sold by A. Dodd, 1733, FIRST EDITION, later issue with "Price One Shilling" added to title , 10ll. [Foxon P888; Griffith 292] f) [MONTAGU, Lady Mary Wortley] Verses Address'd to the Imitator of the First Satire of the Second Book of Horace, London, for A. Dodd, [1733], third edition with 16 lines on p.8, 4ll. [Foxon V41]
g) Sober Advice from Horace to the Young Gentlemen about Town, London, for T. Boreman, [1734], FIRST EDITION, 12ll. [Foxon P968; Griffith 347; Rothschild 1621]
h) An Epistle from Mr. Pope to Dr. Arbuthnot, London, by J. Wright for Lawton Gilliver, 1734, FIRST EDITION, 12ll. [Foxon P802; Griffith 352; Rothschild 1623]
i) [(?) SWIFT, Jonathan] The Life and Genuine Character of Doctor Swift written by himself, London, for J. Roberts, 1733, FIRST EDITION, 10ll. [Foxon S884; Rothschild 2143; Teerink 727; Williams 541]
j) [BRAMSTON, James.] The Man of Taste, occasion'd by an epistle of Mr. Pope's on that subject, London, by J. Wright for Lawton Gilliver, 1733, FIRST EDITION, 10ll., engraving by G.V. Gucht on verso of half title [Foxon B396]
k) MILLER, James. Seasonable Reproof, a satire in the manner of Horace, London, for L. Gilliver, 1735, FIRST EDITION, 16ll. (some browning) [Foxon M258]
a) Of False Taste. An Epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Burlington, London, for L. Gilliver, 1731 [1732], third edition, 8ll. including advertisement at end (waterstaining at lower margins) [Foxon P912; Griffith 267]
b) Of the Use of Riches. An Epistle to the Right Honourable Allen Lord Bathurst, London, J. Wright for Lawton Gilliver, 1732 [1733], FIRST EDITION, 11ll. [Foxon P923; Griffith 280-2; Rothschild 1605-6]
c) [Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men] An Epistle to the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Cobham, London, for Lawton Gilliver, 1733 [1734], FIRST EDITION, 9ll. including final advertisement [P920; Griffith 329; Rothschild 1611-12]
d) Of the Characters of Women. An Epistle to a Lady, London, by J. Wright for Lawton Gilliver, 1735, FIRST EDITION, 9ll. with final advertisement [Foxon P917; Griffith 360-1; Rothschild 1624-5]
e) The First Satire of the Second Book of Horace Imitated, London, by L.G. and sold by A. Dodd, 1733, FIRST EDITION, later issue with "Price One Shilling" added to title , 10ll. [Foxon P888; Griffith 292] f) [MONTAGU, Lady Mary Wortley] Verses Address'd to the Imitator of the First Satire of the Second Book of Horace, London, for A. Dodd, [1733], third edition with 16 lines on p.8, 4ll. [Foxon V41]
g) Sober Advice from Horace to the Young Gentlemen about Town, London, for T. Boreman, [1734], FIRST EDITION, 12ll. [Foxon P968; Griffith 347; Rothschild 1621]
h) An Epistle from Mr. Pope to Dr. Arbuthnot, London, by J. Wright for Lawton Gilliver, 1734, FIRST EDITION, 12ll. [Foxon P802; Griffith 352; Rothschild 1623]
i) [(?) SWIFT, Jonathan] The Life and Genuine Character of Doctor Swift written by himself, London, for J. Roberts, 1733, FIRST EDITION, 10ll. [Foxon S884; Rothschild 2143; Teerink 727; Williams 541]
j) [BRAMSTON, James.] The Man of Taste, occasion'd by an epistle of Mr. Pope's on that subject, London, by J. Wright for Lawton Gilliver, 1733, FIRST EDITION, 10ll., engraving by G.V. Gucht on verso of half title [Foxon B396]
k) MILLER, James. Seasonable Reproof, a satire in the manner of Horace, London, for L. Gilliver, 1735, FIRST EDITION, 16ll. (some browning) [Foxon M258]