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COLLINS, William (1721-1759). Odes on Several Descriptive and Allegoric Subjects. London: A. Millar, 1747.
8o (180 x 113 mm). Title-page with engraved vignette by G. Van der Gucht of a wreath of oak, laurel and palm leaves enclosing a lyre and pan pipe with the heads of Apollo and Pan at the top. (A few corners repaired, not affecting text, catchword on verso of H1 shaved.) 19th-century quarter morocco, marbled boards, t.e.g (some light wear at edges and joints, spine faded). Provenance: Robert Armstrong (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION of one of the most significant collections of verse published in the 18th century. Odes, Collins' second book, was issued in an edition of 1000 copies in December 1746, but sold so poorly that its author, after coming into a modest inheritance, reportedly bought up the remaining unsold copies and had them destroyed within the year. Foxon, p. 132; Grolier English 46; Rothschild 657.
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FIRST EDITION of one of the most significant collections of verse published in the 18th century. Odes, Collins' second book, was issued in an edition of 1000 copies in December 1746, but sold so poorly that its author, after coming into a modest inheritance, reportedly bought up the remaining unsold copies and had them destroyed within the year. Foxon, p. 132; Grolier English 46; Rothschild 657.
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