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Ode for Musick
by [Pope, Alexander]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Full green crushed levant morocco gilt by Riviere. Front joint expertly repaired, contents washed and pressed, half-title lightl
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Bernard Lintott, 1713. First edition. [iv], 8 pp., with half-title ("Mr. Pope's Ode on St. Cecilia's Day"). Folio. Full green crushed levant morocco gilt by Riviere. Front joint expertly repaired, contents washed and pressed, half-title lightly soiled. First edition. [iv], 8 pp., with half-title ("Mr. Pope's Ode on St. Cecilia's Day"). Folio. The Terry-Slater Copy. Rare first edition of Pope's Ode for Music on St. Cecilia's Day, completed in 1711 at the suggestion of Richard Steele. Lintott paid Pope £15 for the copyright. ABPC records three sales of the first edition; the Locker-Lampson copy (in 1984 and 2008) and the present copy in 1982. Foxon P904; Griffith 20; Rothschild 1568. Provenance: Ward E. and Seth Sprague Terry (bookplate); Gerald E. Slater (his sale, Christie's New York, 12 February 1982, lot 129); Louis & Anne Marie Davidson (bookplate)
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 308095
- Title
- Ode for Musick
- Author
- [Pope, Alexander]
- Format/Binding
- [iv], 8 pp., with half-title ("Mr. Pope's Ode on St. Cecilia's Day"). Folio
- Book Condition
- Used - Full green crushed levant morocco gilt by Riviere. Front joint expertly repaired, contents washed and pressed, half-title lightl
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Bernard Lintott
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1713
- Keywords
- British | Alexander Pope
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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