The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. In nine Volumes Complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; together with all his notes, as they were delivered to the editor a little before his death : Printed Verbatim . . . (Nine Volumes) by POPE, Alexander - 1757

London: C. Bathurst, W. Strahan, J. And F. Rivington, Etc, 1770. Full-Leather. Good. Volume 5 "The Dunciad in Four Books." Contemporary Full Brown Leather Binding with Gilt Decoration to spine and Edges. Illustrated Frontis Page. Title Pages dated 1770. Illustrated with Full Page B&W Plates. Pages mostly in very good clean and clear condition. Some foxing to title page and frontis but only a few occassional spots otherwise. Cover quite rubbed, some fine cracks on sides of spine. Title and Vol No. Labels are missing but the indents can bee seen. Some edgewear. (see photo. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: J. and P. Knapton, H. Lintotm J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper and C. Bathurst, 1753. First edition thus. Hardcover. Poor. Front cover loose Pages slightly stained but perfectly readable

London: J. and P. Knapton, H. Lintotm J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper and C. Bathurst, 1753. First edition thus. Hardcover. Poor. Front cover loose. Some ink staining to one title page and drawing -previous owners inscription; Contents age stained but readable

London: J. and P. Knapton, H. Lintotm J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper and C. Bathurst, 1753. First edition thus. Hardcover. Poor. Front cover loose together with two title pages. Some slight water staining but perfectly readable

London: J. and P. Knapton, H. Lintotm J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper and C. Bathurst, 1753. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Rebound ? half leather. Contents reasonable for their age

London: J. and P. Knapton, H. Lintotm J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper and C. Bathurst, 1753. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fair. Rebound ? half leather Pages reasonable for age

London: J. and P. Knapton, H. Lintotm J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper and C. Bathurst, 1753. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fair. Rebound ? half leather - contents reasonable for age

London: J. and P. Knapton, H. Lintotm J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper and C. Bathurst, 1753. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fair. Rebound ? half leather - contents reasonable for age - one page corner missing.

London: C. Bathurst and Eleven Others, 1770. This is Volume One only of the set, "Containing His Juvenile Poems," which happen to include his famous mock-heroic poem "The Rape of the Lock" (first published in an abbreviated form in 1717). This is a Good only copy, being partially disbound. Full leather binding with gilt rules; five raised bands on the spine. Clean text, xlv, 49 to 288 pages. Two plates, opposite the Title Page and the other opposite page 105. This is an ASSOCIATION COPY, with the bookplate on the front paste-down of William Rowe Lyall (1788-1857) who became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1845. There are condition issues: the spine has an old repair that has failed and is now separated at page 98; the rear board is present but loose; and it is rubbed at the margins. Please note these issues; Quercus must offer this as a Binding Copy, in need of repairs or restoration. Due to the high quality and nice condition of the textblock, Quercus suggests this as an excellent… Read More

J and P Knapton, MDCCLL. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. J and P Knapton 1800. For all volumes: Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Good. Clean and bright text.