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	1 POPE. ALEXANDER.; . AN ESSAY ON MAN. Enlarged and Improved by the Author. Together with his MS. Additions and Variations as in the Last Edition of his Works. With the Notes of William, Lord Bishop of Gloucester. W. Strahan and T. Cadell. London.,1774  8vo. (7.1 x 4.2 inches). Engraved Frontis, designed by Pope, and portrait of the Author on the title page. xvi,124pp. A very good copy with contemporary previous owners name written neatly at bottom of last text page. Bookplate, designed by Rex Whistler in 1931, of later owner on front paste down endpaper. Attractive early binding of full brown calf. Spine with raised bands. Compartments fully decorated and ruled in gilt. Red title label, gilt.Single gilt ruled border on boards. Front hinge cracked but still holding firm. Some loss to the top and bottom of spine, revealing the headbands. Overall a near to very good copy with an interesting bookplate.:  Price: 145.00 GBP Add to Shopping Cart
	2 POPE. ALEXANDER.; . THE RAPE OF THE LOCK. An heroi-comical poem. Adorned with plates. Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. for F. J. Du Roveray. London.,1801  Reprint of 1798 Illustrated edition. 8vo.(7 x 4.5 inches). Beautifully illustrated with copper engraved frontis and five full page plates by Stothard, Fuseli, Burney & Hamilton. Engraved by Bartolozzi, Bromley, Holloway, Neagle & Smith. A clean and fresh copy in fine twentieth century binding of quarter brick morocco. Spine triple ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Beige cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. A lovely bright copy of this lovely edition.:  Price: 175.00 GBP Add to Shopping Cart
	3 POPE.ALEXANDER.; . THE WORKS. C.Bathurst,W.Strahan,J and F.Rivington......London.,1770  NINE VOLUMES.8vo.Illustrated with 24 copper engravings.Very good bright set bound in contemporary full tan calf,spines ruled in gilt.Each volume with red morocco title lebel,decorated and lettered in gilt.Some rubbing to most volumes and a few hinges cracked but all still holding firm.Overall an attractive set of eighteenth century bindings.Previous owners bookplate on front paste downs.:  Price: 550.00 GBP Add to Shopping Cart