Dryden, John

John Dryden, Edmund Waller, and Thomas Sprat. Three poems upon the Death of Oliver [Cromwell]. London: William Wilson, 1659. 4to. Dampstaining. First edition. Nineteenth-century half morocco. (Wing W 526) — Poems on Affairs of State. [London:] 1697. 8vo. First edition, second state with leaf numbered 143-144 and addenda added. Contemporary calf. (Wing P 2719) — The Satires of Juvenal and Persius. London: Jacob Tonson, 1693. Folio. First edition, large paper copy. Wormhole on first leaves. Contemporary calf. Rebacked, joints very fragiles. (Wing J 1288). Provenance: Viscount Mersey. acquisition: Bernard Quaritch — The Art of Painting by C.A. du Fresnoy. London: J. Heptinshall for W. Roger, 1695. 4to. Engraved title. First edition, large paper copy. Foxing. Nineteenth-century calf with blind-stamped arms of Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet, of Pollok. Extremities rubbed, joint fragile, second panel loose. Provenance: James Craggs; William Stirling — Fables Ancient and Modern. London: Jacob Tonson, 1700. Folio. First edition. Contemporary red morocco with gilt ornament on panels and spine. Spine faded and top of spine damages. (Wing D 2278). Provenance: Hans Sloane. acquisition: G. Bayntum.