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[Poetical Miscellany]
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- The Agreeable Variety. In two parts. Containing, first, discourses, characters, and poems, relating to the most useful subjects; and extracted from many worthy authors... For the author and sold by G. Strahan [&c.], 1717
- Paper
8vo, FIRST EDITION, 1pp. publisher's adverts at end, contemporary full navy blue morocco gilt, spine gilt in compartments, all edges gilt, gilt faded on top edge, some rubbing to binding at extremities, booklabel
Provenance
Rev. Peter Hall (1803-1849), as indicated by later note on front free endpaper ("Peter Hall's sale"); his sale, Sotheby's London, 27 May 1850, lot 16; Rev. Philip Bliss (1787-1857), Oxford historian and bibliophile, ownership mark ("P" added before signature "B"); his sale, Sotheby's London, 9-17 August 1858, lot 2568; R.W. Gibson, Bacon bibliographer, booklabel; John Brett Smith (1917-2003); his sale, Sotheby's London, 27 May 2004, lot 440
Literature
ESTC T61602; Gibson 259; Griffith 87
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Including poetry and prose by Francis Bacon, Shakespeare, Milton, Dryden, Swift and a selection of couplets by Pope, mostly from his Essay on Criticism (pp.163-165).