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Dryden, John
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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- Dryden, John
- A collection of 11 works in one volume, comprising:
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MacFlecknoe, or a Satyr upon the True-Blew-Protestant Poet. [London: for Jacob Tonson, 1692], without title page as issued, later edition, [issued with:] Absalom and Achitophel. A Poem...the seventh edition; augmented and revised. For Jacob Tonson, 1692 [these two collating to portion of Macdonald 14b]; The Medall. A Satyre against Sedition. For Jacob Tonson, 1682, first edition, first issue without two Latin lines at the end, [Macdonald 13ai]; Religiolaici or a Laymans Faith. For Jacob Tonson, 1682, [MacDonald 16b, recorded as a possible piracy]; Annus Mirabilis... for Henry Herringman and sold by Jacob Tonson, 1688, [Macdonald 9c, Pforzheimer 317]; [attributed to Dryden] A Poem upon the death of the late usurper Oliver Cromwell. For S.H., 1687, [Macdonald 3e]; Threnodia Augustalis: A Funeral-Pindarique Poem... For Jacob Tonson, 1685, [Macdonald 20c]; Britannia Rediviva: a poem on the birth of the prince. For J. Tonson, 1688, without the advertisement leaf at the end, [Macdonald 27c; Pforzheimer, 320]; The Hind and the Panther... For Jacob Tonson, 1687, [Macdonald 24a; Pforzheimer, 327]--HALIFAX, CHARLES MONTAGU, EARL OF. The Hind and the Panther transvers’d to the story of the country-mouse and the city-mouse. For W. Davis, 1787, with the initial blank, [Macdonald 241A]--DRYDEN, JOHN. Eleonora: A panegyrical poem...For Jacob Tonson, 1692, [Macdonald 29; Pforzheimer, 324]
11 works in one volume, 4to (216 x 166mm.), later panelled calf decorated in blind, spine decorated in gilt, catchwords occasionally shaved or slightly cropped, browned, some staining and spotting, binding worn on spine and at edges
11 works in one volume, 4to (216 x 166mm.), later panelled calf decorated in blind, spine decorated in gilt, catchwords occasionally shaved or slightly cropped, browned, some staining and spotting, binding worn on spine and at edges
Provenance
William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899
Literature
Wing D2304, D2311, D2344, D2240, D2331, D2385, D2253, D2281, P3511,
Condition
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"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
The first two works are normally seen bound with the third edition of The Medal, "reprinted at this time to enable Tonson to make up collected sets of Dryden's poems". Sometimes they were issued with a collective title page by Tonson in 1693 and again in 1695.