Essay on Man
by POPE, Alexander
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Samuel Johnson: "A thousand years may elapse before there shall appear another man with a power of versification equal to that of Pope."
Of copies containing all four parts in the first issue, the last to appear at auction was 2015. An impressive copy of Pope's renowned poem.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7179
- Title
- Essay on Man
- Author
- POPE, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- For J. Wilford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1733
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About the Seller
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Folio
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- Spine Label
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- Leaves
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- Calf
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- First Edition
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