The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. with Notes and Illustrations, By Himself and Others. To Which are Added, A New Life of the Author, An Estimate of his Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks by William Roscoe, Esq. New Edition, Complete in Eight Volumes, Longman, Brown and Co., London, 1847, full original leather, 9x6”, 8vo.
In good condition. Light wear to extremities with edges worn and corners rubbed. Light peeling to edges of front and rear boards. Spines abraded with wear at joints. Spine ends rubbed. Gilt stamping lovely and bright. Spine labels are flaking, chipped. All edges marbled. Marbled end papers clean and free of markings. Old hand ownership of Pleasance Smith (1773-1877) of Lowestoft dated 1855 on rear flys. Light toning throughout each volume with minor instances of foxing. Free of known marginalia. Bindings are tight and intact. All boards attached. Please see photos.
The poetical and literature writings of Enlightenment era poet Alexander Pope. Literary provenance of Pleasance Smith (1773-1877) an English letter writer, literary editor, and centenarian. Smith lived to the age of 103, becoming well known in later life on account of her advanced years. On reaching 99, she received a letter from her great-niece Alice Pleasance Liddell, the child immortalised in Lewis Carroll's Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
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