John, Earl of Orrery [John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and 5th Earl of Orrery] - The First Ode of the First Book of Horace Imitated, and Inscribed to the Earl of Chesterfield

London, C. Bathurst and G. Hawkins, 1741 . First edition. Unbound. The very scarce first London edition of Anglo-Irish writer John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and 5th Earl of Orrery's parody of Horace. The very scarce first London edition. Very scarce in all editons.This First London Edition was published in the same year as a Dublin edition. Foxon B352: 'the precedence of London [B351] and Dublin editions is not clear&apos.An English language work, with instances of parallel Latin line.ESTC T35559A parodic work of poetry from Orrery, who was a leading Tory, a friend of Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and Samuel Johnson, and the author of works including 'Remarks on the Life and Writings of Jonathan Swift', and a translation of the letters of Pliny the Younger. Unbound, as issued. Significant handling marks to first and final leaves, most concentrated at title page tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, but with handling marks to heads of fore edges of leaves, and the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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