Author: John Dryden, (Editor)
Title: Miscellany Poems Containing Variety of New Translations of the Ancient Poets Together with Several Original Poems by the Most Eminent Hands
Description: London, Jacob Tonson, 1716. Leather. The Complete Six volumes of Dryden's Miscellany. The fourth edition of this work. With an engraved frontispiece to every volume. Collated, complete. From the antiquarian library of Christopher Rowe. Christopher Rowe was a schoolmaster in Norwich and then in Bristol. Throughout his career he inspired many to love literature, history and music. He was a specialist on 17th century printer and bookseller, Humphrey Moseley and began his, unfortunately unfinished, PhD dissertation on him. This work is an anthology of poetry from the classic poetry as well as more recent poets including some of Dryden's own poetry. Poets featured include Mr Philips, Mr Rowe, Alexander Pope, Ovid, King Charles the First, Joseph Addison and more. John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator and playwright. In full calf bindings with gilt stamping to spines and to the board edges. Externally, rubbed to the spines. Minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Spine to volume II is particularly rubbed with the gilt '2' not very visible. Loss to the head of spine to volume V. Front joint is starting but firm to volume V with the hinge slightly strained but firm. Rear joint to volume V has a crack from the head to the top of the spine label. Prior owner's signature to title page of all volumes. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown of all volume, Christopher Rowe. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound, Pages are slightly age toned to edges with the odd light spots to throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Christopher Rowe Pope Rowe Ovid Pope Charles I Poetry None


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