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(8vol) TWO EDITIONS OF POPE'S WORKS
Estimate:
$200 - $400
Sold
$120
Live Auction
Spring Estates | March 21
Category
Description
Including (4vols) THE WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE, Esq., in Eight Volumes, London: J. Buckland and T. Longman, 1777, 12mo, bound in full calfskin with gilt tooled spines; and (4vol) THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE, Esq., Hartford: Silas Andrus and Son, 1849, 8vo, in full red gilt tooled leather
h. 8 w. 5-1/4 in. (largest)
Condition
the 1777 set good/fair, with some chipping and some of the edges discolored and brittle; the 1849 set in very good condition with light soiling and minor wear
Provenance
Items descended through an important Scarsdale, NY family, including designer mid-century furnishings and Mexican silver
