second epistle book horace de pope alexander (8 résultats)

First Edition. Folio, pp. 19, [1 (blank)]; woodcut ornament to title, woodcut headpiece and initial; first and final leaves a little dust-stained, lightly browned throughout, a few corners creased with small loss to B1; a good copy in modern cloth-backed boards with drab paper sides, with old central fold and evidence of earlier stab-stitching.First edition, the issue (presumably early) with the footnote on p. 12 misnumbered '16' for 15. Foxon P955; Rothschild 1631; Griffith 447. Language: English.

Hardcover. Etat : Very good+ condition. First Edition. 19 pages of text, [i] blank. Circa 1940 hardcover binding of ordinary paper-covered boards, with minor shelfwear and creasing. Text with minimal soiling and/or foxing. First state of the Second Epistle, with footnote 15 misnumbered "16" (page 12). Griffith 447. Pages measure more than 13+5/8 inches (height). Alexander Pope (1688-1744). Size: Folio. Book.

LeatherBound. Etat : New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1737 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 27 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 27.

LeatherBound. Etat : New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1737 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 31 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 31.

LeatherBound. Etat : New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1737 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 27 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 27.

LeatherBound. Etat : New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1737 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 19 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 19.

First Edition, folio, iv,23,[1]pp., date cropped by the binder, page numerals shaved, small single worm pinhole running throughout, sometime folded with crease to centre, small abrasion to terminal leaf, disbound. Foxon, P881; Griffith, 467 (this is Impression B with "38 Charles as the catchword on p. 21."); Rothschild 1635.

363 x 223 mm. (14 1/2 x 8 3/4"). 2 p.l., 29, [1] pp.; 19, [1] pp. Modern retrospective quarter polished calf over blue marbled boards, smooth spine with red morocco label. With wood-engraved ornaments on title pages and headpieces at start of texts those used by Henry Woodfall. Foxon P-881; Griffith 458, 467; ESTC T5663; Foxon P-955; Griffith 447; ESTC T5738. ?First work with repair at inner margin and extending slightly under the titling (but with no text affected), perhaps (or perhaps not) lightly washed and pressed, a couple minor stains or smudges, but an excellent copy, clean and fresh internally, with extremely ample margins, in an unworn sympathetic binding. Pope's imitations of Horace are marked by satirical commentary and brilliant re-creation of Horace's style. "No other verses in English," Day tells us, "have so captured the conversational ease and polished sophistication of the Roman poet." The "First Epistle," sometimes called "Epistle to Augustus," is what Day calls "Pope's definitive evaluation of his own Augustan age and its standards of life and art." He discusses the works of his contemporaries and the writers of the previous century, "balancing the claims of correctness with poetic fire." As a consequence of this approach, the present item is not only a remarkable satire, but also an important piece of criticism. Pope does not confine his commentary to literature: in casting George II as Augustus, he provides a subtle political message, referencing the king's well-known indifference to the arts. In the "Second Epistle," cleverly adapting Horace's "Refutation of Lyric Poetry," Pope describes his own problematic relationship with his muse. He claims to be losing his ability to write more poetry, but, as literary scholar William Hutchings points out, Pope uses the poem itself to refute this: "this is certainly not 'plain prose.' It brings something Pope is not usually recognized for: sheer lyrical beauty.". FIRST EDITIONS ("Second Epistle" with footnote on p. 12 misnumbered 16 [for 15]; line 16, p. 4 reading "Godfry").