Item #308112 The Sixth Epistle of the First Book of Horace Imitated. Alexander Pope.
The Sixth Epistle of the First Book of Horace Imitated
The Sixth Epistle of the First Book of Horace Imitated

The Sixth Epistle of the First Book of Horace Imitated.

London: L. Gilliver, 1737 [but 1738].

First edition. [iv], 15, [1] pp., with half-title, facing Latin and English text. Folio. Early 20th century green half calf and marbled boards, red morocco spine labels (chipped). Covers rubbed, half-title dusty and creased Foxon P965; Griffith 476; Rothschild 1638. Provenance: Stanley Keyes (bookplate); Louis & Anne Marie Davidson (bookplate). Item #308112

Pope's imitation of Horace's poem on the art of living well. Rare for Pope, a bibliographically straightforward book.

Price: $300.00 Free Domestic Delivery