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The Works of Monsieur Boileau
Verlag: E. Sanger; E. Curll 1711-1712, London, 1711
Leather. Zustand: Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). A scarce early eighteenth century English language translation of the works of French poet and critic Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, illustrated throughout. ESTC Citation No. T143904. With volume I dated 1712 and volume II dated 1711, as called for. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates to volume I, and a frontispiece to volume II. Collated, complete.Often known simply as 'Boileau', this scarce English language edition of the poet's works includes Lutrine, miscellanies, A Treatise of the Sublime, and The Art of Poetry.With the bookplate of Ralph Sneyd to each pastedown, and his initials in gilt to front boards. Sneyd was an English landowner in Staffordshire, now best known for the rebuilding of Keele Hall. He was a keen collector of furniture, antiquarian books, and manuscripts, buying an annotated first edition of Johnson's Dictionary, and Horace Walpole's copy of William Maitland's History of Edinburgh.To each pastedown is also the bookplate of Richard Luckett, a lecturer in seventeenth century literature at Cambridge University, who held the post of Pepys Librarian for thirty years.A very scarce third companion volume to this edition was also published, not present here.A smart copy of this scarce English language translation of Boileau's works. In full calf bindings. Boards bright, with significant rubbing to back strips, and volume number label of volume I absent. Minor loss of leather to back strip head of volume I. Joints starting, with front board of volume I tenderly held by one cord only, and remaining boards holding firm. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned, but generally clean. Good Only. book.
