Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - SCARCE -BLACKMORE (Sir Richard, English poet and physician, is remembered primarily as the object of satire and as an epic poet, but he was also a respected medical doctor and theologian, 1654-1729)A collection of poems on various subjects. By Sir Richard Blackmore, Kt. M. D. Fellow of the Royal-College of Physicians.(London): printed by W. Wilkins, for Jonas Browne at the Black-Swan without Temple-Bar; and J. Walthoe, Jun’. over-against the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill, MDCCXVIII. [1718]. First collected edition. xvi, 477, [3] pp. Full leather binding, rebacked, raised bands to spine. Size: 8vo (19.7cm x 12.8cm).Good to Fair only condition. Binding quite worn, and rebacked, retaining leather covering from boards and spine. Old ownership inscription in black ink on front pastedown. First four leaves and last three leaves with repairs to fore-edge, with some loss of paper, resulting in damage to text to some words on the two preface pages. Some age-toning to leaves throughout, mainly light. Scattered handling marks or other blemishes. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images closely.An old Phillips letter is laid loosely inside this collection of poetry by Sir Richard Blackmore, giving a valuation of £200 in 1984. There is also a receipt for restoration work done by Frances Rhodes dated 1982. key words:
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Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: London
Non-Fiction Subject: Literature, Poetry & Criticism
Language: English
Fiction Subject: Poetry, Theatre & Scripts
Author: Sir Richard Blackmore
Original/Reproduction: Original
Publisher: W. Wilkins
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1718
