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Prior, Matthew. Poems on Several Occasions - SUBS

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Prior, Matthew. Poems on Several Occasions - SUBS
Prior, Matthew. Poems on Several Occasions - SUBSCRIBER'S EDITION - WITH BOOKPLATE & SIGNATURE. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's-Head Over Against Katharine-Street in the Strand, 1718. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Full-Leather. Good ++ condition. With bookplate & signature of John Boyle (1707-1762), Fifth Earl of Cork & Orrery, who translated the letters of Pliny the Younger in 1751, also known for his series of letters containing Remarks on the Life and Writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift, intimate friends with Swift, Alexander Pope & Dr. Johnson. Bound in full leather, raised bands on gilt decorated spine (gilt still bright), with crimson leather spine label intact. Engraved frontis, title vignette, head & tail-pieces, with historiated initials. [42] 506pp, [6]. Leather flaking, corner wear. BINDING & HINGES TIGHT.