Description

8vo., on laid paper, a few leaves with short tears at fore-edge, title to Essay on Man mounted, some moderate age-staining, neat nineteenth century signature on front free endpaper; contemporary full roan, red sprinkled edges, boards moderately scuffed and faded, joints rubbed, backstrip chipped at head and tail else a firm, sound working copy in wholly unrestored contemporary binding. Includes Essay on Man; Epistles to Several Persons; Eloisa to Abelard; The Rape of the Lock; Messiah. A Sacred Eclogue; The Temple of Fame; Ode for Music on St. Cecilia's Day; Ode on Solitude; Essay on Criticism. The Universal Prayer. The works are separately titled; pagination is separate as follows: Essay on Man [with] The Universal Prayer; Epistles [with] Eloisa; The Rape of the Lock [with] Messiah; The Temple of Fame [with] Odes; Essay on Criticism.