Pastorals, Epistles, Odes, and Other Original Poems, with Translations from Pindar, Anacreon, and Sappho. By Ambrose Philips, Esq. London; Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper; MDCCXLVIII (1748).
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Provenance:
Bookplate of "Charles First Viscount Eversley of Heckfield in the County of Southampton". Charles Shaw-Lefevre (1794-1888) was a British Whig politician and the second longest serving speaker at the House of Commons.
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Bookplate of "Edward Bellamy", with the motto "Fove Librum Ut Eo Alter Fruatur" (Cherish the book and let others enjoy it). Artist's mark QED 1949.
Size: 100 x 165 x 15 mm (approx.)
Condition:
Spine with minor scuffing. Tooled label present. Both boards loosely attached with cracked joints and hinges. Boards with minor scuffing, scratches, and rubbing. Shelf and edge wear. Dulling to page edges. Bookplate attached to front and rear pastedown. Endpapers facing pastedown offset. Text block fairly clean with light toning and foxing.
