cloth, paper cover and spine labels
1991 · Charlottesville
by Vander Meulen, David L.
Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia and The New York Public Library, 1991. cloth, paper cover and spine labels. Pope, Alexander. 8vo. cloth, paper cover and spine labels. xvii, 174 pages. A comprehensive account of the composition and production of the first edition of Pope's Dunciad, accompanied by a photofacsimile of a copy recording Pope's original manuscript readings. The appendices identify hundreds of textual changes Pope introduced in the later 1728 printings and record the names with which pirate printers filled Pope's blanks. Award-winning design by Warren Chappell. (Inventory #: 53823)