Hardcover
1709 · London
by Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Earl of, 1633?-1685
London: Printed and sold by H. Hills, 1709. Hardcover. Good. 16p. Late 19th century 3/4 leather binding. Wear along joints and other extremities. Contents sound although rather narrowly trimmed when rebound. Page 16 misnumbered as 15 and all page numbers are in brackets; there was also another 1709 edition published by Hills with correct numbering and no brackets. Several blank leaves bound in at end to give this little item a bit of thickness. Pages 3-5 contain "To the Earl of Ropscommon on his excellent essay on translated verse," by John Dryden. Roscommon's essay and Dryden's poetic tribute were first published in 1684. (Inventory #: 85691)