GAY, John (1685-1732). Poems on Several Occasions . London: for J. Tonson and B. Lintot, 1720. 2 volumes in one, 4° (284 x 215mm). Titles printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece and 2 plates, woodcut headpieces and initials, list of subscribers (some browning and spotting). 20th-century half calf (head of spine worn). Provenance : Paul H. Beves. First collected edition. Foxon p.295. HOMER. The Iliads and Odysses ... Translated ... by Tho. Hobbes . London: for W. Crook, 1686. 12°. Engraved frontispiece from the 1677 edition (rather cut down at fore-margin, top margins cut close, a little discolouration and spotting). Contemporary panelled calf, gilt spine (lacks label, a little rubbed). Provenance : as above. Third edition of Hobbes's translation. Wing H2552. And 5 other volumes. (7)
GAY, John (1685-1732). Poems on Several Occasions . London: for J. Tonson and B. Lintot, 1720. 2 volumes in one, 4° (284 x 215mm). Titles printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece and 2 plates, woodcut headpieces and initials, list of subscribers (some browning and spotting). 20th-century half calf (head of spine worn). Provenance : Paul H. Beves. First collected edition. Foxon p.295. HOMER. The Iliads and Odysses ... Translated ... by Tho. Hobbes . London: for W. Crook, 1686. 12°. Engraved frontispiece from the 1677 edition (rather cut down at fore-margin, top margins cut close, a little discolouration and spotting). Contemporary panelled calf, gilt spine (lacks label, a little rubbed). Provenance : as above. Third edition of Hobbes's translation. Wing H2552. And 5 other volumes. (7)
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