Smedley (Jonathan). Poems on Several Occasions, 1st edition, 2nd issue, [no publisher], 1723, woodcut title-device and head- and tailpieces, dedication leaf discarded, variable spotting and browning, minor paper disruption to title-page, author's name added in a contemporary hand, ink-stamp ('Alexander Gardyne, 1883') verso, short closed tear in H4 just touching one letter verso, 19th-century half morocco, rebacked with original spine laid down, rubbed, 8vo (20 x 12 cm) (Qty: 1) ESTC T53831; Foxon S496. ESTC traces two copies world-wide (British Library and Oxford); the first issue (1721) is of comparable scarcity. Foxon describes this issue as containing 'substantial additions at end'. The copy he inspected contained no preliminaries other than the cancel title-page, though a dedication leaf is noted by ESTC. Smedley (1670/1-1729) was a Church of Ireland clergyman and a noted antagonist of Jonathan Swift.
Smedley (Jonathan). Poems on Several Occasions, 1st edition, 2nd issue, [no publisher], 1723, woodcut title-device and head- and tailpieces, dedication leaf discarded, variable spotting and browning, minor paper disruption to title-page, author's name added in a contemporary hand, ink-stamp ('Alexander Gardyne, 1883') verso, short closed tear in H4 just touching one letter verso, 19th-century half morocco, rebacked with original spine laid down, rubbed, 8vo (20 x 12 cm) (Qty: 1) ESTC T53831; Foxon S496. ESTC traces two copies world-wide (British Library and Oxford); the first issue (1721) is of comparable scarcity. Foxon describes this issue as containing 'substantial additions at end'. The copy he inspected contained no preliminaries other than the cancel title-page, though a dedication leaf is noted by ESTC. Smedley (1670/1-1729) was a Church of Ireland clergyman and a noted antagonist of Jonathan Swift.
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