Essays upon several subjects

by Sir Richard Blackmore, M. D, Kt

$400 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

First edition

London: E. Curll & J. Pemberton, 1716. 8vo. lvii, vii , 448 pp. FIRST EDITION. Woodcut head- and tailpieces. An excellent copy in period-style full calf. Item #12019 First edition. Published by “the unspeakable Curll.” The compositions include Blackmore’s essays on epic poetry, wit, false virtue, immortality of the soul, laws of nature, and origin of civil power.

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