Sales catalogue 569: Maggs Bros

Date:
1932
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/114
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 569: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GEORGIAN POETRY: THOMSON (JAMES)—continued. 871 Coriotanus. A Tragedy, as it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. First Epirion. 8vo. Half morocco. London, 17409. £1 Ios. 872 THe TracEpy oF SopHonissa, acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. First Epirion. 8vo. Calf. London, 1730. UULOS, A very popular play—the book was sold to Miller for 130 guineas and went through three editions in the year. Dr. Johnson says he was told by Savage that the prologue was written by Pope, Mallet, adding the remaining few lines. DODSLEY (Robert), 1703-1764). 873 Tue Arr or Preacuinc: In Imitation of Horace’s Art of Poetry. First Epirton. Folio, unbound, uncut. London, Printed for R. Dodsley, at Tully’s Head, in Pall-Mall. Nw. ata3) Published anonymously, but attributed to Robert Dodsley. A3 3 874 A COLLECTION oF PorEMs By SEVERAL Hanns. Vignettes on titles. 6 vols. Sm. 8vo. Fine copy in original calf. London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1775. PTO LES 875 THe Mopern Reasoners: an Epistle to a Friend. (In verse). Firsr Epirion. Folio. Half morocco. London: Printed for Lawton Gilliver, 1734. £2 2s. WESLEY (Charles), 1707-1788. $76 SHorr Hymns on SELEct PassaGEs or THE Hoty Scriptures. First Eprrion. 2 vols. Sm. 8vo. original calf (rebacked). Bristol: Printed by E. Farley, in Small-Street, 1762. £4 10s. Vol. 1 contains 1,160 hymns, and Vol. 2, 870. ‘‘ In more than one instance in the course of these volumes the poet has for the moment superseded the theo- logian. It is, therefore, not surprising that, notwithstanding his intense admira- tion of his brother, John Wesley found it needful to caution some of the Society against being ‘‘ hurt by what they might find in these volumes contrary to the doctrine they had received.’’
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