Characters and observations : an 18th century manuscript / with a foreword by Lord Gorell
1930, First Edition. London : J. Murray. Very good copy in the original paper-labeled cloth over marbled boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Stains to spine. Very light foxing scattered through. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #459754
Physical description; xvi, 295, [1] pages : facsimiles ; 21 cm. Notes; "We can assert with confidence no more than that this manuscript is unquestionably contemporary with Pope, and it would seem probable that it at least belonged to him ... that Pope was not himself the author ... but rather that some friend of his was."--Foreword, p. x. Subjects; Pope, Alexander 1688-1744 Spurious and doubtful works Characters and observations. 18th century. Maxims ; Early works to 1800. Aphorisms and apothegms. Maxims. Aphorisms and apothegms. Aphorisms and Proverbs.
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