Prior Matthew 1664 1721 (37 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior; Volume 01. Book.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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1st edition thus (Keynes, p. 48). 2 volumes. 12mo. 6-7/8" x 4-3/8" Abt VG (spines sunned/front hinge repaired/some soiling & staining/pos to ffep). Blue cloth bindings with printed paper title label to spine.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Facsimile Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; [4], xxiv, 328 p : illus ; 23 cm. Subject; English poetry. 1 Kg.…

Facsimile Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; [4], xxiv, 328 p : illus ; 23 cm. Subject; English poetry. 1 Kg.…

Stipple engraving, from Biographical Magazine, fine delicate portrait with biographical information in letterpress below.

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Gebunden. Condition: New.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. xx 456 [8]pp, contemporary gilt ruled mottled calf, (spine and joints rubbed, minor loss to surface leather of rear cover, inner hinges cracked, corners lightly bumped with boards showing), spine gilt (most of spine label missing), speckled edges, internally clean, 8vo (159x95mm), ESTC T14946.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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New Edition. Very good copies bound in contemporary full aniline calf. Gilt-blocked leather label to spines with raised bands, and spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somwhat worn and rubbed as with age. Minor, scattered marginal foxing. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: From the library of Sir John Eden with his bookplate to front pastedown.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 219 pages; Physical description: 1v. 219p. 15cm. Volume 1 only, of a 2-volume set. Subjects: English poetry -- English literature -- Poems -- 17th century -- 18th century. Referenced by: Gaskell, 211. Referenced by: English Short Title Catalog, ESTCN22191. 1 Kg.…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid antique engraved portrait, printed circa 1790. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive and decorative.

New Edition. Very good copies bound in contemporary full aniline calf. Gilt-blocked leather label to spines with raised bands, and spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somwhat worn and rubbed as with age. Minor, scattered marginal foxing. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: From the library of Sir John Eden with his bookplate to front pastedown.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 219 pages; Physical description: 1v. 219p. 15cm. Volume 1 only, of a 2-volume set. Subjects: English poetry -- English literature -- Poems -- 17th century -- 18th century. Referenced by: Gaskell, 211. Referenced by: English Short Title Catalog, ESTCN22191. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo (160 x 96mm). 259pp. (plus 2 for contents at end). Engraved vignettes for chapter headings. Period calf; (lacking first blank, front joint split but holding, occasional stains; spine worn, rubbed). Modern pencil ownership inscription to front pastedown "Mr. Cartwright." Famed anonymous work by Matthew Prior, important English poet and diplomat. His 35 stanzas of laureate verse celebrated the Duke of Marlborough's victory at Ramillies and marked a turning point in the Spenserian tradition. The Ode was most interesting in metrical form and like many of Prior's poems, it is in content strongest at the end. The Ode's themes combine praise of Anne and Marlborough (whom the poem treats as William's successor), mockery of Prior's panegyric talents and a wish for a lasting peace. The heroic ode avoided such narrative difficulties by appealing to the patriotic and religious sentiments that were more suitable to a modern commercial republic. Moreover, the Ode appeared the same year as William Congreve's much-admired essay (A Discourse on the Pindarique Ode) calling for regularity in the Pindaric ode; the "Prior" stanza could be used in either this sort of formal ode or in the more familiar Horatian mode. Prior chose for the poem, and defended in its preface, a modified form of the Spenserian stanza, with a less complicated rhyme scheme in the octave and a rhyming alexandrine couplet at the end. For the first time in almost a century an English poet introduced archaisms into a non-burlesque poem deliberately imitating Spenser's manner. Adaptable as it was, the new stanza did much to reintroduce alternating rhymes into several forms of English poetry, thereby making Spenser's prosody more acceptable than it had been for a long while. Important work for poetry and the 18th-century Spenserian revival. …

1st edition. First edition in a rather crude, later bindings of cloth over plain boards. Tanning to the pages. Physical description; 267 pages : ill. Notes; The dedication signed: Mat. Prior. Subjects; Dorset, Charles Sackville Earl of 1638?-1706. 1701-1800. English poetry 18th century ; Early works to 1800. English poetry 17th century ; Early works to 1800. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Worn copy bound in full aniline calf with a leather gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Front board starting. Includes previous owner's inscription. Physical description; 402 pages. Subjects; Matthew Prior (1664-1721). Poetry. 17th-18th century poetry. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. First edition in a rather crude, later bindings of cloth over plain boards. Tanning to the pages. Physical description; 267 pages : ill. Notes; The dedication signed: Mat. Prior. Subjects; Dorset, Charles Sackville Earl of 1638?-1706. 1701-1800. English poetry 18th century ; Early works to 1800. English poetry 17th century ; Early works to 1800. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Worn copy bound in full aniline calf with a leather gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Front board starting. Includes previous owner's inscription. Physical description; 402 pages. Subjects; Matthew Prior (1664-1721). Poetry. 17th-18th century poetry. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good copy in the original, full aniline calf. Professionally and period sympathetically re-backed with a red Morocco gilt-blocked label; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 384 pages; Physical desc. : [22], 384, [6] p. : ill. (front. ) ; 17 cm. (12mo) . Referenced by: ESTC T198003. Notes: With three final contents leaves. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good copy in the original, full aniline calf. Professionally and period sympathetically re-backed with a red Morocco gilt-blocked label; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 384 pages; Physical desc. : [22], 384, [6] p. : ill. (front. ) ; 17 cm. (12mo) . Referenced by: ESTC T198003. Notes: With three final contents leaves. 1 Kg. …

Leather-bound. Condition: Very Good Plus. Second Edition. Later smooth calf. Spine ruled in gilt, with gilt title lettering.8" x 5 1/4" (21 cm.). viii + 472, [8] ) Index) Many letters relating to political and personal affairs, quoted in full. "When Prior was abroad Drift acted as his secretary and was a personal friend and one of the poet's executors" (Westminster Abbey site). Signed.…

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Leather Case, No Jacket. Leather Edition. Half green leather, respined with old leather laid down, scuffed marble sides, 2 vols. in 1, dedicated to Earl of Dorset & Middlesex, vii+214 & vii+241 pp. Leather case restored but marble rather worn, internally vg. Prior was a poet and a politician and his writings showed 'a certain elegance and easy grace, in which he is perhaps unrivalled' Dictionary of English Literature. Size: Sm Crown. Antiquarian.…

Two volumes, octavo; size of bindings: 4 1/2 in. x 7 1/4 in. Volume 1: halftitle; engraved frontispiece: "Henry and Emma" (J. Mortimer/J. K. Sherwin, engraver; Published [-] Jan. 20. 1779, by T. Evans, Strand); titlepage, dedication page, small circular, engraved portrait of Prior at top of a4: [i]-xxviii, 1-420 pp., including contents; Volume 2: halftitle; titlepage: [i]-xvi, [1]-287 pp., including contents + [1] page errata (p. [288]). Bound in full old, sprinkled calf, with five raised bands on the spines, and red and green leather title labels, gilt-lettered: PRIOR'S POEMS I (and II), with compartments richly gilt with floral, and sunburst designs; gilt tooling on cover edges; headbands present. Former owner's printed book labels on the front paste-downs; earlier bookseller's pencilled note on paste-down to volume one: "Ed. T. Evans, Best of the 18th cent. ed[ition]s." Light corner wear, a few light stains to upper back cover of volume two; front endpaper slightly loose in volume one, and an ink stain to the back endpaper. A clean set in fine condition. Weight: 2 1/2 lbs. he scan shows the spines, and the front cover of volume two. …