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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Wilmot (John 2nd Earl of Rochester)

COLLECTED WORKS

Published: The Nonesuch Press, London, 1926

Edition: Limited edition

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Edited by John Hayward

Limited edition: l, 408 pages, fore edge and bottom edges uncut, vellum spine with textured paper covered boards, titled gilt on the spine, a good copy.

Limitation on the verso of the title page reads: This edition was printed and made in England. It is limited to 975 copies on antique paper (numbered 76 to 1050) and seventy five copies on English hand made paper of which this is number (no number included)

John Wilmot, 2nd earl of Rochester, (born April 1, 1647, Ditchley Manor House, Oxfordshire, Eng.—died July 26, 1680, Woodstock, Eng.), court wit and poet who helped establish English satiric poetry.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wilmot-2nd-earl-of-Rochester

 

  • Overall Condition: A good copy
  • Size: 4to (260 x220mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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