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Literature, Poetry, History, Seven Titles, 18th-19th Century. Including: Matthew Prior's Poems on Several Occasions, London: Tonson and Barber, 1718, folio, boards detached; Akenside's Odes on Several Subjects, London: for Dodsley, sold by Cooper, 1745, quarto; Churchill's Poems, London: for the author, by Dryden Leach, 1763, quarto; Ruffhead's Life of Alexander Pope, London: for Bathurst et al., 1769, quarto, disbound; Viviani's Ero e Leandro, Parma: Bodoni, 1794, folio, 40 pages, disbound; Fox's A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second, London: for Miller by Bulmer, 1808, quarto, disbound; [and] Southey's translation of Chronicle of the Cid, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808, quarto, diced russia, rebacked. (7) Estimate $200-300 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.


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