Prior’s Poetical Works, 1779 First Edition

Description

First edition of Matthew Prior’s collected poetical works, published in London by W. Strahan, T. Payne et al. in 1779. Bound in leather, rubbed at corners and edges; interior in very good condition. Two volumes in octavo format, totaling XXVIII + 420 + XVI + 287 pages. Volume I features a black-and-white frontispiece by J. Mortimer and J. K. Sherwin, plus a small author vignette. Satirical poetical anthology by the English poet and diplomat Matthew Prior.