The Dispensary. A Poem in Six Canto's. The Ninth Edition. With Several Descriptions and Episodes never before Printed.

Garth, Samuel

Verlag: Tonson Astley, London, 1726

Beschreibung

Printed for J. T.(onson) & Sold by Tho. Astley [24]+84pp illustrated 155x95mm. Engraved frontispiece and six engraved plates by Louis Du Guernier, and decorative woodcut head and tail pieces. Preliminaries contain a laudatory poem by Charles Boyle. (Bound With) A Compleat Key to the Dispensary written by Sir Samuel Garth, M. D. The Third Edition. To which are added, Above Sixty Lines omitted in the late Editions of that Poem. Also Some Poems of the same Author never before printed together. London Printed for T. Astley 1734 36pp 155x95mm. Woodcut initials, head and tail pieces. Contains amongst Garth's other poems "A Prologue To the Tragedy of Tamerlane, Spoken on the Irish Theatre by Mr Moore." Contemporary full calf with raised bands and delicate gilt rule to covers and spine. Front hinge is tender but otherwise this is a very attractive copy of Dr. Garth's satire on the apothecaries and his attempt to "furnish the Poor with Medicines for their cure at low and reasonable Rates." This copy of the "Key" is a uncommon Astley issue. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 000243

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Dispensary. A Poem in Six Canto's. The ...

Verlag: Tonson Astley, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1726

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: Louis Du Guernier

Zustand: Very Good