Volume I Pastoral Poetry and an Essay on Criticism Volume II The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems Volume III i An Essay on Man Volume III ii Epistles To Several Persons (Moral Essays) Volume IV Imitations of Horace Volume V The Dunciad Volume VI Minor Poems Volume XI: Index

An 8 volume set of works by Alexander Pope, as published by Methuen, all in original dust wrappers. An 8 volume set of Methuen publications dedicated to the poetry of Alexander Pope.Bound in original red cloth, in lovely condition.Features volumes 1-6 of 12, and volume 11 - an index volume.An unusual instance of these titles together in their original dust wrappers - all but volume I unclipped. Includes three volumes in blue pictorial dust wrappers.Includes several frontispieces, and 6 leaves of monochrome plates, 4 unnumbered.Collated, complete.Renowned Catholic poet Alexander Pope modelled aspects of his work on that of John Dryden, who he greatly admired. Pope is also considered to have been the first full-time professional English writer. Bound in original red cloth, in original dust wrappers. Externally, in lovely condition. Slight shelf wear. Infrequent marks to boards. Most dust wrappers unclipped. Rubbing, chipping and age toning to dust wrappers and fly leaves. The odd mark to dust wrappers. Sunning to dust wrapper spines. Occasional tears to dust wrapper extremities. Small tide marks to dust wrapper spines of vol6 and 7. Internally, generally firmly bound. Vol2 pp.341-352 loose and slotted inside. Pages generally bright and clean. Age toning to vol2 half title. Occasional spotting. Spotting to top edges. Tide mark to vol1 end paper. Near Fine.…