The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. In Verse and Prose.

A scarce eight volume, leather bound set of The Works of Alexander Pope edited by William Lisle Bowles. This is the first edition of The Works of Alexander Pope that was edited by William Lisle Bowles. Eight volumes of Ten. Missing Volumes V and VII "In 1806 Bowles published the work for which he is best known: a ten-volume edition of the work of Alexander Pope with a sketch of his life and strictures on his poetry. His comments on the poet's life were written in a severe, even hostile spirit. Bowles's estimate of Pope as a poet gave rise to a long controversy". (DNB) William Lisle Bowles, 1762 1850, was an English poet and critic. Bound in leather with gilt lettering. Externally, worn. There is significant wear to the extremities, including bumping and rubbing with loss. Some of the spine labels are missing, or partially missing. The bindings are generally tight and firm. The hinges are strained, or held by the cords only, and could possibly detach in the post, even after careful packaging. The front boards of volumes 1 and 10 are detached. Internally, generally firmly bound. The dedication page in volume 3 is detached. Page cxxxi of volume 1 has the lower right-hand corner missing, that does not affect the text. Pages have only intermittent browning, with occasional spotting, most prominent to the first and last few pages. Good Only.…