The Works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscomon, and Dorset; Poems by the Earls of Roscomon and Dorset

A charmingly bound and delightfully illustrated mid-18th century edition of this miscellany of the poetry of the Earls of Rochester, Roscommon and Dorset. Two volumes in one, with a title page to each volume. Each volume is individually paginated. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates to volume I, and a frontispiece and folding plate to part II. Collated, complete. First published in 1707, this is a poetical miscellany that brings together the verse of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon, Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset, and a number of other Restoration and early eighteenth-century writers. This edition includes the poem "Cabinet of love" which is often omitted in other editions. ESTC T94653 Rebacked, retaining original endpapers. Lacking pages 203-216 This became one of the principal eighteenth-century collections preserving the poetry of the Restoration court and its literary circle. Rebacked, in a panelled calf binding with gilt detailing. Externally, exceptional. Hinges reinforced. Internally, generally firmly bound, but lacking pages 203-216. Pages age toned, with handling marks and spotting throughout. Very Good.…