The Works of Mr. John Philips, Late Student of Christ-Church, Oxon. Viz. I. The Splendid Shilling: An Imitation of Milton. II. Blenheim: A Poem, inscrib?d to Rt. Hon. Robert Harley, Esq. III. Cyder: A Poem. In Two books. IV. Ode ad Henricum St. John, Armig. V. The same Translated by Mr. Newcomb. To Which is Prefixed his Life, by Mr. Sewell.

SEWELL, MR.: PHILIPS, John:

Published by London, J. Tonson, and T. Jauncy, 1720

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Hardback, approx 8 x 5 inches. Speckled calf leather binding, gilt paneled boards, later leather binding to spine with raised banding and gilt lettering to leather spine label. Red speckled page edges. Plain endpapers. In very good condition. Professional repairs to spine and corners; later leather spine and reinforcement to corners. Some rubbing to boards, some heavy surface rubbing to rear board. Some minor darkening to endpapers. Neat inscription to front ?Mary Lascelles, March 1940.? Some minor darkneing to a few pages. Pages of ?Cyder? remain bright. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 39pp Life. Splendid Shilling & Blenheim 60pp (40pp. Starts from p20.) 89pp. 13pp & 4pp cat. Illustrated with two B&W engraved plates (frontis Portrait & Cyder.) With decorative chapter letterpieces, head and tailpieces. Seller Inventory # 86249

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Title: The Works of Mr. John Philips, Late Student ...

Publisher: London, J. Tonson, and T. Jauncy, 1720