Anecdotes, Observations, and Characters, of Books and Men. Collected from the conversation of Mr. Pope, and other eminent persons of his time. . Now first published from the original papers, with notes, and a life of the author, by Samuel Weller Singer. London: published by W.H. Carpenter . and Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh. 1820.

SPENCE, Joseph

Publication Date: 1820

About this Item

Engraved portrait frontispiece, xxxix[i], 501 pp. plus errata. Recent half calf, raised bands, gilt lines, contrasting label. First edition. The appendix comprises letters to Spence, and includes Hume's letter dated October 15th 1754 - an account of Thomas Blacklock, whose poems Spence published.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Anecdotes, Observations, and Characters, of Books and Men. Collected from the conversation of Mr. Pope, and other eminent persons of his time. . Now first published from the original papers, with notes, and a life of the author, by Samuel Weller Singer. London: published by W.H. Carpenter . and Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh. 1820.
• Publication Date: 1820
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good