1729 1st Printing, With Provenance
THE DUNCIAD, VARIORUM
With the Prolegomena of Scriblerus
By Alexander Pope
Author Bio: Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century. An exponent of Augustan literature, Pope is best known for his satirical and discursive poetry including The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad, and An Essay on Criticism, and for his translations of Homer.
Provenance: Joseph Tasker, a successful businessman and owned a great deal of property throughout England, his main home was Middleton Hall, Essex
Synopsis: The Dunciad is a landmark, mock-heroic, narrative poem by Alexander Pope published in three different versions at different times from 1728 to 1743. The first version – the "three-book" Dunciad – was published in 1728 anonymously. The second version, the Dunciad Variorum, was published anonymously in 1729. The New Dunciad, in a new fourth book conceived as a sequel to the previous three, appeared in 1742, and The Dunciad in Four Books, a revised version of the original three books and a slightly revised version of the fourth book with revised commentary, was published in 1743 with a new character, Bays, replacing Theobald as the "hero".
The poem celebrates a goddess, Dulness, and the progress of her chosen agents as they bring decay, imbecility, and tastelessness to the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Martinus Scriblerus was a corporate identity employed by Pope and the other members of the Scriblerians. Therefore, these two portions of the preface could have been written by any of its members, but they, like the other prefatory materials, were most likely written by Pope himself.
Binding: Hardcover, Small/Crown octavo (8vo 5 3⁄8 × 8 in 137 × 203 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: pp. 167
Language: English
Published By: A. Dob, London
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Very Good - Engraved vignette of the laden ass on title page, title toned with some paper repairs, lightly trimmed on fore-edge slightly affecting title, one or two neat paper repairs throughout and occasional patch of light damp-staining, front free endpaper torn away, bookplate, 19th century half calf, rubbed, [Rothschild 1597], 8vo, for A. Dob, 1729.*** The first complete edition of the first three books of The Dunciad. The Dunciad appeared in four different versions between 1728 and 1743. This copy without the final unsigned Addenda leaf.
Bookplate of Joseph Tasker, Middleton Hall, Essex.
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
SKU: BTETM0002438
1729 1st Printing, With Provenance
THE DUNCIAD, VARIORUM
With the Prolegomena of Scriblerus
By Alexander Pope
Author Bio: Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century. An exponent of Augustan literature, Pope is best known for his satirical and discursive poetry including The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad, and An Essay on Criticism, and for his translations of Homer.
Provenance: Joseph Tasker, a successful businessman and owned a great deal of property throughout England, his main home was Middleton Hall, Essex
Synopsis: The Dunciad is a landmark, mock-heroic, narrative poem by Alexander Pope published in three different versions at different times from 1728 to 1743. The first version – the "three-book" Dunciad – was published in 1728 anonymously. The second version, the Dunciad Variorum, was published anonymously in 1729. The New Dunciad, in a new fourth book conceived as a sequel to the previous three, appeared in 1742, and The Dunciad in Four Books, a revised version of the original three books and a slightly revised version of the fourth book with revised commentary, was published in 1743 with a new character, Bays, replacing Theobald as the "hero".
The poem celebrates a goddess, Dulness, and the progress of her chosen agents as they bring decay, imbecility, and tastelessness to the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Martinus Scriblerus was a corporate identity employed by Pope and the other members of the Scriblerians. Therefore, these two portions of the preface could have been written by any of its members, but they, like the other prefatory materials, were most likely written by Pope himself.
Binding: Hardcover, Small/Crown octavo (8vo 5 3⁄8 × 8 in 137 × 203 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: pp. 167
Language: English
Published By: A. Dob, London
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Very Good - Engraved vignette of the laden ass on title page, title toned with some paper repairs, lightly trimmed on fore-edge slightly affecting title, one or two neat paper repairs throughout and occasional patch of light damp-staining, front free endpaper torn away, bookplate, 19th century half calf, rubbed, [Rothschild 1597], 8vo, for A. Dob, 1729.*** The first complete edition of the first three books of The Dunciad. The Dunciad appeared in four different versions between 1728 and 1743. This copy without the final unsigned Addenda leaf.
Bookplate of Joseph Tasker, Middleton Hall, Essex.
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
SKU: BTETM0002438
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