[Rarebooks] fa: PEARCH'S COLLECTION OF POEMS BY SEVERAL HANDS (NOT IN DODSLEY) 1775- In Fine Period Bindings

[Ardwight Chamberlain]

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[George Pearch, ed.]: A Collection of Poems, in Four Volumes by  
Several Hands. London: Printed for G. Pearch, and sold by Joseph  
Johnson, St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1775. First edition thus. Four  
volumes, 8vo, bound in full period polished calf with gilt-tooled  
spines and morocco spine labels; complete with all four half-titles,  
indexes, copper-engraved vignettes to title-pages and first pages of  
text; last volume with errata leaf and leaf of publisher's adverts.  
ESTC T95888.

As stated on the half-title pages: A collection of poems; consisting  
of valuable pieces, not inserted in Mr. Dodsley’s collection, or  
published since. With several originals, by eminent writers. Pearch's  
collection, first published in two volumes in 1768, was intended to  
supplement Robert Dodsley's popular six-volume collection of 1758 (in  
fact, the morocco spine labels of the present set are numbered "Vol.  
VII-X"). The poets represented include: Mr. Beatie, Dr. Goldsmith,  
T[obias] Smollett M.D., Christopher Smart, William Falconer, William  
Whitehead, Samuel Johnson, Richard Savage, Thomas Warton, Richard  
Glover, etc., etc.

Exterior hinges a bit rubbed and tender but secure, wear to the  
corners of the boards; one leaf in vol. iv with closed tear to the top  
corner, two other leaves with a small piece of the top corner missing,  
not affecting any text; otherwise contents are exceedingly clean and  
fresh, handsomely bound. An appealing set. Engraved armorial  
bookplates of Robert Whitle on the front paste-downs and contemporary  
owner's signature (dated 1775) on the front flyleaves.