New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Good in Very Good- dust jacket. [c.1951]. Hardcover. A collection of the writings of the 18th century essayist, translator and poet Alexander Pope, edited and with an introduction by Louis Kronenberger; foreword by Joseph Wood Krutch. Includes letters and profiles of Pope's contemporaries at rear of volume. --- In Toledano spine 8 / tan cloth / gilt titling on green spine & cover blocks / faded green topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h, verso lists 358 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1951 (1951 date appears in book). ML #257.2. --- A Good-only copy, with penciled underlinings and marginalia on several leaves, else tightly-bound and complete. Price-clipped dust jacket with chipping and small tears along edges, otherwise bright, intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; xxxiii, 388 pages .

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Bookseller: Bluebird Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 87726
Title: Alexander Pope: Selected Works (Modern Library #257.2)
Author: POPE, Alexander
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good in Very Good- dust jacket
Publisher: The Modern Library / Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: [c.1951]
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...