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ALFRED; An Epic Poem in Six Books.

by Pye, Henry James

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W. Bulmer and Co.,and Sold By J. Wright, London: 1801., 1801 pp. (vi), 243. Large 4to. Worn early full leather binding. Signs of prtevious ownerships removed. Very clean and wide margined text. Printed by one of the great firms to work in England in the wake of Baskerville. FIRST EDITION. Henry James Pye (1745-1813), poetaster and poet laureate. He was educated at home until 1762, when he entered Magdalen College, Oxford, as a gentleman-commoner. From an early age Pye cultivated literary tastes, and his main object in life was to obtain recognition as a poet. In 1790 Pye was appointed poet laureate, in succession to Thomas Warton, and he held the office for twenty-three years. He doubtless owed his good fortune to the support he had given the prime minister, Pitt, while he sat in the House of Commons. Pye was the intimate friend of Governor John Penn (1729-1795). This work has been described as his magnum opus, and was dedicated to Addington. W139 ON HOLD Language: eng. F.. Hardcover. Very Good.

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Title
ALFRED; An Epic Poem in Six Books.
Author
Pye, Henry James
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Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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F.
Publisher
W. Bulmer and Co.,and Sold By J. Wright, London: 1801.
Date Published
1801
Keywords
ENGLAND; POETRY; POEM; PYE; PRINTING; 1801; PENN RAD
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