Search Results: the chace a poem by somervile william 1675 1742

London: G Hawkins, 1735. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG, 1st ed, 1735. In modern dark brown quarter leather with brown cloth, some gilt tooling. Spine has raised bands, gilt tooling, title in gilt to maroon leather label. Internally, new grey endpapers, paper repairs to fep, blank pages are a little soiled, title page has ink name of Wm Vaughn, May 13, 1735 to head (Sir William Vaughn of Voyle, Merioneth, 1st high Sheriff of Brecknockshire in 1735, brother of Robert Vaughn of Hengwrt), [12], 106 pp, [1] errata, lacks frontis, text block edges uncut. Printed by William Bowyer; his records show 750 copies printed. (278*210 mm). A nice copy of an important and much copied poem. (ESTC T30391. Somervile [Somerville], poet, whose major poem was The Chace, published in 1735 and dedicated to Frederick, prince of Wales. In four books of blank verse he conveyed the excitement and dangers of the chase as well as its place in history. Somervile was 50… Read More