Court eclogs written in the year, 1716: Alexander Pope's autograph manuscript of poems by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

by Mary Wortley Montagu, Robert Wortley Montagu, Alexander Pope

First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies. Presents facsimile of Pope's original manuscripts opposite typescript of the same. Includes introduction by the editor. Spot on front cover due to removed prive tag ? . x, 69+ 1 pages. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards.. large 8vo..

69 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

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The Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was an English aristocrat and writer. Montagu is today chiefly remembered for her letters, particularly her letters from Turkey, which have been described by Billie Melman as “the very first example of a secular work by a woman about the Muslim Orient”.