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Poems upon Several Occasions. Poems upon Several Occasions.

POMFRET, John. Poems upon Several Occasions. The tenth edition, corrected. With some account of his life and writings. To which are added his remains. (Fourth edition.) Printed by Ed. Cock, near Ludgate-Hill. 1736
xii, 132, vi, 17pp, engr. frontispiece; 12mo. Sl. soiling, one gathering proud. Contemporary calf; joints cracked but firm, head & tail & corners worn. With a contemporary ownership note on verso of titlepage: 'Sally Webb's'.

¶ESTC T115329. The true tenth edition was published by S. Birt in 1740. This is a pirated edition, Foxon p.610. One of 7 variants of this piracy; in this the authorship statement is in a single line; the line before the edition statement reads 'Judgment.' and the final line of imprint reads: 'the booksellers in town and country. 1736.'.
Stock #42430
£30


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