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POPE, Alexander (1688-1744). Letters of Mr. Alexander Pope, And Several of his Friends. London: J. Wright for J. Knapton, L. Gulliver, J. Brindley and R. Dodsley, 1737. Folio. With engraved vignette profile of Pope on the title-page after Jonathan Richardson (1667-1745) and engraved headpieces and woodcut ornaments throughout. [36], [9]-196, 189-307, [1] pp. Bound in contemporary full mottled calf, spine tooled in gilt in compartments, six raised bands, burgundy gilt morocco lettering label on spine, gilt board edges (joints just starting yet still quite solid, some wear, chipping to spine and boards, neat contemporary ink notation about Pope’s death on half-title, hinges starting, some dampstaining to half-title, some faint foxing throughout). Near fine. FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. With the armorial bookplate of Peter Du Cane on the fp. Rare.