Beschreibung:

Congreve (William).- A Collection of Poems, occasionally written upon the Victories of Blenheim and Ramillies. By the most eminent hands, first edition, comprising general title, leaf of contents and 13 separately published poems (11 first editions) celebrating England's military victories under the Duke of Marlborough, some browning and spotting, contemporary panelled calf, joints split, upper cover detached, modern cloth drop-back box, folio, for Jacob Tonson, 1708. ⁂ One of only two known copies, this purportedly from William Congreve's library. The individual poems are as follows: 1) [Prior (Matthew)] A Letter to Monsieur Boileau Depreaux; occasion'd by the victory at Blenheim, first edition, [Grolier 680; Ashley IV, 72], 1704. 2) Addison (Joseph) The Campaign, third edition, half-title, 1705. 3) [Prior (Matthew)] An Ode...on the late glorious success of Her Majesty's arms. Written in imitation of Spencer's stile, first edition, half-title, [Rothschild 1674; Ashley IV, 73], 1706. 4) Congreve (William) A Pindarique Ode...on the Victorious Progress of Her Majesty's arms..., first edition, [Grolier 195; Ashley I, 230], 1706. 5) [Walsh (William)] Ode for the Thanksgiving Day, first edition, [CBEL II, 486], 1706. 6) [Clay (Stephen)] An Epistle from the Elector of Bavaria to the French Kings: after the Battel of Ramillies, first edition, half-title, [Ashley IV, 73]], 1706. 7) Rowe (Nicholas) A Poem upon the late Glorious Successes of Her Majesty's arms, first edition, half-title, [Ashley IV, 175], 1707. 8) [Conduitt (John)] A Poem upon the late Glorious Successes..., first edition, [Foxon C334], 1707. 9) Paris (John) Ramillies. A Poem...written in imitation of Milton, first edition, 1706 10) [Fenton (Elijah)] An Ode to the Sun, for the New-Year, first edition, first issue, without the words "Tomorrow will be published..." in advertisements on last leaf, the author's first publication, [CBEL II, 548], 1707. 11) Harrison (William) Woodstock Park. A Poem, second edition, 1706. 12) [Vernon (Rev.) Corona civica. A Poem, first edition, printed and sold by John Nutt, 1706. 13) Vernon (Mr.) The Union. A Poem, first edition, printed and sold by John Morphew, 1707. All but the last 2 published by Tonson. Numerous related cuttings etc. loosely inserted in box, much relating to the provenance suggesting this is the William Congreve copy, passed to the Duke of Leeds at Hornby Castle and thence in the Sotheby's sale of June 2nd 1930, bought by Quaritch. It has since been the Brett-Smith/Jim Edwards copy. The other copy, at Lehigh University Library, Pennsylvania, has an identical binding.