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SHEFFIELD, JOHN, Duke of Buckingham. The Works. 2 vols. 1723
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Description: SHEFFIELD, JOHN, Duke of Buckingham. The Works. 2 engraved plates (portrait of the author and depiction of his tomb). [10], 453, [1]; [10], 295 pages, but with Volume 1 license leaf, half-title, title, and plates bound in Volume 2, and Volume 2 title in Volume 1. 2 volumes. 4to, 285x230 mm, contemporary panelled calf gilt, spine ends chipped, cover corners worn; scattered light foxing. - London: John Barber, 1723
Footnote: first collected edition, edited by Alexander Pope. Griffith 137; Rothschild 1834. This copy of Volume 2 lacks the 2 sections censored by order of the House of Lords (Some Account of the Revolution on pages 69-102, and A Feast of the Gods on pages 159-170).
Footnote: first collected edition, edited by Alexander Pope. Griffith 137; Rothschild 1834. This copy of Volume 2 lacks the 2 sections censored by order of the House of Lords (Some Account of the Revolution on pages 69-102, and A Feast of the Gods on pages 159-170).