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[POPE, Alexander (1688-1744)]. The Dunciad, Variorum. With the Prolegomena of Scriblerus. London: A. Dod, 1729.

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$80

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[POPE, Alexander (1688-1744)]. The Dunciad, Variorum. With the Prolegomena of Scriblerus. London: A. Dod, 1729. 4to. Vignette on title-page. [ii], [30], [ii], [1]-204 pp. Bound in later plain boards, calf spine, lacking spine label, later endleaves. THE FIRST COMPLETE EDITION OF THE FIRST THREE BOOKS OF POPE'S DUNCIAD. 

Condition

Binding worn, soiled, joints cracking, text wrinkled with occasional soiling, a few leaves with marginal worm damage. Good. 

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The Dunciad is a satire epic poem, mocking the mediocrity of 18th-century English society. The vignette on the title-page depicts a jackass, indicative of Pope's mockery.