[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.
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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.