Description

A distinguished and finely bound 1839 edition of The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, edited by the Rev. H. F. Cary, A.M., and published by William Smith of Fleet Street, London.

This volume is a testament to the literary brilliance of one of England’s most celebrated poets and essayists, offering his complete poetical works in a beautifully preserved early Victorian format.

This edition features a handsome full leather spine with gilt titling and embossed decoration, paired with marbled boards and endpapers.

The title page includes a steel-engraved frontispiece of Pope’s Villa at Twickenham in 1805—an evocative detail that enhances the historical charm of this book.

Alexander Pope (1688–1744) was a master of satire and the heroic couplet.

His works, including The Rape of the Lock, An Essay on Criticism, and The Dunciad, reflect wit, moral insight, and a profound influence on English literature.