A Collection of the Most Esteemed Pieces of Poetry that have Appeared for Several Years, with Variety of Originals by the Late Moses Mendez , Esq; and other Contributors to Dodsley’s Collection.

Estimate: $1,500–$2,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(ANGLO-JUDAICA)

printer

for Richardson & Urquhart

Place

London

Publication

1767

Description

FIRST EDITION. Engraved vignettes. Bookplate: F. Dinsdale.

summary

London born poet and dramatist Moses Mendez was originally a stock-broker. After having accumulated a fortune, he bought an estate and devoted himself to literary pursuits for the rest of his life. After his death in 1758, his sons changed the family name of Mendez to that of “Head” by royal warrant. “Mr. Mendez was reckoned among the most agreeable poets of his time, and, perhaps, he was the only one that was ever worth one hundred thousand pounds.” (Advertisement, p. 1).

pp. (8), 320. Browned, margins of endpapers stained. Contemporary polished calf, spine gilt in compartments, neatly rebacked. 8vo.

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