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The works in verse and prose of William Shenstone, esq. : most of which were never before printed : in two volumes, with decorations

William Shenstone, R. and J. Dodsley (Bookseller)
Print Book, English, 1764-69
R. and J. Dodsley, London, 1764-69
Personal correspondence
3 v., [3] leaves of plates : ill. port., folded plan ; 24 cm. (8vo)
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Vol. I. Elegies written on many different occasions. Odes, songs, ballads, &c. Levities; or, Pieces of humor. Moral pieces
II. Essays on men, manners, and things. A description of the Leasowes, the seat of the late William Shenstone, esq; by R. Dodsley. Verses to Mr. Shenstone
Vol. III. Letters to particular friends, from the year 1739 to 1763
Vol. 3 has subtitle: Containing letters to particular friends, from the year 1739 to 1763, and imprint: London, J. Dodsley, 1769
Vols. 1-2 edited by Robert Dodsley, 1764; v. 3 edited by J. Dodsley after R. Dodsley's death. Cf. Williams
Title-vignettes, head- and tailpieces, initials. Includes plan of the Leasowes
Page number 240-247 omitted in v. 2
Errata: at end of v. 3