Samuel Wesley — Poems on Several Occasions

London, Printed for the Author by E. Say, 1736. First edition. Leather. The first edition of 'Poems on Several Occasions', an uncommon collection from the eldest brother of both Charles and John Wesley, Samuel Wesley. First edition.  This copy is a variant with leaf A1 cancelled and replaced by one with a woodcut headpiece, with a woman holding a flaming heart in the central compartment, flanked by two angels. In a contemporary full calf binding with raised bands.  ESTC No.T42645 Register: a4, b2, A-Eee4, Fff2. Collated, complete with the exception of the front free endpaper.  Woodcut headpieces and tailpieces. Engraved headpiece to leaf a2. Samuel Wesley was a teacher, Anglican cleric and minor poet, and the eldest of the Wesley brothers - 'An Hymn to God the Father' and 'An Hymn to God the Son' serve as the first two works offered in this collection, as well as previously separately published works such as 'The Battle of the Sexes' and 'The Pig&apos.  In a contemporary full calf binding with raised bands. Lacking front free endpaper. Externally, with rubbing and marks to be expected of period calf, with front strained and rear joint tender. Fading to the spine label. Paper lifting to the front paste down, which has a previous owner's contemporary ink inscription. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with a tidemark affecting the inner upper corner of the first few leaves. A touch of toning and light occasional spots to the margins. Contemporary ink inscription below engraved headpiece to leaf a2. Good . Ill.: None. Good .