Edvardus Popham; Edward Popham — Illustrium Virorum Elogia Sepulchralia

Londini; [London], J. Dodsley, 1778. First edition. Leather. A scarce anthology of eulogy poems in Latin, the first edition of this work by Edward Popham. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece.An anthology of Latin poems, all eulogies for eminent figures of the day and recent history.These poems are a touching farewell to people such as Samuel Butler, George Churchill, Robert Dudley, Charles II, Isaac Newton, Samuel Johnson, Jonathan Swift, and more.Written by Edward Popham.Pages 257 to 272 are misnumbered as 247 to 262. One unnumbered leaf between pages 308 and 309.Collated, complete. In a half calf binding with paper to the boards. Externally, front board is detached but present. Rear joint is starting, rear hinge is strained. Boards and spine are rubbed. Light bumping to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Lacking the spine label. Front endpaper is detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean. A few leaves are unopened to the fore edge. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .