Martin Sherlock — Letters on Several Subjects

London, J. Nichols, T. Cadell, P. Elmsly, H. Payne, N. Conant, 1781. First edition. Leather. A scarce collection of sixty-three letters on various literary subjects by Martin Sherlock, the first edition. The first edition of this scarce work.Complete in two volumes.Half-title is present to each volume.An anthology of letters by the Reverend Martin Sherlock, Chaplain to the Earl of Bristol. The letters in this volume discusses various literary figures and topics, such as Aristotle, Shakespeare, Voltaire, Virgil, and la Fontaine, containing a total of sixty-three letters. Sherlock dedicated this work to the 4th Earl of Bristol, Frederick Hervey.Collated, complete. In a quarter calf binding with paper to the boards. Externally, front board is held by one cord only. Lacking the paper to the fron tboard. Boards and spine are rubbed. A small amount of loss and lifting to the head and tail of the spine. Crack to the head and tail of the rear joint. Light bumping to the extremities. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Closed tear to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with a few scattered spots. Small chip to the half-title. Leaf I4 in Volume I is working loose. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .