Pope and the Early Eighteenth-Century Book Trade, 1975-1976

Published here for the first time, David Foxon's 1975 and 1976 Lyell Lectures make a significant contribution to the study of the book trade in the first half of the century, including Alexander Pope's involvement in it. Lavishly illustrated with reproductions from Pope's published works as well as his manuscripts, the book illuminates the ways in which compositorial practices affected the transmission of the texts. McLaverty includes examples of Pope's proofs, corrected in his own hand; title pages and decorations used in his editions; plates, decorated initials, and frontpieces.Foxon, David is the author of 'Pope and the Early Eighteenth-Century Book Trade, 1975-1976', published 1991 under ISBN 9780198184027 and ISBN 0198184026.