Love of Fame, The Universal Passion. In Seven Characteristical Satires . . . The Second Edition, Corrected and Alter'd.
Place and Imprint: London: Printed for J. Tonson, 1728-1730.
Edition: First collected edition, preceded by the edition in seven parts, published over four years.
Bibliographical References: ESTC T113649; Foxon Y169; NCBEL II, 494.
Condition: Hinges a little rubbed and just starting; very good copy in contemporary state.
Book ID: 29111
Physical Description
8vo, contemporary polished brown calf, gilt ruled boards. Attractive engraved headpieces and initial letters.Comments
The first collected edition of seven popular satires by Edward Young, exploring the nature of the love of praise. They were originally published in parts as The Universal Passion, Printed for J. Roberts, 1725-1728. For this collected edition by Jacob Tonson, Young made hundreds of changes to spelling, punctuation, and italics; he added and eliminated lines, and supplied a ten-page preface on the history and importance of satire. "The great achievement of Young's early career came in his seven satires entitled The Universal Passion, published in separate folios between January 1725 and February 1728 and revised and collected as Love of Fame with a critical preface in March 1728. These Horatian satires with occasional panegyrics and Juvenalian climaxes for variety broke new poetical ground." - ODNB. A contemporary owner has written in ink on the front free endpaper "Supposed by Dr. Young." Modern small round stamp of the Selbourne Library on the verso of the title-page, which was sold in two sales at Bonhams in 2015-16.Price: $325.00
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