8vo, FIRST SEPARATE EDITION (with pp.29, 44 and 45 misnumbered), title page printed in red and black, frontispiece and 5 plates by Claude du Bosc after Louis di Guernier; [bound with:] Barnivelt, Esdras [Pope, Alexander]. A Key to the Lock. or, Treatise proving, beyond all Contradiction, the dangerous Tendency of a late Poem, entitled The Rape of The Lock, to Government and Religion. J. Roberts, 1715, FIRST EDITION; 2 volumes in one, full green morocco by Riviere & Son, spine gilt in compartments, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, a little rubbing to spine, bookplate, booklabel

ESTC T5726 and T5682; Foxon P941; Griffith 29 and 36

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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Published on 4 March 1714, the first separate edition of Pope's Rape of the Lock sold 3,000 copies in four days, and was rapidly reprinted, "tho' not in so fair a manner as the first impression" (Pope's letter to John Caryll, 12 March 1714).