12mo, "second edition", frontispiece, fly title, full maroon morocco, titled in gilt on spine, top edge gilt, a touch of rubbing at head and foot of spine

Colonel Francis Grant (1834-1899), manuscript note; his sale, Sotheby's, London, 7-8 May 1900, lot 5060; Robert Hoe (1839-1909), New York, booklabel; his sale, Anderson Auctions, New York, 17 January 1912, lot 2725; Beverley Chew (1850-1924?), booklabel; Paul E. Bechet, booklabel

ESTC T5539; Foxon P766; Griffith 202

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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

RARE. Although the title page announces this as the "second edition" of Pope's satire, it is more accurately described as the third impression of the first edition, since "although each impression has some material reset, the new portion is never enough to qualify the book as a new "edition" by customary standards" (D. Vander Meulen, 'The Printing of Pope's Dunciad, 1728' in Studies in Bibliography, Vol 35, 1982, p.277). 

N💯o earlier Dublin edition was ever printed, and this suggestion on the imprint wa🧸s probably intended to mislead the public as to the work's true origin.