The State Dunces. Inscribed to Mr. Pope.

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The State Dunces. Inscribed to Mr. Pope. London: Printed for W. Dickenson in Witch-Street. 1733. (Price One Shilling.) The volume collates as follows: [A, title), B-E2, F1 The volume paginates as follows: (1, title), 2 17 (1) p. Part One of The State Dunces, Here in a large un-cut copy. Written in heroic couplets and Indebted to Pope's The Dunciad, Whitehead's first notable satire, The State Dunces, was inscribed to Pope, and commanded some attention, going through five editions in 1733. Whitehead raises his sights to include politicians and church members and above all else Walpole. In many ways he anticipates the new Dunciad of 1742. According to Foxon this is a later edition without the 24 lines of extra verse. Foxon W427 Please note that there are some who place this edition as in fact the First Printing and that Foxon's reversal of the order of editions is not correct. Disbound, edges uncut, some curling and small tears to the edges. Each sheet measures about 370 x 242 mm. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1681145760542

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