![[Item #89520] Poems. Viz., I. Grongar Hill. II. The Ruins of Rome. III. The Fleece, in Four Books. John DYER.](https://lornebair.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/89520.jpg?auto=webp&v=1781571906)
Poems. Viz., I. Grongar Hill. II. The Ruins of Rome. III. The Fleece, in Four Books
London: J. Dodsley, 1770. Second edition of this collection, which first appeared in 1761. Octavo in sixes. Contemporary full speckled calf; viii;9-190pp; three leaves of plates. Printed without a general half-title. A nice copy, joints sound, boards just lightly worn, with a faint, ca. 2'' dia. stain to rear cover; internally fresh and clean, with residue from a removed bookplate to front pastedown.
Collects the Welsh poet's three best-known works, including his oddly literal epic on the British woolen industry, "The Fleece." Each section is introduced with an engraved plate; two of these are signed "R. Green." ESTC T112959.
Price: $200.00