Poems. By Churchill. Containing The Rosciad. The Apology. Night. The Prophecy of Famine. An Epistle to William Hogarth. And The Ghost, in four Books; The Author; The Conference; The Duellist

London: Printed for the author, by Dryden Leach, 1763. First edition. Leather. Good Only. 11" by 9". None. A first collected edition of poetry from satirist Charles Churchill, bound with three further individually published poems from Churchill to the rear. The 1763 first edition of 'Poems', a collection of works from noted eighteenth century satirist and poet, Charles Churchill, which marked the first time these five poems - 'The Rosciad', 'The Apology', 'Night', 'The Prophecy of Famine', 'An Epistle to William Hogarth' and 'The Ghost' - were published in a single volume.Retaining the original half title and title page.Bound in to the rear are three further individually published poems from Churchill, each retaining the original half title and title page. These poems later appeared together as a second volume of 'Poems', in 1765.Present here are the 1763 first edition of 'The Author', the 1763 first edition of 'The Conference', and the 1764 first edition of 'The Duellist'.ESTC for 'Poems' T98756. ESTC for 'The Author' T1713. ESTC for 'The Conference' T1702. ESTC for 'The Duellist'. T1712An excellent first edition collection of mid-eighteenth century poems, forming a topical satire of the eighteenth century, and praised by modern day historians for the context and historical knowledge they provide regarding popular culture and the theatre at the time. In a full tree calf binding. Significant rubbing to back strip, with loss to back strip head and tail. Front and rear joints starting, with boards held by cords only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally bright and clean. Good Only