Product code: 1784 The shops Poems of Mark Akenside Antique Book
1784 The Poems of Mark Akenside M.D. Printed for the Booksellers Two Volumes in One 6” x 4” x 1” The book is in good shape. At 238 years old! The cover is visually worn with cracking on spine. The endpages have writing and original poetry. The inside pages have minor shops yellowing and spotting. Mark Akenside (1721 – 1770) was an English poet and physician. One of his most famous poems is included. The Pleasures of the Imagination is a long didactic poem by Mark Akenside, first published in 1744. Pleasures of the Imagination: The 1st book defines the powers of imagination & discusses the various kinds of pleasure to be derived from the perception of beauty; the 2nd distinguishes works of imagination from philosophy; the third describes the pleasure to be found in the study of man, the sources of ridicule, the operations of the mind, producing works of imagination, & the influence on morals. I have tons of rare books! Come see and follow my antique and collectibles store. ☺️.
1784 The Poems of Mark Akenside M.D. Printed for the Booksellers Two Volumes in One 6” x 4” x 1” The book is in good shape. At 238 years old! The cover is visually worn with cracking on spine. The endpages have writing and original poetry. The inside pages have minor shops yellowing and spotting. Mark Akenside (1721 – 1770) was an English poet and physician. One of his most famous poems is included. The Pleasures of the Imagination is a long didactic poem by Mark Akenside, first published in 1744. Pleasures of the Imagination: The 1st book defines the powers of imagination & discusses the various kinds of pleasure to be derived from the perception of beauty; the 2nd distinguishes works of imagination from philosophy; the third describes the pleasure to be found in the study of man, the sources of ridicule, the operations of the mind, producing works of imagination, & the influence on morals. I have tons of rare books! Come see and follow my antique and collectibles store. ☺️.