THE WORKS OF SIR JOHN SUCKLING ; CONTAINING HIS POEMS, LETTERS, AND PLAYS.

London: Jacob Tonson within Grays-Inn Gate next to Grays-Inn Lane, 1709. [4], 376, [4]. 1 plate. Hardcover. An early copy of the works of Sir John Suckling with an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author. Bound in a blind stamped Cambridge binding with gold tooling on the spine strip and spine label. Gutters are broken and front board is nearly detached. Otherwise in fair to good condition with corners and edges worn and bumped. Owners signature on flyleaf dated 1780. Pages lightly age toned but generally clean with one significant stain on page 40. Pagination error at 92/93, and 355 misprinted as 335. Divisional title pages before each section except poems, as noted in ESTC (T99823). Binding is tight but hinges are cracked.