Lot 373: OLDHAM, JOHN.

Ten volumes and a nonce collection:

Satyrs upon the Jesuits: written in the year 1679. Upon occasion of the Plot, together with the Satyr against Vertue... For Joseph Hindmarsh, 1681, 8vo, first edition, three divisional titles, one divisional half-title, errata leaf at end, later morocco-backed cloth, [Wing O244; Brooks 6; Grolier Wither to Prior 641; Hayward 127], without final blank, corner of D4 torn away affecting two letters, some spotting, binding rubbed; Some new pieces never before publisht. M.C. for Jo. Hindmarsh, 1681, 8vo, first edition, contents and errata leaf, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary mottled calf, [Wing O248; Brooks 8; Grolier Wither to Prior 642], very occasional spotting, binding rubbed, upper joint tender; Poems, and translations. By the author of the Satyrs upon the Jesuits. For Jos. Hindmarsh, 1683, 8vo, first edition, I5 a cancel as usual, advertisement leaf and table of contents, later half calf over marbled boards, [Wing O237; Brooks 10; Grolier Wither to Prior 644], lacking preliminary blank, margins stained; Poems, and translations. By John Oldham. For Jos. Hindmarsh, 1683, 8vo, first edition, ?second issue, title vignette, advertisement leaf and table of contents, a few markings in ink by reader, modern speckled calf, morocco lettering-piece, ["second" issue not in Wing or Brooks], small tears to corners of title, C2 and C3 with no loss, marginal staining, some spotting; The Works...together with his Remains. For Jo. Hindmarsh, 1684, 8vo, contemporary mottled calf, [Wing O225; Grolier Wither to Prior 646], some spotting and browning, a few tears with loss of some letters on one leaf, binding rubbed and stained, rebacked; The Works... For Jo. Hindmarsh, 1686, 8vo, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments, [Wing O226], occasional spotting, binding rubbed; The Works... For H. Hindmarsh, 1698, 8vo, armorial bookplate, contemporary speckled and panelled calf, spine gilt in compartments, [Wing O231], some browning and spotting, extremities worn, joints weak; The Works... For Dan. Brown, John Nicholson, Benj. Tooke and George Strahan, 1703, 8vo, "sixth edition corrected", engraved frontispiece portrait, modern half calf, cloth, [Brooks 26]; The Works...To this edition are added, Memoirs of his Life, and explanatory notes upon some obscure passages of his writings. Adorned with cuts. J. Bettenham for D. Brown, B. and S. Tooke, G. Strahan, S. Ballard, W. Mears and F. Clay, 1722, 12mo, two volumes, two engraved frontispieces and three plates, contemporary panelled calf, [Brooks 29], very light browning to a few leaves, extremities rubbed
[together with:] A nonce volume containing three works by Oldham: Satyrs upon the Jesuits. For Joseph Hindmarsh, 1682, second edition, "more corrected", contents leaf, divisional title, [Wing O245]; Some new pieces... M.C. for Jo. Hindmarsh, 1684, second edition, [Wing O249]; Poems, and translations... For Jos. Hindmarsh, 1683, first edition, [Wing O237]; three works in one volume, 8vo, contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt in compartments, morocco lettering-piece, browning and spotting throughout, tears to margin of one leaf touching catchword, binding worn, rebacked, upper cover and first two leaves detached (11)

[Works, 1684:] Ownership inscriptions of "Rasbotham" and Sir William Boothby; [Works, 1686:] Lord Willoughby de Broke, armorial bookplate and arms on spine; [Works, 1703:] Patrick Hume, Earl of Marchmont, armorial bookplate on verso of title; [Works, 1722:] John, Earl of Loudoun, armorial bookplates

According to Brett-Smith, the 1683 Poems with "John Oldham" on the title-page (the fourth item) is an entirely different issue from Wing O237 (the third item). His notes on an inserted slip of paper list some of the differences, and state that "the type lines, parenthesis markings, signatures are all different in the two copies, and the exact placing of catch-words also differs in some instances".