William Whitehead 
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Plays and Poems. 2 volumes. 2 leaves, 304 pp.; 1 leaf, 326 pp., 1 leaf. 17.5 x 11 cm. Contemporary green English shagreen bindings (slightly rubbed; signed: "Andw. Grieve Edinb.") with floral gilt spines, red spine labels, subtle gilt fillets, gilt turn-ins and edges. London, Dodsley, 1774.
The authoritative edition. It was not until 1788 that a third volume with the author's biography appeared. "William Whitehead, 1715-85, English poet and playwright. He wrote several plays based on ancient Greek models, including Creusa, Queen of Athens (1754). Whitehead was appointed poet laureate in 1757. Although his light verse had been admired, the more grandiose works that he was required to write as laureate were ridiculed" (The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia). - Paper slightly browned due to age. - Lowndes V, 2905.
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