8vo. In two volumes. xxvi, [6], 444 [i.e. 344]; [2], vii, [13], 334pp [22]. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume and a further 12 engraved plates. Errata slip pasted to verso of A8, Vol. I. Contemporary panelled calf, later rebacked, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Heavily rubbed, some surface loss to boards, corners exposed. Leaves lightly browned, scattered spotting, small marginal hole to leaf R8 of Vol. I, very occasional early manuscript annotations.

A 'poetical register' composed by Giles Jacob (1686-1744), best remembered for his legal writings. It catalogues a canon of English poets in alphabetical order. Jacob's poetry and plays were less well received, and his work earned him a place in Pope's Dunciad as 'the blunderbuss of the law'.