[EARLY PRINTING] ROCHESTER, JOHN WILMOT, EARL OF AND DILLON WENTWORTH, EARL OF ROSCOMMON the works of... the earls of rochester, and roscommon... London, 1709. Third Edition. 8vo. (1)-16; 1-16; 1-16; 1-16 pp. Contemporary paneled calf; rebacked with modern brown cloth; modern leather spine label; new free endpapers. Boards rubbed, corners bumped; manuscript in pencil on front paste-down, hinges repaired, several quires toned, some marginal dampstaining, scattered foxing to text. Bound with: Miscellaneous Works by The Right Honourable the Earl of Roscommon. London, 1709. This printing not recorded by ESTC. (i), 2-16; 1-16; (1)-15; (1), 1-15, (1) pp.; continuous collation, A-H. At times heavily toned and dampstained, especially to signature G. Ex-library with book-plate on front paste-down and call number in pencil to the same as well as the title-page. The poet Andrew Marvell in speaking of his contemporary The Earl of Rochester said that he was "the only man in England that had the true vein of satire." Time Out listed Rochester as #6 in their chart of London's 30 most erotic writers. PROVENANCE: The Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond, Virginia. Deaccessioned by The Virginia House Museum to benefit future preservation, acquisitions, and care of collections.