Johnson's Lives of the Poets 1st Edition
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Author: Johnson, Samuel
Title: Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets; With Critical Observations on Their Works
Place Published: London
Publisher:C. Bathurst, et al.
Date Published: 1781
Description:
Author: Johnson, Samuel
Title: Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets; With Critical Observations on Their Works
Place Published: London
Publisher:C. Bathurst, et al.
Date Published: 1781
Description:
4 volumes. Portrait frontispiece in first volume. (8vo) 21x125 cm (8¼x5”) later half calf, morocco lettering pieces, marbled boards and endpapers, in two solander boxes. First authorized and separate edition.
Celebrated work containing recollections and characterizations of many poets who Johnson knew personally. The portrait frontispiece of Johnson in Volume One is in the state with the publisher‘s imprint (no priority).
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Boxes worn, bindings tight; pages light toning, rare dampstains, other marks; set near fine.
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