Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Second Edition

RELIQUES OF ANCIENT ENGLISH POETRY: CONSISTING OF OLD HEROIC BALLADS, SONGS, AND OTHER PIECES OF OUR EARLIER POETS... Second ed. 3 volumes (complete). London: for J. Dodsley, 1767. Half leather over marbled paper boards, stamped gilt and raised bands on spine, all edges stained yellow. 8vo; lxxvi, [4], 370, [2]; [4], iv, 400; [2] iv, xxxii, 358, [2]pp. With half-titles, devices on title page and occasional illustration, vol. I frontispiece and errata list, page of musical notes at end of vol. II, advertisement at end of vol. III.
7 1/16 x 4 1/2 in.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
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Boards scuffed with edgewear, corners bumped, spines worn with small losses, vol. I with cracking at joints, vol. II with boards partially detached, vol. III with cracking at joint and front board partially detached; pages toned, light foxing, offsetting, stamp on half-titles; vol. I with damp stain and (1) page re-margined, vol. III with 1 1/4-in tear on one page not impacting text, vol. III with first several gatherings poorly re-set.