The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical,

by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson

$4,500 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

First edition

London: printed by John Nichols; for J. Buckland et al. , 1779-81. First edition; 68 volumes, sm. 8vo, 29 engraved portraits; contemporary full tree calf, gilt-decorated spines with black morocco labels; most labels missing, many covers loose. one spine totally perished, 2 or 3 others partially perished, two or three bindings broken; but the set is complete. With the early ownership signature at the tops of the titles of most volumes of Mary Goodricke; and a

• Binding: Leather

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