Johnson's Poets: The Works of the English Poets
Johnson, Samuel; Cowley, Abraham; Milton, John; Butler, Samuel; Dryden, John; Walsh, William; Waller, Edmund; Whitehead, William; Philips, Ambrose; Swift, Jonathan; Pope, Alexander; Pitt, Christopher; Parnell, Thomas; Gay, John and others
Language: English
Published by J. Buckland; J. Rivington and sons; T.Payne and son; L. Davis; E. White and son; ;T. Longman; B. Law; J. Dodsley; H. Baldwin; J. Robson; C. Dilly and others, London, 1790
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, Suffolk, United KingdomRaymond Tait
AbeBooks seller since June 21, 2007
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 1,303.29
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73 of the 75 volumes of this set. This is a new edition dating from 1790. This set was originally published in 1779. All are in good to very good condition with rubbing to the spine and around the edges and some light marking and edge wear to the front and rear panels. Each volume has gilt decorations and three title panels on the spine: At the top this is burgundy and has 'Johnson's Poets' on it and this is present and more or less complete on 54 volumes; in the centre it is black and has the names of the poets in the volume on it and this is present on 38 volumes; and at the bottom there should be a small black panel with the volume number - this has proved the most fragile and is now only present on 3 volumes. There is a little browning to the page edges. Each volume has the original owner's bookplate - this was Alfred Octavius Hartley, M.A. of Steeple Ashton Vicarage in Wells in Norfolk. There is a little browning to the endpapers. The pages are also slightly browned with marks and stains to a few volumes but they are generally free from any spotting. The set deals with the life and work of 66 poets. Volumes 1-6 contain the lives of the poets and the final two volumes contain a general index. The remaining volumes contain the works of the poets. Some volumes contain the works of more than one poet while for the major poets several volumes are devoted to their work. Because this is a set of 73 volumes there will be an additional postage charge so if this is a concern please make contact before ordering so the different options can be discussed.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Johnson's Poets: The Works of the English Poets
- Author
- Johnson, Samuel; Cowley, Abraham; Milton, John; Butler, Samuel; Dryden, John; Walsh, William; Waller, Edmund; Whitehead, William; Philips, Ambrose; Swift, Jonathan; Pope, Alexander; Pitt, Christopher; Parnell, Thomas; Gay, John and others
- Publisher
- J. Buckland; J. Rivington and sons; T.Payne and son; L. Davis; E. White and son; ;T. Longman; B. Law; J. Dodsley; H. Baldwin; J. Robson; C. Dilly and others, London
- Publication year
- 1790
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Full-Leather
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Dimensions
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall
Raymond Tait
Beccles, Suffolk, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since June 21, 2007
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