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The Works of the English Poets. With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical
Various; Samuel Johnson
1790
John Nichols; et al : London
6.5" by 4"
SUMMARY
A rebound collection of Samuel Johnson's series of biographies on prominent English poets, containing selections of the popular works of the poets. Illustrated with portraits.
Illustrated,Rebound
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 30 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Incomplete in seventy four volumes, lacking volume twenty-four only.
Rebound in modern cloth.
'The Works of the English Poets', is also known as 'Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets'.
This work is an extensive collection of short biographies and critical appraisals of English poets.
The first six volumes are 'Lives', with the other volumes containing the poems of those in 'Lives'.
Including the poems of Milton, Dryden, Gay, Butler, Swift, Pope, and more.
Volumes LXXIV and LXXV are index volumes.
Volume I illustrated with five plates. Collated, complete.
Volume II illustrated with two plates. Collated, complete.
Volume III illustrated with nine plates. Collated, complete.
Volume IV illustrated with three plates. Collated, complete.
Volume V illustrated with five plates. Collated, complete.
Volume IV illustrated with seven plates. Collated, complete.
Written by Samuel Johnson, who has been revered by some as being the only true great critic of English literature of his time. Possibly his best known work was his influential 'A Dictionary of the English Language', which had a far-reaching effect on the Modern English language. That dictionary remained the standard for one-hundred and fifty years, when the 'Oxford English Dictionary' was published.
CONDITION
Rebound in modern cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor marks to the boards and spines. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Small tidemark to the rear board of Volume LXVIII. Internally, Volumes VII-XLIX, LI-LXVII, LXIX-LXXV are firmly bound, and Volumes I to V, and Volumes L and LXVIII are generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with the odd spot and mark. Plate facing page 118 of Volume I is working loose.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
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Overall Condition
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Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
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leaving a compromised copy even after repair
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