The lives of the most eminent English poets : with critical observations on their works [complete in two volumes]

Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)

London : James Christie [et al], 1822. First Edition. Very good copies, both recased with the original covers laid in; gilt-blocked full cross-hatched leather over boards. Covers somewhat rubbed at the extremities, with minor loss to volume 2 lower front corner. Endpapers lightly foxed; interiors show isolated dust-dulling only, and remain otherwise tight, bright, and clean. A well-preserved set overall. Provenance: bookplate of Sir William Hutcheson Poë (1848-1934). Item #464469

Physical description; complete in 2 volumes : portrait ; 22 cm. Contents; Volume 1. Cowley — Denham — Milton — Butler — Rochester — Roscommon — Otway — Waller — Pomfret — Dorset — Stepney — J. Philips — Walsh — Dryden — Smith — Duke — King — Sprat — Halifax — Parnell — Garth — Rowe — Addison — Hughes — Sheffield, Duke of Buckinghamshire — Prior. Volume 2. Congreve — Blackmore — Fenton — Gay — Granville — Yalden — Tickell — Hammond — Somervile — Savage — Swift — Broome — Pope — Pitt — Thomson — Watts — A. Philips — West — Collins — Dyer — Shenstone — Young — Mallet — Akenside — Gray — Lyttelton. Subjects; English poetry Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism. English poetry 18th century History and criticism. Poets, English Biography. Criticism Great Britain 18th century.

Price: €295.00