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LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS; AND A CRITICISM ON THEIR WORKS.|THE
by Johnson, Samuel
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New Castle, Delaware, United States
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Dublin: Whitestone, Williams, Colles, Wilson [etc.], 1781. full leather boards, five raised bands, black leather spine labels, tope edges stained black, housed in a lovely cloth-covered boards slipcase. 8vo. full leather boards, five raised bands, black leather spine labels, tope edges stained black, housed in a lovely cloth-covered boards slipcase. [4], 536; [4], 496; [4], 399 pages. First editions. Courtney & Smith, p. 141; Fleeman 79.4LP/2a(i) and 79.4LP/6a. Signed 'William Paul' on title pages of volumes II and III. Minor wear to hinges and corners of all volumes, else very fine copies. First issue, first state of volume 1 (with "partaking his posterity" in line 3 on page 4; with "Milton" for "Butler" in the headline on Q8v and with pp. 143-44 repeated on L1); and first issue of vols. 2 and 3, having title-pp. without the oval vignettes.
The "Lives" (1781) are Johnson's most mature work, and are. "in fact, the greatest single body of literary biography and criticism in our language.
The "Lives" (1781) are Johnson's most mature work, and are. "in fact, the greatest single body of literary biography and criticism in our language.
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- Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 137925
- Title
- LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS; AND A CRITICISM ON THEIR WORKS.|THE
- Author
- Johnson, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Full leather boards, five raised bands, black leather spine labels, tope edges stained black, housed in a lovely cloth-covered b
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Whitestone, Williams, Colles, Wilson [etc.]
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1781
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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