Dublin: Printed for Messrs. Whitestone, Williams…[et al.], 1779 First separate edition, preceding the London separate edition by two years. This pirated Dublin edition had a slightly different title from the London edition. It also has additional material by Thomas Gray, "A Long Story" and "Ode to Music." The Lives of the English Poets originally appeared as part of the sixty-eight volume set, lives and Works of the English Poets, 1779-81. Contemporary calf. Gilt floral-decorated spines with burgundy and brown morocco labels. Three volumes, octavo. Volume I expertly rebacked, with original backstrip laid down, some neat repairs to other hinges. Old ink signatures, some light worming at bottom corner of Volume 3, not affecting text, some light soiling at fore-edge. A very good, attractive set. In marbled board open-end slipcase.

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Bookseller: Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7443
Title: The Lives of the English Poets; and a Criticism on Their Works
Author: Johnson, Samuel
Format/Binding: Contemporary calf. Gilt floral-decorated spines with burgundy and brown morocco labels
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First separate edition, preceding the London separate edition by
Publisher: Printed for Messrs. Whitestone, Williams…[et al.],
Place of Publication: Dublin:
Date Published: 1779
Pages: [4], 144, pp. 143-144 [repeated], pp. 145-536; [4], 496; [4], 399 pp
Size: Three volumes, octavo
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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