The Lives Of the Most Eminent English Poets, With Critical Observations On Their Works

London: John Murray, 1854. Very Good +. "With notes corrective and explanatory" by Peter Cunningham. 3 volumes; 22 cm. Contemporary half polished calf with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands. Morocco spine labels in second and fourth compartments bearing title "Lives of the English Poets," author, and volume number. … Saber más sobre este artículo

Published by J. Rivington & Sons, L. Davis, B. White & Son et al, London, 1790, 1791 A New Edition, Corrected. Hardback. , all volumes in similar condition, corners scuffed, gutters cracking, spines and covers rubbed, 6 of 8 spine labels missing, book plate to front pastedowns, 2 gatherings in vols 2 & 4 show foxing spots, a solid set… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: J. Rivington & Sons, 1790-1791. Leather. Good Only. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A complete four volume set of Johnson's well-known Lives of the Poets, in full calf bindings. Four volumes in full calf bindings. Bookplates to the front paste downs. Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (1779–81), alternatively known… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: James Christie, 1824. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4". None. Samuel Johnson's influential and widely popular collection of short biographies on eminent poets of the eighteenth century. Complete in two volumes. 'The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets' is a collection of short biographies and critical appraisals of about fifty-two poets, mostly of… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: John Murray, 1854 Three-Volume Set, bound by Riviere & Son in full blue polished calf with 6 spine compartments between 5 raised bands & extra gilt plant motifs to spine compartments, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, no names or other markings, rubbing to spine ends & hubs, slight shelf wear otherwise, an excellent set of the original Cunnigham edition… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: G. Walker, Etc.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1821. Hardcover. Complete set of three volumes. Original brown leather with gilt decorative border and four bands on spine. Spine joints repaired and held together with clear tape on Volumes I and III. Volume I has a two inch spine piece missing and the rear board is completely… Saber más sobre este artículo

Nichols & Son, 1810. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Fair ; No jacket. 1810 Nichols & Son. Volume 1 of 3 only. "A New Edition, Corrected." Hardcover is full bound in brown leather, with blind-stamped borders on covers and milled edges. The spine has five raised bands, gold lettering on two panels and gold designs on three panels. Black… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: printed by C. Bathurst, J. Buckland Etc , 1783. Complete in 4 volumes. Books measure 21x14.cm. Ex library '' Young Men's Christain Association, Broughty Ferry ''. Bound in full period tree calf, gilt tooling, leather labels. Bindings rubbed/worn, hinge joints cracked, but all boards attached. Internally, occasional library stamp. Pages in good condition. A good working set, in attractive… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edinburgh: Peter Hill, 1815. Original boards. Very good. Octavo, 4 volumes. A bright, clean set in the original plain boards with spine labels, overall very good. Externally about very good, with the front board of volume I coming loose, but holding, wear to the spines and labels, though they are mostly complete and readable, though not entirely (see… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: for J. Rivington & Sons, et al., 1790. 4 volumes. “A New Edition, Corrected”, and a very early edition. Portrait of Johnson printed by T. Cadell Strand as frontispiece in the first volume. 8vo, very handsomely bound in contemporary full polished calf, with a decorative gilt rolled border on all covers, the spines tastefully gilt-tooled… Saber más sobre este artículo

Derby & Jackson, New York, 1861. 2 volumes: 7.5" X 5.25" in blindstamped black cloth with gilt spine lettering. Vol.2 has heavy wear to the surface of the blindstamping near the fore edge, top corners fraying, starting to fray at top of spine; Vol. 1 fraying at top of spine, both top corner tips. Owner's name in pencil in both… Saber más sobre este artículo

rivington et al london 1790/1791. new edition corrected 4 vols.[b/w frontis.portrait to vol.1.] G+ (full tree calf,vol.1.missing top board w.rear board detached,most boards detached from other vols.,rubbed and soiled,spines darkened w.spine of vol.1.possibly smoke damaged,chipping and wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in need of rebinding but text blocks are generally tidy

Murray, Lodnon 1854,, 1111. 3 Volumes, Pappband/Hard Cover, , 395 + 444 + 456s., guter Zustand. [ WZ5], . .,

Peter Hill, Edinburgh 1815,, 1815. priv. Pappband, 4 Bände, guter Zustand. AZB5,3], . .,