B-105-0032
Set Books: The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Vols I-IV by Samuel Johnson
$400.00
DETAILS
An antique set of leather bound poetry books by Samuel Johnson in four volumes.
TITLE
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets; with Critical Observations on their Works
PUBLISHER
C. Bathurst, J. Duckland, W. Strahan...
PROVENANCE
Property of a gentleman (Montreal, Quebec, Canada). Acquired from: Bretano's Fine and Rare Books (New York, New York, 1853-2011)
BINDING
Full contemporary calf. Gilt tooled.
ILLUSTRATED
Portrait plate frontispiece
LANGUAGE
English
EDITION
Originally published: 1779
SUBJECT(S)
Poetry
PLACE OF ORIGIN
United Kingdom
AUTHOR(S)
Samuel Johnson (English, 1709-84)
PERIOD
George III (1760-1820) | Late 18th century
DATE
1781
DIMENSIONS
Width 5.5 Depth 1.5 Height 8.5 inches
Octavo
CONDITION
Note: some yellowing, foxing.
