1779-1781 43vol Works of the English Poets with Prefaces, Biographical and Cr...

Description: Click here to see our other books! Works of the English Poets with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical & Index to the English Poets Dr. Samuel Johnson 1779-1781 J. Nichols : London 6" by 3.5" vii, 165, 128; 223, 39; 349; 31, 15, 27, 20, 12, 12, 4, 9, 12, 6, 5, 13, 11, 42, 64, 13; 162, 53, 20; 56, 30, 43, 38, 63; 373; 112, 30, 12, 7, 11, 23, 24; 147, 7, 40, 11, 14; 113, 8, 16, 20, 18, 22, 15, 56pp. SUMMARY Forty-three volumes of the sixty-eight volume set of The Works of the English Poets, with prefaces and biographies by Dr. Samuel Johnson. Leather Binding,Scarce Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 6 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 47.99 EU Postage: £ 28.99 European Postage: £ 49.99 Asia Postage: £ 79.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 159.99 DESCRIPTION Forty-three volumes of sixty-eight volume set. Scarce collection. Written by Dr. Samuel Johnson, an English writer considered to have made lasting contributions as a poet, essayist, playwright, moralist, and biographer. He was also a literary critic, sermonist, lexicographer and editor who is described as "the most distinguished man of letters in English history" by the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. An enormous collection of the works and prefaces to the works of many of the greatest poets of the English language at the time of publication. These poets include: Cowley, Waller, Milton, Butler, Dryden, Denham, Sprat, Roscommon, Rochester, Yalden, Otway, Duke, Dorset, Halifax, Stepney, Walsh, Garth, King, J. Phillips, Smith, Pomfret, Hughes, Addison, Blackmore, Sheffield, Granville, Rowe, Tickell, Congreve, Fenton, Pope, Swift, Gay, Broome, Pitt, Parnell, A. Philips, Watts, Savage, Somerville, Thomson, Hammond, Collins, Young, Dyer, Mallet, Shenstone, Akenside, Lyttelton, West, and Gray. This set includes: Prefaces, Biographical and Critical to the Works of the English Poets, 1779-1781. Complete in ten volumes. Volume one contains a portrait frontispiece. The Works of the English Poets, 1779-1781. Lacking volumes seven, twelve, thirteen, seventeen, eighteen, twenty-one, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine, forty, forty-one, forty-two, forty-four, forty-five, forty-seven, fifty-five, and fifty-six for a total of thirty-one volumes from a set of fifty-six. Volumes one, three, six, eight, nine, eleven, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-nine, thirty, forty-three, forty-six, forty-eight, fifty, fifty-three, and fifty-four contain a portrait frontispiece. Index to the English Poets, 1780. Complete in two volumes. CONDITION Bound in full calf. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor loss to the extremities, particularly the head and tail of the spines. Minor loss to the odd spine label. Joints cracked to 'Prefaces' volume one, two, seven, and nine, as well as 'The Works of' volumes two, three, four, twenty-eight, and both volumes of 'Index to'. A price sticker to the front board of 'Index to' volume two. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot and light age toning to the extremities. Light spotting to the rear pages of 'The Works of' volume eleven. Age toning to the endpapers. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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