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BELL'S BRITISH POETS ( THE POETS OF GREAT BRITAIN) BAGSTER'S EDITION
by John Bell (Editor), Geoffrey Chaucer, John Dryden, Edmund Spenser, Alexander Pope, Samuel Butler, Issac Watts, Sir John Denham, Mathew Prior, Soame Jenyns, Nicholas Rowe, Edward Young, George Granville
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
[JOHN BELL]. EDITOR. (VARIOUS AUTHORS). BELL'S BRITISH POETS. THE POETS OF GREAT BRITAIN. (18 OF 61 BOOKS). BAGSTER'S EDITION. Cadell and Davies...and Samuel Bagster, London, 1807. First Edition Thus. First edition from this publisher reprinted from John Bell's British Poets 1776-1782 poetry serial anthology True First Edition. In publisher's original polished calf, red and black morocco labels, with numerous decorations and titles in gilt and engraved frontispiece from John Bell's edition. A incomplete set total of 18 books of the original 61 books, 37 of the 124 volume set from Cadell and Davies. This unique Bagster edition contained a compact 2 volumes per book and a few books even have 3 volumes. Condition: Very Good ~ Near Fine. Most books appear unread, scuffs to covers, light foxing, chips to extremities, (label and chip dislodged and safely placed in a mini plastic zip lock bag from Mathew Prior #27 book, can be easily repaired at a professional book binder) pages are clean and binding tight. Includes the works (a few volumes are complete) of poets Geoffrey Chaucer, John Dryden, Edmund Spenser, Alexander Pope, Samuel Butler, Issac Watts, Sir John Denham, Mathew Prior, Soame Jenyns, Nicholas Rowe, Edward Young, George Granville and more. Frontispiece engravings from paintings by Thomas Stothard andSir Joshua Reynolds among others. Scarce set from John Bell's 18th Century historic poetry anthology series, collectible. 18mo.
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- Bookseller
- Astro Trader Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000-256
- Title
- BELL'S BRITISH POETS ( THE POETS OF GREAT BRITAIN) BAGSTER'S EDITION
- Author
- John Bell (Editor), Geoffrey Chaucer, John Dryden, Edmund Spenser, Alexander Pope, Samuel Butler, Issac Watts, Sir John Denham, Mathew Prior, Soame Jenyns, Nicholas Rowe, Edward Young, George Granville
- Illustrator
- Thomas Stothard, Sir Joshua Reynolds
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cadell, Davies and Samuel Bagster
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1807
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- John Bell (Editor), Geoffrey Chaucer, John Dryden, Edmund Spenser, Alexander Pope, Samuel Butler, Issac Watts, Sir John Denham, Mathew Prior, Soame Jenyns, Nicholas Rowe, Edward Young, George Granville, Thomas Stothard, Sir Joshua Reynolds
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Poetry;
- Size
- 18mo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Astro Trader Books
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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