THE LIVES OF THE MOST EMINENT ENGLISH POETS; WITH CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR WORKS
by Johnson, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- needs rebinding
- Seller
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Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Bathurst et al., 1781. 1st Edition. Hardcover. needs rebinding. Four 8vo vols, and first edition thus. Bound in old full calf, spine extant but in poor condition, covers badly scuffed, some detached, the rest loose, making this a REBINDING COPY. Signatures firmly bound. All old marbleized endpapers extant. Internals remarkably well-preserved, UNfoxed, making rebinding effort worthwhile.
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- Bookseller
- Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010464
- Title
- THE LIVES OF THE MOST EMINENT ENGLISH POETS; WITH CRITICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR WORKS
- Author
- Johnson, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - needs rebinding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Bathurst et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1781
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
returns within 10 days of purchase
About the Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Salisbury, Connecticut
About Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
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