Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
by Johnson, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red leather, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in one panel, gilt tooling in remainder, gilt border on covers, marbled edges and endpapers. . Volume shows mild wear and rubbing, mostly around corners and head and heel of spine, former owner's name written on reverse of ffep, hinges starting. VERY GOOD. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. xxiv, 588 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25306
- Title
- Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
- Author
- Johnson, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Biography;, Literature;, Poetry
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About Round Table Books, LLC
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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- Heel
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