JOHNSON Samuel

THE LIVES OF THE MOST EMINENT ENGLISH POETS With Critical Observations of Their Works In Three Volumes.

Printed by J. Nichols for J. Johnson et al, 1806. Item #150248

New edn corrected. 3 vols. 8vo (8¾ x 5¼ ins). Contemporary polished calf, spines gilt tooled in six compartments with gilt lettered labels, board edges gilt tooled (corners rubbed and boards scratched and marked - otherwise a VG set). Pp. [ii] + vii + [1] + 460 + [2] blank [&] [ii] + [1] + 404 + [2] blank [&] [ii] + iii + [1] + 389 + [5] blank, illus with engraved portrait frontispiece in vol I (prelims toned at edges in vols II and III; previous owner's engraved card on front paste-downs of each vol; no inscriptions).

Price: £350.00