Bell's Edition. The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill
by John Bell (publisher)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Centreville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine/Fine. The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill, 109 volumes. Believed to be the second (2nd) edition. Engraved additional pictorial title in each volume, 48 engraved portraits, contemporary tree calf gilt, roll-tool borders to sides, flat spines in six compartments, marbled endpapers, and green and red morocco lettering and number labels. Interior pages are clean with very little foxing. Volumes are in Fine condition with little wear with one exception. The original volume 95 is missing and has been replaced by volume 95 from the 1807 reprint edition published by Cadell, Davies and Samuel Bagster. The front board of this replacement volume is detached. Edinburgh, at the Apollo Press, [for John Bell], [1778-1784]. A beautiful set comprising the work of approximately 50 poets.
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- Bookseller
- EGR books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3611
- Title
- Bell's Edition. The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill
- Author
- John Bell (publisher)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Apollo Press, By the Martins for John Bell (1778-1784)
- Place of Publication
- Edinburg
- Date Published
- 1781
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Binding; Poetry; Multi-volume Sets;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Morocco
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