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Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, with Critical Observations on Their Works
by Johnson, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1854. Very Good +. "With notes corrective and explanatory" by Peter Cunningham. 3 volumes; 22 cm. Contemporary half polished calf with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands. Morocco spine labels in second and fourth compartments bearing title "Lives of the English Poets," author, and volume number. All page edges red. Marbled endpapers. First volume has bookplate on front fixed endpaper showing a woman with a large book in her lap above initials, signed W.F. Hopson, N.H. 1898. In The Book-Plates of William Fowler Hopson (1910), Charles Dexter Allen identifies the initials as "JJH" without identifying the owner. In Very Good+ Condition: leather is rubbed with several small scrapes; very slight loss of leather at head of vol. 3; pages are clean and tight. A solid and attractive copy.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001688
- Title
- Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, with Critical Observations on Their Works
- Author
- Johnson, Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Biography & Autobiography; European History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Classic Books and Ephemera
If the item is not as described, the buyer must contact us within 72 hours of their receipt of it. We will refund the full amount with the costs of return shipping within 24 hours of receipt of the item.
About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
About Classic Books and Ephemera
We have a large stock, focusing primarily, but by no means exclusively, on 16th- to mid-19th-century books in English, French, and German in the fields of history, travel, and the arts, and children's books; late 19th- and early 20th-century military prints and postcards; and manuscripts, deeds, maps, and printed ephemera of all periods and disciplines.
Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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