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"The Works of the English Poets", Samuel Johnson

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Lot of 37 Books: 1) The Works of English Poets with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, by Samuel Johnson. Incomplete set. Leather bound, Volumes 9, 20, 25, 29, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 65, 66, 67, 70, 71, 72.

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Set 75 Antique Books Works of English Poets, 18thC: The Works of the English Poets with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical by Samuel Johnson , printed by John Nichols, H. Hughs, T., Wright and various others. Books measure 6.25 x 4 in. c. 1790s . Obvi

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Samuel Johnson: Works of the English Poets: London: H. Hughs, J. Nichols, J. Rivington for C. Bathurst, J. Buckland et al, 1779; a partial set comprising 27 volumes bound in full leather (vols 1,2, 7, 13, 14, 16, 19-24, 28-30, 33, 34, 36, 39, 4

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1802 Works of English Poets Cowley: Volume VII of "The Works of the English Poets with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical", by Samuel Johnson, printed at London for J. Heath, 1802. Collates: Title and prelims [8], engraving of Cowley,

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Samuel Johnson, The Lives of the Most Eminent English: Samuel Johnson, The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets with Critical Observations on Their Works (London: John Murray, 1854). Two volumes. Full leather. Estimate: $200 - $300

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1781 Leather Volumes Life of Eminent Poets: The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets…, by Samuel Johnson, published for T. Bathurst, J. Buckland (and others), 1781. Volumes 1-3, lacks volume IV.Uniformly bound in leather, volume I with fro

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1790 13 VOLUMES WORKS of ENGLISH POETS by SAMUEL: PART OF THE LARGE SET, ODD VOLUMES London , 1790 Leather binding Size 4 by 6 1/2" Illustrated frontispieces Very good interior condition , minor wear of bindings, worn spines. One of the front covers

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1790 English Poets Ireland Jonathan Swift William Boome Samuel Johnson 3v: 1790 English Poets Ireland Jonathan Swift William Boome Samuel Johnson 3v “Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” ? Jonathan Swift Beginning in 1779, Samuel Johnson began comprising a

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1790 English Poets Ireland Jonathan Swift William: 1790 English Poets Ireland Jonathan Swift William Boome Samuel Johnson 3v “Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” ― Jonathan Swift Beginning in 1779, Samuel Johnson began comprising

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1880 Samuel Coleridge Rime of the Ancient Mariner: 1880 Samuel Coleridge Rime of the Ancient Mariner Poetry Poetical Dramatic Works Known as one of the English Lake Poets, Samuel Taylor Coleridge was one of the most notable 19th-century English romanc

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1853 Samuel Coleridge Rime of the Ancient Mariner: 1853 Samuel Coleridge Rime of the Ancient Mariner Poetry Poetical Dramatic Works Known as one of the English Lake Poets, Samuel Taylor Coleridge was one of the most notable 19th-century English romanc

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1845 Samuel Coleridge Rime of the Ancient Mariner Poetry Poetical Dramatic Works: 1845 Samuel Coleridge Rime of the Ancient Mariner Poetry Poetical Dramatic Works Known as one of the English Lake Poets, Samuel Taylor Coleridge was one of the most notable 19th-century English romanc

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(20 vols) JOHNSON, BOSWELL, THEOCRITUS, & OTHER: including 3 vols Samuel Johnson, 'Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets', London, 1854, bound in full leather, poor condition; 5 vols James Boswell, 'The Life of Samuel Johnson', London, 1831, bound

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Johnson's Lives of English Poets: Johnson, Samuel. THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS. London: Dove, 1826. 4.75" 2.75". 2 vols., with frontispieces and additional engraved titles to each volume. Period half-calf over marbled boards, marbl

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1859 Samuel Coleridge Rime of the Ancient Mariner + Dramatic Works 2v FINE: 1859 Samuel Coleridge Rime of the Ancient Mariner + Dramatic Works 2v FINE Known as one of the English Lake Poets, Samuel Taylor Coleridge was one of the most notable 19th-century English romance poet

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"The Works of the English Poets", Samuel Johnson

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"The Works of the English Poets with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical", by Samuel Johnson, including 46 of 75 volumes, volumes 22 through 27, 29 through 32, 34 through 37, 39 through 40, 42 through 48, 50, 52 through 58, 60 through 67, 69 through 75, printed by A. Strahan, London, 1790. 6 1/2" x 4 1/4".

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Heavy wear and losses along the spines, foxing consistent with age.

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"The Works of the English Poets", Samuel Johnson

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