Author: Cibber, Colley.
Title: THE LIVES OF THE POETS. of Great Britain and Ireland, To the Time of Dean Swift. Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS. Notes of the late ingenious Mr. Coxeter and others, collected from this Design.
Description: London: Printed for R. Griffiths, 1753. 1st Ed. 5 vols. Crown 8vo. Title page devices, dec. head and tail pieces. Some light marginal age toning, marbled e.ps. and edges, ex.-libris George Arnold Esq. one of the Gentleman of his Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Chambers, full double gilt ruled contemporary speckled calf, some minor rubbing and marking, sl. rubbed gilt filleted edges, head of a couple of joints sl. tender, corners sl. bumped, gilt filleted raised bands dec. gilt compartments and gilt lettered contrasting leather title labels to sl. rubbed spines, spines lacking 2 of the leather title labels with several vol. labels rubbed, head of spines chipped with sl. loss. ¶ With the signature of Chas Knightley to title pages, possibly Sir Charles Knightley, 2nd Baronet of Fawsley Hall. ESTC T82891 ‘Mainly compiled by R. Shiells, with additions and revisions by Cibber. The titlepages to vols.2-5 bear the author statement: 'By Mr. Cibber, and other hands'. Published in 25 parts.’

Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY


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