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Samuel Johnson - The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets with Critical Observations on Their Work

Title: The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets with Critical Observations on Their Work
Description: London, J. Nichols and Son, 1810. Hardback. Three volumes of Samuel Johnson's study of the most eminent English poets. Three volumes. New corrected edition. A collection of biographical studies on the life of important poets in the cannon of English literature, including: Cowley, Milton, Blackmore, Granville, Somerville, Thomson, Mallet, and Lyttelton. Written by Samuel Johnson, an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, sound with bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to the boards. Loss to the spine of all volumes, particularly volume three from head to tail. Discolouration in places. Joints starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light scattered spotting. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

Keywords: Eminent Poets Johnson Poets None

Price: GBP 85.00 = appr. US$ 121.38 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 849T49

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