LIVES OF THE MOST EMINENT ENGLISH POETS. FIRST EDITION: IN FOUR LEATHER-BOUND VOLUMES
- SIGNED 8vos., patterned brown full-calf leather, stamped in gilt & black; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; ribbon markers. Binding by
- London: Multiple Publishers, 1781
London: Multiple Publishers, 1781. First Edition. Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets comprises short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century1. The collection serves as both critical commentary and biographical sketches of notable English poets from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. 8vos., patterned brown full-calf leather, stamped in gilt & black; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; ribbon markers. Binding by Bayntun, Bath, England. Fine condition (clean & very bright).