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More imagesBritish Poets: The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. with an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author; The Poetical Works of James Hamond and Lord Hervey; with Biographical Sketches of the Authors; Poems Upon Several Occasions by the Rev. John Pomfret. With the Life of the Author; The Poems of Samuel Johnson. To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author, by F.W. Blagdon, Esq.; The Poetical Works of William Collins with the Life of the Author and Critical Observations by Dr. Langhorne
Oliver Goldsmith; James Hamond; Lord Hervey; Rev. John Pomfret; Samuel Johnson; F.W. Blagdon; William Collins; Dr. Langhorne
Language: English
Published by W. Suttaby, 1806
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Add to basketQuarter leather and marbled pa. Condition: As Described. No Jacket. British Poets. An unusual small volume being a compilation of works printed and published between 1806-8 by W. Suttaby and others, containing works written by various British poets, namely: - The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. with an Account of the Li…fe and Writings of the Author. London, Printed for W. Suttaby, Stationers Court, and C. Corrall, 38, Charing Cross. 1806. 70pp;- The Poetical Works of James Hamond and Lord Hervey; with Biographical Sketches of the Authors. Published by W. Suttaby, Crosby and Co. and Scatcherd and Letterman, Stationers' Court. 1808. 65pp, with frontispiece;- Poems Upon Several Occasions by the Rev. John Pomfret. With the Life of the Author. Printed for W. Suttaby, Stationers' Court. 1807. x + 110pp, with frontispiece;- The Poems of Samuel Johnson. To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author, by F.W. Blagdon, Esq. London: Published by W. Suttaby and B. Crosby, Stationers'-Court. 1806. 64pp, with frontispiece.- The Poetical Works of William Collins with the Life of the Author and Critical Observations by Dr. Langhorne. London: Published by W. Suttaby and B. Crosby, Stationers'-Court. 1806. 94pp, with frontispiece. Black quarter-leather and marbled paper. Raised bands, gilt-blocked title and decoration. Marbled page edges. Measures 2 3/4" x 4 1/2" x 1". Scuffing and wear to binding but reasonably clean. Rubbing at edges and on hinges and chipping to paper. Bumped and torn corners. Binding reasonably firm. Page edges contain some scuffing and marking, and a degree of fading to marbling pattern. Inscription to free endpaper prior to Goldsmith work and signature to endpaper prior to Johnson. Some page corners dog-eared. Top edge of page 65 of Hamond and Hervey has had the top piece cut off. Some foxing, staining and other marking throughout, with a little ink blotching to initial front endpapers of book, but no underlining, marginalia, etc. 70, 65, 110, 64, 94 pp. 1806-8.
