1854, ISBN: e040ece1d29b97cd199dc02f8e92b5ae

London : John Murray, 1854. Fine Binding. Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5",. None. Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (1779 - 81) was a work by Samuel Johnson, comprising short biographies … More...

London : John Murray, 1854. Fine Binding. Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5",. None. Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (1779 - 81) was a work by Samuel Johnson, comprising short biographies and critical appraisals of fifty-two poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century. It is arranged, approximately, by date of death. In three volumes complete.Six of the Lives have been singled out as the most 'important': John Milton, John Dryden, Alexander Pope, Joseph Addison, Jonathan Swift, and Thomas Gray. One of the lives, Richard Savage, was previously printed as Life of Mr Richard Savage in 1744.Johnson began writing his 'lives', or individual biographical pieces, in 1740. The Lives, which were critical as well as biographical studies, appeared as prefaces to selections of each poet's work, and they were quite larger than originally expected. As Johnson justified in the advertisement for the work, "my purpose was only to have allotted to every Poet an Advertisement, like those which we find in the French Miscellanies, containing a few dates and a general character." However, he did not limit himself to a dry series of dates and biography, but created a series of Lives with, according to his 1783 edition Preface, "the honest intention of giving pleasure".Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".In a prize presentation binding with bookplate to front pastedown of volume one.Bound by Stephen Austin, Hertford, with binder's stamp to front free endpaper. In calf prize bindings. Externally, in excellent condition with only slight wear to extremities and the odd slight mark to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright and clean throughout with slight scattered foxing to endpapers. Near Fine, John Murray, 1854, 4<

1854, ISBN: e040ece1d29b97cd199dc02f8e92b5ae

Near Fine, [SC: 11.67], [PU: John Murray, London], SAMUEL JOHNSON BIOGRAPHY STEPHEN AUSTIN, Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (1779 - 81) was a work by Samuel Johnson, comprising sh… More...

Near Fine, [SC: 11.67], [PU: John Murray, London], SAMUEL JOHNSON BIOGRAPHY STEPHEN AUSTIN, Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (1779 - 81) was a work by Samuel Johnson, comprising short biographies and critical appraisals of fifty-two poets, most of whom lived during the eighteenth century. It is arranged, approximately, by date of death. In three volumes complete.Six of the Lives have been singled out as the most 'important': John Milton, John Dryden, Alexander Pope, Joseph Addison, Jonathan Swift, and Thomas Gray. One of the lives, Richard Savage, was previously printed as Life of Mr Richard Savage in 1744.Johnson began writing his 'lives', or individual biographical pieces, in 1740. The Lives, which were critical as well as biographical studies, appeared as prefaces to selections of each poet's work, and they were quite larger than originally expected. As Johnson justified in the advertisement for the work, "my purpose was only to have allotted to every Poet an Advertisement, like those which we find in the French Miscellanies, containing a few dates and a general character." However, he did not limit himself to a dry series of dates and biography, but created a series of Lives with, according to his 1783 edition Preface, "the honest intention of giving pleasure".Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".In a prize presentation binding with bookplate to front pastedown of volume one.Bound by Stephen Austin, Hertford, with binder's stamp to front free endpaper. In calf prize bindings. Externally, in excellent condition with only slight wear to extremities and the odd slight mark to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright and clean throughout with slight scattered foxing to endpapers. Near Fine<

1783, ISBN: e040ece1d29b97cd199dc02f8e92b5ae

Hardcover

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: London: printed for C. Bathurst [& others]], 4 vols. Contemporary mottled calf, smartly refurbished, with 20th-century rebacks retaining original red m… More...

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: London: printed for C. Bathurst [& others]], 4 vols. Contemporary mottled calf, smartly refurbished, with 20th-century rebacks retaining original red morocco lettering-labels on vols i and iv, new endpapers. "A new edition, corrected" (the second separate London edition - and the last the author lived to see; first published as Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets, 1779-81), vol. i inscribed, "From the library of Edward Jones [the harpist?] 1829"; later (Sebastian Carter) book-label of David J. Hall. "The Booksellers having determined to publish a Body of English Poetry, I was persuaded to promise them a Preface to the Works of each Author; an undertaking, as it was then presented to my mind, not very extensive or difficult. My purpose was only to have allotted to every Poet an Advertisement, like those which we find in the French Miscellanies, containing a few dates and a general character; but I have been led beyond my intention, I hope, by the honest desire of giving useful pleasure.", Books<