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DODSLEY'S COLLECTION OF POETRY.
Courtney, William Prideaux.

- London : Arthur L. Humphreys 1910 - large 12mo. - half leather with cloth-covered boards, top edge gilt. - viii, 156, (2) pages. - Order Nr. 58289 - Price: $ 200.00

Printed in an edition limited to 75 copies for private circulation. The most famous collections of poetry before the middle of the eighteenth century was the volumes brought out by the industrious and deservedly respected bookseller, Robert Dodsley. The first part of the collection came out in three volumes in 1748, the fourth in 1755 and the last two in 1756 in which twenty-two poets contributed to the collection. Includes bibliography and index. Front hinge cracked and covers worn around the edges.

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> AUTHOURSHIP AND LITERARY CRITICISM, EITHTEENTH CENTURY
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE FINE ARTS: ARCHITECTURE. SCULPTURE. ... Contains a total of 55 plates. The section on engraving was authored by Rev. John Lindsay, has four plates, and runs from page 780 through page 850. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Bridson has loosely inserted notes in the engraving section. Recased with original spine laid down.