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    By William Cowper; John Dryden; Percy Bysshe Shelley; Jonathan Swift; James Thomson
    London   Oxford University Press
    9" by 5.5" xxxix, [1], 700; xii, 864; xxvii, 920; xxx, 682; xxiii, 516 pp.
    A charming set of poetical works from five literary giants, as part of the Oxford Standard Authors series.
    By William Cowper; John Dryden; Percy Bysshe Shelley; Jonathan Swift; James Thomson

    1962-1971 Poetical Works of Cowper, Dryden, Shelley, Swift and Thomson

    London   Oxford University Press
    9" by 5.5" xxxix, [1], 700; xii, 864; xxvii, 920; xxx, 682; xxiii, 516 pp.
    A charming set of poetical works from five literary giants, as part of the Oxford Standard Authors series.
    £98.00
    : 4kgs / : 984N2
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    Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

    A charming set of poetical works from the great classical poets William Cowper, John Dryden, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Jonathan Swift, and James Thomson. Cowper, reprinted with revisions in 1967. Dryden's Poems and Fables, a reprint from 1967. Shelley, a second edition published in 1971. Swift, published in 1967. Thomson, a reprint from 1965.

    In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Swift contains an illustrated frontispiece from volume II of his original works. 

    Classical poetry from the five great writers, all part of the Oxford Standard Authors series that celebrates some of Britain's best literary giants.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear and minor fading to top edges. The odd mark to front board of Thomson. Slight bumping to head of spine of Cowper. Wrappers are bright and clean, with minor shelf wear. The occasional mark to rear wrapper of Cowper and a crease to rear fly leaf. Slight sunning to top edges of flyleaves in Dryden. Plastic cover ripped on Thomson. End papers are bright and clean, with a rare spot to Cowper, Dryden and slightly heavier to Shelley. Slight spotting to fore-edges of Cowper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.

    Near Fine

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