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    By John Dryden
    London   Bell and Daldy
    6.5" by 4" cxxx, 172; vi, 315; viii, 320; vi, 309; vi, 317 pp.
    A handsome five-volume set of John Dryden’s complete poetical works, finely bound in half morocco by Woolstencroft Bookbinder, and issued as part of the esteemed Aldine Edition of the British Poets series.
    By John Dryden

    c1858 The Poetical Works of John Dryden

    London   Bell and Daldy
    6.5" by 4" cxxx, 172; vi, 315; viii, 320; vi, 309; vi, 317 pp.
    A handsome five-volume set of John Dryden’s complete poetical works, finely bound in half morocco by Woolstencroft Bookbinder, and issued as part of the esteemed Aldine Edition of the British Poets series.
    £380.00
    : 1.5kgs / : 981H9
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    Description

    Leather Binding, Signed Binding

    Bound in a half morocco binding with marbled paper boards, bound by Woolstencroft Bookbinder, Warrington.

    Complete in five volumes.

    Undated, dated by copies held on Jisc.

    A handsome set of the works of John Dryden (1631–1700), poet, playwright, and critic, regarded as one of the foremost literary figures of the Restoration period.

    Issued as part of the renowned Aldine Edition of the British Poets series, this volume presents Dryden’s complete verse, including his satires, odes, translations, and narrative poems, edited with biographical and critical notes.

    Condition

    Bound in a half morocco binding with marbled paper boards. Externally, very smart. Spines faded. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities, resulting in very minor loss to morocco. Slight rubbing to boards. Binders discreet label to front paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edges and first and last few leaves.

    Near Fine

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