The Works of the English Poets. with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical Volume IV by Samuel Johnson
1802. No edition remarks. 299 pages. Half bound brown leather with marbled paper covered boards and text block edges. Volume 4. Gilt lettering and decorations to the spine. Black and white illustrated plates. Ownership plate to pastedown. Annotations to a couple of the pages, with other pencil marks first few pages. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing in certain places. Heavy thumb marking present.Plates are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to the edges. Cracking to guttering between pages 130-1 but binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to top text block. Lettering remain clear and bright. A couple of scuffs to the leather spine and edges peeling. Water marks to the leather board.