The Poetical Works Of John Dryden [Miniature, 1830]
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The Poetical Works Of John Dryden [Miniature, 1830]

$150

By John Dryden

Beautiful silk-woven miniature set

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Description

  • Miniature Edition in two volumes [Jones & Company, London, 1825 & 1830]; 9 x 5.5cm
    • Vol 1: blank leaf, 8 pages Publisher’s ads, 2 plates [portrait, tissue guard & University Edition title page, 1826], cxxvi, 175, [3 blank] pages; mauve silk-woven boards, spine slightly faded, silk a little worn at extremities, blue paper on spine with gold titling, all edges gilt, an essentially fine copy
    • Vol 2: blank leaf, 2 plates [portrait, tissue guard & University Edition title page, 1826], vii, [blank], 303, [3 blank] pages; mauve silk-woven boards, spine slightly faded, silk a little worn at extremities, blue paper on spine with gold titling, scratched, all edges gilt, an excellent copy
  • Part of the Jones’ Diamond Poets series, so named due to the diamond-point tooling used to produce sharp, clear text in these miniature formats.
  • Includes The Life Of John Dryden plus various Fables & Verses In Praise Of Mr Dryden

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