The Poetical Works of John Dryden
DRYDEN, John
[Aldine Poets].
PICKERING'S DRYDEN WANTING ONE VOLUME
Published: William Pickering, 1852
Stock code: 28855
Price: £124.00
4 vols., [of 5], 8vo., small neat signature on front free endpaper of first volume; original plum cloth, backstrips with printed paper labels (one label chipped), uncut, a remarkably bright, clean run in wholly unrestored publisher's binding.
With the fine nineteenth century engraved armorial bookplate of Henry William Pownall on front paste-downs of all volumes. A most unusually bright, crisp, clean run tragically wanting the last volume. Pickering's Dryden was first published in 1843. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Aldine Poets, 21,22,23,24 respectively.