Lives of the most eminent English poets, with critical observations on their works.
Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
Category
Books
Date
1854
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3186433
Summary
Bibliographic description
3v. ; 8vo. Bookseller’s ticket on pastedown: Bought of Willis and Sotheran, booksellers & bookbinders, 42, Charing Cross. Provenance: nineteenth-century crest bookplate, after 1831, with earl’s coronet: Lichfield [i.e. Thomas William Anson, 2nd Viscount Anson, created Earl of Lichfield, 1831 (1795-1854); and also used by subsequent earls]. Binding: nineteenth-century calf; double gold fillet borders. (Poor condition: spines mostly detached, boards loose.)
Makers and roles
Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) Peter Cunningham (1816-1869)