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HOWITT, William.

HOWITT, William.

Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets. The illustrations of W. and G. Measom. In two volumes.

London: Richard Bentley, 1847.
2 vols., 8vo (10 x 6.75 inches). Full crimson calf, with twin tan labels, gilt raised bands and gilt tooling to panels, triple gilt rule framed boards, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate. Illustrated with engraved vignettes. A fine set.
A very handsome nineteenth-century set, featuring the homes of poets including Shakespeare, Milton, Swift and Pope.
£220.00

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