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Dove's English Classics.

DOVE'S ENGLISH CLASSICS IN CONTEMPORARY VELLUM
London: printed and published by J.F. Dove, [c.1820s].
59 vols., 12mo (5" tall). Full contemporary vellum, with single and twin black labels, gilt bands and very pretty floral tooling to panels. Black ink rule framing boards. Marbled edges. Most volumes with engraved half title and frontispiece. Some volumes slightly marked. A very pretty collection. We can not locate another such extensive run of this great series.
Dove's popular series of English Classics includes the great poets and writers of every era, from the Classics to early nineteenth century. Encompassing a remarkable variety of authors and genres, titles include Robinson Crusoe, The Arabian Nights (3 vols), Paley's Works (5 vols),Franklin's Works, Young's Night Thoughts, Thomson's Seasons, Evelina, Ovid's Art of Love, Butler's Hudibras, Cowper's Poems, Beauties of Shakespeare, Walton's Compleat Angler, Chesterfield's Advice, and Walpole's Castle of Otranto.
£5750.00

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