[DOVE.]
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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