THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN DYER with the Life of the Author

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marbled endpapers, engraved f/piece portrait facing engraved series t.p. of 'Bell's Edition. The Poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill' in top panel and 'Dyer' + 2 ll.verse to bottom+printed t.p. with Apollo Press imprint and lines of verse to centre + further t.p. same as prev. but with short list of contents and different central lines of verse+156 (to xii in Roman); large heraldic bookplate of Richard Shawe to fr. pastedown', motto:Sola Virtus Reddit Nobilem', (a complex coat of arms with 7 families' arms in 10 sections (6 dexter with one repeat, 2 quartered in recto). small attractive impressed monogram top first blank fly, two blank fly leaves with scattered tiny tanning spots, faily faint, final leaf and two end blank fly leaves more heavily affected but similar tiny spots; tree-calf binding in gilt borders with lightly rubbed gilt dec. panelled spine with red title 'Dyer', slight rubbing to centre of both boards and, inevitably, to corners, but remains firm and attractive little work. Possibly first full collection though at least two preceded it. Size: 8.5 Cms x 13 Cms. N° de ref. del artículo 011886

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