CIBBER, Theophilus (and others). The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland to the time of Dean Swift, London: for R. Griffiths, 1753, 5 volumes, 12°, FIRST EDITION, contemporary boards, uncut and partly unopened, titled in ink on spines. (5)

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CIBBER, Theophilus (and others). The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland to the time of Dean Swift, London: for R. Griffiths, 1753, 5 volumes, 12°, FIRST EDITION, contemporary boards, uncut and partly unopened, titled in ink on spines. (5)

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Originally planned in 4 volumes, the work was issued in weekly parts, five to a volume. Although the title bears Cibber's name, most of the work was actually done by Robert Shiels, who was at the time assisting Johnson with his Dictionary.

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