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    Lot 325

    BRITISH POETS. [Works]. Edinburgh: For A. Kincaid, W. Creech and J. Balfour, 1773-76. 44 volumes. Small 8° (131 x 81mm.). (Volume XLIV, like the copy in the British Library, is without the general title-page).

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    GBP 5,720

    Estimate

    GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500

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    BRITISH POETS. [Works]. Edinburgh: For A. Kincaid, W. Creech and J. Balfour, 1773-76. 44 volumes. Small 8° (131 x 81mm.). (Volume XLIV, like the copy in the British Library, is without the general title-page).

    Contemporary vellum, gilt spines, red, green and black morocco lettering pieces. Provenance: Sir Jonathan Lovett (contemporary bookplate).

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