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Lot 168

[BINDINGS & SETS]. MOORE, Thomas (1779–1852). The Poetical ...

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[BINDINGS & SETS]. MOORE, Thomas (1779?1852).?The Poetical Works of??London: Longmans, Green, 1868?69. 10 volumes, small 8vo. Engraved frontispieces and additional engraved titles. Full contemporary green calf gilt, spines in 6 compartments with raised bands, leather?lettering pieces gilt in two compartments, gilt tooling in others, marbled edges, STAMP?SIGNED BY BICKERS AND SON. [With:] BOSWELL, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson. London: John Murray, 1835. 10 volumes, small 8vo. Engraved frontispieces and additional engraved title?pages. Contemporary half calf, marbled sides, spines in 6 compartments with raised bands, leather lettering?pieces in two, gilt?tooling in remainder, top edges gilt. Provenance: Poett (bookplate). [With:] TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord. The Works of? New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [1902]. 10 volumes, 12mo. Photogravure frontispieces with printed tissue?guards, title?pages printed in red and black. Contemporary half calf, marbled sides, spines in 6 compartments with raised bands, lettering?pieces gilt in two, gilt?tooling in remainder, top edges gilt (spines gently sunned). Together, 3 complete sets in 30 volumes, each finely bound, condition generally very good.