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(BINDINGS.) Lamb, Charles. Specimens of English Dramatic Poets, Who Lived About the Time of Shakespeare: With Notes. Half-title. 8vo, sea green crushed levant morocco gilt, covers with onlaid border of red morocco with a line from Herrick lettered in gilt, front cover with monogram of Lamb onlaid in red morocco, rear cover with central red morocco onlay, purple morocco doublures, the front with a quotation from Herrick lettered in gilt, purple silk endleaves with gilt borders; top edges gilt, others uncut, by sangorski & sutcliffe; folding case of 1/4 navy morocco gilt over marbled boards, by Heritage Bindery. London: J. M'Creery for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1808
first edition of lamb's important anthology, in a luxurious binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Lamb selected these pieces from the collection David Garrick bequeathed to the British Museum. Roff states that this edition is responsible for the revived study of the old English dramatists--Roff/Livingston, pages 75-78.
