Oct 16, 2003 - Sale 1980

Sale 1980 - Lot 230

Price Realized: $ 374
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Estimate: $ 350 - $ 500
PREFERRED EDITION Jonson, Ben. Works. Critical notes and memoir by William Gifford. Engraved frontispiece in Volume one. 9 volumes. Tall 8vo, contemporary 1/2 green gilt-lettered morocco, scuffing; scattered foxing; bookplates. London, 1816
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The first edition to be edited by Gifford, editor of the "Quarterly Review," with his notes and a biography of Jonson. Considered the best edition of Jonson's works. (Lowndes, 1230).