1779 Rare Book set ~ Poems of Edward Young. The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts.
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Author : Young, Edward. (Collected by Samuel Johnson).
Title : The Poems of Young in 3 Volumes (Complete).
Publisher : London: Printed for C Bathurst, J Buckland, W Strahan and numerous others, 1779. Complete set of 3 volumes. Volumes 50, 51, and 52 of the works of the English poets by Samuel Johnson.
Language : Text in English.
Size : 6 "X 4 ".
Pages : 268, 260, 286 pages.
Binding : Attractive and very good original full calf leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content : Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare foxing and staining - as shown, including a nice monogram exlibris on first endpaper).
Illustrations : Including a nice frontispiece portrait of Edward Young in volume I.
Estimate : (USD 175 - USD 300)
The book set : Very attractive 18th century edition of Edward Young Poems including his famous "Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality", better known simply as Night-Thoughts, a long poem by Young published in nine parts (or "nights") between 1742 and 1745.
The author : Edward Young (c. 3 July 1683 – 5 April 1765) was an English poet, critic, philosopher and theologian, best remembered for Night-Thoughts.