Lot 183 , Johnson, Benjamin - The Works of Benjamin Johnson - pictorial engraved 'architectural' title, portrait frontis., engraved head and tailpiece decorations, decorated initial letters, part titles

° Johnson, Benjamin - The Works of Benjamin Johnson - pictorial engraved 'architectural' title, portrait frontis., engraved head and tailpiece decorations, decorated initial letters, part titles;
recently rebound red half morocco and cloth, gilt-lettered panelled spine, 4to. printed by Richard Bishop, and are to be sold by Andrew Crooke ... 1640

£200-300

Condition:
(12), (1 and 2) and 5-668, (1), 228pp. i.e. lacks pp. 3 and 4 (dedication/cast) for first play, and also from it pp. 9 and 10; prelims p.(10) clean tear no loss partly on one word; title lt. marked, soiled, creased and laid down, portrait similar; lt. soiling final leaf, pen strokes upper margin pp.167 and 167 (2nd pagination), but clear of text. Part titles with imprint of Richd. Bishop - save Poctaster (Robert Young) and all dated 1640. Few text marks, etc. but gen. clean

Sold for £850