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3 vols., sm. 8vo., with engraved portrait frontispiece and title-vignettes, small neat signature on front free endpaper of first volume, some light and inoffensive age-staining to first few leaves; original blue pebble-grain cloth, backstrips with printed paper labels (lightly browned but entirely unworn), uncut, a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean set. WITH THE FINE NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVED ARMORIAL BOOKPLATE OF HENRY WILLIAM POWNALL ON FRONT PASTE-DOWNS. With 4pp. publisher's catalogue bound in at end at first volume. Aldine Poets, vols. 13, 14, 15 respectively. A landmark in nineteenth century typography and publishing, the Aldine Edition of the British Poets was printed for the house of Pickering by Charles Whittingham at Tooks Court. The Aldine issue of Pope was first published in 1831 (see NCBEL II, 502). 'A complete collection of our Poets, with well written Memoirs, and good readable type is a desideratum; and from the works sent forth we feel assured that the Aldine Editions will supply the want' (Athaneum). A LOVELY SET IN WHOLLY UNRESTORED PERIOD BINDING.