Bidspirit auction | 3VBELL'S ED POETS GREAT BRITAIN

3VBELL'S ED POETS GREAT BRITAIN COMP. CHAUCER/CHURCHILL - 3 Volumes of BELL'S EDITION: THE POETS OF GREAT BRITAIN COMPLETE FROM CHAUCER TO CHURCHILL | Printed for John Bell near Exeter Exchange Strand London, 1777 f | 1) The Poetical Works of John Dryden with the Life of the Author, Volume I - Published: Edinburg, At the Apollo Press, by the Martins, Anno 1778; 2) The Poetical Works of John Dryden with the Life of the Author, Volume II - Published: Edinburg, At the Apollo Press, by the Martins, Anno 1778; and 3) The Poetical Works of Went. Dillon, The Earl of Roscommon with the Life of the Author - Published: Edinburg, At the Apollo Press, by the Martins, Anno 1780 | Fully bound in calf leather with red labels, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and are bright and clean throughout | John Bell (1745–1831) was an English publisher. Originally a bookseller and printer, he also innovated in typography, being responsible for an influential font that omitted the long s. He was also noted for drawing the reading public to ”the best literature” by commissioning attractive art work to accompany the printed work.