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The first 53 volumes are dated 1779, and the last two, entitled: 'Index to the English poets.', dated 1780
The first eight volumes were printed by H. Hughs, and thenceforth, in various order and number of volumes done, by E. Cox, R. Hett, J. D. Cornish, J. Rivington, J. Nichols, H. Goldney, H. Baldwin and G. Bigg
The 'Prefaces' were published separately as: 'Prefaces, biographical and critical, to the works of the English poets', 1779-81, but sometimes accompany 'The works'
Signatures: v. 1. a[2] B-2A[8] (2A8 blank); v. 2. a[2] B-2C[8] 2D[4]; v. 3. a[2] A[2] B-R[8]; v. 4. a[2] B-Q[8] R[2]; v. 5. a[2] B-U[8]; v. 6. a[2] B-X[8] Y[4] Z[2]; v. 7. a[2] B-Z[8] 2A[4]; v. 8. a[2] B-R[8] (R2+*R3); v. 9. a[2] B-K[8] *K[2] L-O[8] P1 (*K1 signed *K8); v. 10. a[2] P[8](-P1) Q-2F[8] 2G[2]; v. 11. a[2] B-O[8] P[2]; v. 12. a[2] P[8](-P1,2) Q-2A[8]; v. 13. a[2] B-X[8]; v. 14. a[2] B-U[8]; v. 15. a[2] B-Y[8]; v. 16. a[2] B-Y[8]; v. 17. a[2] B-2B[8] 2C[4] (2C4 blank); v. 18. a[2] B-U[8] X[4] Y[2]; v. 19. a[2] B-2A[8] (2A8 blank); v. 20. a[2] B-2E[8]; v. 22. a[2] B-X[8] (X8 blank); v. 23. a[2] B-Y[8] Z[4]; v. 24. a[2] B-P[8] Q[2]; v. 25. a[2] B-U[8] X[4] Y[2]; v. 26. a[2] B-P[8] Q[4] (C4 signed C3; Q4 blank); v. 27. a[2] B-N[8]O[8](-O6,7,8); v. 28. a[2](a2+3) P-2G[8]; v. 29. a[2] B-Y[8]; v. 30. a[2] B-T[8]; v. 31. a[2] B-U[8]; v. 34. a[2] B-X[8] (X8 blank); v. 35. a[2] B-2A[8] 2B[4]; v. 36. a[2] B-2A[8] (2A8 blank)
Signatures: v. 37. a[2] B-X[8] Y[4]; v. 38. a[2] B-T[8]; v. 39. a[2] B-2A[8]; v. 40. a[2] B-2B[8]; v. 41. a[2] B-Z[8]; v. 42. a[2] B-T[8] U[4] (U4 blank); v. 43. [A][2] B-2C[8] 2D[4]; v. 44. [A][2] B-2C[8] 2D[2]; v. 45. a[2] B-H[8] I[8](2+I3) K-N[8] O[4]; v. 46. a[2] B-2A[8] 2B[4]; v. 47. a[2] B-2C[8] 2D[4]; v. 48. a[2] B-R[8]; v. 49. a[2] B-X[8] Y[2]; v. 50. a[2] B-P[8] Q[8](-Q7,8) R-S[8]; v. 51. a[2] B-R[8] S[4] (S4 blank); v. 52. a[2] B-T[8]; v. 53. a[2] B-Y[8] Z[4]; v. 54. a[2] B-X[8] Y[4]; v. 55. a[2] B-2A[8]; v. 56. a[2] B-2A[8] 2B[2]; [v. 57] v. 1. a[4] B-T[8]; [v. 58] v. 2. a[2] B-Y[8] Z[6](-Z6)
Vol. 1: [4], 365, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: [4], 407, [1] p.; v. 3: [4], iv, 253, [3] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 4: [4], 241, [3] p.; v. 5: [4], 304 p.; v. 6: [4], 331, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 7: [4], 360 p.; v. 8: [4], 244, *245-*246, 245-256 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 9: [4], 144, *143-*146, [145]-210 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 10: [6], 213-452 p.; v. 11: [4], 212 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 12: [6], 215-368 p.; v. 13: [4], 318, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 14: [4], 303, [1] p.; v. 15: [4], 336 p.; v. 16: [4], 336 p.; v. 17: [4], 390 p.; v. 18: [4], 315, [1] p.; v. 19: [4], 366 p.; v. 20: [4], 432 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 22: [4], 318 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 23: [4], 344 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 24: [4], 228 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 25: [4], 316 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 26: [4], 230 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 27: [4], 202 p.; v. 28: [4], 203-463, [1] p.; v. 29: [4], 336 p., [1] leaf of plates
Vol. 30: [4], 288 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 31: [4], 304 p.; v. 34: [4], 318 p.; v. 35: [4], 376 p.; v. 36: [4], 365, [1] p.; v. 37: [4], 327, [1] p.; v. 38: [4], 287, [1] p.; v. 39: [4], 368 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 40: [4], 384 p.; v. 41: [4], 347, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 42: [4], 294 p.; v. 43: [4], 407, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 44: [4], 403, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 45: [4], 114, *113-*114, [2], 115-199, [1] p.; v. 46: [4], 376 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 47: [4], 408 p.; v. 48: [4], 255, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 49: [4], 324 p.; v. 50: [4], 268 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 51: [4], 261, [1] p.; v. 52: [4], 287, [1] p.; v. 53: [4], 344 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 54: [4], 328 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 55: [4], 368 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 56: [4], 371, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates; [v. 57] v. 1: viii, 288 p.; [v. 58] v. 2: [4], 346 p.
References: ESTC T92171
Errors in paging: v. 18, p. 315 misnumbered 515