Johnson (Samuel) Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets, 10 vol., first edition, engraved portrait, lacking *c signature in vol.1 (Directions to Binder, often missing) and a few blanks, slight damage to inner edge of frontispiece where adhered to title, stain to title of vol.6 and subsequent few leaves, notes in contemporary hand facing beginning of Somervile in vol.9, tear to A3 of Mallet in vol.10, a very clean and attractive set in contemporary calf, red morocco labels, old paper labels to foot of spines, a little rubbed, a few small worn patches to boards, 16mo, J.Nichols [& others], 1779.