Bell (John, editor).- Bell's Edition. The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill, vol.1-53 vol. only (of 109), engraved titles and portraits, uniform contemporary polished calf, spines gilt in compartments with red and green morocco labels, some light rubbing to spines but a near-fine set generally, housed in original travelling case resembling calf folios volumes stacked dos-a-dos, interior with blue watered silk, spine lettered in gilt and sliding compartments concealing hidden locking mechanism (now fixed in place), tiny worming to spine, small loss of veneer to bottom, rubbed, slight chipping to edges, folio, 1780-84.

⁂ Remarkable to be found with the rare travelling case.