The Works.

JOHNSON, Ben; Edited by William Gifford.

Item Number: 3215

London: G. and W. Nicol, 1816.

First editions of the works of Ben Johnson. Octavo, 9 volumes. Bound in full speckled calf by Root and Son. Gilt titles to the spine, inner gilt dentelles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece of Johnson in volume one. In near fine condition. A nice set.

English playwright and poet Ben Johnson's artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularized the comedy of humors and is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone, or The Fox (c. 1606), The Alchemist (1610) and Bartholomew Fair (1614) and for his lyric and epigrammatic poetry.