Title: The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. By Mr. Cibber, and other Hands. Vol. IV 
Description: <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">Fourth of 5 volumes in 12mo. pp. [2], ii, 356. Hard boards in green fabric, gilded spine, edges spread in green. Printer's device on each title page. Head- and tailpieces, engraved initials. Plate, stamps and shelf marks of Hampstead Public Libraries.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">While superficially edited by Theophilus Cibber, the ‘Mr. Cibber’ of the title pages was meant to suggest his father Colley; the work was in fact principally compiled by Robert Shiels, who has been accused of forgeries regarding Ben Jonson and Shakespeare, but has been exonerated by Arthur Freeman (The Library, 7th ser., 5 (2004), pp. 402-407). See also ESTC, T82891.</span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/permalink/01JHU_INST/1lu78g9/alma991039120149707861" rel="nofollow">Click here to view the Johns Hopkins University catalog record.</a></span></span></p>