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A Collection of Novels and Tales of the Fairies. Written by that Celebrated Wit of France, the Countess d’Anois. In three volumes. Vol. I [-III]. The Fifth Edition. Translated from the best Edition of the Original French, by several Hands. London, J. Brotherton [&c.], 1766.
Fifth Edition. Three volumes, 12mo, (162 x 92 mm), pp. ix, [iii] advertisements, 288; [ii], [3]-275, [1] advertisements; [ii], [3]-239, [1] advertisements, marginal damp-staining in the second and third volumes, in contemporary tree calf, triple gilt filet to covers with corner floral tooling, joints rubbed but sound, spines elaborately gilt in compartments with red and black labels lettered and numbered in gilt, with the later pencil ownership inscription of W.K. Leslie.
ESTC t82647, at BL, Cambridge, Louisiana State, Newberry and UCLA only.
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A Dictionary of the English Language:
In which the Words are deduced from their Originals, Explained in their Different Meanings, and Authorized by the Names of the Writers in whose Works they are found. Abstracted from the Folio Edition, by the Author Samuel Johnson, A.M. To which is prefixed, A Grammar of the English Language. In two volumes. Vol. I [-II]. The Third Edition, corrected.
London, A Millar &c., 1766.
Third Octavo Edition. Two volumes, 8vo (210 x 125 mm), pp. [xxxiv], [548]; [ii], [544], printed in double column throughout, some browning, in contemporary full calf, spines simply gilt, front joint of the first volume cracked along the upper four compartments, otherwise spines beginning to crack, head- and tail-caps chipped, extremities bumped, remnant tape repair along front gutter of the first volume, top corner of the first title-page and the second endpaper clipped, red morocco labels on spines lettered in gilt, various twentieth century cuttings inserted.
Courtney & Nichol Smith p. 62; ESTC n8653.
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A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels,
arranged in systematic order: forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time... Illustrated by Maps and Charts.
Edinburgh, printed by George Ramsey for William Blackwood, 1811-1812.
Part of the First Edition. Volumes I - VII only, 8vo (212 x 130 mm), pp. xvi, [ii] blank, 512, 3 folding engraved maps; iv, 524, 2 engraved plates; vii, 503, 1 folding engraved map ; vii, [iii] blank, 512, 1 engraved plate; viii, 512, 3 engraved plates; viii, 506; viii, 520; some offsetting from the maps and occasional browning, particularly heavy in Vol. 6, a handsome copy in contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, flat spines ruled, lettered and numbered in gilt, marbled edges.
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A Guide to Eternity:
Extracted out of the Writings of the Holy Fathers, and Ancient Philosophers. Written originally in Latine, by John Bona: and now done into English, by Roger L’Estrange Esq; the Second Edition.
London, Henry Brome, 1680.
Second Edition in English. 12mo (133 x 67 mm), pp. [xii], 188, [4], advertisements, preliminary leaves including additional engraved title-page; engraved frontispiece and pp. [xlvi], 108, [2], 126, [4] advertisements, the frontispiece to the second work shaved close to the image (but not touching it) but with loss to some of the caption below the image, in contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments, red morocco label lettered in gilt, marbled edges, with the Hayhurst bookplate.
Guide to Eternity: Wing B3545; ESTC r23243, at BL, CUL, Bodleian, King’s Lynn; Harvard, Huntington, Union Theological, Illinois and Yale.
Precepts: Wing B3553; ESTC r17339, at BL, CUL, Downside, Bodliean and Sion College; Columbia, Folger, Huntington, Union Theological, Clark, Illinois and Yale.More details Price: £1,200.00 -
A Journal during a Residence in France,
from the beginning of August, to the middle of December, 1792. To which is added, an Account of the most Remarkable Events that happened at Paris from that time to the Death of the late King of France. By John Moore, D.D. In two volumes. Vol. I [-II].
London, Robinson, 1793.
First Edition. Two volumes, 8vo (208 x 120 mm), pp. [iv], 502; [ii], 617, [1], [1] explanation of the map, with a folding engraved, hand-coloured map at the start of Vol. II, some browning in text, in modern quarter green leather over green marbled boards, spine ruled and numbered in gilt with paler green morocco label lettered in gilt.
ESTC t144189.
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A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, at Easter, A.D. 1697. By Henry Maundrell, M.A.
Also, a Journal from Grand Cairo to Mount Sinai, and Back Again. Translated from a Manuscript written by the Prefetto of Egypt, by the Right Rev. Robert Clayton, Lord Bishop of Clogher.
London, White, 1810.
8vo (205 x 120 mm), folding engraved frontispiece and pp. xi, [i], 282, with 15 further plates, nine of which are folding (double sized), small tear p. 181 just into text but with no loss, occasional offsetting from the plates, in contemporary free-style tree calf, a little tired, flat spine simply ruled, black morocco label lettered in gilt, joints cracking
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A Journey through the Crimea to Constantinople. In a Series of Letters from the Right Honourable Elizabeth Lady Craven, to his Serene Highness the Margrave of Brandebourg, Anspach, and Bareith. Written in the Year MDCCLXXXVI. London, G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1789.
First Edition. 4to (270 x 200 mm), pp. [viii], 327, [1], with the half-title, large folding engraved map as frontispiece and six further engraved plates, title-page and dedication leaf fairly heavily browned, text otherwise clean and plates fresh, in contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, front board detached, a little worn and dusty, spine worn with head and tail-cap chipped, red morocco label lettered in gilt, with a contemporary heraldic bookplate.
ESTC t134670; Cox I pp. 197-198; see Wayward Women, pp. 87-88.
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A Letter from a Gentleman in the West of England
to his Friend in London.
London, 1753.
Folio broadside, (370 x 245 mm), pp. 2, printed on both sides, with central fold largely cut through but holding at the edges, dated in manuscript on the verso ‘March ye 13th 1753’.
ESTC n54414, listing Birmingham, BL, Exeter, Columbia, Harvard and Huntington.
Kress 5369; Higgs 713.
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A Miscellany of Poems, Consisting of Original Poems, Translations, Pastorals in the Cumberland Dialect, Familiar Epistles, Fables, Songs, and Epigrams. By the late Revered Josiah Relph of Sebergham, Cumberland. With a Preface and a Glossary. Glasgow, Robert Foulis for Mr. Thomlinson, 1747.
First Edition. 8vo, (250 x 120mm), pp. [xlix], 157, a few slightly browned pages and worming towards the end, touching some letters of the glossary and contents, but without serious loss, in the original sheep, single gilt fillet to covers, spine with raised bands, ruled in gilt, red morocco label lettered in gilt, joints cracked but firm and corners slightly worn.
ESTC t109779.
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A Narrative of the extraordinary Adventures,
and Sufferings by Shipwreck & Imprisonment, of Donald Campbell, Esq. of Barbreck: with the Singular Humours of his Tartar Guide, Hassan Artaz; comprising the Occurrences of Four Years and Five Days, in an Overland Journey to India. The Third Edition. Faithfully abstracted from Capt. Campbell’s ‘Letters to his Son’.
London, Vernor and Hood, 1798.
‘Third’ Edition. 12mo, (175 x 95 mm), engraved frontispiece and pp. xi, [i], 276, text browned in part and with scattered foxing and small stains, in modern plain red cloth, marbled endpapers.
ESTC t144868, listing BL, NLS and Alberta only.
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A Philosophical Analysis
and Illustration of some of Shakespeare’s Remarkable Characters. By W. Richardson, Esq. Professor of Humanity in the University of Glasgow. The Third Edition, Corrected.
London, Murray, 1784.
‘Third Edition, Corrected: a reissue of the ‘New Edition Corrected’, London 1780, with a cancel title-page; First Edition. Two volumes, 8vo, Philosophical Analysis: pp. 207, [1]; Essays on Shakespeare’s Dramatic Characters: [6], vi, [1], 4-170, [4], with half-title, two final advertisement leaves, an errata slip pasted to the foot of p. 170, the title-page in the state with a hyphen in ‘Fleet-Street’ in the imprint; the two works uniformly bound in contemporary calf, flat spines ruled in gilt with red and black morocco labels, lettered and numbered in gilt, with the bookplate of the Marquess of Headfort in each volume.
ESTC t136698; t136684.
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A Philosophical Enquiry
into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful. With an Introductory Discourse concerning Taste; and several other additions. By Edmund Burke, Esq. A New Edition.
London, Vernor and Hood, 1798.
New Edition. 8vo (220 x 135 mm), engraved portrait frontispiece and pp. xvi, 342, frontispiece and title-page rather stained, uncut throughout, in the original boards, front board and first gathering detached, lower board only holding by one cord, boards stained, binding rubbed.
ESTC t42260.
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A Poetical Dictionary;
or, the Beauties of the English Poets, Alphabetically Displayed. Containing the most Celebrated Passages in the following Authors, viz. Shakespear, Johnson, Dryden, Lee, Otway, Beaumont, Fletcher, Lansdowne, Butler, Southerne, Addison, Pope, Gay, Garth, Rowe, Young, Thompson, Mallet, Armstrong, Francis, Warton, Whitehead, Mason, Gray, Akenside, Smart, &c. In four volumes. Vol. I [-IV].
London, Newberry &c., 1761.
First Edition. Four volumes, 12mo, (172 x 98mm), pp. xii, 288; [ii], 244; [ii], 276; [ii], 252, small marginal tear to the title of volume three, without loss, in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, flat spines simply ruled and numbered in gilt with black morocco labels lettered in gilt, with a library stamp marked ‘T.K.S.’ on the title-pages, partly obscuring the lettering, and with the booklabel of Old Sleningford Hall pasted on each title-page, partially or completely obscuring the ‘A’ of the title.
ESTC t42700; Roscoe A412.
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A Residence in France,
during the Years 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795; described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners. Prepared for the Press by John Gifford... In two volumes. Second Edition. Vol. I [-II].
London, Longman, 1797.
Second Edition. Two volumes, 8vo (216 x 120 mm), pp. [ii], xxxvi, 456; [ii], 476, tear through top margin of I 341, with loss of two letters of running title, in slightly later half calf over pale marbled boards, joints cracking, spines damaged and rather unattractive, lively blue marbled endpapers, with the contemporary ownership inscription of James Williams on the second title-page.
ESTC t72016, listing a handful of copies in the UK and New York Historical Society, Delaware, Iowa and Minnesota.
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A Tour through Sicily and Malta.
In a Series of Letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. A New Edition.
London, T. Cadell, 1806.
New Edition. 8vo (206 x 128 mm), engraved folding map as frontispiece and pp. xii, 389, scattered foxing becoming quite pronounced in some gatherings, in contemporary mottled calf, spine worn and chipped at head and foot, wanting the label, front joint cracking.
See Cox I, 142.
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A Voyage round the World
in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. by George Anson, Esq; commander in chief of a squadron of His Majesty’s ships, sent upon an expedition to the South-Seas. Compiled from papers and other materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson, an published under his direction. By Richard Walter, M. A. Chaplain of his Majesty’s Ship the Centurion, in that Expedition. The Fourth Edition. With Charts of the Southern Part of South America, of Part of the Pacific Ocean, and of the Track of the Centurion round the World.
London, John and Paul Knapton, 1748.
Fourth Edition. 8vo (202 x 118 mm), folding engraved map (torn along join but without loss) as frontispiece and pp. [xxiv], 548, with two further large folding maps accompanying the text, the first of these also torn along the fold, into the engraving but with no loss, some browning in the text which has clearly been much read, in contemporary plain calf, triple gilt fillet to covers, spine ruled in compartments, hideous leather repair stuck over the upper part of the spine, central part of lower spine still cracking but held in place by the sledgehammer repair above, joints sound, a little wear at extremities, with the contemporary heraldic bookplate of W.T.R Powell, the ownership inscription of ‘Richard Garrett His Book 1781’ on the front endpaper and the inscription ‘Philipps D.D. 1748’ on the title-page.
ESTC t59233; see Sabin 1625; Cox I, p. 49.
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A Winter in London;
or, Sketches of Fashion: a Novel, in three volumes. By T.S. Surr. Vol. I [-III]. Third Edition.
London, Richard Phillips, 1806.
Third Edition. Three volumes in one, 12mo (170 x 97 mm), pp. vii, [i], 272; [ii], 276; [ii], 264; tear on II, 263, with loss of a few letters, some supplied in manuscript, burn hole through first two leaves of the final volume, touching three letters of the title and three words of the text, with some loss, corner of III, 95 torn with loss of page number, several other small tears, not touching text, ownership inscription excised from the first title but that of Henrietta Ross present on the titles of both other volumes, errors in the text corrected throughout, in pencil, some browning to text, in contemporary calf, worn, lower joint cracked, head and foot of spine chipped, extremities rubbed.
Garside, Raven and Schöwerling 1806: 64.
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Abregé De La Vie Des Peintres, Avec des reflexions sur leurs Ouvrages, et un Traité du Peintre Parfait, de la connoissance des Desseins, & de l’utilité desa Estampes. 1699, Charles de Sercy, Paris.
FIRST EDITION. 12mo (165 x 105 mm), engraved frontispiece and pp. [xx], 540, in contemporary calf, front joint cracked, head and foot of spine chipped, general wear to extremities, spine gilt in compartments, lettered in gilt, marbled edges and endpapers, with the contemporary ownership inscription of A. Franian on the title-page.
Cioranescu XVIIe 54955.
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Adventures of Musul:
or the Three Gifts; with other Tales.
London, J. Bonsor for Vernor and Hood and E. Newbery, 1800.
FIRST EDITION. 18mo (134 x 78 mm), engraved frontispiece and pp. [4], 175, [1] advertisements, in the original green vellum-backed marbled boards, printed paper label on spine, a little worn and dusty, bookplate sometime removed from front pastedown, child’s scribbles and pencil sketch of a horse, pencil sketch of a face on the rear endpaper.
ESTC t133645, at BL, NLS, Morgan and Toronto only.
Roscoe J203.
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Aeliani variae historiae libri XIIII. Item Rerumpublicarum descriptiones ex Heraclide. Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1587.
16mo (120 x 70 mm), pp. [16], 460, [20], double column, facing Greek and Latin text, outer edge of title and first leaf a little frayed, very minor repair from outer edge of title, title and fore-edge dusty, occasional minor marginal spotting, bound in contemporary English polished calf, double fillet in blind to border, blind-stamped centrepiece with gouges, interlacing ribbons and palmettes, raised bands, small loss at head and foot of spine, extremities a bit worn, minor worming to lower covre, upper hinge partly detached at foot but firm, with the slightly later ownership inscription of John Cox on the front pastedown, another of Samuel William James dated 1612; occasional near contemporary annotations; ownership inscription of Thomas Cooper, with late seventeenth century bibliographical annotations to verso of the rear endpaper.
Graesse I, 24; Adams A220. Not in Dibdin or Moss.
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