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179957341Madfrid: la Imprenta Real por D. Pedro Pereyra impressor de Camara de S.M. 1799. Tomo I-8 in four volumes 16mo full contemporary calf leather labels on spines; some worming in spines of all four volumes with some loss to the calf; and with small loss of text in the last 8 leaves of volume II the first 5 leaves of volume III and the first 14 leaves of volume 5; the last volume not uniform and with very light worming. The first modern novel published in London in 1740 and 1741. First published in Spain in 1794-95. la Imprenta Real por D. Pedro Pereyra, impressor de Camara de S.M. unknown
17662408070028Edinburgh: publisher not identified 1766. Hardcover. Good. Douglas Peerage Case Quarto. Leather backed. Gilt ruled. Marbled boards. Spine join cracked. Binding sound. Shelf wear rubbing to board. Hardcover. Clean unmarked pages. 549 pages. <br> Relating to the claim of Archibald Douglas formerly Stewart to be heir of his uncle Archibald Duke of Douglas which was disputed by the Duke of Hamilton on the ground that Archibald was not the son of Lady Jane Douglas in trials before the Scottish courts 1761-1767 and before the House of Lords 1769. Douglas's mother Lady Jane Douglas reportedly birthed Archibald at age 50 in Paris her husband was 63. Lady Jane Douglas d.1753 was the sister of the extremely wealthy Duke of Douglas who died childless. The inheritance would have passed to the Duke of Hamilton if not for the birth of Archibald. The circumstances of Archibald's birth were in question with reports that Archibald was actually the son of a French glassblower. The peerage case was quite a scandal and was eventually overturned by the House of Lords who ruled in favor of Archibald in 1769. [publisher not identified] hardcover
1792016939London: Sold By T. And J. Egerton 1792. Book measures 23x20.cm. vi287pp complete with 12 plates. A disbound copy with the period boards so ideal for rebacking. Internally endpapers dirt marked text claen plates are stained mainly to verso but moderately showing on the printed side. Ideal binding copy. A New Edition. Good Plus. Quarto. Sold By T. And J. Egerton hardcover
179015580London: Thomas Richardson & Sons 1790. 585 by 326mm. 23 by 12.75 inches. Manuscript plan ink with wash colour manuscript inscription to verso minor dust soiling to corners tear to upper portion of map skilfully repaired. This elusive plan of Queens Leaze in Berkshire is an example of one of the many surveys conducted in the eighteenth century in order to record the extent and use of crown lands. King George III had a passion for geography amassing a personal collection of over 50000 maps which are now in the keeping of the British Library. Under his reign the mapping industry saw great progression in the instruments and principles used by cartographers giving rise to more accurate geographical representations as expertly exhibited by the Ordnance Survey which began the year after this plan was produced. There is evidence that the surveyor of Queens Leaze Thomas Richardson had previously worked on the king's cartographical projects with his plan of Richmond completed "under the direction of Peter Burrell Esq. His Majesty's Surveyor General". The Manor of Bray identified as the land to the right of this plan was one of the original hundreds of Berkshire recorded in the Domesday book where the land is said to have been worth 18 hides. It remained property of the crown until 1821 when it was sold at auction for £6800 and divided into 16 smaller plots. On the left side of the plan the estate of the wonderfully-named Peniston Portlock Powney MP is shown. The Powney family owned Ives Place here the "Manor of Ives" during the eighteenth century but it had previously passed through many hands and played host to a variety of residents including Anne of Cleaves. Separating the Manor of Bray and the Manor of Ives is Queens Leaze a long and narrow tract of ground surrounded by a broad deep ditch although neither this plan nor any written record suggests how the land was used. Kerry does note that the fees levied on the local parishoners contributed towards the maintenance of the Church in Bray but there is no evidence of either church or parishoners on the plan. These simple surveys were used to keep track of the crown lands and the manuscript title to the verso suggests that at some point it may have been compiled into a collection along with other such plans. Kerry 'The History and Antiquities of the Hundred of Bray in the County of Berks' 1861; Thorne 'POWNEY Peniston Portlock' The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 1986. Th[omas] Richardson & Sons, unknown
177711940à Amsterdam: S. n. 1777. Fine. S. n. à Amsterdam 1777 16.50 x 9.50 cm relié New edition. Translated by Abbé Prévost with his introduction. Full marbled glazed calf binding spine with raised bands decorated. One tear to joint at headcap. ""Richardson était l'inventeur de la tragédie bourgeoise . Il a inventé ce roman où l'art consiste à négliger tous les préceptes de l'art où l'accumulation de détails étrangers à l'action où la répétition des mêmes scènes et des mêmes sentiments produisent plus d'effet que la précision le goût la justesse et l'ordre n'en ont jamais produit"" Richardson was the inventor of bourgeois tragedy . He invented this novel where art consists in neglecting all the precepts of art where the accumulation of details foreign to the action where the repetition of the same scenes and the same sentiments produce more effect than precision taste accuracy and order have ever produced. AUGUSTIN FILON Histoire de la littérature anglaise : depuis ses origines jusqu'à nos jours Paris Hachette 1883. Abbé Prévost did not content himself with translating Richardson's novel he arranged and reworked it; not liking the ending he probably rewrote it and it is this version that circulated throughout Europe and made Richardson's reputation while the original comprised 28 volumes that Prévost reduced to 8 systematically cutting the verbosity and characteristic prolixity of Richardson. NB: This work is available at the bookshop on request within 48 hours. S. n. hardcover
178326523<p><strong>1783 CARIBBEAN PIRATES 1ed Philadelphia Quaker Richardson USA Barbados Bermuda</strong></p><p>John Richardson was a 17th-century Quaker who was known for his strict defense of Quakerism and disapproval of Presbyterian and other Christian sects. In his autobiography Richardson lays out his views of Quakerism as well as provides a detailed description of his early 18th-century tour of America in which he visited New England Virginia and the Carolinas meeting with Quaker preachers including a short stint with William Penn.</p><p>This first American edition of Richardson's "<em>Life</em>" includes his <strong><u>description of the Caribbean Barbados and Bermuda and even notes his escape from Pirates</u></strong>!</p><p>Item number: #26523</p><p>Price: $499</p><p>RICHARDSON John </p><p><strong><em>An account of the life of that ancient servant of Jesus Christ John Richardson</em></strong></p><p>Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Joseph Crukshank 1783. First American edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->vi 236 2</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->References: Evans 18158; Sabin 71023</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: Handwritten</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif--><em>Joseph Evans 1825</em></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif--><em>John Wainwright</em></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in 21cm x 13.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>26523</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> Joseph Crukshank hardcover
1786124xHarrison 1786. Hardcover. Poor. The original boards are worn and marked - the front board is loose. Two ownership plates. Age-related foxing and marking. Two inscriptions. The rear hinge is fragile. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Harrison hardcover
170115474<p>London: Printed for Richard Sare 1701 Second edition with added material. Contemporary dark brown paneled morocco. Gilt spine with raised bands all edges gilt. . Octavo. Joints rubbed light wear at spine extremities. Marbled endpapers contemporary armorial bookplate. A very good copy. John Richardson 1647-c1725 was a fellow of Emmanuel College Cambridge and rector of the college though he was ejecgted as a nonjuror. The present work first published in 1700 was a refutation of John Toland's Amyntor or a Defense of Milton's Life 1699.</p> Printed for Richard Sare, hardcover
1790GEN20-G-16London : James Ridgway 1790. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5". None. An extremely scarce late eighteenth-century political satire. First Edition. With letters songs and essays and one small illustration in the text. Richardson Joseph 17551803 writer and politician. In addition to his work with the Morning Post and the English Chronicle Richardson contributed letters signed "Englishman" to a paper called The Citizen but much of his energy after the establishment of Pitt's ministry was devoted to political satire published anonymously. He wrote numbers 4 10 and 11 in Criticisms of "The Rolliad" part 1 1784 and numbers 3 and 4 in part 2 1785. He wrote numbers 4 and 19 in Probationary Odes for the Laureateship 1785 as well as much of the prose in that work an attribution of these works can be found in an anonymous MS of 1785 inserted at the front of a combined edition BL Catalogue G. 18972. He wrote The Delavaliad 1785 and The Jekyll a Political Eclogue 1788 the latter a satire directed at the marquess of Lansdowne and his political adherents. He contributed to Political Miscellanies 1787 and also published again anonymously The Complete Investigation of Mr Eden's Treaty 1787 a serious political pamphlet which deployed historical argument and statistical evidence to support the whigs' attack on the commercial treaty with France. DNB Rebound in paper covered boards with a cloth spine. Externally sound a very little shelfwear. Internally firmly bound. Bright with light scattered spotting and a few small spill burns. The title is foxed and has slight loss to the margin not affecting the text. Very Good James Ridgway hardcover
1752965P22London: T. Longman and C. Hitch 1752. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". None. A very scarce guide to letter writing by the master of the epistolary novel Samuel Richardson. A very scarce work.The fifth edition.A guide to letter writing by Samuel Richardson in which he presents examples for letters to be written in various circumstances. Containing a total of one hundred and seventy three letters with situations including "from an uncle to a nephew on his keeping bad company bad hours &c. in his apprenticeship" "an elder to a younger brother who is in love with a young lady of great gaiety" "from a brother to his sister in the country upbraiding her for being negligent in writing" "to a friend on his recovery from a dangerous illness" "from a gentleman to his mistress resenting her supposed coquetry" and more. The letters Richardson offers here are often comical and offer a unique insight into society during the Georgian era in England. Richardson is best known for his three epistolary novels: 'Pamela' 'Clarissa' and 'The History of Sir Charles Grandison'. Bound without endpapers. In a contemporary calf binding. Externally a little rubbed. Bumping to the extremities resulting in a small amount of loss of leather. A small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine. Lacking the spine label. Joints are starting. Hinges are strained. Lacking the endpapers. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Small chip to the tail of the title page. Torn printers label to the verso of the title page. Good T. Longman and C. Hitch hardcover
1751h038.clarGB: S Richardson 1751. Old full leather with twin title labels. Old bookplate of "R S MILLER J C" with mootoes and heraldic devices. on front pastedown of each book. Fairly clean tight texts but Some spotting mostly to early and late leaves and text edges. A few covers only just holding by strings. in need of attention. Set is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY 2026 GB £9. Packed weight 4500g. NOT AVAILABLE OVERSEAS . 4th Edition. Hardback. G/No DW. S Richardson Hardcover
1795AQ28838Salisbury: Printed at the Salisbury Press: and sold by W. Morris.and B. C. Collins 1795. 6 xvi 133pp 15. Without half-title. ESTC T193594. Bound with: The weymouth guide: exhibiting the ancient and present state of weymouth and melcombe regis. Weymouth. Printed for P. Delamotte 1792. Third edition. 128pp. With an engraved folding frontispiece and one further engraved folding plate. ESTC T66352. And: MOREAU Simeon. A tour to the Royal Spa at Cheltenham; or Gloucestershire Displayed. Bath. Printed for the Author by R. Cruttwell 1793. Seventh edition. 3 vi-viii 210pp. Without half-title. With an engraved plate. ESTC T60577. And: COOKE John. A concise description of the royal hospital for seamen at greenwich. Extracted from the historical account published by the chaplains. London. Sold only at the Hospital 1791. 2 40pp. Without half-title. With a folding table. ESTC T149218. 12mo and 8vo. Contemporary half-calf marbled board recently rebacked. Boards worn. Marbled endpapers bookplate of A. M. Broadley and ticket of Maud booksellers of Andover to FEP scattered spotting margins of second mentioned work trimmed close. Job Lousley's copy: 'Job Lousley's Book Hampstead Norris Berks 1844' to title of first mentioned work and gutter of p.38 of final mentioned work and a manuscript list of contents in his hand to verso of FFEP. A sammelband of four works tentatively connected by a vague architectural interest including architectural draughtsman and decorative designer George Richardson's 1737/8-c. 1813 popular survey of the contents of Wilton House seat of the Earls of Pembroke; and the third and final eighteenth century edition of a provincially published guide to Weymouth and environs that reveals the origins of the town as a resort including all seven 'Rules and Orders' of the public rooms with 'IV. That no Lady or Gentleman be permitted to dance in coloured gloves' and 'VIII. That Gentlemen will be pleased to leave their swords at the door' particularly anachronistic highlights. Job Lousley 1790-1855 English landowner farmer antiquarian and bibliophile. He lived at Blewbury and Hampstead Norris near Newbury; an avid and idiosyncratic book-collector with an eye for the curious and unusual the books from his library with the present being a curious exception often bear forthright inscriptions relating his opinions of the contents or his other encounters with the work. . Twelfth edition. Printed at the Salisbury Press: and sold by W. Morris...and B. C. Collins hardcover
1800046742London: Rousseau 1800. Early Edition. Hardcover rebound in cloth. Very Good Condition. Early edition later printing of the first edition 1777-80 and before the second 1806 - with errata notes on omissions and a list of subscribers. Rebound in brown buckram a few seminary library marks call numbers to base of spines slight scattered foxing some staining to titles circular stain in top margin of volume 2 for first 100 pages or so; quite clean overall. xlviii 14 2144 numbered by column; xix 6 2286 columns.<br /> <br /> Originally issued for use by the East India Company it was published with various additions notably by Charles Wilkins until 1892. Size: Folio. 2-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Reference; Inventory No: 046742. Rousseau hardcover
1728000229<p><strong>First edition in French of this first comprehensive English treatise on art theory.</strong> </p><p><strong>Description:</strong> 3 parts in 2 vols. contemp. marbled calf spine with raised bands and gilt in compartments morocco label lettered in gilt. Octavo: 19 × 12 cm; part 1 14 ll. 216 pp. 3 pl.; part 2 2 ll. 238 pp.; part 3 2 ll. lxxii pp. 12 ll. 759 pp. Title page printed in red and black with engraved vignette. Red dyed edges. </p><p><strong>Condition:</strong> Spine ends and corners lightly rubbed and bruised. One short tear to upper front joint of vol. 2. Some worming to front cover of vol. 1 and spine of vol. 2. Handwritten numbering on the front flyleaf: <em>No. 359</em> vol. 1 <em>No. 360</em> vol. 2. A few leaves somewhat browned the first 80 leaves of vol. 2 somewhat soiled at lower margin. </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong> Jonathan Richardson's <em>Traité de la peinture et de la sculpture</em> published in Amsterdam in 1728 by Herman Uytwerf is a major work of 18th-century art theory translated into French from Richardson's earlier English writings and revised by the author himself. In three parts often bound in two volumes it reflects the collaboration between Jonathan Richardson the Elder 1665–1745 a prominent English portraitist and theorist and his son Jonathan Richardson the Younger 1694–1771 with contributions from the Dutch scholars Antoine Rutgers and Lambert Ten Kate. The 'Traité' stands out as a foundational text in art theory combining practical advice critical methodology and first-hand observation all underpinned by a vision of art as a noble and communicative pursuit. Its influence extended to later theorists and artists cementing Richardson's legacy in the history of Western art discourse. </p> Herman Uytwerf hardcover
17961360646London: T. Longman; T. Johnson; et. al 1796. Eighth Edition. Hardcover. Octavos iii-vi 2 316 pp Vol. 1; 358 pp Vol. 2; 374 pp Vol. 3; 302 pp Vol. 4; 294 pp Vol. 5; 372 pp Vol. 6; 421 pp Vol. 7. Good; bound in contemporary leather with black leather and gilt spine titles and elaborate gilt tooling to spines some areas of discoloration and surface marks to covers wear and slight tears to spine edges and corners; bindings tight; text blocks age toned but clean; pages clean; previous owner bookplate to front inside pastedowns "Walter Blunt." Shelved above WWI. Samuel Richardson 1689 - 1761 was an English writer and printer known for his epistolary novels. He printed almost 500 works including journals and magazines working periodically with the London bookseller Andrew Millar. Richardson had been apprenticed to a printer whose daughter he eventually married. He lost her along with five sons but remarried and had four daughters who reached adulthood but had no male heirs to continue the print shop. As it ran down he wrote his first novel at the age of 51 and joined the admired authors of his day. via Wikipedia<br> <br /> <br> <br /> Much like the Bertrams in Mansfield Park Jane Austen and her siblings were fond of putting on "theatricals" at home for their friends and neighbors. In 1793 at the age of eighteen Jane Austen began writing and shortly afterwards abandoned a dramatic adaptation of this work entitled Sir Charles Grandison or the happy Man a comedy in 6 acts. She completed it in 1800. 1360646. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. T. Longman; T. Johnson; et. al hardcover
174436015à Amsterdam: Aux dépens de la Compagnie 1744. Fine. Aux dépens de la Compagnie à Amsterdam 1744 9.50 x 16.20 cm relié New edition illustrated with 32 figures by Punt and a title vignette repeated on all 4 volumes. Title pages in red and black. This appears to be the first edition to be fully illustrated as previous editions presented only four frontispieces however it should be noted that the figures bear the date 1742. The mention of third edition refers only to Dutch editions and is therefore not significant. Translation by Abbé Prévost and Aubert de la Chesnaye des Bois. Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red morocco title and volume labels. Head of volume I split at head. A lack at head of volume II. A lack to the upper joint at foot of volume I. Tailpiece partly missing on volume III. Corners slightly bumped. Rubbing. Scattered foxing. Pamela was a veritable sensation in the literary world and achieved resounding success throughout Europe. Its principal merit is undoubtedly having given birth not only to the epistolary novel Rousseau but to Fielding who produced two satirical sequels: The Adventures of Joseph Andrews and Tom Jones. We know that Diderot was unstinting in his praise of this novel. Pamela is a novel of manners and a sentimental novel whose impact on 18th-century literature is indelible and enduring. It is often considered the first bourgeois novel of manners and this shift of the action's setting from aristocracy to bourgeoisie had an enormous impact. Aux dépens de la Compagnie hardcover
1754695181754. 1754 Richardson Samuel THE HISTORY OF SIR CHARLES GRANDISON IN A SERIES OF LETTERS In Six Volumes London 1754 Volume 6 states Second Edition on tpage 8vo Bookplate of Sir George Shiffner Bar on front pastedown on all volumes Contemporary half-leather/marbled paper-covered boards/leather spine labels/gilt Leather on spines has cracked due to dryness with minor chips volume 56 Hinges are tender volumes 1 6 epages offset in all volumes minor shelf-rubbing on edges Overall this is a Very Nice set. unknown
1782298728London: J. Stockdale; R. Faulder 1782. First Edition. Half Leather. Very Good binding. 8vo.; in an attractive later binding of red half-goat over marbled boards with raised bands with morocco label lettered vertically; with marbled endpapers; 2 49 1 pages.~~A note on this rather interesting binding: we assume that the binder was charged with binding a group of different books to a uniform size -- the title page is trimmed and mounted and all the other leaves are folded neatly to fit the bottom edge and then the leading edge over it. Rather astonishing actually.~~This is Ritson’s first book in which he attacks Thomas Warton’s History of English Poetry in such vitriolic tones -- Warton is a pretender a cheater and a liar -- as to cause quite a contretemps in late 18th century English literary circles. One assumes this actually pleased Ritson as he went on the next year to attack Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. Eventually Ritson went complete mad barricading himself in his rooms at Gray’s Inn and setting fire to a pile of manuscripts. Very Good binding. J. Stockdale; R. Faulder unknown
1792240340London: B. Law and Son T. Cadell and more 1792. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in near contemporary full tree calf with gilt-blocked leather lable to the spine. Some wear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 8 volumes. Summary; Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests the young Clarissa Harlowe is tricked into fleeing with the witty and debonair Robert Lovelace. He however proves himself to be an untrustworthy rake whose vague promises of marriage are accompanied by unwelcome advances. Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests the young Clarissa Harlowe is tricked into fleeing with the witty and debonair Robert Lovelace and places herself under his protection. Lovelace however proves himself to be an untrustworthy rake whose vague promises of marriage are accompanied by unwelcome and increasingly brutal sexual advances. And yet Clarissa finds his charm alluring her scrupulous sense of virtue tinged with unconfessed desire. Told through a complex series of interweaving letters ""Clarissa"" is a richly ambiguous study of a fatally attracted couple and a work of astonishing power and immediacy. A huge success when it first appeared in 1747 and translated into French and German it remains one of the greatest of all European novels. Subjects; England — Social life and customs — Fiction. General & literary fiction ; Novels other prose & writers ; Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries. Fiction / Classics. England - Fiction. Kidnapping - Fiction. Young women - Crimes against - Fiction. Genres; Bibliography. Epistolary fiction. Novel. London: B. Law and Son, T. Cadell, and more hardcover
1754310843London 1754. hardcover. very good. 6 of 7 volumes -- LACKING volume V. 12mo full contemporary brown calf ornately gilt spines with burgundy and black spine labels. Light age toning and some foxing London: Printed for S. Richardson 1754. A very good charming set although missing the one volume.<br/> <br/> unknown
17761360300London: John Donaldson 1776. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Octavos 2 vii-ix 3 345 2 Vol. 1; 315 1 Vol. 2; 223-2991 Vol. 3; 3-308 1 Vol. 4; 3-324 1 Vol. 5; 3-320 Vol. 6; 3-322 Vol. 7; 3-346 1 Vol. 8. Good; bound in contemporary leather with burgundy and gilt spine titles some areas of discoloration to covers wear and slight tears to spine edges and corners all volumes are in protective plastic covers; some boards slightly shaken bindings else tight; text blocks age toned but clean; pages clean; half-title in Vol. 1 only; previous owner names in ink on ffeps "Jannett McCurdy's;" "AH Has ; J.C. Jennings;" long transcription of an extract from Chateaubriand in ink to front matter of Vol. 1 and dedication see Notes. Shelved above WWI. Samuel Richardson 1689 - 1761 was an English writer and printer known for his epistolary novels. He printed almost 500 works including journals and magazines working periodically with the London bookseller Andrew Millar. Richardson had been apprenticed to a printer whose daughter he eventually married. He lost her along with five sons but remarried and had four daughters who reached adulthood but had no male heirs to continue the print shop. As it ran down he wrote his first novel at the age of 51 and joined the admired authors of his day. via Wikipedia<br> <br /> <br> <br /> Much like the Bertrams in Mansfield Park Jane Austen and her siblings were fond of putting on "theatricals" at home for their friends and neighbors. In 1793 at the age of eighteen Jane Austen began writing and shortly afterwards abandoned a dramatic adaptation of this work entitled "Sir Charles Grandison or the happy Man a comedy in 6 acts." She completed it in 1800.<br> <br /> <br> <br /> Extract copied into Volume 1:<br> <br /> "Of all representations of madness says dr. Joseph Warton that of Clementina's is most deeply interesting. I know not whether even the madness of Lear is wrought up and expressed by so many little strokes of nature & passion - it is absolute pedantry to prefer and compare the madness of Orestes in Euripides to this of Clementina"<br> <br /> <br> <br /> Richardson has founded the excellence of his good characters entirely upon a Christian basis. He has exemplified the beautiful ideal of human nature -- the character of Clementina Sir Charles Grandison and Clarissa Harlowe are the most virtuous amiable accomplish'd and noble that can well be imagined -- they are supported with strict propriety & elevated by uncommon dignity -- and charm the reader while they command his admiration -- they show that mankind are truly happy only in proportion as they listen to the dictates of conscience and follow the path of duty --- where could Richardson a bookseller and a printer immersed in the occupation of his shop and his press acquire such a correct acquaintance with high life and refined society such exalted sentiments of religion honor love freindship and philanthropy as he has displayed in his works -- Where did he acquire such a command over our feelings such a power "to open the sacred source of sympathetic tears"<br> <br /> <br> <br /> The best answer to these questions is -- that he deriv'd those treasures from the rich resources of his own mind from the study of the bible and a quick insight into human nature & character. He has been justly styled "the great master of the human heart" -- "the Shakespeare of romance." -- Clarissa Harlowe -- & Sir Charles Grandison are long works because they are designed to develop the springs of human action and give a distinct view of the progressive various and complex movement of the human mind -<br> <br /> <br> <br /> Prolixity is made the pretext of the frivolous novel readers of the present age to neglect these invaluable works - alltho if they be weighed in the balance of literary justice they will be found to comprise as much if not more sterling excellence than half the novels that have been written since their publication."<br /> <br> <br /> Transcribed from The Beauties of Christianity pp. 103-104 by Chateaubriand tr. 1813 Frederic Shoberl<br> <br /> <br> <br /> There is a dedication in the same hand as the extract _______ "from her dear mother" on the recto of the title facing page. The dedicatee's name has been scratched out. 1360300. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. John Donaldson hardcover
1784D9LCK6ZOP9W8Amsterdam: J. Yntema 1784. Contemporary blind-stamped vellum. 8vo. 2 parts in 1 volume. Amusing work in Dutch on the Russian Empire in the form of a series of 49 letters written by William Richardson 1743-1814 Scottish classicist and literary scholar. Richardson discusses a wide array of subjects: the politics the character of Empress Catherine the Great climate religion customs law the progress of the first Russo-Turkish War the library of the Academy of Peter the Great and other events and ceremonies during the years 1769-1772. Hinges loosening. Good copy of a lively work on the daily life in Russia in the last quarter of the 18th-century.l Cat. Russica R1126; V. Gestel - Van het Schip Maps in books of Russia and Poland 224; Poggendorff II 576; not in Muller Bibl. Neerlando-Russe; Tiele Bibl. J. Yntema, hardcover
1791370724London: James Ridgway 1791. Hardcover. Near Fine. Four works in one volume: 1. Criticisms on the Rolliad. Part the First Ninth edition 1791; 2. Criticisms on the Rolliad. Part the Second Fourth edition 1790; 3. Probationary Odes for the Laureatship: with a Preliminary Discourse by Sir John Hawkins Knt. Ninth edition 1791; 4. Political Miscellanies by the authors of the Rolliad and Probationary Odes First edition 1790. Octavo. Engraved frontispiece plate and title vignette. Contemporary full tree calf with morocco spine label: "Rolliad Compleat." Rubbing to the spine and joints else near fine. A scarce complete set of this pioneering collection of satires on the administration of William Pitt the Younger written in the form of mock reviews of a mock epic. Originally published in the Morning Herald in 1784-85 it became an instant sensation. Its anonymous authors also contributed ancillary satires which were published together with it. When collected in book-form they ran through twenty-two editions. Armorial bookplate of Henry Merrick Hoare and bookseller's ticket on the front pastedown. A handsome copy. ESTC T133733 T133732 N11967 and T173343. James Ridgway hardcover
172242146London: J. Knapton 1722. <p>Richardson Jonathan the elder 1667-1745 and Jonathan Richardson the younger 1694-1771. An account of some of the statues bas-reliefs drawings and pictures in Italy &c. with remarks. 50 357 5pp. London: J. Knapton 1722. 196 x 120 mm. Paneled calf ca. 1722 rebacked one corner repaired. Occasional foxing but a very good crisp copy.</p> <p> First Edition. Richardson the elder was among the foremost British painters of the eighteenth century; his son Richardson the younger was one of the greatest collectors of drawings of all time. The two collaborated on the present work on Italian art compiled by the elder Richardson from material gathered by his son during a tour of Italy. "This was a very popular book and was used by young men as a basis for their Grand Tour. It was said that the book became the basis for future purchases of art by wealthy collectors and therefore shaped English interest in foreign old masters. It also provided an important model for Johann Joachim Winckelmann's History of Art 1764" Wikipedia. </p> . J. Knapton unknown
1770854F44London: J. F. Rivington R. Baldwin S. Crowder et al. 1770 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5". Not Stated. A lovely copy of the complete seven volume sixth edition of Samuel Richardson's major epistolary novel. First published in 1753 in 'The History of Sir Charles Grandison' Samuel Richardson tells the story of the exemplary Sir Charles Grandison a wealthy and virtuous man who navigates the challenges of love and marriage with integrity and honour.The book was viewed as a response to Henry Fielding's 'The History of Tom Jones'.ESTC Citation No. T58982With a half title and frontispiece to volume I.A lovely copy of one of English writer and printer Samuel Richardson's major works. He was also known for the works 'Clarissa' and 'Pamela'. Rebacked in full calf bindings with original boards restored. Retaining original endpapers. Externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned but generally clean and bright with some heavier spotting to the first and last few leaves of volumes I and II. Very Good Indeed J. F. Rivington, R. Baldwin, S. Crowder et al. hardcover
