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175158092à Londres London: Chez Nourse 1751. Fine. Chez Nourse à Londres London 1751 - 1762 10 x 17.20 cm 7 volumes reliés First edition of the French translation by Abbé Prévost together with the rare supplement published in 1762 which contains Diderot's Éloge de Richardson in first edition. The illustration comprises 21 fine figures the first 13 by Eisen and the last 8 by Pasquier. Each volume contains two parts with separate title pages except for the supplement volume which contains in addition to Diderot's essay the parts of the work that had been cut by Prévost. The first complete English edition dates from 1748. Contemporary full marbled brown calf bindings. Smooth spines elegantly decorated. Red morocco title labels and tan morocco volume labels only volume VII of the supplement published in 1761 in uniform binding has a black morocco volume label. Triple gilt fillet frame on boards. A tear worming to head of volume I. A stripped lower edge to volume 1. A small lack to head of volume II. Tailcap of volume V partly missing with upper joint cracked at foot and slight lack of leather. Lower joint of volume VI split at head same for volume VII. Most corners bumped. Despite defects a handsome copy in a quality binding. Clarisse Harlove is the second great novel published by the author after the immense success of Pamela; it is again a sentimental novel whose virtuous heroine finds herself constrained by her family to marry a noble ugly and obese man against her will. She will flee with one Lovelace the very type of elegant villainous and deceitful libertine who desires to constrain her body and soul leading her into social and moral decline but this will be without counting on Clarisse's virtuous qualities. If the novel from a modern perspective suffers from sentimentalism and length it nonetheless remains true that the construction of the plot the dramatic twists and the psychology will durably mark European literature. Diderot will proclaim this in his Éloge de Richardson and numerous authors will claim it or undergo its influence: Rousseau Jane Austen Choderlos de Laclos. The work will enjoy immense success and even if due to its length the novel is little read today it remains one of the most emblematic books of 18th century literature. It should be noted that Diderot's essay in addition to the praise given to Richardson is a true plea for a new realistic literature his thesis joining that which he wrote for the theater. Chez Nourse hardcover
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
1795562469London: Printed for the Proprietors 1795. Detached Front Board.Please Email for further details. Not Signed or Inscribed. Vol III. Full-Leather. Good Contents Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Not Illustrated. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾". HARDBACK. Printed for the Proprietors Hardcover
1770860N63Amsterdam: - 1770. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4". None. A leather bound French translation of Samuel Richardson's epistolary novel. The first four volumes of Samuel Richardson's epistolary novel are bound into two leather bound books. Published in French. First published in 1753 the novel was a response to Henry Fielding's The History of Tom Jones which parodied the morals presented in Richardson's previous novels. After rejecting the advances of Sir Hargrave Pollexfen Harriet Byron is kidnapped by the him until Sir Charles Grandison comes to her rescue. Grandison then becomes the central figure and focuses on his life and history. Prior owner's bookplate to both volumes. No author given. In a full mottled calf binding. Externally generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards a little more so to the joints and the spine. Volume II is missing a tiny bit of calf to the head of the spine. The front and rear hinges of volume I are starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the occasional spot to the front and rear of the volume. Very Good Indeed - hardcover
177054171à Amsterdam: S. n. 1770. Fine. S. n. à Amsterdam 1770 9.50 x 17 cm 8 tomes reliés en 4 volumes New edition. Translation by Abbé Prevost with his introduction on the translation. Full glazed purple calf bindings. Smooth spines decorated in the grotesque style. Red morocco title labels and beige morocco volume labels. Headcap of volume 4 worn down with lack to joint at head. 9 corners bumped. Overall rubbed. Cut on upper board of volume 1. Half-title of volume III lacking. Good copy. ""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 feelings 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 was not content to translate 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 whereas the original comprised 28 volumes which Prévost reduced to 8 systematically cutting the verbosity and characteristic length of Richardson. S. n. unknown
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
1742866K20London: C. Rivington; S. Richardson 1742. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". None. A scarce early set of this influential eighteenth century novel in contemporary calf. Volumes one is the second edition volume two the fourth edition volume three is the first edition and volume four the second edition. Volume three catchword misprinted A for As as called for. Scarce in any early edition. Endpapers and blanks renewed to volumes one and three. As stated on the title pages of volumes one and two they had intended to be a complete story within themselves. However due to the instant success of the works going through five editions in its first year and prompting the release of many counterfeit sequels imitators and parodies Richardson chose to write two more volumes. 'Pamela' or 'Virtue Rewarded' tells of a beautiful 15 year old Pamela working as a maidservant under inappropriate master Mr B. Though it was a bestseller when published it's received criticism over time for it's seeming glorification of abuse. It's been referenced widely in literature including in 'Jane Eyre' and 'The Haunting of Hill House'. First published in 1740 this is considered to be one of the first true English novels. It was immensely popular and widely read however Richardson did receive criticism for its contents for its perceived licentiousness and disregard for class barriers. 'Pamela' is notable for its early commentary on domestic violence and the social issues of the Georgian era told through the eyes of the naive Pamela in her letters to her parents. Rebacked with contemporary calf boards preserved. Externally smart with marks to the boards and bumping to the extremities. Endpapers and blanks renewed to volumes one and three. Contemporary ink inscriptions to paste downs and preliminaries of all volumes. Internally firmly bound. Loss to extremity of leaf B slightly affecting the text. Chipping to the occasional other leaf not affecting the text. Very Good C. Rivington; S. Richardson hardcover
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
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
17742020721London & Edinburgh: J. Murray / J. Creech 1774. First London Edition & Second Edition Corrected. Hardcover. Good. 16mo 224 pages full contemporary calf recently rebacked in plain leather <br/><br/>This work has been called one of the founding works of psychological criticism. "Shakespeare inventing the characters of Hamlet Macbeth or Othello actually felt the passions and contending emotions ascribed to them." - Introduction. This edition was preceded by the 1774 edition at Glasgow where Richardson was a professor. Jaggard p.262 / J. Murray / J. Creech 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
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
1750292361London: Henry Lintot 1750. Third Edition. Full Leather. Good binding. The set in two volumes in worn period calf with morocco labels. With loss to the leather and wear at the extremities. Volume I is lacking at least the last leaf of the Index with significant damping to the Index as well. Lacking the front endpaper as well. Volume II appears to be complete. ESTC T97037. Good binding. Henry Lintot unknown
1750L014.005GB: T. Woodward Etc 1750. Contemporary old full leather with raised bands but no title label. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. . Hardback. VG/No DW. T. Woodward Etc Hardcover
17921365476Dublin: James Moore 1792. Hardcover. Octavo iv 4 347 pages 55 18; G; Fully bound in sheep with red label and gilt lettering to ruled spine; Boards have light shelfwear overall rubbing along hinges moderate toning to back corner upper a few light scrapes to back board and light rubbing/cracking to spine; Textblock shows light age toning to edges light interiorly occasional very light to light foxing initials penned to top edges light damp-staining to bottom edges. RWO. 1365476. Special Collections. James Moore hardcover
1792O22926DUBLIN: JAMES MOORE 1792. Full-Leather. Fair. Spine on the book is split apart. Pages are all present. There is some edge wear. Front cover is in pretty good shape. Back has some cuts in the leather and some stains. PROMPT PROFESSIONAL SERVICE! JAMES MOORE 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
1790ABE-17460245941291790. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Designed chiefly for the Use of Manufacturers. The Chemical Principles of the Metallic Arts; With an Account of the Principal Diseases Incident to the Different Artificiers; The Means of Prevention and Cure; and a Concise Introduction to the Study of Chemistry Birmingham: Printed by Thomas Pearson; and sold by R. Baldwin Pater-Noster Row London 1790 First Edition first issue 8vo: Endpapers 47 leaves mispaginated as clii 1 leaf 201 1 pp 2 leaves index 1 blank 3 folding tables first two following p xxxii; third following p 186. Modern ¼ calf over cont. marbled boards. Maroon morocco label and gilt decorations on smooth spine. Light library stamps of Birmingham General Hospital Library. Overall VG. Neville II p 376: An important and certainly one of the earliest English books on diseases resulting from working in the mining and extractive metallurgy industries. The sheets of this 1790 book were reissued in 1806 with a new title page. See Neville for very brief biogtaphical details of this surgeon. hardcover
