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180840252Boston: Printed by Munroe Francis & Parker Shakespeare Bookstore no. 4 Cornhill 1808. Second American Edition. 187pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary calf morocco spine label front cover detached. Second American Edition. 187pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The second American edition of the first known American publication on Shakespeare Philadelphia 1788.<br /> <br /> Richardson 1743-1814 was a professor of humanity in the University of Glasgow. First published in Edinburgh in 1774 this work contains essays on Hamlet Macbeth on the melancholy Jaques Imogen King Richard the Third King Lear Timon of Athens and "On the Faults of Shakespeare." In this last essay Richardson faults the admirers of Shakespeare with excessive indulgence of his faults: "I am inclined to believe and shall now endeavour to demonstrate that the greatest blemishes in Shakespeare have proceeded from his want of consummate taste .". Jaggard p. 263 Printed by Munroe, Francis & Parker, Shakespeare Bookstore, no. 4, Cornhill unknown
1868016070American Publishing Company 1868. Book. Near Fine. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gorgeous Near fine Copy In Full Leather. First Edition 1868/1868 Black Spine Label. Rare In This Condition Beautiful Copy. American Publishing Company Hardcover
1885047114Hartford CT: American Publishing Company 1885. 1885 edition. A shorter edition was published in 1868 under the same title. Gray cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in black frontis and engraved title other engravings and maps throughout along with facimile letters 607 pages with an addenda slip on the final page concerning Grant's deteriorating health he died later that year. Some cover sil and light corner bumping good hinges sound text block very light foxing to endpapers a bit more to the frontis engraved title and tissue pages otherwise clean 1885 gift notation in preliminary blank no other markings. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. American Publishing Company Hardcover
1868009900Hartford Connecticut / Newark NJ: American Publishing Company / Bliss and Company 1868. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Thick Octavo. 560 pp iv pp adverts slightly loosened ffep b&w tissued frontis illustrated - list of 26 engravings 8 facsimiles of letters from Grant Lincoln Sheridan et al & six maps. with a portrait and sketch of Schuyler Colfax. 47 chapters with topical table of contents. 5.75" x 9" beaded brown buckram boards partially rubbed gilt spine and fr cover titles. binding tight pages clean unmarked papered well-preserved. Text block age toned a bit also fore-edge uneven - two signatures slightly offset in the aging process - not loosened. Top & bottom spine cloth with light edge-wear. Glassine wrapper. . American Publishing Company / Bliss and Company Hardcover
1868027680Hartford CT; Newark NJ; Chicago IL: American Publishing Co./Bliss and Co./G. & C. W. Sherwood 1868. Book. VG. Full-Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full calf gilt on black title label on spine speckled text block edges decorative gilt banding at corners. Leather quite nicely preserved split but firm along length of front joint rear joint fully intact minor exposure to bottom corners. 560 pp. illus. as detailed in sub-title no ads at rear. Intact text block clean fore-edges. Light very scattered interior foxing a very occasional distraction. First edition matching dates. American Publishing Co./Bliss and Co./G. & C. W. Sherwood Hardcover
1810011191London: Printed by J And E Hodson for B. Crosby and Co 1810 Book. Good. Half leather. vii i 56 pages 16 plates. Plate ii is made up of 2 pages one of which is bound in the wrong place at the rear of the volume. Bound in old half leather the corners are worn and rubbed the cloth on the front board is wrinkled and worn. End papers are browned. Glue remains to the head of the title page. Printed by J And E Hodson for B. Crosby and Co hardcover
18361006J6London: William Pickering 1836. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 11" by 9" . None. An impressive first edition of Charles Richardson's dictionary with a signed letter from the author to Lord Viscount Strangford. An excellent first edition of lexicographer Charles Richardson's New Dictionary. Bound in contemporary full calf. Richardson first published a critical examination of Johnson's dictionary in 1815. He followed this with his own dictionary the early part of which appeared in the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana a collaborative project overseen by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The prospectus for A New Dictionary appeared in 1834 followed by the book in parts published by subscription by William Pickering over a two year period.This copy with a tipped-in hand-written letter addressed to Percy Smythe 6th Viscount Strangford from the author dated March 16th 1836.In his letter Richardson thanks the Lord Viscount for his patronage; both for subscribing to the book personally and reccomending the New Dictionary to the libraries of the Carlton Club and House of Lords. He politely requests the Viscount's permission to mention his endorsement in further letters to the Duke of Wellington the Marquess of Cambden and Chancellors of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.Viscount Strangford was known for his literary tastes as well as for his decorated career as a diplomat and ambassador to multiple major European courts. Two volumes bound in full contemporary calf. Externally smart. With notable marks to all boards. Rubbing to extremities resulting in loss of leather at corners. Joints strained; front joint of second volume significantly so. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. The odd handling mark throughout. Mild age toning. Dusting to fore edge. A signed letter by the author tipped-in after the title page of volume one. Very Good William Pickering hardcover
1844817D10London: William Pickering 1844. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 5.5". None. A scarce leather-bound copy of Charles Richardson's 'New Dictionary of the English Language' bound in a half-calf binding on marbled boards. Scarce Second Edition. Two volumes in one bound in a later half-calf binding with marbled boards. This is a nicely bound copy of Charles Richardson's 'New Dictionary of the English Language' first published from 1836 to 1837. This reference work was the first general dictionary which offered readers a 'full conspectus' of historical evidence paving the way for the popular Oxford English Dictionary. Interestingly Richardson believed in etymological meaning but with little or no historical basis. He would use many quotations in place of definitions and nodded to different aspects of English cultures and traditions. Contents of this work include the prefaces to Parts I and II supplementary notes as well as an errata page and 'additions and corrections' to the rear of text.Charles Richardson 1775-1865 was an English teacher lexicographer and linguist. Undated due to lack of title page dated using an identical copy with the same pagination from the Hathi Digital Trust Library. This particular edition's text is also displayed in double columns unlike the triple columns of the earlier editions. Collated bound without a title page. Bound in a later half-morocco binding with marbled boards. Externally excellent with fading to spine and minimal wear to head and tail of spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very clean with age-toning to pages and the odd spot and handling mark. Prior owner's pencil inscription to top of preface page. Very Good Indeed William Pickering hardcover
1838063004London: William Pickering 1838. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. Noteworthy dictionary by esteemed linguist Charles Richardson. Leather binding with cloth cover on front and gilt lettering on spine. 1184 pp not including introduction. Covers show some wear / discoloration and back cover is detached. Front hinge is loose but front cover is held intact by binding. Previous owner's signature on front end-page. Some foxing throughout work but no annotation. Full refund if not satisfied. William Pickering hardcover
18492937132William Pickering 1849. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Large 8vo with brown binding. Faded black lettering on backstrip. Bottom of backstrip is missing the rest of backstrip is torn and fraying. Bumped corners. A few breaks in the page block. Minimal foxing on some pages. Wrapped in brown paper. Interior is secure clean and clear. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1300grams ISBN: William Pickering hardcover
1856130119Bell and Daldy 1856. Leather. Very Good. 6x0x9. 1856 Bell and Daldy London 3/4 leather over cloth single volume new edition with decorated end papers. 887 pages errata 4 pages additions and corrections. Tight binding no marks. Overweight. Please email for photos. Bell and Daldy hardcover
18444341318William Pickering 1844. Volumes 12. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. 4to green cloth binding with heavy shelf wear staining to cloth and bumped corners. Light foxing to pages binding firm. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item6100grams ISBN: William Pickering hardcover
183660214London: William Pickering Chancery Lane. New York: William Jackson 102 Broadway 1836. First edition American issue 2 volumes in 4 4to original printed paper-covered boards worn and rubbed and dated 1836 and 1838; spines perished on 3 volumes but the bindings are sound; the last volume with original cloth backstrip and printed paper label worn; Preliminary Essay Preface half-titles and title-pages bound in at the back of the last volume as issued; duplicate half-title and title for the first volume bound in at the end of the second volume dated 1837; flyleaves inexplicably removed from all but one volume. Contained in 4 folding cardboard clamshells. "Richardson was an ardent philologist of the school of Horne Tooke . His principle was to arrive at the original and proper meaning which was inherent in a word from its etymology" see DNB. Based on the "historical principle" of lexicography this work formed an important link between Johnson's dictionary and the OED. This material was originally published in the Encyclopedia Metropolitana 1818-37. This four-volume format in boards is scarce. Of this issue only 7 in OCLC: Rutgers ISU UCLA Boston Public University of Houston National Library of Australia and Edinburgh University. Kennedy 6425; Vancil p. 204. William Pickering, Chancery Lane. New York: William Jackson, 102 Broadway unknown
183957932London 1839. Quarto 29cm. Two volumes in quarter brown leather marbled paper-covered boards; yellow endpapers; vol. I: iv1184pp; vol. II: ii1185-2223pp. Bookplate of James G. Mead. Straight and sound but rubbed with amateur tissue repairs to joints internal and external board edges exposed loss of leather to lower front corner of vol. II and scattered foxing: Good. <br /> <br /> Third complete edition of Richardson's dictionary first published serially from 1818 and in collected form in 1836-37. Richardson's work was notable for its significant collections of "illustrative quotations drawn from literature" which "foreshadowed the Oxford English Dictionary" Landau p.66. Through these quotations he "sought. to justify the preposterous theory of John Horne Tooke that each word had a single immutable meaning. In his own work each word and its derivatives were given one etymology and one meaning" Landau Dictionaries: The Art & Craft of Lexicography 66. VANCIL Catalog of Dictionaries Word Books and Philological Texts 1440-1900 p.204. unknown
1839307682London: William Pickering 1839. Hardcover. Very Good. Complete in two volumes. Original page block trimmed and re-bound in modern brown cloth. William Pickering 1839; no later printings indicated; iv 1184 pp. / ii 1185-2223 pp. Bindings are tight sturdy and square; boards in VG condition corners sharp gilt titling remains bright and bold; heavy foxing to a few scattered pages else only light foxing to edges and interior pages; text otherwise very good throughout. Due to the size/weight of this set extra charges will apply for international and/or expedited shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis Minnesota. William Pickering hardcover
18557201696Bell & Daldy 1855. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Large brown boards which are faded and marked. Have decorated stamped binding around the edges. Spine has gilt lettering and raised bands and is worn at top/bottom edges. Page edges in speckled design top edges dusty. Inside board starting to crack. End pages have small dampstains and internal pages are clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item3450grams ISBN: Bell & Daldy hardcover
183644559London: William Pickering 1836. First edition 2 volumes 4to pp. 4 1183 1; 4 1185-2222 1; contemporary and probably original full calf double gilt-ruled borders gilt-decorated spine in 5 compartments black gilt-lettered morocco spine labels partially perished; rebacked original spines laid down; boards a bit scratched hinges reinforced else very good and sound. Contemporary armorial bookplate of Nathaniel Ellison on front pastedowns. The most substantial lexicographical undertaking in England between Johnson and the O.E.D. "Richardson was an ardent philologist of the school of Horne Tooke . His principle was to arrive at the original and proper meaning which was inherent in a word from its etymology" see DNB. William Pickering unknown