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1891AQ23457London: Macmillan and Co. 1891. xliv 708pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Contemporary blind-ruled red morocco lettered in gilt to spine with further gilt-tooling to marbled endpapers. A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Inked ownership inscription of Alice Evelyn Letchford to first blank fly-leaf. Endpapers a touch browned. A fine copy. The second edition handsomely bound and in fine state of Edward Dowden's 1843 – 1913 edited works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Dowden's early biography of the Romatic poet The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley 1886 was widely considered his most successful historical work to date. . Second edition. 8vo. Macmillan and Co. unknown
1834pbs37London: John Ascham. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. Light scattered browning and offsetting. Aeg. Pages 264 to 309 not bound in. 1834. First Unauthorised Edition. Brown hardback half-leather covers with marbled boards. 170mm x 100mm 7" x 4". xxxii 580pp. Frontis portrait engraving by W. Finden. . John Ascham hardcover
1895056630Chicago: Way and Williams. 1895. 1st Trade Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover no jacket translated from the Greek of Plato with illustrations by foremost book designer Bruce Rogers the following flaws are present: the brick red cloth has loss of color on the spine-edges and corners the gold spine-title remains visible but is faded a brief gift inscription dated "Christmas 1896" is present on the first blank end-paper the binding with its gilt top edge is clean and tight and the contents are fine a scarce treasure of the first trade edition ; 126 pages . Way and Williams hardcover
1848180042Aldine House 1848. Hardcover. Used - Good. Blue covers with gilt stamping and deckled edged pages. Light edgewear/scuffing to covers yellowing to book block tissue pages between illustrations present binding loosening in places but intact. Aldine House hardcover
1846019113Philadelphia: E.H. Butler & Co. 1846. FIRST EDITION first printing. Full brown morocco leather with gilt design on both the cover and the spine moderate wear to the extremities. Previous owner's name plate on the endpaper along with stamped name several chromolithographic plates. Includes a story by Mary Shelly entitled "The Dream". Overall in FAIR condition. Photos available upon request. First Edition. Full Morocco Leather. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. E.H. Butler & Co. Hardcover
1852588099London: Edward Moxon 1852. Hardcover. Near Fine. New edition. 12mo. 259pp. 8pp. publisher’s catalogue dated August 1854 bound in at the front. Publisher's green cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Small bump on spine which appears to be a binder's flaw corners a little bumped else a fresh and near fine copy. Edward Moxon hardcover
1892046751Boston MA: D.C. Heath & Co. 1892. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 169pp.adverts; HB blue w/gilt; rubbedsoiled&stained w/wear on edges&corners; spine darkened w/frayed edges; title detaching; pencil underlineotherwise some lt.tan w/cleantight pgs. "It is hoped that the present edition may make the poem more widely known to the general reader and more available for purposes of the classroom. <br/> <br/> D.C. Heath & Co. hardcover
1836041575New York: The New York Mirror Co 1836 1837 1836. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Full Page Plates. 52 Issues Complete In Publisher's Binding Marbled Boards With Leather Spine Gilt. Full Page Plates And Musical Melodies In Some Issueswear Paper And Leather Worn At Edges Of Boards But Binding Solid Contents Clean Except For Light Foxing At Edges Of The Full Page Plates. P. 119/120 Has Upper Corner Torn Away Removing About 1/2 Of Text. Long Closed Tear Pp 303/304. Pp 215/216 Excised.Includes The First Appearance In America Of An Up-And-Coming Young British Writer Charles Dickens Writing As " Boz" Or As "Excerpts From Dickens": "The Fashionable Dancing Academy" P. 122; "Miss Evans And The Eagle" P. 134; "The Bloomsbury Christening" Pp. 146-47; "The Steam Excursion" Pp. 162-63; "Meditations In Monmouth Street" Pp. 177-178; "The Great Winglebury Duel" Pp. 186-87; "A Christmas Dinner" Pp. 202-203; "Excerpt From 'Pickwick;" P. 294; "Minns And His Cousin" Pp. 305-306; "Our Next Door Neighbors" Pp. 314-315; "The Parlour Orator" Pp. 322-323. P. 328 Has Short Review Of Mary Shelley's "Falkner" "By The Author Of Frankenstein. This Work Exhibits A Greater Range Of Her Powers Than The Book By Which Mrs. Shelley Is Best Known But It Must Not Be Denied That It Lacks All That Strange And Terrible Interest Which Give Its Particular Character To Frankenstein. <br/> <br/> The New York Mirror Co 1836 1837 hardcover
1894413535London : Gibbings and Co. 1894. First Edition in this Form. Hardcover. Very good set in the original gilt-blocked cloth with armorial motif on front board. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Saint Andrews prize label loosely inserted in volume 1. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 3 volumes ; 23 cm. Notes; ""The text carefully revised with notes and a memoir by William Michael Rossetti""--title page. Subjects; English poetry 19th century. Shelley Percy Bysshe 1792-1822 Collected works. London : Gibbings and Co. hardcover
1868997Y10Not Stated : Not Stated 1868-9. Paperback. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". None. A curious very scarce private printing of Shelley's 'Declaration of Rights' supported with letters by Francis Freeling and Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue. Accompanying this copy of Shelley's manifesto are letters obtained through the sale of Sir Francis Freeling's effects communicated by Mr. Fortescue and intended to give illustrate the fear and vigilance of the government of the day. In the original blue wraps. Several leaves uncut. Undated dated from a copy held at the British Library. Declaration of Rights first printed in 1812 serves as Percy Bysshe Shelley's 31-point radical pamphlet advocating for political reform and promoting liberty and free expression. His 15-year-old Irish servant was arrested for distributing copies of the work after which Shelley and his companions fled and settled in Tremadog Wales. In the original blue wraps. Externally with handling marks to the wraps and mild edge wear. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with a few scattered spots heaviest to the endpapers. Very Good Not Stated paperback
1862SHELLEYP026056Edward Moxon London. 1862. Second edition with a new Preface by the editor. Octavo. pp x 290. Frontispiece engraving of Shelley's tomb in the Protestant Cemetery in Rome. Period binding of three quarter red morocco with marbled paper boards raised bands elaborate gilt decorated spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. With the tipped-in errata slip. Green silk bookmark. The publication of this book was prompted by Lady Shelley's dislike of Hogg's biography of the poet. Gilt embossed bookplate on front pastedown. Slight rubbing to lower edges of covers. Four pages spotted. Very good indeed. A lovely copy. Edward Moxon, London. hardcover
1847SHELLEYP013470Edward Moxon London. 1847. Reprint of the collected edition. Small octavo. Three volumes: pp xx 376; viii 432; viii 386 1 adverts. Tissue-guarded frontispiece in first volume. 20th century bindings of three-quarter tan leather with raised bands cloth sides.On the front free endpaper of each volume is the armorial bookplate of Christopher Bray. A little insect damage to inner hinges. Spines slightly faded. Some light foxing here and there. A very good set. Edward Moxon, London. hardcover
189102679London & Philadelphia: London & Philadelphia: Willian Paterson & Co; J.B. Lippincott 1891 First US Edition cr.8vo xv386pp 1891 VG original maroon cloth over gilt decorative boards gilt titles top edge gilt light shelf wear slight stain on front cover spine sunned small bookplate of J. Clifford Richardson to front pastedown otherwise a solid copy very clean throughout. This is the J.B. Lippincott edition. London & Philadelphia: Willian Paterson & Co; J.B. Lippincott 1891 First US Edition cr.8vo xv,386pp hardcover
189222767London: Longmans Green and Co. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1892. Hardcover. A good working set although needing many leaves to be opened with a blunt knife before they can be read. Complete with all plates.; Four volumes complete. All volumes rebacked in original boards. Gilt butterfly and bird illustration at two corners of front boards. Later endpapers. Volume Two has most of the original spine cloth laid down. The other 3 volumes have plain spines with no lettering. Volume 4 only with top page edges gilt. Page dimensions: 220 x 139mm. Volume One: 4 cxiv 413 3 blank pages frontispiece 2 plates; Volume Two: vii 1 438 2 blank pages frontispiece; Volume Three: xx 477 2 1 blank pages frontispiece 3 plates; Volume Four: xix 1 573 2 3 blank pages frontispiece. Most leaves unopned in all volumes One and Three some leaves unopened in volume Two. NB: No additional shipping other than our usual book rate will be required on this heavy 3.71kg set. . Longmans, Green, and Co. hardcover
1874315988New York: Leavitt & Allen Brothers 1874. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good in boards. "10" inked on FEP. Front hinge cracked. 3rd front end page detached from binding. Light soiling on pastedown and end pages. Gilded text block edges. Small open tears on panel corners and spine crown and heel. Leavitt & Allen Brothers hardcover
19001000Y30London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1900. Leather. Near Fine. 6" by 4". None. An attractive collection of Percy Bysshe Shelley's poems presented here in straight grain morocco by Bumpus. Published for the 'Golden Treasury Series'. Bound in full signed straight-grain morocco by Bumpus with art nouveau gilt decorations to the boards and spine. A charming collection of Percy Bysshe Shelley's poems including 'The Two Spirits' 'Julian and Maddalo' 'The Question' 'Epipsychidion' 'Adonais' and many others. Selected and arranged by Stopford A. Brooke an Irish churchman royal chaplain and writer.Vignette to the title page illustrating Shelley's birth place. Bound in full signed straight-grain morocco by Bumpus. Externally excellent with minor fading to the spine and minor rubbing to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with offsetting and spotting to the endpapers. Tide mark to the half title and title pages. Near Fine Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
18775435New York: D. Appleton and Company 1877. Volumes II - III. Illustrated. Both volumes measuring approximately 10" x 7" with 576 numbered pages in each volume. Volume II contains The Heir Of Mondolfo by Mary Shelley on pages 12-23. First printing of this Shelley story. <br /> <br /> These volumes are in poor condition. Both boards on volume II are detached from binding. Volume II spine is missing. Volume III spine is heavily chipped with large missing pieces. Volume III boards are loose with cracked hinges but still hanging on. Moderate scuffing and chipping to all edges and boards. Moderate scuffing and foxing all edges of textblock. Previous owner's book plate on front pastedown of both volumes. Many front pages are loose from volume II. Interior pages have minor foxing to both volumes. <br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory #N12-63. D. Appleton and Company unknown
18855741London: Reeves and Turner. Very Good- with no dust jacket; No marks clean tight binding owners . script name on fep; brn cloth with spine label and blk lettering; edges . rubbed mostly at spine and corners; spine label rubbed and hard to read; . endsheets toned with inscription uncut pages;. 1885. Hardcover. Limited edition of 50 reprints on Whatman's Handmade paper; script inscription on fep from Bertram Dobell a 19th century bookseller and literary scholar; originally published 1816 with facsimile of the original title page; ; 101 pages . Reeves and Turner hardcover
1844133627Leipzig: Wilhelm Englemann 1844. Early translation into German. Hardcover. Very good. xiv 364 p. 23 cm. Frontispiece portrait of Shelley. Quarter leather with new black paper. Leather worn hinges beginning to crack at lower front. New endpapers. Foxing. <br/><br/> Wilhelm Englemann hardcover
1888mon0000188705Frederick Warne 1888-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. NOT Ex-Library. Hardback/Hardcover. Well read copy with some spine wear but very useable. Frederick Warne hardcover
1895140318Chicago: Way and Williams 1895. publisher's cloth binding. Rogers Bruce. 8vo. publisher's cloth binding. 185 pages. First edition of which this is one of 75 numbered copies printed on French handmade paper with the title page two initial letters and tailpiece designed by Bruce Rogers Kraus 9; Warde 5. Heavy foxing to preliminary pages and moderate foxing throughout. Minor rubbing to the extremities spine age darkened. Printed by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. Chicago at the Lakeside Press. A very scarce book.<BR> <br /> <BR> <br /> "Way & Williams' most notable book of 1895 was an edition of Shelley's translation of Plato's Banquet designed by Bruce Rogers in an obvious imitation of the Kelmscott Press style. The intent of the firm to establish themselves as publishers of fine books in limited editions was clear" Kraus. The typography is by the notable American book designer Bruce Rogers 1870-1957 who "was appreciated in his lifetime. In addition to several honorary degrees in 1948 he was awarded a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for distinction in the graphic arts. Over decades of accomplishment in which he designed approximately 500 books. Rogers literally defined the profession of book designing in the United States" ANB. Francis Meynell stated that Rogers was "the greatest artificer of the book who ever lived Way and Williams unknown
1880blb07239Boston: Houghton Osgood and Company 1880. Hardcover. Very Good. Two Volumes of the Two Volume Set - Conditions the same unless noted: Dark brown heavy cloth on boards with bright gilt crest on fronts and titling and lining to somewhat faded spines. Top edges bright gilt endpapers light brown. Books are tight square sharp-cornered and free of major flaws or markings inside and out other than chipping to the heads of the spines aforementioned mild fading to spines and penciled in gift inscription to ffep on vol. I ""Louisa S. Cabot from John Richardson Xmas 1880."" Edited by Mrs. Shelley with a Memoir Four Volumes in Two. Riverside Edition. Houghton, Osgood and Company hardcover
1887100Percy Bysshe Shelley - Epipsychidion . A Type Fac-Simile Reprint of the original Edition first published in 1821. With an Introduction by the Rev. Stopford A. Brooke and a Note by Algernon Charles Swinburne. Edited by Robert Alfred Potts - London The Shelley Society 1887 - Limited Edition 500 copies - Hardcover- LVXI31pp - 23x15 cm<br /><br /><br />Condition Good: Cover some light damage and a bit dirty pages roughly cut. No other issues - binding tight pages clean complete.<br /><br />Epipsychidion is a major poetical work published in 1821. The theme of the work is a meditation on the nature of ideal love. Epipsychidion opens with an invocation to Emilia as a spiritual sister of the speaker. He addresses her as a "captive bird" for whose nest his poem will be soft rose petals. He calls her an angel of light the light of the moon seen through mortal clouds a star beyond all storms. <br /><br /><br />If you have any questions or want to see more pictures feel free to ask.<br /><br />Your book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking number signed & insured. The Shelley Society hardcover
1878381709London : Reeves and Turner 1878. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Finely bound copies in half aniline calf over cloth boards. Gilt blocked title to spine with raised bands. Particularly well-preserved; tight bright clean and strong. Further scans images and additional bibliographical material available on request. Physical description: 3 volumes; 460 p. 1 leaf of plates front. : port. ; 20 cm. Notes: In three volumes. Publication date from Preface: p. xi. Added title page engraved. Includes bibliographical references and index. London : Reeves and Turner hardcover
1887157789London: published for the Shelley Society 1887. A type fac-simile reprint of the original edition first published in 1821. With an Introduction by The Rev. Stopford A. Brooke M.A. And a Note by Algernon Charles Swinburne. Edited by Robert Alfred Potts. Pp. lxvi322colophon verso blank; tall demy 8vo; green papered boards slightly soiled and rubbed fore-corners lightly bruised or worn the spine slightly chipped and split at extremities; uncut; endpapers offset a couple of spots of foxing; published for the Shelley Society/Reeves and Turner London 1887. One of 500 copies thus Van Gelder paper green papered boards printed by Richard Clay & Sons. The Shelley Society's Publications. Second series No. 7. Smith Shelley p. 320. According to Smith there were also 3 copies printed on vellum and 15 copies on large Van Gelder paper in pink papered boards. Wise had acquired his own copy of Epipsychidion a year earlier when he first became an active member of the Shelley Society:blang2057 'In 1886 when he was twenty-six he found out Mrs. Cheltnam and bought from her Shelley's Epipsychidion which the poet had given to her father Leigh Hunt.' lang2057 Partington p. 36. published for the Shelley Society unknown
