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177748508London: Printed for T. Lowndes T. Caslon C. Corbett and S. Bladon 1777. Disbound now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning. Very Good. 76 pp. Lacks plate. 8vo. <br/><br/>Based on the plays by Plautus and Molière. Also published in The New English Theatre Vol 9 No. 1 1776-1777. Printed for T. Lowndes, T. Caslon, C. Corbett, and S. Bladon unknown books
1768WRCLIT73788London: Printed for W. Strahan et al 1768. 831pp. 12mo. Extracted from nonce pamphlet volume. Engraved frontis. A few spots of light soiling or spotting otherwise near very good. ESTC T63286. Printed for W. Strahan [et al] unknown books
1763WRCLIT73789London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson 1763. 13206-2862pp. 12mo. Extracted from nonce pamphlet volume. Engraved frontis. Some soiling and corner creases but good and sound. According to ESTC this is a reimpression of the play's appearance in the 1762-3 collective edition with a full title replacing the half-title. ESTC locates 3 copies. ESTC T63282. Printed for J. and R. Tonson unknown books
1770441London: Pr. for R. Butters ca. 1770. 12mo. 59 1 pp. lacks frontispiece. <br><br>Removed from a nonce volume; sewing loosening. The outlines of the Spanish fryar are off-set to the title-page from the missing frontispiece. Only a few spots inside. Without the frontispiece. Pr. for R. Butters unknown books
177626789London: John Bell 1776. 12mo various pagination. series: Bell's British Tragedies Volume the Fifth The third volume of Tragedies. Containing: "All For Love Dryden The Orphan Otway Tancred and Sigismunda Thomson George Barnwell Lillo and Isabella altered from Southerne. 5 plays each with frontispiece engraving. Disbound ageing lacking rear covers front separate. John Bell unknown books
179191406London:: John Bell. Very Good. 1791-1792. Hardcover. Three complete plays bound in one volume. Six illustrated plates. First edition thus. Duodecimo half bound in green leather with gilt lettering and design along the spine marbled boards top edge gilt marbled endpapers. Light edge wear leather portions are mostly faded to brown occasional foxing throughout text block else very good. Binding is sound and tight. . John Bell, hardcover books
17081288426London: H. Hills 1708. Early Edition. 12mo: G/no-DJ paperback: Thin brown spine with no text: Book has been rebound not in original covers: Rebound covers have light shelfwear 4 liquid spots in upper front corner 2 inch long thin black mark near head of spine on front slight bump to tail of spine two small dots near center of front cover: Textblock is age toned thin pages have darkened with some soiling a few corners bumped pages 9-17 have mildew spots that do not impact readability: 1708 printing poem was originally published 1681: 24 pp.<br /> <br /> <p>Shelved in Netdesk office Ephemera Box I. 1288426. Shelved Rockville Bookstore. H. Hills unknown books
1782045535London: T. Caslon and W. Davenhill 1782. Early Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. Contemporary sheep much worn hinges cracked spine dry cords still holding. Lacking front endpapers rear stained title browned binding a little loose first signature loose light browning otherwise unmarked. 263pp Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 045535. <br/><br/> T. Caslon and W. Davenhill hardcover books
17081270631London: Printed and Sold by H. Hills 1708. Later Edition. 8vo. 24pp.; VG; disbound housed in a plastic bag; trimmed with no loss of signatures or catchwords; text clean with only minor age marks and fingerprints; shelved case 0. 1270631. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Printed and Sold by H. Hills unknown books
173027311London: Jacob Tonson in the Strand 1730. Boards. Fair. 1 -1-blank 339-706 pages. Plus illustrated with 38 full plate engravings. 12mo. Page edges tinted red. Old mottled calf powdering and dry. Joints holding. Ink signature of "Tho Fitzhugh" on title page. Generally clean internally noting offsetting of plates some worse than others. Corners worn spine dry and darkened. Boards. One of three volumes issued. Edition unknown. Jacob Tonson in the Strand unknown books
1735005376London: Printed for Jacob Tonson in the Strand 1735. Book. Good condition. Paperback. Reprint edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. vi paginated 91-166 followed by i epilogue and i blank. Complete. Disbound: removed from bound volume with stitching attached and functional. Illustrated with an engraving Minor staining to top edge of pages and slight creasing to first and last pages. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece by Gerard Van der Gucht 1695 or 1696-1776. Measures 65/8" in height. Printed for Jacob Tonson in the Strand Paperback books
1726002065London: J. Tonson 1726. Fifth Edition. Full Calf. Good. 8vo. cxii 296 pp. With 23 engraved plates. One for each Satyr plus two frontises. One Satyr in second work is lacking a plate. Spine is dry and darkened. Joint extremities are rubbed and a bit rough. Calf on boards remains fresh. Light scattered soiling generally clean. One leaf in dedication cxi and verso with a lot of ink spotting. Plate to Satyr 16 of Juvenile with center tear and small loss not greatly detrimental to image. <br /><br /> J. Tonson books
17043040London: T. Bennet 1704. Hardcover. Very Good. Later boards. Small quarto. Title page states second edition but this is printing is a bit later than that 1686 actual date for the second. Still a nice copy of a Dryden quarto. <br/><br/> T. Bennet hardcover books
175649066Glasgow: printed and sold by Rob. & And. Foulis 1756. Foolscap 8vo 2 volumes pp. viii 237 1; vii 1 240; contemporary speckled calf gilt-decorated spines in 5 compartments blue speckled edges; joints cracked labels perished with title visible as blind impression armorial bookplates of Henry Penton the occasional marginalia throughout volume 2 with staining to the bottom of the last dozen or so pages as well as the covers; good. Gaskell's good quality variant. Gaskell 312. <br/><br/> printed and sold by Rob. & And. Foulis unknown books
1704D291London: R. Wellington 1704. Hardcover. Very Good. Small quarto. Later boards spine chipped but contents very good. Prologue and Epilogue written by John Dryden. Early reprint of this 17th century English play which may have been written by Bacon. It is significant that Bacon is not mentioned in the trial of Essex. The part that Bacon took in the trial was much noted by the public of that time and had Banks really written the play it is scarcely possible that he would have omitted Bacon. Bacon himself would naturally do so. <br/><br/> R. Wellington hardcover books
173519021303London: Printed for W. Feales. Printed for Jacob Tonson 1735. Leather bound. Very good. Duodecimo size 455 total pp. This collection of dramatic works includes five tragedies by different authors bound into one volume each with its own title page; perhaps the best-remembered is "All for Love Or the World Well Lost" by English poet and playwright John Dryden 1631-1700. Made England's first ever Poet Laureate in 1668; Dryden was a prominent writer of the day and popularised many new forms of poetry as the standard such as the heroic couplet.<br/><br/>The plays bound in this volume offer a creative and diverse view at seventeenth century dramatics from some of the foremost writers at the time each representative of the writing style during the English Restoration.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full brown leather decorative and ruled borders blind-embossed on the front and rear boards the spine with five raised bands gilt rules and red leather label with gilt lettering decorative borders blind-embossed on the edges of the boards the title pages of each of the five works in red and black each with an engraved black-and-white frontispiece; duodecimo size 6.75" by 4" pagination: 1-9 10-92 93-96 1-2 3-82 83-86 1-2 3-83 84-86 1-2 3-82 83-86 1-2 3-5 6-25 200-276. Tasteful prior owner bookplate on the front paste-down endpaper from Stoneleigh Abbey an estate belonging to the Leigh family one of the largest landowners in the area from 1561 to 1990.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Very good overall with clean boards a strong square text block and the interior is clean and bright; some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine to the edges of the boards and to the corners and corners are gently bumped some rubbing along the joints with slight cracking at the top of both front and rear joints and both hinges are slightly cracked the boards somewhat tender but still solidly attached light soiling to the endpapers light off-setting to the title pages from the frontispieces some pages throughout have light soil marks but no text is obscured and there is a prior owner marking possibly a name written in pen on the front free endpaper and another marking in pencil on the front paste-down endpaper. Even with its binding faults still very much a very good condition volume.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Printed for W. Feales...| Printed for Jacob Tonson unknown books
1709001345London: H. Hills in Black-Fryars near the Water-side 1709. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. Early edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 16 pages. Hardcover; bound in 3/4 leather and blue cloth with gilt spine lettering circa 1900. Binding is moderately to heavily rubbed and worn. The text has been trimmed with loss of page numbers at the top of several leaves. The final leaf is browned. Minor staining to top-edge of leaves. A complete early edition of this work by Dryden. H. Hills, in Black-Fryars, near the Water-side Hardcover books
17261448London: J. Tonson 1726. Hardcover. Very Good. Fifth Edition. 22 fine engraved plates. Contemporary calf rebacked endpapers renewed; frontispiece torn in blank upper and outer margins and rehinged with cellotape with resulting discoloratiion in gutter. Despite flaws a nice book solidly bound. <br/><br/> J. Tonson hardcover books
17251264623Sold by William and John Innys 1725. thin 8vo.; VG; paperback green spine wrapped with green paper; housed in plastic sleeve; covers worn; minor bumping to corners of text; 'Virgil's husbandry written in ink on reverse of frontispiece; contains the following: Title page and frontispiece; The Preface xv; Notes unpaginated 15pp; Virgil's Husbandry frontispiece 50pp.; GP consignment; shelved case 4. 1264623. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Sold by William and John Innys unknown books
1743111997London.: J. and R. Tonson in the Strand. 1743. Modern full brown calf raised bands leather spine labels gilt titles. . Very good. 8vo. 17x10 cm. . . A nicely bound collection of poetry by the greatest English poet of the seventeenth century. weight: 1.3 lb. Woodcut headpieces and tailpieces. J. and R. Tonson in the Strand. hardcover books
1704174318London: John Nutt near Stationer's Hall 1704. Hardcover. VG- rubbing/scuffing and chipping to boards. re-backed. Full brown leather-covered boards with gilt spine lettering. 388 pp. Text only. Pages 71-94 199-201 257-266 313-315 349 i.e. 351-352 numbered in roman./ "The dying thoughts and last reflections of Mr. Thomas Brown . in a letter to a friend": p. 385-388. This particular copy was last sold at acution in 1922 before that in 1915. Very scarce! John Nutt, near Stationer's Hall hardcover books
17603000London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson 1760. 8vo. 4 vols. Engraved frontis. portrait and several engraved text illustrations. Cont. mottled calf a bit worn nicely rebacked in period style volume I newly rebacked red & green morocco spine labels. Title pages lightly foxed. Printed for J. and R. Tonson unknown books
1797292433London: T. Bensley for J. Edwards and E. Harding 1797. Full Leather. Very Good binding. ESTC T128162. Very Good binding. T. Bensley for J. Edwards and E. Harding unknown books
1702008169London: Jacob Tonson 1702. Third Edition bound in contemporary calf with 19th century professional rebacking ornately gilt tooled with red morocco label. ixxxviii 4 advert 424 pp. Pages xc and 173 misnumbered lxxxviii and 137. "Adorn'd with sculptures" 13 full page engravings. Persius's 'Satyrs' has a separate title page. Very Good Plus 2" chip at head of title page inscription in ink dated 1799 at top of title page calf rubbed at corners. A very well bound complete copy of the Third Edition of Dryden's classic translation. . Third Edition. Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Jacob Tonson Hardcover books
1711866801711. Lucian. THE WORKS OF LUCIAN TRANSLATED FROM GREEK BY SEVERAL EMINENT HANDS. with The Life of Lucian A Discourse on his Writings and A Character of fome of the present Translators. Written by John Dryden Esq. London Printed for Sam. Briscoe 1711. 4 vols. Nineteen century reback with new labels. Brown calf with red spine lables. Some light wear mostly to edges and at hinges. Binding is tight and pages are nearly all free from foxing. Volume 1 bears a previous owner's extensive notes to second and third leaves. A solid set. unknown books
