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1760mon0001589668J.& R.Tonson 1760. Hardcover. Good. . Leather binding. Has been rebound with original boards but new spine.Edges tanned. Text clear with some foxing/tanning. J.& R.Tonson hardcover
1770V76052London: R.Hett for C.Bathurst W.Strahan with others 1770. Hardcover. Good. Portrait of Dryden . 4 Volumes 12mo but in 8's Newer tan leather gilt titled spines with marbled boards. Fore-edges uncut. Portrait titlepage half title "Poems of Dryden volume 1" 318pp 2p =contents Titlepage vol.14 Poems of Dryden volume 2 303pp including contents Titlepage vol.15 Poems of Dryden Vol.3 336pp with page 1 "Tales & Translations by Mr.Dryden" with contents at the end Titlepage vol.16 Poems of Dryden volume 4 336pp including contents. First two volumes with ink inscriptions "T.P.Polhill May ye 8th 1779" and 3rd-4th volumes dated "May ye 7th 1779". Two free end papers with marginal brown spot last blank orignal endpaper with full page pencil notes. There are a few . A crisp clean set. R.Hett for C.Bathurst, W.Strahan [with others] hardcover
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. printed and sold by Rob. & And. Foulis unknown
1710437820London : Printed and sold by H. Hills 1710. Edition Unstated. Disbound. Disbound as issued. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Subjects; Church of England Controversial literature. Church of England. 1701-1800. London : Printed and sold by H. Hills unknown
1763005532London: J. and R. Tonson 1763. Tonson published the first edition of Dryden's translation in 1697; this is a Very Good minus copy of a Later Printing - the Second Volume containing the "Aeneid." Full leather binding with five raised bands gilt decorations and titling on the spine. Clean text; marbled endpapers 370 pages with a Dedication using 105 of those. Distinguished by 42 spectacular illustrations. Rubbed at the margins covers cracked at the spine; the spine rubbing rather extensive. Pages 171-190 are present but have come loose. Please note the condition issues; Quercus must offer this as aBinding Copy in need of repairs or restoration. A nice rebind would make this a spectacular addition. Later Printing. Full-Leather. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. J. and R. Tonson Hardcover
1709105237H. Hills 1709. Softcover. Very good/No jacket. binB. 16pp. Stringbound. Some shelfwear. H. Hills unknown
1709GD04341ogLondon: Printed and Sold By H. Hills 1709. London: Printed and Sold by H. Hills 1709 Second Edition 16pp. removed from binding; pages closely trimmed with loss to some numbers; owner's name in a contemporary hand internally clean and sound. Dryden's verse "To the Earl of Roscomon on his Excellent Essay on Translated Verse" occupies pp. 3-5; Roscomon's essay the remainder. The Essay was first published in 1684. Second Edition. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. London: Printed and Sold By H. Hills
172651094London: J Tomson 1726. Front board extant boards have heavy rubbing chipping and scuffing. Small period ink inscrip to flyleaf PP are quite clean and tidy. Tight bind. Leather Boards. Good/No Jacket. 12mo. J Tomson Hardcover
1713031653London.: Jacob Tonson. 1713. Hard. Good. 12mo. 7 3/4". Illustrated with engraved frontispiece. Good. Bound in full panelled calf commensurate with date of publication. Joint of upper board is beginning to split. Slightly toned and pallidly foxed. Name penned in contemporary hand to title page corner. <br/> <br/> Jacob Tonson. unknown
17086095London: H. Hills 1708. First Edition. First Edition. Early edition of the 1681 published poem by John Dryden in contemporary gray paper wrappers with cover notation dating to 1908. 24pp. With contemporary manuscript notation on title-page: “by Mr. John Dryden.†Front cover and attending first blank leaf detached otherwise very good. Scarce thus. H. Hills unknown
1760mon0001634358J.& R.Tonson 1760. Hardcover. Good. . Have been rebound. Original boards and new leather spines.Edges and corners of boards bumped/scuffed.Hinges and binding firm. Text in both volumes clean and easy to read. J.& R.Tonson hardcover
17983908London : Printed for C. Cooke 1798. First Thus. Hardback in three quarter calf and marbled boards. Title in gilt on red morocco labels to spine decorated in gilt. Each of the three volumes has two additional title pages one engraved and one letterpress. Without date of publication but plates are dated 1798. Embellished with superb engravings including decorative headpieces and tailpieces. The boards are lightly rubbed at the corners internally also in very good condition. 145 x 95 mm 5¾ x 3¾ inches. Printed for C. Cooke hardcover
17431008Y19London: J. and R. Tonson 1743. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". None. The first two-volume edition of John Dryden's 'Original Poems and Translations'. "Now first collected and published together in two volumes".In a contemporary full calf binding with red morocco spine labels. With the additional red and black title page to Vol I. Bound with the original blanks lacking front free endpapers. The poems and translations of John Dryden a dominating literary figure of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden.The first volume contains verses in praise of Dryden whilst the second volume contains translations from Homer Theocritus Horace and Ovid as well as Dryden's epistles prologues epilogues elegies epitaphs and songs. In a contemporary full calf binding with red morocco spine labels. Externally loss to Vol II spine label and fading to Vol II boards. Rubbing to the extremities with loss to Vol II head of spine. Engraved armorial bookplate to Vol I front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are marginally toned with occasional light scattered spotting largely concentrated to the margins. Small contemporary ink inscription to Vol I front free endpaper. Small closed tear and chip to rear endpaper of Vol I. Good J. and R. Tonson hardcover
171736990N. P.: Printed in the Year 1717. First published in 1668. Pp. 81 2. 1 vols. 12mo. Disbound some browning and light spotting else very good. First published in 1668. Pp. 81 2. 1 vols. 12mo. This play was strongly influenced by de Scudery's "Aratamene ou Le Grand Cyrus". ESTC N60710; Wing D2353; Macdonald 70a both for the first edition Just one copy in the USA at Duke. ESTC N60710; Wing D2353; Macdonald 70a both for the first edition Just one copy in the USA at Duke <br/><br/> Printed in the Year unknown
1721BBS-2024469Jacob Tonson 1721. Hardcover. Good. The first two volumes from a three-volume edition. Brown leather with tooled decoration gilt spine lettering and five raised bands at spines. Bindings sound. Red speckling to textblock edges. Two prior owner's names inked at front endsheet of first volume; small prior owner's stamps at both rear paste downs; penciled underlining through the introduction of volume one; light toning foxing throughout; interiors else clean. Jacob Tonson hardcover
17211400335The Hague: T. Johnson 1721. Other. Octavo 80 94 96 pages. In Good condition. Fully bound in publisher's leatherette. Binding cracking at hinges strings exposed but intact. Leather on spine cracked majority of decorative layer and gilt inlay missing foundation exposed. Title missing from spine except for a gilt "IV." Edges and corners worn and bumped exposing paper board base. Textblock agetoned interior clean. Shelved case 0. ESTC: N17238. Issued as part of: 'A collection of the best English plays' 1710-21 published by Johnson in The Hague London. 1400335. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. T. Johnson unknown
17116309London: Sam Briscoe. Very Good; This is the first volume of a four-volume set. Important for . containing Dryden's Life of Lucian. With an engraving of the bust of . Lucian by W. Faithorne facing engraved title page. MacDonald 141 . Repaired shallow chip to first page ; negligible foxing. Rebound in . quarter-leather with marbled-paper boards. 1711. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Lucian of Samosata was an Assyrian satirist and rhetorician best known for his extensive use of sarcasm in ridiculing superstition religious practices and belief in the paranormal. Lucian's works had a major impact on Western literature and inspired such writers as Thomas Moore Shakespeare Francois Rabelais and Jonathan Swift. John Dryden was an English poet translator and playwright appointed England's first Poet Laureate in 1668. He dominated English literature in Restoration England to such an extent that the period became known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. . Sam Briscoe hardcover
180057060London: Printed for T Cadell and W Davies 1800. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. All in full calf leather contemporary boards and rebacked in the 20th century. Interior hinges have been reinforced with strong paper. The volumes are numbered Vol 1 parts 1 and 2 and then Vols 2 and 3. So actually 3 volumes in 4. A very presentable set. Size: Octavo standard book size. 4-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 57060. . Printed for T Cadell and W Davies hardcover
1734mon0000119343London: printed for Jacob Tonson 1734-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. 1721 MDCCXXI first edition on worn and rubbed calf leather printed for jacob tonson slight splits to spine side seams best to ask for images London: printed for Jacob Tonson hardcover
1716V75963London: Jacob Tonson 1716. Hardcover. Good. Engraved plates Frontispiece 10 further plates as confirmed by the British Library Oxford & Cambridge & 9 other libraries. 12mo Marbled leather with covers of gilt and floral design the spine on 5 raised bands which were possibly once gilt but now mostly worn away to just traces.Black spine label lacks I of OVID'S and part of T in EPISTLES The Fore-edges are gaufered on four wide gold corners with with rows of stars and there is a band of red marbling at the center between the four gilt areas. the leather is somewhat pock-marked/the corners worn/top compartment splitting at front hinge as also a partial central crack to the top two compartments mid-spine/head of spine with 2mm chipping Frontispiece Titlepage Dedication 4pp=Advertisement 24pp=Preface 2p=Table =Contents 221pp 1p of Books for sale by Tonson but further pages of booklist are missing Paper is a bit uniformly tanned throughout but else in nice condition without marking or tears. An unusual binding and nice illustrations. Jacob Tonson hardcover
1800a003.drycritGB: T. Cadell Jun & W. Davies 1800. The first volume is bound in two parts. Very clean tight texts have been fitted with new endpapers and pastedowns and rebound/rebacked in the old original half leather and marbled boards. Spines have gold decoration and slightlly raised bands. Green title labels may also be original. Armorial bookplate of Sir John Rolt in each book evidently replaced. There are no halftitles. LACKING FRONTISPIECE in Volume One. Booksb ares in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. A most presentable set. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY Packed weight 3500g. . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG/No DW. T. Cadell Jun & W. Davies Hardcover
1735463868Dublin : M. Rhames ; George Faulkner ; Theo. Jones ; James Dalton ; T. Moore 1735. First Dublin Edition. Hardcover. Very good sammelband in contemporary leather boards rebacked in later gilt-blocked leather. Boards somewhat scuffed and lightly edgeworn. The Double Gallant lacks its title page as originally bound. The binding is cracked between Elfrida and Don Sebastian with both sides remaining very secure. Marginal tear to the lower corner of the final leaf with text unaffected. The text block remains strong overall showing only the scattered faint dust-dulling foxing and offsetting expected of age. A well-preserved example overall. Physical description; 1 volume variously paginated ; 17 cm. Contents; 1. The double gallant or The sick lady's cure / Colley Cibber. Dublin : M. Rhames 1735. 2. Elfrida : a dramatic poem / William Mason. Dublin : George Faulkner 1752. 3. Don Sebastian : King of Portugal : a tragedy / John Dryden. Dublin : Theo. Jones for William Smith 1735. 4. The fair penitent : a tragedy / Nicholas Rowe. Dublin : James Dalton 1750. 5. The tragedy of Zara / Voltaire ; translated by Aaron Hill. Dublin : T. Moore 1737. Subjects; English drama 18th century. English drama Tragedy 18th century. Verse drama English 18th century. Irish imprints 18th century. Dublin Ireland Imprints 1730-1752. Sammelbands 18th century. Collected works. Dublin : M. Rhames ; George Faulkner ; Theo. Jones ; James Dalton ; T. Moore hardcover
175642323Rob.& And.Foulis hardcover
171028461London: Printed and Sold by H. Hills 1710. Self-wraps. 40pp. Disbound. Number and old price on title light toning. A very good copy. ; 12mo. Printed and Sold by H. Hills unknown
171382759London: Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's Head over-against Katherine-Street in the Strand 1713. Full Leather. Very Good. 19.5 x 13 cm. Octavo. 485502 p. Frontispiece engraving. 5 raised bands to spine. Full tan contemporary leather. Two handwritten paper spine labels one looks like a library label but there is no other indication of it being a library copy. Front cover joint cracked at top and bottom but still intact and feels fairly sturdy. Originally published in 1700 this is an early edition 2nd done in 1713. ESTC T145034. Jacob Tonson, at Shakespear's Head over-against Katherine-Street in the Strand unknown
