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1797000410London: T. Bensley for J. Edwards 1797. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good. Beauclerc Lady Diana; Bartolozzi Engraver. Folio. With bookplate of Princess Sophie who was a daughter of King George III and second plate of hers in slightly different style in back. Contemporary calf boards more modern calf spine rebacking with original red title label attached thereto. xviii 241 pp. 9 full page plates some engraved by Bartolozzi and also head and tail vignettes. Text pages very clean except for offsetting which is considerable in pages facing full page plates. Some plates are foxed in margins. A few tissue guards survive. All edges gilt. Some shelfwear to edges and corners of leather with leather chipped or rubbed in corners. Overall attractive volume and VG. <br/><br/> T. Bensley, for J. Edwards 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
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
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
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
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
17011255506London: Jacob Tonson 1701. First edition. Thick tall quarto rebound in light brown leather; VG; six-bands embossed spine with heavy gilt and gold letters; high quality rebound; minimal soiling; slight fraying on bottom spine; blue moire end pages; gilt edges; previous owner's name on first title page; original paper in good condition; each book has a dedication page; rare and in good condition; shelved in Case #7; please contact us for shipping costs. 1255506. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Jacob Tonson 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
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
177273349Dublin: Printed for W. Smith H. Bradley and T. Edwing Booksellers. 1772. 12mo. iv 283 pp. Full brown calf with a gilt title label and the initials 'E. R.' to the spine. Rubbing at the binding's edge with chipping and loss to the spine and corners. Scratches and markings to the boards and splitting at the hinges. Enclosed tears to the bottom of the prelims. Leaves darkened with creasing throughout alongside scattered spots and foxing particularly at the extremities. Ink ownership marking to the the front pastedown and first free endpaper. An uncommon edition of these satirical dialogues. . Good. Full Calf. 1772. Printed for W. Smith, H. Bradley, and T. Edwing, Booksellers. 1772 unknown
175482407R Tonson and S Draper. 1754. Hardcover. Very Good. xcix 1 294pp bound in full leather respined in leather gilt lining raised bands red leather spine label new endpapers; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . R Tonson and S Draper hardcover
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
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
1702008169London: Jacob Tonson 1702. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 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. 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
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
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
179788702T Bensley 1797. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition First Printing Date of 1797 on title page. Published by T. Bensley 1797. Folio. Bound in three-quarter dark blue morocco over blue cloth boards with marbled endpapers and gilt topstain. Five raised spine bands with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Binding circa 1900. Book is in very good condition. Spine straight binding tight and all pages intact. Has some light spotting and offsetting to some pages. Some moderate wear/tears to corners. Small tear along right side of front flyleaf. Complete with 9 full-page plates and 15 smaller head and tail illustrations throughout. A very good copy of this classic edition featuring the illustrations of Lady Diana Beauclerc. 241 pages. Book has been placed in a custom acetate protector. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton New York. T Bensley hardcover
1709721751709. DRYDEN John and HOWARD Robert. The Duel of the Stags a Poem . Together with an Epistle to the Author by Mr. John Dryden. Modern calf-backed marbled boards gilt-ruled spine. London: Printed and Sold by H. Hill 1709. Later edition. Howard was Dryden's brother-in-law. Dryden praised Howard's poem. Light uniform toning scattered light foxing closely trimmed at the head of the page with no loss to letters else very good. unknown
1780261CG1780. N.d. about 1780. Copper engraving. Picture size: 127 x 75 cm. Leaf size: 145 x 81 cm and 217 x 14 cm respectively. Re-margined. unknown
173419863<p><b>1734 Dryden Fables Ancient & Modern Homer Ovid Chaucer Boccaccio English Lit</b></p><p>John Dryden was a 17th-century English poet who was known as England's very first Poet Laureate and would lead England into a literary period that would become known as the Age of Dryden. He also established standard forms of English poetry though his satires fables epigrams poems and plays. </p><p><i>'Fables Ancient and Modern'</i> is Dryden's translations of some of the most famous and iconic works of ancient literature. Dryden includes selections from Ovid's '<i>Metamorphoses'</i> Chaucer's '<i>Canterbury Tales'</i> Homer's '<i>Iliad'</i> and even stories from Giovanni Boccaccio all translated into English verse.</p><p>Item number: #19863</p><p>Price: $599</p><p>DRYDEN John</p><p><b><i>Fables ancient and modern: translated into verse from Homer Ovid Boccace and Chaucer: with original poems.</i></b></p><p>London: Printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's Head ever-against Catharine-Street in the Strand MDCCXXXIV. 1734</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p>o 58 345 3</p><p>o Engraved frontispiece</p><p>· Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Lord Rivers</p><p>o Likely George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers 1721–1803 an English diplomat and politician. He was elected Member of Parliament during the War of the Austrian Succession commissioned colonel of the Dorset Militia under the Militia Act 1757 and served as Envoy-extraordinary to the Kingdom of Sardinia at Turin. Motto: ÆQUAM SERVARE MENTEM</p><p>· Language: English</p><p>· Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p>· Size: ~6.5in X 4in 16.5cm x 10cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>19863</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's Head ever-against Catharine-Street in the Strand hardcover
170121957London: Jacob Tonson 1701. First Collected edition. leather_bound. Modern Cambridge style binding in full brown morocco. Very good. 646 232 pages. 33 x 20 cm. ESTC R31983 bound with T124515 the two works are generally found bound together. Of the second work as ESTC notes "Absalom and Achitopher``The Medal`Religio laici` and `The hind and the panther` each have separate title pages of the tenth fourth fourth and third editions respectively but the register and pagination are continuous." Second title page printed in red and black. Generally a clean copy with minor toning a few small tears one or two cryptic if not amusing margin notes in the second title. Raised bands gilt leather spine label. Jacob Tonson unknown
1755559470London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper 1755. Hardcover. Fair. The sixth edition. 12mo. 58 345 3pp. title page printed in red and black. Contemporary speckled calf leather spine label. Leather binding is worn both joints are split with both covers holding firm else good overall with some toning on the endpapers and title page and light scattered foxing. Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper hardcover
175555215London Tonson and Draper 1755. Small 8vo. Contemp. full calf. A bit rubbed. Corners bumped. Title printed in red and black. Last 10 leaves with a worntract in right margin. unknown
175277359London: Foulis 1752. 213 pages plus table of contents. FRONT COVER IS DETACHED BUT STILL PRESENT. COVERS AND SPINE COVER ARE RUBBED. SPINE GILT LETTERING GOOD. Leatherbound Hardback. Fair But Complete. 6 By 3 7/8 Inches . Foulis Hardcover