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17091381565London: J. Tonson 1709. Third Edition. Hardcover. Octavos three volumes. Bound in early brown calf with gilt tooling to boards and spine and labels bearing gilt titling to spines. Light plus bumping to edges and corners of boards; light overall bumping and wear to board surfaces. Joints lightly scuffed. Damage to leather finish along lower half of both joints of Vol. 1. Text blocks lightly age toned. Lacking original title pages; early handwritten title pages supplied for each volume. Scattered ink annotations to first several leaves of each volume. Frontispiece present in all three volumes along with numerous engraved full-page plates in each volume. ESTC: T64661.<br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> CONTENTS: Vol. 1 4 108 211 1 pages -- Vol. 2 4 213-545 1 pages With folding map. -- Vol. 3 4 549-857 pages.<br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> Multivolume set. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates.<br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> EH Consignment. 1381565. Special Collections - Downstairs. J. Tonson hardcover
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
1790117630London: Jacob Tonson 1790. Third Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. three volume settitle pages in red and blackoriginal blindstamped full leather hardcoversspines with five raised bands ruled in giltoriginal gilt lettered red leather spine label to each volumeportrait frontis to each volumefull page engraved plates throughout857 pagesone board detachedleather rubbed otherwise a very good complete early set.We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. <br/> <br/> Jacob Tonson hardcover
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
1709QQ0281Jacob Tonson 1709. Original brown panelled calf boards inner panel decorated in blind at corners with small tools remains of gilt decor to board edges. Rebacked in brown calf raised bands gilt lettering and gilt fillets to spines. Minor loss to top spines; chipping to bottom spine of vol. III. Wear to board corners. All edges speckled red top edges darkened. 8vos 13 x 21.1cm. Vol. I hinges very slightly tender. Endpapers cracked at gutters in vol. I; reinforced at gutters with brown cloth tape in vols II & III. 18th-century armorial bookplate of Alexander Trotter Esq. to inside front board of all vols. Title pages printed in red and black. Vols II & III have no edition statement. Vol. III t.p. has 'Volume the Third' cancelled in black ink. First gathering of vol. I with dedicatory epistle to Lord Clifford has pages out of order though all present. Mild scattered foxing. Decorated initials; woodcut and typographic tail-pieces. Lacking the frontis portrait of Dryden called for at the start of each vol 3 in total. 103 full-page plates as called for in MacDonald many signed by Michael Vandergucht or Louis Du Guernier. Includes Chetwood's Life of Virgil and Preface to the Pastorals vol. I pp. 13-100 and Addison's An essay on the Georgics vol. I 77-92. Dryden's The Works of Virgil was first published in 1697 also by Jacob Tonson. His translation 'is a masterpiece which rarely flags and often rises to heights of eloquence and tragic reflection' ODNB. MacDonald 33d. ESTC T64661. Robust packaging. Tracking can be added to overseas orders on request. 3rd edition. Binding sound text unmarked. Binding sound text unmarked . Very Good/Fine. 3-4 1-2 7-85-6 11-12 9-10 13-211 212 2. Jacob Tonson Hardcover
1791QQ0242R. Morison and Son and G. Mudie 1791. ~Early 20th-century binding in full light brown morocco double gilt frames to boards gilt and blind decor and two black gilt labels per spine. Gilt decor to turn-ins. Hinges sound. 12mos 9.6 x 15.4cm. All edges red. Decorated endpapers. Binder's label of John Aiken & Son Academy Street Belfast to inside rear board of all vols. 5 plates inc. frontis to vols I & II engraved by D. B. Pyett after G. Zocchi. Tailpieces. Occasional tidemarking to vols I & IV; very light scattered foxing. Soundly rebound late 18th-century edition of Dryden's Virgil 'a masterpiece which rarely flags and often rises to heights of eloquence and tragic reflection' ODNB. ESTC N25897. ~Robust packaging. Tracking can be added to overseas orders on request. Binding sound text unmarked. Binding sound text unmarked . Near Fine. lxxx136 240 225 206pp. R. Morison and Son, and G. Mudie Hardcover
1730137210London: Various Publishers c.1730-1760. Finely bound sammelband collection of comedies and tragedies by early English playwrights including William Shakespeare John Dryden and William Congreve. Octavo 43 volumes bound into 7 in half contemporary calf over marbled boards with burgundy morocco spine labels lettered in gilt numerous engraved frontispieces headpieces tailpieces and illustrations. In very good condition. A very unique collection. The growing population of London at the turn of the 17th century the growing wealth of its people and their fondness for spectacle produced a dramatic literature of remarkable variety quality and extent. Although most of the plays written for the Elizabethan stage have been lost over 600 remain including the works of William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson. Tragedies and Comedies were very popular genres as were history plays such as Shakespeare's and Marlowe's plays about the lives of kings Marlowe's tragedies were exceptionally successful as were Shakespeare's his most popular remaining Hamlet Othello King Lear and Macbeth. Various Publishers hardcover
1766114534London; & Dublin: Various. Fair with no dust jacket. 1766. Various. Hardcover. 4 Plays and an Opera - bound together in one 18th Century volume. In quarter leather with dutch floral paper covered boards. Covers worn leather scraped/cracked/split with loss here and there and the front cover is completely detatched. Contents = 'The Fair Penitent. A Tragedy' by Nicholas Rowe. Printed for the Proprietors London.1757 ; 'The Fatal Curiosity. A Tragedy of Three Acts with Alterations'. As is Performed at the Theatre in Smock-Alley by Mr. Lillo. Printed by and for Meffrs Adams and Ryder in Cope-Street; Dublin. 1766 ; 'Artaxerxes. An English Opera'. As it is Performed At the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. The Mifick Compofed by Tho. Aug. Arne. Printed by James Hoey junior in Parliament-Street and D. Chamberlaine in Dame-Street Dublin. 1764 Text ONLY. No music ; 'All for Love: Or The World well Loft. A Tragedy'. As is acted at the Theatre-Royal by His Majesty's Servants; and written in Imitation of Shakefpear's Style. By John Dryden but no author noted Printed for J. T. And sold by T. Jauncy.London. 1720 ; The Royal Convert. A Tragedy. Written by Nicholas Rowe. Printed for J. And R. Tonson. 1757. Some b/w wood 'cuts' in some plays but not all - each play printed on different paper and in various conditions most have some browning creases and the odd mark but are overall Good at the least. No Frontispieces to any but title pages to all. The Dryden is very browned throughout but uniformly and all text clear in all plays. See Images. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . Various hardcover
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
178736069C. Taylor. London. 1787. First edition thus. Small thick square 4to. Each section paginated separately. Each of the 80 engraved sepia portrait plates present sculpted by Taylor William Nutter J. Ogborn and W. Birch using illustrations by Samuel Shelly and Robert Smirke printed onto stipple engraved antique laid paper. Also contains 10 engraved picturesque landscapes bound at rear. 90 plates in all. Handsomely bound in full contemporary tree calf gilt bds. sl. rubbed expertly rebacked with original attractively decorated spine laid down leather lettering piece marbled e/ps. Armorial bookplate of Jane Houghton dated 1807. Pages and plates lightly age browned o/w a very clean and sound copy of this work. It is very unusual to find this volume complete bound from all the original parts. Over half of the known are defective and we are pleased to be able to present this scarce and unusual item. hardcover
176372980Edinburgh: Printed by A. Donaldson and J. Reid. For Alexander Donaldson 1763. 8vo. 6 volumes. Full brown patterned calf with raised bands gilt lettering and decoration to the spines. With explanatory and critical notes from Dacier and others to which is prefixed The Life of Plutarch written by Mr. Dryden. Chipping and some loss to the spines alongside splitting at the hinges. Some edgewear and markings to the boards. Title labels of volumes 1 and 3 are missing alongside partial loss to the labels of volumes 5 and 6. Ink inscription to the first free endpaper of volume 1 alongside ink stains to the edges of volumes 1 & 2. Some offsetting to the text. ESTC = T107384. . Very Good. Full Calf. 1763. Printed by A. Donaldson and J. Reid. For Alexander Donaldson 1763 unknown
179514784Edinburgh Scotland: C. Elliot Et Al. As New. 1795. Leather. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- with a bonus offer-- . C. Elliot Et Al hardcover
1716867F46London: Jacob Tonson 1716 . Hardback. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. A lovely early eighteenth century copy of Ovid's Heroides illustrated with twelve engraved plates. A very smart edition of Roman poet Ovid's 'Heroides' a collection of fifteen epistolary poems arranged in the format of aggrieved heroines of Roman and Greek mythology addressing their heroic lovers.Translated into English by 'several hands' including Pope Dryden Tate Behn and Otway.Illustrated with twelve engraved plates. Collated complete.ESTC Citation No. T99266 With seven pages of advertisements to the rear. Lacking the final advertisement leaf.With the bookplate of antiquarians William and Marianne Salloch to the front pastedown. William and Marianne Salloch were founding members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America ABAA with William serving as ABAA President from 1970 to 1972. Salloch"s private collection of books about books was exhibited at the Grolier Club in 1976 and again at the J. Regenstein Library University of Chicago in 1984. Rebound in quarter calf with marbled paper covered boards and endpapers renewed. Externally fine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned with tide mark to tail of leaf A3 I9 and K1 and to tail of final three advertisement leaves. Light worming to head of first eighteen leaves not affecting text. Very Good Indeed 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
1768057505Dublin: Printed by W.G. Jones; for Thomas Ewing and W. and W. Smith in Dame-Street. 1768. Not Given . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Small 8vo. DUBLIN : 1768. Hardback. Contemporary dark-brown full sheepskin leather. Original dark red gilt lettered label; raised bands. Original end-papers. Neat owner name contemporary of Nevelle F. Board to head of title-page and one other later name to fly-leaf. Two neat textual corrections; otherwise no owner markings. Tight bright and clean. Internally VERY GOOD INDEED. Binding average; worn and rubbed; hinges cracked; strong and sound. xxviii 326 pages. CONTENTS include 'The three epistles of Aulus i.e. Angelus Sabinus . made English by Mr. Salisbury i.e. Salusbury' pp. 185-202. Referenced by: English Short Title Catalog T169736. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. Sm.8vo. Rosley Books for Antiquarian books CHS Cumberland Everyman GKC Inklings Keswick Literature MacDonald Rarities Theology and History. . Printed by W.G. Jones; for Thomas Ewing and W. and W. Smith in Dame-Street MDCCLXVIII. SCARCE DUBLIN PRINTING. <br/> <br/> Printed by W.G. Jones; for Thomas Ewing, and W. and W. Smith in Dame-Street. hardcover
173960315printed for J & R Tonson in the Strand 1739. 4th edition. Hardback. Full calf G. 2 volumes xiilvi239pp viii339pp in vol II pagination jumps at 306 to 309 but the text is complete b/w engraved frontis to each volume grand total of 16 engraved plates armorial bookplate of the Baring family over an earlier bookplate of James Drummond upper board to volume I detached marginal worming to both volumes occasional affecting the text or plate edge but with the meaning legible from the context occasional burn mark & smudges leather rubbed & worn with some loss to the corners & edges. The forth edition of this much reprinted edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses which had first appeared in 1717 & was editied by Garth with Dryden the providing much of the translating. It was to become the standard text of Ovid's Magnum Opus in English. The plates consist of a portrait of Queen Caroline consort of King George II as the dedicatee plus 15 plates showing scenes from the poems each dedicated to a different English noblewoman. a different English noblewoman. ESTC T175634. printed for J & R Tonson, in the Strand hardcover
1729307733London: printed for Jacob Tonson 1729. hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 14 to 17 cm tall 16mo. 1729 edition. Front board is held on by cloth tape. Previous owner's ink inscription. Previous owner's personal bookplate of Wadham Wyndham. Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item. London: printed for Jacob Tonson 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
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
171335745The Fifth Edition Adorn'd with Sculptures.- London: Printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's Head overgainst Katherinestreet in the Strand M. DCC. XIII. 1713.- CLXII p. 1 h. 372 p.: Ilustrado con 24 bonitos y finos grabados al cobre abriendo uno como frontis seguido de otro con el retrato de "To the Right Honoureble Charles Earl of Dorset and Middlesex Lord Chamberlaine of His Majesty's." a quien va dedicado el libro; 8º minúsculo 137 x 85 cm.; Buena impresión sobre papel verjurado de calidad; Ex-libris grabado al cobre en el verso de la tapa anterior con escudo de armas Yelmo de caballero con un perro sobre el y debajo escudo con tres conchas rodeado de ornamentación floral; Encuadernación de la época en Plena Piel. La encuadernación fatigada con rozaduras en bordes y esquinas lomo con pequeñas faltas de piel en la cabeza. Interior en perfecto estado salvo las hojas que comprenden desde la pag. XXV hasta la pag. CLXII y la hoja siguiente que tienen tenues manchas de óxido. Es una importante traducción al inglés de estos inmortales textos latinos Esta 5ª edición que ofrecemos es rara en el mercado. GRECIA Y ROMA FILOLOGÃA CLASICA Book in english Printed for Jacob Tonson, at Shakespear's Head overgainst Kather hardcover
172615288London: Printed for J. Tonson. Fair. 1726. Hardcover. Tan calf leather with gilt blind stamped spine and 5 raised bands has old glue along hinge holding back board on. Front board is detached but present. One quarter inch dentelles marbled end sheets and paste downs with former owner's bookplate affixed. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are toned and foxed but clean and very good. A nice candidate for repairing cover or rebinding. . . Printed for J. Tonson hardcover
1726850P1London: J. Tomson 1726. Leather. Good Only. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. An early edition of Dryden's translations of the satirical poems of Juvenal and Persius an illustrated work of the Roman satires. The fifth edition of this John Dryden translation.ESTC citation number T123528.Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-one plates.Collated bound without three plates.The collected satires of Juvenal and Persius. Both of the Roman poets are well remembered for their satirical poems though their works differed in style greatly. This volume includes sixteen of Juvenal's satires and six of Persius'.Juvenal's satires which are included in this volume are extracted from his collection title 'Satires' written between the end of the first and early second centuries A.D.Translated by John Dryden and others. In a full calf binding. Externally worn with rubbing to the board and spine. Loss of leather to the tail of the spine with a small amount of loss to the head. Crack to the spine. Minor bumping to the extremities with the leather lifting a little in places. Small crack to the rear joint and to the head of the front joint. Front hinge is starting but firm rear hinge is strained. Lacking most of the paper to the paste downs. Lacking the front endpaper. Rear endpaper is detaching. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally binding is strained in places. Pages are age-toned and generally clean with the occasional spot and ink mark to the margins. Title page is a little edgeworn. Frontispiece is edge worn and detaching. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title page. Pages 175 to 186 are detaching. Plate facing page 13 is detaching. Lacking three plates. Good Only J. Tomson hardcover
1701717London: Jacob Tonson 1701. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL LEATHER WITH SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. SOME LIGHT RUBBING TO LEATHER. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES A FEW PAGES WITH MARGINAL NOTATIONS MINIMAL FOXING. BOOK MEASURES FOLIO 12.75"x8". FIRST ONE VOLUME EDITION 324 YEARS OLD. A NICE EXAMPLE IN GREAT CONDITION. Jacob Tonson unknown
1709105238H. Hills 1709. Softcover. Very good/No jacket. binB. 16pp. String binding. Some shelfwear. H. Hills unknown
1735E23994London: Jacob Tonson 1735. Later printing. Pamphlet. Very Good. 12mo. Disbound from a larger volume. Title page printed in red and black and with a small portrait engraving of the author. Very good. Text is complete including the Epilogue on the final page. Originally performed and printed in 1673 a drama based on a 1623 massacre on Ambon Island in Indonesia resulting from cpmpetition between Dutch and English spice trading companies. Jacob Tonson unknown
