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18081006Y6London: W. Suttaby 1808. Leather. Good. 5" by 3". Not Stated . A Suttaby pocket edition of Virgil's poetical works translated by John Dryden. 'Complete in one volume' pocket-sized edition of John Dryden's translation of Virgil.In a full contemporary calf with gilt to the spine. Contemporary endpapers. Engraved frontispiece and title page. Collated complete. Dryden's defining work as a translator containing a biographical account of Virgil followed by his 'Pastorals' 'Georgics' and 'Aenid'. A charming copy of this work which became the standard English translation of Virgil for generations.Virgil is regarded as one of Rome's greatest poets. His 'Aeneid' is considered to be a national epic of Ancient Rome and is modelled after Homer's 'Iliad' and 'Odyssey'. In a full contemporary calf with gilt to the spine. Externally generally smart with rubbing to the extremities and a mark to the spine. A couple scratches to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are marginally toned with occasional spots. Minor tide mark to the lower first few leaves. Faded contemporary ownership inscription to front paste down. Good W. Suttaby hardcover
18274708London: Jones & Company 1827. 1st Thus First Printing. Hardcover. Excellent. Beautiful silk-woven miniature edition. Two books bound as one volume. Miniature Edition Jones & Company London 1827; 9 x 5.5cm; blank leaf 8 pages Publisher's ads 2 plates portrait tissue guard & "University Edition" title page xv blank 217 6 Publisher's ads 228 pages blank leaf; salmon silk-woven boards spine top bumped edges rubbed spine faded blue paper on spine with gold titling all edges gilt an excellent copy. Part of the "Jones' Diamond Poets" series so named due to the diamond-point tooling used to produce sharp clear text in these miniature formats. Includes "Pastorals" & "The Aeneid". <br/> <br/> Jones & Company hardcover
1834143331New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1834 cover & tp. FIRST EDITION. THUS. Hardcover. 4X6". VERY GOOD CONDITION HARDCOVERS.SPINE STRIP HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH LITE TAN LEATHER.SOME OLD EDGE STAINS TO TAN CLOTH COVERSELSE BOOK IS CLEAN WITH FOXING. SOLID ; TITLE ETC TO FRONT COVER.WITH back COVER SHOWING LONG LISTS OF "VALUABLE WORKS IN 12 & 8MO.; 6 SPEARS COVER ART; 327PG pages . Harper & Brothers hardcover
1811103832London: J. Walker. 1811. 16mo contemporary full calf binding with blind stamped decorations boards blindstamped decoration and raised bands spine with title 'Virgil' in gilt marbled endpapers all edges marbled engraved illustrated title page engraved frontis plate with scene from the Aenid second printed title page pp xxxv 464 iv. Backstrip restored: slightly chipped to corners laid down over matching leather. Very occasional spotting / foxing mainly to title page and prelimins in general clean well bound very good condition. The Roman poet Virgil Publius Vergilius Maro 70 - 19 BC translated by the English poet John Dryden 1631-1700 in a much admired translation complete in one volume. The volume includes: the biographical essay "The Life of Publius Vergilius Maro" by William Walsh; the 'Pastoral' poems now more generally known as the Eclogues or the Bucolics; the Georgics; and the Aeneid. The Aeneid tells the legendary story of Aeneas a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and founded Rome. Virgil's Aeneid has been considered the national epic of ancient Rome since its compostion. This small 1811 pocket format edition is an attractive and well bound copy of a literal classic. Leather. J. Walker hardcover
1814035854Baltimore MD: F. Lucas; G. Palmer Printer 1814. Title pages dated 1814. Two volume in full brown leather with red spine labels gilt decorated spines about 5.5" tall frontis engraving in first volume. Covers rubbed especially at the extremities all covers attached but not well holding only by binder's cords sound text blocks name stamp of William S. Southern on either endpapers or title page large bookseller stamp William Conway Philadelphia on both title pages page age-toned but clean with some light foxing. Hard Cover. Fair. 24mo - 5" - 5¾" Tall. F. Lucas; G. Palmer, Printer Hardcover
1803007949London: Published by Pr. by James Swan for Vernor & Hood; Cuthell & Martin; J. Walker; Lackington Allen & Co.; Wynne & Scholey; J. Satcherd; and Darton and Harvey 1803. Three volumes bound in contemporary calf the backs gilt with red and black morocco labels lettered in gilt plain end papers. Armorial bookplate of Robert Bruce Aeneas Macleod Cadboll Invergordon Castle 1877 front paste downs. Complete with 16 plates engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi James Fittler and Sharp. Includes Chetwood's Life of Virgil; v. 1 p. xiii-liv originally prefixed to Dryden's Works of Virgil 1697 and here ascribed to William Walsh. The set Very Good the calf showing light wear small chip to calf head of Vol. I the interiors clean and lovely a SCARCE work and particularly in such lovely condition. . New Edition. Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Published by Pr. by James Swan, for Vernor & Hood; Cuthell & Martin; J. Walker; Lackington, Allen, & Co.; Wynne & Hardcover books
1815001336London: John Sharpe and Suttaby Evance and Fox 1815. Main title page as above; within are two volumes each with engr. frontis. & title page Vol. 1 1813 Vol. 2 1812. Each vol. 132pp. Individual title pages state: Printed at the Stanhope Press by Whittingham and Rowland; pub. by Suttaby Evance & Fox Sharpe & Hailes Taylor & Hessey. Vol.1 also R. Jennings. Uncut. Blue boards with white paper spine with label. Corners bruised & worn spine grubby & bit worn at edges & ends. Contents nice clean & sound. . Not Given. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Richard Westall. 3.5" x 5.5". John Sharpe and Suttaby, Evance and Fox Hardcover
1814H41310London Edinburgh Glasgow: Oliver & Boyd John Bell Longmans etc. 1814. Hardcover. Very good. 4 volumes of mainly English plays 12mo 5.75 x 3.75 inches uniformly bound in old half calf with red spine labels marbled boards volumes numbered 1-4 and each containing several plays a few from Bell's British Theatre but the vast majority published in Edinburgh by Oliver & Boyd. Light rubbing and wear to bindings contents very good. Only a few plays have frontispieces or engraved plates. A selection of the most popular plays of the time. A full list of the plays follows with dates given if they appear on title page: Vol. I: The Carmelite Cumberland 1791 The Brothers Cumberland The Maid of the Mill Bickerstaff 1814 A Bold Stroke Mrs. Centlivre 1814 The Beaux' Stratagem Farquhar The Beggars' Opera Gay The Quaker Charles Dibin Coriolanus Shakespeare. Vol. II: The Duenna Mrs. Inchbald The Rivals Sheridan The Jealous Wife Colman She Stoops to Conquer Goldsmith The Country Girl Garrick The Wonder! Mrs. Centlivre The Mourning Bride Congreve The Road to Ruin Holcroft. Vol. III: The Gentle Shepherd Ramsay The Busy Body Mrs. Centlivre Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Beaumont & Fletcher The Busy Body Mrs. Centlivre - yes this appears twice in this volume Love in a Village Bickerstaff The West Indian Cumberland 1814 The Belle's Stratagem Mrs. Cowley The Man of the World Macklin. Vol. IV: Cleone Dodsley 1792 Venice Preserved Otway The Gamester Edward Moore Pizzaro Augustus von Kotzebue Isabella or the Fatal Marriage "Altered from Southern" Douglas John Home Aurenge-Zebe or the Great Mogul a Tragedy Dryden Glasgow 1752. Oliver & Boyd, John Bell, Longmans, etc. hardcover
1821008058Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co. 1821 library rebound in green boards with red leatherette half binding gilt titled and panelled spine with white ink call number top edge rubber stamp stamps to endpapers cancelled stamp to fep stamp to verso of title and also at foot of final page iv 464pp all edges dusted red apart from the mundane binding and library stamps a very clean copy of the 8th volume of the uniform edition contents include: Amphitryon; King Arthur or the british Worthy a Dramatic Opera; Cleomenes the Spartan Hero a Tragedy; Love Triumphant or Nature will prevail a Tragi-comedy; Prologue Song Secular Masque and Epilogue written for the Pilgrim revived for Dryden's benefit in 1700. Second Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Ex-Library. Archibald Constable and Co. hardcover
1891832M8Banbury; London: John Potts; Mitchell and Hughes; William Potts 1891-1898. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Sir Henry Dryden; et al. A half calf bound collection of reports from the Oxfordshire Archaeological Society between 1891 and 1898 offering a comprehensive view of the Society's activities. In a half calf binding. This volume contains 18 reports from the Oxfordshire Archaeological Society published between 1891 and 1898 by different publishers and written by different authors. It includes: Reports for the years 1890 1891 and 1892 printed by John Potts Banbury. Reports for the years 1893 1894 1895 and 1896 printed by William Potts Banbury. M. T. Pearman's The Descent of the Manors of Pirton and Haseley 1892; Notices Manorial and Ecclesiastical of the Parish of Checkenden 1893; Additional Notices of Checkenden Rectory 1898; Historical Notices of Caversham 1894; all published by Mitchell and Hughes London. An inventory of the church plate in the Deanery of Woodstock by the Rev. Edward Marshall and an inventory of the church plate in the Deanery of Oxford by the Hon. Bryan J. Stapleton both printed by William Potts Banbury. Indexes of archaeological papers published in 1891 1894 and 1895. A report and second report on the transcription and publication of Parish Registers. Forms of schedule for an ethnographical survey of the United Kingdom. A report on a photographic survey of England and Wales by Ralph Nevill George E. Fox and W. H. St. John Hope. This volume contains 17 plates. The Oxford Archaeological Society founded in 1919 by Edward Thurlow Leeds is an organisation which aims to provide students alumni and enthusiasts to discuss and learn about archaeology. Notable archaeologists to have held the presidency of the society include Nowell Myers Martin Hope Kathleen Kenyon Francis Maddison Jeffrey May and Andrew Selkirk. The Society has conducted various archaeological fieldwork projects in Oxfordshire including excavations at Mingies Ditch and Alchester. In a half calf binding. Externally smart with some rubbing to the spine and extremities and a little bumping to the boards. Internally the binding is slightly strained in places with a loose plate to the rear of the report for 1891. Pages are bright and clean except for some spotting to the first and last few pages and the odd spot to the leaves surrounding some of the plates. Very Good John Potts; Mitchell and Hughes; William Potts hardcover
1878biblio40356Fifth Volume ONLY. Boston: Little Brown and Company 1878. XXIX414 pages. Hardcover Embossed all over Green cloth Gilt spine title no dg. Personal Bookplate inside front cover otherwise The Book looks as New. n 9.1"x6.1"x1.3". be44415. Little, Brown and Company hardcover
1878biblio36970<p>1st Volume ONLY. Boston: Little Brown and Company 1878. XXIX414 pages. AsNew Hardcover Embossed all over Green cloth Gilt spine title no dg. Personal Bookplate inside front cover 9.1"x6.1"x1.3". be44415.</p> Little, Brown and Company hardcover
184223808Hartford: Gurdon Robins 1842. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author Gurdon Robins 1842. First Edition. Signed by Author. 'To the editor of the Times with respects of The Author'. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. This book presents an interesting window into mid-19th century American religious and romantic poetry — and the early career of an influential Baptist minister hymn writer and public speaker Sylvanus Dryden Phelps.Plain cover with no printing or design - assume rebound. Text block is ORIGINAL. Cover has moderate shelfwear worn through on corners and spine ends. Other minor chips and soiling. Pages are clean and unmarked slightly toned. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Gurdon Robins hardcover
183639127Philadelphia: Printed and Published by Adam Waldie 1836. 1st edition. Period maroon half-sheep over green marbled paper covered boards. Average wear to binding edges rubbed. Wear and light soiling to endpapers and pastedowns ffep torn. An About VG - VG example. 6 416 2 blank pp. 11-1/4" x 9-1/4" <br/><br/>At the time of cataloguing we see 2 institutional holdings recorded on OCLC. Printed and Published by Adam Waldie hardcover books
19001016667Halle, 1900. 67 S. Br.
189548280Portland Oregon:: The Lewis & Dryden Printing Company 1895. First edition. publisher's full gilt-stamped leather. Front joint cracked along about half its length still sound; corners rubbed; a few light scuffs to the binding. . Folio. Illustrated. The Lewis & Dryden Printing Company, hardcover
1882biblio37878FIRST VOLUME ONLY. Contains "The Life of John Dryden" by Sir Walter Scott. Edinburgh: William Paterson 1882. XX446 pages. Frontispiece. Hardcover in NearFine condition no dj. Original Green Leather binding Gilt spine title Gilt top edge. Minimal wear to the top of the spine. Personal ExLibris of S. W. Tager inside front cover otherwise otherwise Clean Unmarked throughout. Strong Tight binding Excellent hinges. 9.1"x6.25"x1.5". be44902. William Paterson hardcover
1890FB1118 -1/6A<p>Tan calf spine and corners. Brown textured boards. Gilt banding on the spine with the title plate missing.</p><p>First Volume of a two-volume set</p> Cassell, Petter & Galpin. hardcover
1854690P17Not Stated: Not Stated 1854. Disbound. Fair. 11" by 8.5". None. A very scarce Latin edition of John Dryden's beautiful poem commemorating the St. Cecilia's day the saint patron of music written here in both English and Latin. A very scarce edition of this poem with both the English and Latin versions of the poems. Half-title is present. This poem celebrates the Christian martyr St Cecilia who is the patron saint of music. The poem was written to commemorate her saint's day in 1687 and was set to music for the celebration on the 22nd November. The poem begins with a description of the universe and its creation and how music created harmony. Written by John Dryden the noted English poet who became the first Poet Laureate in England in 1668. Translated into Latin by Robert Ward. Disbound. Externally wraps are discoloured with some marks. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front wrap 'Rev. J. C. Welch'. Some tidemarks to the wraps. Spots to the wraps. Edgwear to the wraps with some small chips and small closed tears. Rear wrap is detached but present. Internally disbound. Pages are age-toned with somes spots and tidemarks. Fair Not Stated unknown
1807307233Samuel Bagster 1807. Hardcover. Good. 13 to 14 cm tall 24mo. . Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item. Samuel Bagster hardcover
1854883M34London: John W. Parker and Son; Griffin Bohn and Company 1854-1861. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. Three volumes on the poetry of John Dryden from Robert Bell's major work 'The Annotated Edition of the English Poets'. Three volumes in the publisher's original cloth bindings. Bookplate of James Hunter of Hafton to the front paste downs. The third edition of Volume I and II and the first edition of Volume III of the poetical works of John Dryden from Robert Bell's major work The Annotated Edition of the English Poets 24 vols first published 18547. In these annotated editions Bell includes memoirs of the poets and various notes and introductions to particularly famous poems.Volume I contains a memoir of Dryden by Bell and seventeen poems. Volume II contains twenty-two more poems a preface to Dryden's fables and the first couple of parts to his 'Tales from Chaucer'. Volume III contains the rest of his 'Tales from Chaucer' his translations from Boccace his epitaphs and inscriptions and his lyric poems.Four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of Volumes I and III.This work is scarce in a three-volume set. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally generally smart though faded to the spines. Small losses and shelf wear to the spine labels not obscuring the lettering. Marks to the boards of Volumes II and III. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the occasional spot. Many pages are uncut. Very Good John W. Parker and Son; Griffin, Bohn and Company hardcover
1834953F22London: T. Davison; Thomas Tegg et al 1834 . First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 5.5" by 3.5". Not Stated. A very scarce edition of the poetry of John Dryden edited by Alfred Howard and in an attractive calf binding. A very scarce first edition thus.Edited and compiled by Alfred Howard this is a very scarce collected edition of the poetry of Dryden with selections from both his poetry and his prose works.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece.John Dryden was an English poet literary critic translator and playwright who in 1668 was appointed as England's first Poet Laureate.With a former owner's inscription to the recto of the frontispiece. In a full calf binding with gilt detailing to back strip and board perimeters. Externally excellent. Inscription to recto of frontispiece. Internally firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned but clean with light handling marks to title page. Very Good Indeed T. Davison; Thomas Tegg et al hardcover
1854569L20London: Charles Griffin and Co. c1854. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". None. Three volumes of John Dryden's poetry edited with a memoir by Robert Bell. Complete in three volumes bound as one. Edited and with a memoir by Robert Bell. John Dryden was an English poet literary critic translator and playwright who was made Poet Laureate. Dryden was one of the foremost poets of Restoration England. His poems were often factual in subject matter. He often used formal structures such as heroic couplets which he established as a standard form of English poetry in his successful satires. In a half calf binding with cloth covered boards. Externally generally smart with patches of rubbing to the joints and to the head and tail of spine. Bumping to the head and tail of spine as well as to the extremities. Spine has faded. Light rubbing to the boards. Front hinge is strained but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright slightly age toned to edges. Occasional spots to pages. Very Good Charles Griffin and Co. hardcover
1881874Z2London: Macmillan and Co. 1881. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. A first edition of this collection of poetry by John Dryden bound in half morocco and edited by W. D. Christie. A first edition of the work. The Globe edition.In half morocco with marbled paper boards and end papers and gilt lettering and raised bands to the spine.This work contains a collection of poems written by playwright translator and England's first poet laureate John Dryden. Dryden's works have received much praise with Sir Walter Scott calling him "Glorious John". This work has been edited with a memoir revised text and added noted by W. D. Christie. Bound in half morocco with paper to the boards. Externally very smart with minor handling marks and light rubbing to the top and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Light spotting to the front and rear blank pages and half title. Slight fading to the patterned fore edge. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1853887Z2London: George Routledge and Co 1853 . First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4". John Franklin . A beautifully bound volume of poetical works by the celebrated John Dryden bound in full morocco and illustrated by John Franklin. In a decorative full morocco binding with raised bands ornate gilt detailing and gilt fore edges. Illustrated by John Franklin with a monochrome frontispiece and 7 monochrome plates. Bound by 'Leighton Son & Hodge' with their binder's label to the rear. This handsomely bound volume features the complete collection of poetical works by the popular John Dryden. Dryden England's first Poet Laureate wrote copious poetical works that have remained popular. The work also includes a short biography of the life of this legendary poet. Bound in full morocco. Externally very smart with slight bumping to the extremities fading and slight cracking to the spine with minimal rubbing to the raised bands and joints and the odd minor mark to the boards. A mark to the centre of the endpapers with a bookseller's label to the pastedown a binder's label to the rear pastedown two past owner's names in ink to the front free endpaper one dated 1939 and the other dated 1910 and the odd slight mark and spot. Front hinge starting. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages and occasional spotting to the front and rear. Very Good Indeed George Routledge and Co hardcover
