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1717846F58London: J. Tonson 1717 . Leather. Fair. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. Five volumes only of this very scarce early eighteenth century six volume edition of the dramatic works of Restoration era poet and playwright John Dryden. Volumes I II III IV and VI only of this six volume set; lacking volume V only.Illustrated with a frontispiece of Dryden to each volume as called for.The plays of influential English poet literary critic translator and playwright John Dryden who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Dryden was England's first Poet Laureate awarded the title in 1668.Edited by playwright and poet William Congreve.With the stamp of Cornwell House to each front free endpaper.With a single leaf of advertisements to the final lead of volume VI.ESTC reference number T145328. In full calf bindings. Small losses of leather to back strip head and tail. Volume I boards detached. Volume II front board detached with rear board tenderly held by one cord only. Volume III lacking both boards. Volume IV joints starting with boards holding firm. Volume VI lacking front board with rear board tenderly held by one cord only. Stamps to front free endpapers. Internally generally firmly bound with pages 323-326 of volume III detached and loosely inserted with a significant closed tear and pages 107-110 of volume IV detached and loosely inserted. Pages generally clean and bright with only the odd light spot. Fair J. Tonson 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
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
1800013417London: T. Cadell Jun and W. Davies 1800. Gilt on brown cloth covered boards Library rebound0. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Gilt lettering on brown Library rebound cloth covered boards. 8vo 431pp. Ex-library card pocket on the first free end paper. Occasional foxing spots otherwise internally fine. <br/> <br/> T. Cadell, Jun and W. Davies hardcover
1701BS5ALARGE611London: Jacob Tonson 1701. Hardbacks contemporary calf gilt decoration to spines. 48cm x 31cm. This is a wide margined copy. 2 volume set. Pp. 2 618; 558. No frontispiece. The title pages and first leaf in vol. 1 cut down and mounted. Slight worming to margin of volume 2. Some cracking to hinges bindings worn lacking spine label to vol. 1. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedowns. A very heavy set 12kg additional postage will be required for orders outside the UK. under bs5a and bs132. Hard Cover. Good. Jacob Tonson Hardcover
1701205910London: Jacob Tonson 1701. Moderately toned and dusted; front endpaper in first volume with a two-inch tear; front endpaper in second volume wrinkled; covers a bit rubbed with weakening hinges. Two vols. folios vi 618; ii 558 pp; full contemporary panelled calf with gilt spines and six raised bands. A handsome set of the first folio edition although without the frontispiece portrait. Macdonald 107ai. Jacob Tonson unknown
1701d030.dryGB: Jacob Tonson 1701. 355 x 220 mm. Title page small mark not much affecting lettering 4 and 618 pages. Bound in old but probably not contemporary full leather and possibly also rebacked. Annotation in margin of page 153. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY Packed weight 2300g. . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG-/No DW. Jacob Tonson Hardcover
1701237330London: Tonson Thomas Bennet and Richard Wellington 1701. First Folio edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece by Edelinck after Keller and extra-illustrated with later full-page frontispiece for the second volume. 6 618; 558 pp. 2 vols. Folio 336 x 196 mm. Bound in modern half brown morocco over brown cloth boards spines lettered in gilt t.e.g. Brief marginal repairs to both title-pages folding portrait backed first few leaves in first volume partially disbound pp 119/120 with tear from corner some stray marks and minor toning throughout upper cover to first volume mostly detached upper joint to second volume with flaking corners rubbed head and tail of spine of both volumes rubbed bookplates of Julius Joleson and Paul Buchet. First Folio edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece by Edelinck after Keller and extra-illustrated with later full-page frontispiece for the second volume. 6 618; 558 pp. 2 vols. Folio 336 x 196 mm. Dryden's plays were first collected as early as 1682 and many times subsequent though these early editions were simply 4to editions of his plays bound together with a new general title and erratic in terms of quality and completeness. This noble 1701 Tonson folio is not only the the first in this format but the first to aim at comprehensiveness and accuracy. MacDonald 107 a i Tonson, Thomas Bennet and Richard Wellington unknown
1701SKU1169205Jacob Tonson 1701. Hardcover. Very Good. London 1701; Two Volumes complete; brown calf covered boards; blind embossed design; corners rounded; edge wear; covers lightly scuffed; Folio 12"-15" tall; portrait on front paste-down and illustration on rear paste=down; small notations of free front end papers; Volume I rear hinge partially split; Interior is clean and unmarked; 618 and 558 pages. photos available on request; Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book. Jacob Tonson hardcover
1701203888848502Jacob Tonson 1701. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL LEATHER - REBACKED RETAINING ORIGINAL LEATHER INLAID BOARDS SEVEN COMPARTMENTS AND SIX RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BLIND STAMPED DETAILS AND BRIGHT GILT TITLES. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES PAGES ARE WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT FOR PREVIOUS OWNER NAME TO TOP MARGIN OF TITLE PAGE SOME LIGHT SOILING / FOXING. CORNER REPAIR TO FOLDOUT FRONTISE PORTRAIT BOOKS MEASURE 14"x8.5". FIRST FOLIO EDITION 321 YEARS OLD. A STUNNING SET IN REMARKABLE CONDITION. Jacob Tonson hardcover
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
17911517London: John Bell 1791. Hardcover. Good. 24mo 14 x 9cm. Various paginations: 3 iv-v 4 110pp. 3 iv-x 5 136pp. 3 iv-xi 2 80pp. with double frontis and title page for each play. Brown leather upper cover loose but holding loss to head/tail of spine corners bumped. P.O. name to verso of free endpaper rest of text block tight and unmarked. OCLC 318814016. John Bell 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
17501005J7London: Henry Lintot 1750. Leather. Good Only. 7" by 5". Not Stated. A pleasing eighteenth-century third edition of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy's Art of Painting translated by John Dryden with contributions by Richard Graham and Alexander Pope. An excellent third edition of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy's The Art of Painting translated by John Dryden ESTC: T1222964. First published in 1695 by W. Rogers in Fleetstreet London. Originally published after de Fresnoy's death in 1668 in Paris by C. Barbin under the title De arte graphica USTC 6133804.Bound in contemporary calf boards rebacked. Illustrated with an engraved frontis and woodcut initials head pieces and additional printer's ornaments. Includes both English and Latin printed annotations in the margins. Signatures run as follows: A8 a-d8 e4 B-Cc8 Dd2. England's first Poet Laureate John Dryden provides a lengthy preface on the parallels between poetry and painting. The work itself is a prose version of du Fresnoy's original poem on his observations on the art of painting written in Latin and edited by du Fresnoy throughout the 1650s.This edition contains supplementary prefatory material published in the 1716 second edition including a dedicatory poem 'To Mr Jervas with Fresnoy's Art of Painting' by Alexander Pope. Charles Jervas is considered to have edited the later editions.The third edition Richard Graham's A Short Account of the most Eminent Painters is included at the rear with a separate title page but continuous pagination. With rebinding this copy would make a superb candidate for collectors of works on historic art theory. Bound in contemporary calf boards rebacked with a reinforced spine. Externally sound. With prominent marks to boards and rubbing to extremities. Evidence of archival repair to the front board. Spine repair significantly cracked with heavily chipped spine label. Additional loss of leather to the head and tail of spine. Offsetting to end paper. A previous owner's ink inscription to the rear free end paper. Hinge notably strained and spine exposed at front board. Signatures K2-M and M2-M7 are held in by a single thread. Scattered spotting throughout occasionally heavier though text remains readable. The odd closed tears to pages. Good Only Henry Lintot hardcover
1716827F2London: Bernard Lintott 1716 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. An excellent copy of the second edition of Dryden's translation of du Fresnoy's 'De Arte Gaphica' the narrative poem in which provides his observations on the art of painting. The second enlarged edition of John Dryden's English language translation of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy's Latin poem about the art of painting termed a critical treatise on the practice of the art including general advice to students.Rebound in half morocco and illustrated with an engraved frontispiece.This second edition is believed to have been edited by painter Charles Jervas with the assistance of Alexander Pope and includes a dedicatory verse poem to Jervas from Pope 'To Mr. Jervas with Frensoy"s Art of painting'. Pope greatly admired Dryden's translation of the work as did Dr. Samuel Johnson who borrowed hundreds of quotations from it for his Dictionary.Richard Graham's biographical chronology of renowned painters "A Short Account of the Most Eminent Painters' appears to the rear with a separate title page as called for.ESTC reference no. N14578. With a former owner's inscription dated 1874 to the verso of the frontispiece.An exceptionally lovely copy of this treatise. Rebound in half morocco with cloth covered boards and endpapers renewed. Externally lovely. A touch of fading to back strip. Inscriptions to recto of frontispiece. Internally firmly bound. Spotting and light discolouration to first and last few leaves with pages otherwise generally clean and bright with only the odd spot. Very Good Indeed Bernard Lintott hardcover
1750g7194London: Henry Lintot. G : in good condition plus. Cover rubbed. Neatly rebacked. 1750. Reprint. Contemporary calf. 180mm x 110mm 7" x 4". 18pplxvi iv 397pp 7pp. Frontispiece engraving and vignettes in the text. Also laid on engraving of Dryden on fep. 'Translated into English with An Original Preface Containing a Parallel Between Painting and Poetry by Mr. Dryden. As Also a Short Account of the Most Eminent Painters both Ancient and Modern by Richard Graham Esq.' Also includes some Latin text. . Henry Lintot unknown
170832399AB1708. The Second Edition. London Printed for Jacob Tonson 1708. Octavo. 6 406 pages. Plus 89 pages of Philips' "Cyder - A Poem" bound to the rear. Hardcover / Original full tooled leather with new spine-label in the style of the time. The binding is now in protective Mylar. page 405/406 a little frayed and loosely inserted. Complete edition with the wonderful "Cyder" by Philips bound to the rear. Overall a very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Very minor signs of wormhole-damage to the margins. Text beautifully clean. If there was a Frontispiece included to "Cyder" it is not incldued in this Volume ! A very rare example of "Tonson's Miscellany". This rare Volume IV of Tonson's Miscellany includes: 1. "The Art of Poetry" by the Sieur de Boileau made english by Sir William Soame and revised and altered by John Dryden 2. "A Song for St.Cecilia's Day at Oxford" by Mr.Joseph Addison 3. "The Enquiry after his Mistress" written by Horatio Townsend 4. "To Anthony Hammond Esq." by Mr Charles Hopkins 5. "A Song" by the same Hand 6. "A Farewell to Poetry" by the same Hand 7. "To Sir Godfrey Kneller Principal Painter to his Majesty by Mr. John Dryden 8. "Prologue to the Queen upon her Majesty's coming to see the Old Batchelour" by Mr. William Congreve 9. "To Cynthia Weeping and not Speaking" by the same Hand 10. "To Mr.Watson on his Ephemeris of the Celestial Motions" presented to her Majesty. by Mr. Thomas Yalden 11. "Fortuna saevo Laeta negotio &c out of Horace" by the late Duke of Buckingham Lord Mulgrave / John Sheffield 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby and many many more hardcover
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. 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. John Dryden 1631-1700. Printed for Jacob Tonson in the Strand Paperback
1750dry23Glasgow: Printed by Robert Urie. Reading copy. Front board very weak but holding. Browning within. Text block tight. 1750. First thus. Half-leather hardback with marbled boards. 180mm x 110mm 7" x 4". 331pp ads. With 'An Essay on Dramatic Poesy' 'A Discourse Concerning the Original and Progress of Satire' 'Observations on the Aeneid of Virgil'; 'A Discourse Containing a Parallel betwixt Poetry and Painting'. . Printed by Robert Urie 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
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
1710171575London: H. Hills. 1710. softcover. Disbound; some marginal marks; front and back leaves abit soiled; light marginal damp-staining on a few pages not affecting text. ; 24 pages . H. Hills paperback
1701149624London: Jacob Tonson 1701. Absalom and Achitophel Tenth Edition. The Medal Fourth Edition. Religio Laici Fourth Edition. The Hind and the Panther Third Edition. Hardcover. Very good . xv 5 232 p. 33 cm. Black and red main title. Rebound in quarter leather with marbled paper boards. New endpapers. 4 later title pages with continuous pagination. Dampstained. Repairs to top corner of main title and p. 225. A few chipped corners not affecting text. Some small tears in bottom margins. Hole in p. 7 slightly affects text on verso. Ink notation at to of p. 1. Some pages darkened. Pages 227-231 facsimiles. <br/><br/>Collected poetic works by John Dryden English poet literary critic translator and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate. He so dominated the literary life of Restoration England that the period became known as the Age of Dryden. Sir Walter Scott called him "Glorious John." Here are some of Dryden's greatest hits including Absalom and Achitophel Mac Flecknoe Ovid's Metamorphoses and many more. Table of Contents at rear. <br /> <br /> Jacob Tonson 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
1708867F52London: Bernard Lintott 1708 . First edition. Leather. Good Only. 8" by 5.5". Michael Van der Gucht. The first edition of this very scarce early eighteenth century collection of poems edited by Elijah Fenton. The very scarce first edition of this work illustrated with an engraved frontispiece by Michael van der Gucht.A wonderful collection of early eighteenth century miscellaneous poetry edited with Elijah Fenton and including contributions from Fenton Sir John Denham Lord Halifax Lord Orrery John Dryden Thomas Otway and others.ESTC Citation No. T145730. Engraved arms at head of A2 with the cancel L6 signed L as called for.Inscription to title page head.Thought to have been published on the 7th or 9th January 1708 due to an advertisement in the Daily Herald. In a full calf binding. Front board detached. Paper spine label age toned with significant loss. Rubbing to back strip and boards. Head of rear joint starting with board a touch tender. Internally firmly bound. Inscription to title page head. Pages age toned with spotting throughout. Good Only Bernard Lintott hardcover
