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171522-1169London: Jacob Tonson 1715. 1715 pp859-1168 frontis contains the end of the Fairy-Queen Two Cantos of Mutability The Shepherd's Calendar Colin Clout's Come Home Again & Virgil's Gnat only lib. markings are bookplate to fep & catalog number to spine some soiling & shelfwear to cover slight darkening to spine leather is beginning to split at spine & cover edges front cover beginning to loosen some browning to eps a couple light spots throughout otherwise contents clean & unmarked. Full-Leather. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Library. Jacob Tonson Hardcover
171522-1168London: Jacob Tonson 1715. 1715 pp187-546 frontis Contains part of the Fairy-Queen only lib. markings are bookplate to fep & catalog number to spine some soiling & shelfwear to cover slight darkening to spine leather is beginning to split at spine & cover edges some browning to eps a couple light spots throughout otherwise contents clean & unmarked. Full-Leather. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Library. Jacob Tonson Hardcover
1778002014J. Bell 1778 246 p. J. Bell British Library Strand Bookseller to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. 1778. The Apollo Pief by the Martins. Edinburg. Publication date 1778 Volume VIII only. Volume is XXII of Bell's Edition The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill. Book description: Full period leather hardbound stamped/embossed title/volume numbers on red/black spine label tissue guarded steel engraved edition frontispiece precedes title pages of each volume spines with six bands and with an intricate gilt design in compartments gilt-ruled and floral decorated covers with a central lozenge floral gilt dentelle gilt upper leaf edge marbled endpaper. Dimensions: 5 1/8" x 3 1/2" x 1/2". Book Condition: Fair; Front board detached boards/corner tips inner board expose at tips rubbed/bumped minor chipping of spine crown/heelupper gilt leaf edge faded tight square spine clean bright marginally age toned text pages. A scarce/rare volume. A nice copy. Language: eng. Hardcover. Fair. J. Bell hardcover
172043CG1720. O.J. um 1720. Kupferstich Brustbild mit ovaler Umrahmung von G. Vertue 1684-1756. Bildgrösse: 155 x 10 cm. Blattgrösse: 17 x 11 cm. Blattrand alt hinterlegt. unknown
1788005534London: J. Bell 1788. "The Faerie Queen" is an allegorical epic poem celebrating Queen Elizabeth often considered one of the greatest in the English language. This is a Very Good copy of a nice 18th-Century printing with both parts bound together. Full leather binding with gilt ruling and titling on the spine. Clean text; both parts have frontis engravings and title pages; 258 and 266 pages. Rubbed at the margins. Later Printing. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. J. Bell Hardcover
1798142573London: Printed and Published for the Author by George Cawthorn British Library No. 132 Strand 1798. 40pp. Narrow octavo 140 mm x 230 mm. Paper wrappers with black text and a small engraving to the front. String-tied. Some soiling along the edges of the wrappers as well as edgewear and a few closed tears that have been professionally repaired. A very good copy of an incredibly scarce item. Written by Edmund Spenser "the Younger"--not the Spenser who wrote the great allegorical epic poem "The Faerie Queen" in 1590. This play is based off of the seventeenth issue of the serial The Spectator; this serial devoted numerous issues to the topic of so-called "Ugly Clubs" a social club who would apparently only admit members with unappealing facial features. This play is very scarce with no other copies listed for sale at the time this one was catalogued nor any relevant auction records. Printed and Published for the Author by George Cawthorn, British Library, No. 132, Strand unknown
1778mon0000944761Apollo Press 1778. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Apollo Press 1778. Eight Volumes. Bindings to all volumes firm. Wear to the boards and spine. Text bright and clear with no foxing. Armonials of two previous owners on flyleafs. Apollo Press hardcover
1731OB122<p>London: Printed by Will Bowyer MDCCXXXI 1731. Hard Cover. 8vo; xiv 4 240 245-254 pages 12 engraved plates portrait front. A-Q8 R5. Translated by Theodore Bathurst d. 1651; published by John Ball. Added title-page in English: The Shepherd's Calendar. English and Latin texts on facing pages. ESTC T135116; Alston III.67; NUC 561: 495. Spenser's English work was first published in 1579 and dedicated to Sir Phillip Sidney; this Latin translation was first published in 1663. Bound in contemporary full calf; spine worn hinges tender; interior VG. Stock#OB122.</p> Printed by Will Bowyer, MDCCXXXI hardcover
1778033153Edinburg: John Bell at the Apollo Press 1778 A complete set of Spenser from the Bell's Edition - forming Vols 15 to 22 of the original 109 volumes. In very good condition. This set looks to be from the traveling library - with each volume being slim and bound in full red leather with gilt lines to boards and spine and gilt decoration at the board edges and inner edges. Gilt titles and volume and series numbers to spine. All page edges gilted - in circa 3 of the volumes the gilting has resulted in the occasional page appearing unopened at the top edge. All the volumes have their original page markers and all are very clean and sound. Spines tend to be darkened and there is light wear/scuffing at corners and spine ends - occasional bumping or greater wear at corners and occasional scuff or pit to boards. Endpapers marbled. Each volume has 2 initial and 2 or 3 final blanks an engraved title and 2 further title pages - one for the series and one for the Spenser set. Vol I has a portrait of Edmund Spenser. All volumes are complete with a contents listing at the end - Vol I containing introductory material and Vol VIII containing a Glossary of 'Old and Obscure Words'. Vol I: 257pp scuff to top spine end. Vol II: 243pp. Vol III: 258pp bump to top corner of back board. Vol IV: 266 pp - couple of tiny top page edge tears where gilt has partly held a couple of pages together at the top edge. Vol V: 261pp more pronounced scuffing to an area of the front board and slight warp to boards. Vol VI: 252pp more pronounced pitting on back board engraved title has lost the bottom edge below the picture frame with its text. Vol VII: 236pp. Vol VIII: 248pp pitting to front board. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images. Board size 13.2 cm x 8 cm. John Bell at the Apollo Press hardcover
1750p024.066GB: J. & R. Tonson & S. Draper 1750. 134 x 82 mm. Old ful leather. Spines with raised bands are lettered in gold All edges gold. Frontispiece. No other plates. Clean tight texts are quite closely trimmed. All bindings are sound but a bit rubbed. Set is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1200g. . Hardback. VG-/No DW. J. & R. Tonson & S. Draper, Hardcover
17588579London: J and R Tonson 1758. Very good condition matched 2 volume set. Rebound in cloth covered boards with leather spine5 raised bands and embossed leather labels with gold gilt. The books are tighly bound and square. The corners are sharp the covers are clean. Volume 1 has a recent bookplate inside the front cover and older bookplate on the front end sheet. There is a name written in cursive at the top of the title page both volumes. There is a notation inside the cover of the first volume stating that volume 2 is lacking plate 8 it is followed by a question mark. I counted 7 plates in the 2 volumes and can see no evidence of a plate being removed. . The body of both of the books appear to be notation free with the exception listed. The book pages are age toned with light to moderate foxing. Please note the listed albeit minor defects listed. Priced reasonably given the printing and the minor defects. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. J and R Tonson Hardcover
1732012598London: Printed by Will. Bowyer; John Ball 1732. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. xviii 254 pages of text including an index. Full leather binding; rebacked. Original boards are somewhat rubbed and worn but remain attractive. Illustrated by a frontisportrait of Spenser and twelve engraved plates by Fourdrinier. The plate for February is repeated and is in the place of January which is not present. The text is in English faced by Latin by Theodoro Bathurst. Previous owner's bookplate and notations on endpapers Sherlock Willis with dates 1746 and 1756. Also Sherlock V. Willis 1877. Willis was Rector of Wormley. The 18th Century engraved bookplate with coat of arms states "The Ungodly Borroweth & Payeth Not Again.". Printed by Will. Bowyer; John Ball Hardcover
1715002766London: Jason Tonson 1715. Hardcover. Good. 16mos 1758 pages contemporary calf; ex libris J. Nourse <br/><br/>Illustrated with copperplate engravings. Jason Tonson hardcover
173255484xiv 4 254 pages with portair frontispieces plus 12 plates text in English and Latin Published by John Ball hardcover
171522176London: Printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's Head 1715 1715. Six volumes complete. Small 8vos. 17.2 cm. Frontispiece engravings. cxl 184 pp.; 187-546 pp.; 547-854 pp.; 859-1168 pp.; 1171-1455 pp.; 1459-1758 pp. Contemporary gilt-stamped polished calf with five raised spinal bands and gilt-stamped morocco spinal labels. All edges stamped red. Some wear at spinal extremities and external hinges and occasionally at the tips contemporary bookplates front pastedowns else this is a very nice very good set gilt quite bright and uncommon thus. Hardcover. Very Good. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's Head, 1715 hardcover
171571729London: Mr. Hughes 1715. 12mo. 6 volumes. Contemporary speckled calf with red title label gilt lettering and devices to spine; raised bands; thin gilt borders to boards; edges speckled red top edges darkened. Some wear and loss at spine ends and joints. Bumping to extremities. Bookplates to front pastedowns of Thomas Worrall Smith Grazebrook dated 1830 with his name dated 1830 to heads of title leaves otherwise internally clean. Small sticker to corner of rear pastedowns of Paul Breman stating they are collated complete. . Very Good. Speckled Calf. 1715. Mr. Hughes 1715 unknown
177815352<p><b>1778 Fairy Queen Edmund Spenser Poetry Faerie Queene Vellum 8v SET w/ Provenance</b></p><p><i>"For there is nothing lost that may be found if sought." </i></p><p>― Edmund Spenser<i> The Faerie Queene</i></p><p>Edmund Spenser is one of the most well-known 16th-century English poets. His most-famous poem '<i>The Faerie Queene'</i> is one of fantasy and allegory that celebrated the Tudors and Queen Elizabeth. Spenser explores human emotion consciousness and conflict and drew much of his influence from Italian greats Ariosto and Tasso. He embodied Elizabethan values and British history but he also wanted to have literary freedom balancing history and myth. Samuel Johnson was well-versed with '<i>The Faerie Queene'</i> as it was a 'useful source for obsolete and archaic words' as he was organizing his 'Dictionary'.</p><p>This 1787 edition of the poetical works of Spenser was published as part of John Bell's edition of '<i>The Poets of Great Britain</i>.' This set featured '<i>The Faerie Queene'</i> as well as a fine biographical sketch of Spenser himself.</p><p>Item number: #15352</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>SPENSER Edmund</p><p><b><i>The poetical works of Edmund Spenser . From the text of Mr. Upton &c. With the life of the author.</i></b></p><p>London : Printed for J. Bell 1778.</p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages; 8 volumes</p><p>o 9 frontispiece engravings</p><p>· References: Lowndes 2477; van Es <i>Companion to Spenser Studies </i>p.270; Wilkinson I p. 132</p><p>· Provenance:</p><p>o Armorial Bookplate – Thomson Bonar Esqr. Camden Place</p><p>§ Thomas Bonar and his wife were the <b>victims of an infamous drunken murder in Chislehurst Kent England in 1813</b> at the hands of one Philip Nicholson. Following the murder Nicholson was promptly convicted and sentenced to be publicly hanged. </p><p>§ Camden Place takes its name from the antiquary William Camden who lived in the former house on the site from c. 1609 until his death in 1623. The present house was built shortly before 1717 and it was given several additions in the late 18th and early 19th centuries by the architect George Dance the younger.</p><p>o Bookplate / Handwritten – Joseph Bevan Braithwaite 1840</p><p>§ Joseph Bevan Braithwaite 1818 – 1905 was a conservative evangelical English Quaker minister.</p><p>§ In 1887 <b>he drafted the Quaker Richmond Declaration</b> which stated among other things that the Bible was of greater authority than the Inner Light the presence of Christ in the heart.</p><p>· Language: English</p><p>· Binding: Vellum; tight & secure</p><p>· Size: ~5in X 3.25in 13cm x 8.5cm</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>15352</p> J. Bell hardcover
1758000012233London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson in the Strand 1758. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vol. 8vo. 5 vi-xxxviii 2 1-527 1; 2 3-496 pp. Contemporary full calf with the spines in six compartments compartments ruled in gold with recent green morocco labels lettered in gold on each spine; all edges sprinkled blue. Each volume illustrated with a frontispiece volume one with four plates volume two with three plates. The volumes also have one in-text illustration. With a glossary explaining the old and obscure words. Carpenter 116. Lowndes 2477. Oxford DNB "Spenser Edmund 1552-1599". According to Lowndes this is the first Tonson edition of Spenser's epic poem. Carpenter states this edition is based on that of Hughes. Includes a biography of Edmund Spenser. An attractive edition of Spenser's poem concerned with knights dragons queens noble ladies Greek gods and goddesses and warriors. The poem itself was dedicated to Queen Elisabeth I with whom Spenser had an audience before the publication of his poem in 1590 to Sir Walter Raleigh and to numerous other noble English people of the late sixteenth century. Spenser's poetic style was revolutionary to English literature: it combined classical and native English themes motifs and stories. Chaucer and Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics were hugely influential to Spenser's work. The poem centers around six knights and their quests with each knight representative of a specific virtue. A work central to English literature. Each front joint discreetly strengthened the crown and foot of each spine worn away; a small contemporary name on each title page. Printed for J. and R. Tonson in the Strand hardcover
17515320London: J. Brindley S. Wright 1751. First Illustrated Edition. Measuring approximately 11.25" x 8.75" with 453 450 440 numbered pages respectively. <br /> <br /> These volumes are in fair condition. Volume one and two are in various stages of being rebound. Gilt lettering and design on spine is still legible. Volume III is in the worst condition with both boards detached. Front pages are loose and lacking the rear endpages. Interior pages of all volumes are clean and well preserved. <br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory #F2-3. J. Brindley, S. Wright unknown
1758300360London: J. & R. Tonson 1758. First Edition; Early Printing. Fine binding. Both volumes Very Good in rebound blue cloth with previous owner initials emblazened on right bottom of front cover. J. & R. Tonson unknown
175157003London: Printed for J. Brindley and S. Wright 1751. .To Which are Now Added a New Life of the Author and also a Glossary. Adorn'd with thirty-two copper-plates from the original drawings of the late W. Kent Esq; architect and principal painter to his Majesty. Mottled calf boards gilt decs to spine. All three vols have detached front board and ffep rear boards also loose. Binding bumped and chipped minor loss to spine ends all lack spine title labels. Bookplates of Henry Curwen and John Law to each front pastedown. Vol II has some minor biological damage to first few pagesTextblocks however in good order clean solid text and plates bright. Full Leather. Good Minus. 4to. Printed for J. Brindley and S. Wright Hardcover
175144948London: printed for J. Brindley 1751. 3 volumes 4to; pp. 4 xxxvii 1 lxv 1 453; 2 450; 2 440 2 errata; 32 engraved plates after William Kent; woodcut head- and tailpieces; volume I bound in recent quarter tan calf antique maroon morocco label on spine; vols. II-III bound in full contemporary calf red and black morocco labels on gilt-decorated spines; joints barely cracked; very neat facsimile restoration in the fore-margin of b4 in vol. I with facsimile lettering touching the beginning or end of a total of 14 words; mild to moderate dampstain enters the foremargins of many pages throughout; textblock is otherwise very good and clean for the most part. One of the most splendid editions of Spenser's masterpiece with useful bibliographical information on the collation of the 1590 and 1596 quartos. The glossary occupies 13 pages of the preliminaries if vol. I. Ebert 21601; Lowndes III 2477. printed for J. Brindley unknown
1758BB1494London: printed for J. and R. Tonson 1758. First Edition thus. Full Calf. Fine. First Annotated Edition illustrated grangerized with the full suite of 32 double-page plates by William Kent for the 1751 edition of Spenser’s Faerie Queene published by Stephen Wright and John Brindley ESTC T35152. 4to: xlii68 including glossary6731; 673pp Illustrated with 32 double-page tab-mounted copperplate engravings by William Kent. Engraved armorial bookplates of John Moore Paget 1791-1866 on front paste-downs. Laid in are various manuscipt leaves one on stationary of the Old Vicarage Cuckfield now a Grade II listed building originally built in the early 17th century rebuilt in Georgian style in 1780s and finally altered in the nineteenth century. A magnificent set printed on heavy paper and bound in contemporary full stained calf joints very skillfully rebuilt spine in six compartments between raised bands four very richly gilt two with red and black morocco lettering pieces gilt; decorative gilt rolls on thick board edges page edges speckled red. A superb perhaps unique example pages and plates pristine crisp fresh and bright. Lowndes V 2477 and III 2477. Alston III101. Spenser Encyclopedia pp. 389 for Kent and 706 for Upton. . Upton's edition was the first attempt at an original-spelling and an annotated text. "The extensive notes tracing sources and identifying historical personages are still valuable; all later annotators are indebted to Upton's erudition." Radcliffe Spenser and the Tradition: English Poetry 1579-1830 William Kent was a skilled designer and decorator but a poor painter and draughtsman and despite their energy and directness his designs for The Faerie Queene are not wholly successful they were severely criticised by Horace Walpole in his Anecdotes of Painting in England. But the subjects represented contain many interesting reflections of Kent's involvement with picturesque gothic architecture and garden design including such romantic structures as the Hermitage and Merlin’s Cave a thatched mock-gothic building housing a library for Queen Caroline at Richmond. John Moore Paget of Cranmore Hall Somerset inherited from his father a "library of curious and valuable books and a decided taste for bibliology. A book-hunter from his youth his constant delight in after life was to search old book-stalls and add from time to time some scarce or quaint old work or rare engraving to his increasing collection." Gentleman's Magazine vol. 221 1866. N. B. With few exceptions always identified we only stock books in exceptional condition. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association and we subscribe to its codes of ethics. printed for J. and R. Tonson unknown
1751001<p><strong>SPENSER Edmund <em>The Faerie Queene</em></strong>. With an exact Collation of the Two Original Editions Published by Himself Spenser at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590 and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added A new Life of the Author and also a Glossary. Adorn'd with thirty-two Copper-Plates from the Original Drawings of the late W. KENT Esq. London: Printed for J. Brindely. . . <strong>1751</strong>. 3 volumes. 4to pp. ii lxiii lxiv blank xxxvii xxxviii blank xxxix - xl Contents xli errata xlii blank 453 454 blank; ii 440 20 full-page engraved plates in volume 1 7 full-page engraved plates in volume 2 5 full-page engraved plates in volume 3 dully rebound probably 19th century in quarter calf publisher's cloth; tear in pp. 125-126 in volume 3 but otherwise a good clean set with good impressions of the plates.</p><p>The life is by Thomas Birch prolific writer member of the Society of Antiquaries and Fellow of the Royal Society. <em>The Faerie Queene </em>is an epic poem one of the longest in the English language. It is primarily an allegorical poem and was originally presented by Spenser to Queen Elizabeth I in 1589 in an attempt to gain Royal patronage. It has become a hugely influential work in which Spenser invented the verse form known as the Spenserian stanza.</p><p>Free Tracked Post for All UK Customers<br />Overseas Customers please contact for postage prices</p> J. Brindely. . . hardcover
175133225London: for J. Brindley in New Bond-Street and S. Wright Clerk of his Majesty's Works. 1751. 3 volumes. Very Scarce First Printing of the Edition. A copy with pleasing provenance coming from the library and with the bookplate of John Templer who was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College Cambridge graduating in 1836. He was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1837. Templer became a close friend of James Brooke through his elder brother James Lethbridge Templer 1811–1845 of the East India Company Merchant Navy. Templer acted as Brooke's legal counsel. In 1853 Templer was called to the bar and from 1854 he was one of the Masters of the Court of Exchequer Illustrated with 32 very finely engraved full-page copper plates and engraved head and tailpieces and initials throughout. Large thick quartos in very fine contemporary polished calf the spines with raised bands gilt ruled two compartments with fine contrasting maroon and black morocco lettering labels gilt the remaining compartments with central gilt tooling original endleaves. 2 lxiii xxxvii 453 2; 2 450; 2 440 pp An unusually fine handsome and beautifully bound set. The bindings are in excellent condition and these are crisp clean copies especially so. Very rarely are such fine copies encountered in the marketplace. TRULY FINE COPIES OF THIS BEAUTIFUL PRINTING OF SPENSER'S FAIRIE QUEENE ONE OF THE GREATEST WORKS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.<br> Edmund Spenser stands with William Shakespeare and John Milton in the history of English poetry and litereature. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of modern English verse from its infancy and one of the greatest poets in the language. Spenser was known to his contemporaries as "the prince of poets†and was said by them to be "as great in English as Virgil in Latinâ€. He was greatly preferred over Shakespeare by Queen Elizabeth and many others of the day. He left behind his masterful essays in every genre of poetry from pastoral and elegy to epithalamion and epic. A century later John Milton would call Spenser "a better teacher than Aquinas†and was greatly influenced by him. Since then generations of readers have admired his subtle use of language his imagination his immense classical and religious learning and "his unerring ability to synthesize and ultimately to delightâ€.<br> THE FAERIE QUEEN is Spenser’s best known work and arguably his best. It is especially notable for its form: it was the first work written in what is now called Spenserian stanza and is also one of the longest poems in the English language. An allegorical work written in praise of Queen Elizabeth I it is largely symbolic the poem follows several knights in an examination of several virtues. It found not surprisingly great political favour with Elizabeth I and was such a public success that it quickly became Spenser's defining work. The last six books of the twelve Spenser intended were never written though two cantos noted as the Seventh and Eighth Bookes appear here. for J. Brindley, in New Bond-Street and S. Wright, Clerk of his Majesty's Works.... hardcover
