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1785459110London : printed by J. Davis for R. Faulder 1785. First Edition. Hardcover. Good set only in contemporary full leather-covered boards with front board of volume 3 detached and front board of volume 1 coming detached. Covers slightly scuffed with some minor worming to the exterior only. Gilt-blocked leather labels mounted on the spine which shows minor scuffs. Preliminary and final leaves foxed with isolated foxing only to the text. The text blocks themselves remain strong: tight and clean overall. A very serviceable set. Physical description: complete in 3 volumes ; 22 cm. Subjects: Hervey Christopher - Correspondence. Travelers' writings English - 18th century. Europe - Description and travel - Early works to 1800. Portugal - Early works to 1800. Spain. Italy. Germany. Social life and customs - 18th century. Politics and government. London : printed by J. Davis for R. Faulder hardcover
1750373997Boston: Printed and Sold by Daniel Fowle . and by Daniel Gookin 1750. First American edition. xiv 2 200; xiv 2 198 2pp. Publisher's ads on final leaf. 2 vols. 12mo. Contemporary calf covers ruled in gilt repairs to joints and hinges spines abraded. Some browning of text with the contemporary signatures of Katharine Whipple in each volume. In a brown cloth open end case. First American edition. xiv 2 200; xiv 2 198 2pp. Publisher's ads on final leaf. 2 vols. 12mo. Mott quoting an American publisher of this work in 1794 wrote "this book has been more read since it was first published than any other in the English language excepting the Holy Bible." p. 16. Apparently another edition of this work was published the same year by Bradford in Philadelphia.<br /> <br /> American bindings with evidence of gilt rules or tooling from this early period are scarce. Evans 6516; ESTC W30109 Printed and Sold by Daniel Fowle ... and by Daniel Gookin unknown
1749988Y19London: Printed for John and James Rivington 1749. Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A unique early copy of this poetical religious work from James Hervey gifted by the author to his sister. This copy presented as a gift by the author to his sister Mrs. Mary Hervey. Charming inscriptions pertaining to this to the front free endpaper and rear paste down. Fifth edition. Uniformly bound in full calf with raised bands and gilt to the spine. First published in 1746 Meditations and Contemplations was a highly influential work that reflects on life the afterlife nature and divine providence. Its Meditations among the Tombs is considered a key example of "graveyard poetry". The earliest work by English clergyman James Hervey which is said to have been modelled on Robert Boyle's Occasional Reflexions on various Subjects passing through as many editions within fourteen years. With an engraved frontispiece to both volumes. Uniformly bound in full calf with raised bands and gilt to the spine. Externally with rubbing to the extremities and cracking to the joints which remain firm. With traces of wax to the front paste down of Vol I. Internally firmly bound. Pages are toned with light scattered spotting throughout. With a few ink marks to S7 of Vol I. Good Printed for John and James Rivington hardcover
1735268209London i.e. Edinburgh: Printed for A. Dodd; Printed for T. Osborne 1735. The fifth edition corrected. 8; 8 pp. Folio. Modern half calf. Near fine. The fifth edition corrected". 8; 8 pp. Folio. Foxon V44 & P1135 Printed for A. Dodd; Printed for T. Osborne unknown
174289655London: J. Roberts 1742. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Fair. 80 pages. Some page foxing noted. Some moisture staining around edges at early pages. John Hervey 2nd Baron Hervey PC 13 October 1696 – 5 August 1743 was an English courtier and political writer. Heir to the Earl of Bristol he obtained the key patronage of Walpole and was involved in many court intrigues and literary quarrels being apparently caricatured by Pope and Fielding. His memoirs of the early reign of George II were too revealing to be published in his time and did not appear for more than a century. In 1725 he was elected M.P. for Bury St Edmunds. Hervey had been hesitating between William Pulteney afterwards earl of Bath and Robert Walpole but in 1730 he definitely took sides with Walpole of whom he was thenceforward a faithful adherent. He was able to render valuable service to Walpole from his influence with the Queen. Through him the minister governed Queen Caroline and indirectly George II. Hervey was vice-chamberlain in the royal household and a member of the Privy Council. In 1733 he was called to the House of Lords by writ of acceleration in his father's Barony. After the fall of Sir Robert Walpole he was dismissed July 1742 from his office. An excellent political pamphlet Miscellaneous Thoughts on the present Posture of Foreign and Domestic Affairs shows that he still retained his mental vigor. He predeceased his father but three of his sons became successively Earls of Bristol. Miscellaneous thoughts on the present posture both of our foreign and domestic affairs: humbly offer'd to the consideration of the Parliament and the people. Author: John Hervey. Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography Bibliotheca Americana Sabin Americana 1500--1926 contains a collection of books pamphlets serials and other works about the Americas from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres sermons political tracts newspapers books pamphlets maps legislation literature and more. Per Sabin this was published anonymously. By John Hervey Baron Hervey. J. Roberts paperback
1730302521London: R. Franklin et al. 1730. 32 31 blank 30 ad blank 62 pp. 8vo. A clean and bright copy in twentieth century paneled calf green and red morocco labels to spine slightly shelf-worn some ink annotations throughout mostly concerning the authorship of each work. 32 31 blank 30 ad blank 62 pp. 8vo. THE WAR BETWEEN BOLINGBROKE AND WALPOLE. A sammelband of four pamphlets concerning Viscount Bolingbroke's efforts to undermine the Walpole administration. Having recently returned from exile and though allowed to purchase property Walpole denied Bolingbroke from restoration of his political rights wary that he would abuse them. He proved correct and soon Bolingbroke undertook a campaign to resume power.<br/><br/>A paper war commenced and Bolingbroke's organ of choice was The Craftsman "a journalistic venture which heralded the birth of a formidable opposition to Walpole and the beginnings of a propaganda campaign of sustained brilliance and of rare political sophistication. Edited by Nicholas Amhurst and printed by Richard Francklin The Craftsman attracted contributions from Bolingbroke Pulteney and other leading thinkers and writers in the opposition camp . During its period of greatest influence from 1729 to 1732 at least 8000 copies of each issue were distributed and probably upwards of 12000 copies in 1731 . The Craftsman aroused such public interest and so embarrassed the ministry that Walpole spent large sums subsidizing a pro-ministerial press to reply to it and to attack Bolingbroke and Pulteney in particular; and he had Francklin arrested on several occasions in an effort to silence it."<br/><br/>The accusations bled beyond the pages of serial publications into pamphlets such as these here with Baron John Hervey often writing in defense of the government:<br/><br/>1. Bolingbroke Viscount Henry St. John A Final Answer to the Remarks on the Craftsman's Vindication. Second issue reset from the first without the errata. London: R.Francklin 1731.<br/>2. Hervey John Observations on the Writings of the Craftsman. First edition. London: J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane 1730.<br/>3. An Answer To a late Pamphlet Intitled Observations on the writings of the Craftsman. First edition. London: R. Francklin 1731. <br/>4. Remarks on the craftsman's Vindication of his Two Honble Patrons. Fifth edition. With half-title. London: J. Peele 1731. R. Franklin, et al. unknown books
1735268209London i.e. Edinburgh: Printed for A. Dodd; Printed for T. Osborne 1735. The fifth edition corrected. 8; 8 pp. Folio. Modern half calf. Near fine. The fifth edition corrected". 8; 8 pp. Folio. Foxon V44 & P1135 Printed for A. Dodd; Printed for T. Osborne unknown books
1780295243London: Willaim Allard 1780. hardcover. good. Numerous copper engravings age browning 5 volumes. 8vo full contemporary brown calf one cover loose. The leather is crackled and bindings are quite worn but the text is fairly tight and clean. London: William Allard 1780. First Edition. A good copy of this scarce title.<br/> <br/> Willaim Allard unknown
1780295243London: Willaim Allard 1780. hardcover. good. 5 volumes numerous copper engravings age browning 8vo full contemporary brown calf one cover loose. The leather is crackled and bindings are quite worn but the text is fairly tight and clean. London: William Allard 1780. First Edition. Scarce.<br/><br/> Willaim Allard unknown books
177921995London: William Adlard for J. Bew. Good. 1779. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in full leather. Most of the boards are loose or coming loose with old repairs to the hinges. Most plates and charts are fine but a couple have separation at folds. Excellent paper with very little foxing. The first signature in volume 3 has been poorly reinserted. Bookplate of Captain George Henry Towry of the British Navy. While the contents would grade "very good" the condition of the bindings certainly lower the set a full grade. Most of the spine labels are missing but the books would still be very attractive repaired in their contemporary bindings. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . William Adlard for J. Bew hardcover
1776718821776. in a superb Dusel binding. in a superb Dusel binding. A Colorful Duchess Trial. Kingston Elizabeth Chudleigh Hervey Duchess of 1720-1788 Defendant. The Trial of Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston for Bigamy Before the Right Honourable the House of Peers In Westminster-Hall In Full-Parliament On Monday the 15th Tuesday the 16th Friday the 19th Saturday the 20th and Monday the 22d of April 1776; On the Last of Which Days the Said Elizabeth Duchess Dowager of Kingston was Found Guilty. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London: Printed for Charles Bathurst 1776. iv 176 pp. Title page preceded by imprimatur leaf. Folio 15" x 9". Recent period-style three-quarter calf over marbled boards by Phil Dusel gilt spine with lettering piece endpapers renewed. Moderate toning light soiling and dampspotting to margins of a few leaves faint dampstaining to heads of preliminaries. $1500. Only edition. The colorful duchess is said to have been the basis for William Thackeray's character of Beatrice in Esmond and of the Baroness Bernstein in The Virginians and was also ridiculed in a play that she tried to legally suppress The Capuchin. Prone to romantic entanglements and scandals she had many lovers and it is said that George II was one of many to be swayed by her charms. When she determined to marry the Duke of Kingston Elizabeth feared the scandal of divorce from her first husband Augustus Hervey later Earl of Bristol who wanted a divorce so she instituted a suit of jactitation against him. His negative response ignored she took an oath that she was unmarried and the court so declared her. She married the Duke of Kingston in 1769 and he died in 1770 and left her a substantial estate on the condition that she remain a widow. The duke's nephew Mr. Evelyn Meadow brought suit against her for bigamy shortly after the duke's death while she was traveling in Italy. She returned to England to stand trial. Found guilty she would have been "burned on the hand" but she claimed the privilege of her peerage which served to exempt her from corporal punishment. She continued a life of travel and adventure until her sudden death in Paris in 1788. Dictionary of National Biography IX:730. Sowerby Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson 1957. English Short-Title Catalogue T92941. unknown books
1768P5012London: Robert Sayer & Thomas Jefferys c.1768. Very Good. Notes: Rare view of Quebec. <br>This view shows British troops in small boats approaching a French settlement in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.<br>"The items in the Scenographia of greatest interest to Canada are the six prints of the St. Lawrence done after the sketches of Captain Hervey Smyth A.D.C. to General Wolfe. The Six Views of the Most Remarkable Places of the Gulf and River St. Laurence were published in 1760 by Thomas Jefferys London with a dedication to William Pitt Earl of Chatham. The prints are line-engravings of good quality engraved by various well-known engravers of the period."--George Spendlove pg.7<br> Image Size : 328x511 mm 12.91x20.12 Inches Platemark Size : 365x528 mm 14.37x20.79 Inches Paper Size : 415x582 mm 16.34x22.91 Inches Coloring: Black & White Medium: Copper Engraving Categories: Views Canada Quebec; Robert Sayer & Thomas Jefferys unknown
176837848London: Printed for John Bowles et. al. 1768. Engraving. Nine numbered references. Among the rarest and most beautifully engraved Canadian views of the 18th century.<br/> <br/>Published following the conclusion of the French and Indian War and in a period of great public interest in the American colonies the Scenographia Americana was the first series of views dedicated to a large-scale artistic depiction of the American landscape. From the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the West indies the scenes include locations of battles views of strategic provincial capitals and newly secured areas of commercial importance. In 1768 the plates were published in three forms: individually; the complete set of 28 engraved plates priced at four guineas; or as seven separate suites as follows: six views of Canada after Smyth plates 1-6 priced 1 guinea; two views in Canada plates 7-8 priced 7s; two views of New York after Howdell plates 9-10 priced 7s; two views of Boston and Charlestown SC plates 11-12 priced 7s 6d for the pair or 3s 6d individually; six views after Pownall plates 13-18 priced 1 guinea; six views of Havana after Durnford plates 19-24 priced 1 guinea; and four views in the West Indies after Campbell plates 25-28 priced 14s. Referring to the suite of views by Smyth Spendlove write: "They are pictures of considerable charm and have much to offer the collector." The present image from the suite depicts the unsuccessful attack made by General Wolfe on July 31 1759.<br/> <br/>Sabin 77467 giving the French title only as per Leclerc 532; Lowndes p. 2185 incorrectly describing the work as 27 views; Deak Picturing America 107; Stokes The Iconography of Manhattan Island 1498-1909 I: pp. 281-295; Stokes American Historical Prints B-92; Fowble Two Centuries of Prints in America 25-30; John E. Crowley "The Scenographia Americana 1768: A transnational landscape for early America" in Common-Place vol. 6 no. 2 January 2006; Donald F. Clark "Six Remarkable Views 1761: the Collaboration of Governor Pownall and Paul Sandby" in Imprint vol. 4 no. 1 April 1979; Graham Hood "America the Scenic" in Colonial Williamsburg Journal Spring 2009; Spendlove pp. 12-13. Printed for John Bowles [et. al.] unknown books
