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1737AMO-4509London, Printed for the Author ; and sold by W. Innys and R. Manby, 1737 3 parties reliées en 2 volumes in-8 (23,6 x 15 cm) de (13)-XXXII-431-(1 bl.) et (10)-352 pages, suivi de "An Appendix in Answer to a Book, etc." en pagination séparée de 85-(27) pages. Reliure strictement de l'époque plein maroquin noir, dos à nerfs richement ornés aux petits fers dorés, large dentelle dorée en encadrement des plats, armoiries dorées au centre des plats, roulette dorée sur les coupes et en encadremen intérieur des plats, doublures et gardes de papier peigne, tranches dorées. Légères marques aux reliures, sans gravité. Petits manques aux pièces de titre et sur un bord de coiffe (coiffe supérieure du premier volume), coins légèrement frottés ou usés, sans gravité, armoirires dorées sur le premier plat du premier volume légèrement frottées. Intérieur en bon état, imprimé sur beau papier fort à grandes marges (large paper).
177513119Printed by T. Spilsbury and sold by G. Kearsley, London 1775. VII, 448 p. Contemp. brown leather with gilt spine, marbled end papers. Corners bumped, cover and spine rubbed, some loss of leather. Front hinge broken. First and last leaves a bit tanned, few spots. Small contemp. armorial book-plate. First engl. ed.
1786138596Oxford: Clarendon Press 1786. Very Good. small octavo. full leather c.250 192pp. engraved plate Early binding in brown calf with decorations at spine & marbled end papers. Neat ownership signature dated 1836 o/w nice copy Clarendon Press hardcover
1797341884London: Printed by C. Whittingham for T. Heptinstall 1797. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition thus. 12mo. ix 15 347 1 91 5 pp. 19 cm. Issued with a separate title page for A New Version of the Psalms of David by N. Brady and N. Tate H.D. Symonds 1796. In contemporary straight grained black morocco double fillet gilt borders on both boards gilt turn-ins gilt spine title all edges gilt marbled endpapers. Owner's name and address in neat ink on the front paste down. With an attractive contemporary dark red morocco bookplate: "Charlotte Godwin 1798" in gilt with double fillet gilt borders and decorative motif on the front pastedown. Corners bumped with moderate scattered foxing to the text pages else a beautiful fine copy with an interesting early American bookplate. The Godwin family was one of the first to settle in the Eastern Shore region of Virginia. Scarce. OCLC locates only one holding. Printed by C. Whittingham, for T. Heptinstall hardcover
1792FLEN0241London, printed for T. Vernor, W. Otridge, Scatchard & Whitaker, Ogilvy & Speare, Darton & Harvey & W. Millar 1792. 12°. Gest. Titel m. Vignette, VI S. (Einl.), 2 Bll. (Inh.), 332 S. u. gest. Titel m. Vignette, 2 Bll. (Inh.), 301(1) S. Marmorierte Lederbände der Zeit m. goldgepr. Titel (auf mont. Papierschi.) u. Streicheisenverz. auf Rücken sowie farb. Kopfschnitt. Einbände etwas abgerieben, zwei Rückenkanten angeplatzt, Ecken bestoßen, Vorsätze mit Namenseintrag u. Widmung, im Text etw. gebräunt u. fleckig. Erstmals von 1760-1761 in der Zeitschrift 'Newberys Public Ledger' veröffentlichte Sammlung fiktiver Briefe und Tagebuchaufzeichnungen. Der irische Schriftsteller und Arzt Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) nutzt seinen fiktiven Autor, einen in London residierenden chinesischen Gelehrten, Kritik an der zeitgenössischen britischen Kultur zu üben.
1739k100kdJ. Harrop 1739. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The book is in its original binding and has its original end pages. The hinges have been reinforced and show evidence of repair. The boards are worn but remain fair overall. The spine has 6 raised bands. The pages are marked by age and handling heavy foxing and age related markings throughout but the text remains legible. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. Overall the book has been well preserved and remains in good condition for its age. Tall thick and heavy book extra postage will be required. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. J. Harrop hardcover
176054952Cambridge, John Baskerville, 1760. Royal 8vo.(23,5 x 15,7 cm.). Bound in fine red full longgrained morocco. Spine divided in 5 compartments, each richly gilt and with a blindtooled stamp in the middle. Covers with broad gilt borders and blindtooled cornerpieces. Inside gilt borders. Edges of covers also gilt, Edges of leaves gilt. Faint discolouring at upper compartment. Unpaginated. (272) pp. Last leaf is L I2. Title-page laid down. Inner upper corner of title-page gone, but repaired, shaving the ""C"" in ""Common"". Brownspots to title-page. B7 with marginal repairs. Some rather faint scattered brownspots.
179357674Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1793. (+) London, M. Brown, 1793. Small 8vo. Contemp. full red morocco. Richly gilt spine. Gilt border on covers with gilt cornerpieces, large gilt centerpieces. Inner gilt borders. All edges gilt. Well preserved.
176248821Cambridge: printed by John Baskerville printer to the university 1762. First duodecimo Baskerville edition 12mo 198 leaves collating as in Gaskell; the title a cancellans as described by Gaskell with the price of "five shillings unbound"; bound with: Sternhold Thomas & John Hopkins. The Whole Book of Psalms Collected into English Metre. Birmingham: printed by John Baskerville 1762. 55 of 61 leaves wanting K2-L6; first Baskerville edition; together in contemporary full red morocco elaborate gilt borders on covers gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments without letters a.e.g.; extremities lightly rubbed but generally a very good copy in a nice binding. Gaskell 20 "Baskerville agreed with the University to print an edition of 4000 copies" and 21 respectively. <br/><br/> printed by John Baskerville, printer to the university unknown books
1792028192London: L. Wayland 1792. Large Octavo. Frontispiece 12 284 250 58 pages. Nice large type. One of the better unofficial printings done at the end of the 18th century. The border resembles Didot. The use of the singular for the sacraments is an error see Griffiths. Both the British Library and the Huntington have copies with this variation. Special full black straight grained morocco both boards centrally inlaid red green and gilt insignia with the name Thos. Harrison above insignia and dated 1823 below boards trimmed in a decorative gilt roll binding by Thomas Harrison with 1825 on front cover with red insignia. Very clean text engravings have foxing with tissue guards. ESTC T082266; David M. Griffiths The Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer p. 205. L. Wayland unknown books
176149243Cambridge: John Baskerville 1761. First Baskerville edition third title impression with the price of 8s. 6d. on the title page 8vo without sections x2b 2N-2Q as often; contemporary blue goatskin with elaborate gilt border gilt-decorated spine in 7 compartments a.e.g. marbled endpapers; boards and spine worn armorial bookplate of the Hon. Charles Hope Weir followed by an inscription by his great great grandson Harry Lloyd Neruey under it. A good sound copy. Gaskell 12. <br/><br/> John Baskerville hardcover books
176248991Cambridge: printed by J. Baskerville printer to the University 1762. 12mo 198 leaves; this copy with the cancellans title page the last line reading "Price Five Shillings unbound" and without the star & lozenge slip pasted over the last line; bound with: Brady N. A New Version of the Psalms of David. Birmingham: printed by John Baskerville 1762 52 leaves; together in contemporary full green goat fancy gilt borders on covers with floral devices in the corners enclosing a central gilt lozenge gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments unlettered a.e.g.; the binding is darkened and slightly worn and 2 old bookseller descriptions are tipped in at the front; all else quite good and sound. An old note in pencil on the verso of the front free endpaper proclaims this to be an "Irish binding." "Baskerville printed three octavo editions of The Book of Common Prayer. The first which appeared in 1760 was set in long lines of Great Primer. There were two impressions one with and the other without a border round each page . cancelled title pages were substituted later in 1760 and in 1761. The second edition appeared later in 1760 . and two impressions were printed with and without borders. It was first published at 7s. 6d but in 1761 the price was raised to 8s.6d. The Royal Prayers are found in the second state only as cancels. The third and final edition was published in 1762 set in long lines of Great Primer without borders" Gaskell. Gaskell 20 and 22. <br/><br/> printed by J. Baskerville, printer to the University unknown books
176049017Cambridge: printed by John Baskerville printer to the university; by whom they are sold and by B. Dod.London 1760. Second Baskerville edition issue with the lozenge and star ornamental page borders; 8vo 272 leaves the title page is a canel; contemporary full calf worn neatly rebacked in mottled calf red morocco label on gilt-paneled spine a.e.g.; endpapers renewed; good and sound overall; internally clean. Gaskell 13. <br/><br/> printed by John Baskerville, printer to the university; by whom they are sold, and by B. Dod...London unknown books
176248833Cambridge: printed by John Baskerville 1762. 8vo 344 leaves; contemporary if not original full pock-marked calf elaborate gilt borders on covers smooth gilt-decorated spine laid out in 6 compartments red morocco label in 1 a.e.g.; the textblock is clean and sound but the covers are worn and the joints rough and starting; a good copy. "Baskerville printed three octavo editions of The Book of Common Prayer. The first which appeared in 1760 was set in long lines of Great Primer. There were two impressions one with and the other without a border round each page . cancelled title pages were substituted later in 1760 and in 1761. The second edition appeared later in 1760 . and two impressions were printed with and without borders. It was first published at 7s. 6d but in 1761 the price was raised to 8s.6d. The Royal Prayers are found in the second state only as cancels. The third and final edition was published in 1762 set in long lines of Great Primer without borders" Gaskell. Gaskell 19. <br/><br/> printed by John Baskerville unknown books
170647980London: printed by Charles Bill and the executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd 1706. Folio in 4s 202 leaves collated complete; preliminary leaves dampstained at lower edge with stains and short tears and loss of some text in the corner of a4; also loss at bottom of 2H2; engraved frontispiece historiated woodcut initials; bound with The Whole Book of Psalms collected into English metre by Thomas Sternhold John Hopkins and others. London: printed by Tho. Hodgkin for the Company of Stationers 1706 folio pp. 2 52 6; contemporary and likely origginal full black paneled goat triple gilt rules on covers enclosing a central gilt panel fleurons in the corners gilt-decorated spine in 7 compartments; the whole rubbed and worn but sound. On the front and rear pastedown are mounted "A Morning Hymn" and "An Evening Hymn" each about 5½" x 6½ and printed in two columns. <br/><br/> printed by Charles Bill, and the executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd unknown books
1707287656Oxford London: Printed by the University-Printers Printed by J. Heptinstall for the Company of Stationers 1707. Full Leather. Very Good binding. A Book of Common Prayer and Book of Psalms for the Anglican Church bound together in one volume; both were published in 1707. Complete with 53 numbered plates. Interestingly three of the plates are of a more political nature being the "Gun-Powder Treason" the "Martyrdom of King Charles I" and the "Restoration of King Charles II." Red ruling to the borders of the double-columned text title pages and plates. The Whole Book of Psalms Collected into English Metre by Thomas Sternhold John Hopkins and others . 'Printed by J. Heptinstall for the Company of Stationers. 1707" is not found in the ESTC. Neither text is paginated; the final leaf of the Book of Common Prayer is R4; the final leaf of The Whole Book of Psalms is I6. Front hinge reinforced with Japanese tissue. Slight loss at the bottom of the spine. Black straight grain morocco with gilt lettering and raised bands on the spine. All edges gilt. Very Good. ESTC T231335. Very Good binding. Printed by the University-Printers | Printed by J. Heptinstall, for the Company of Stationers unknown books
176235341Cambridge: John Baskerville & B. Dod 1762. 12mo 16.9 cm 6.7". 392 pp. <br><br>with Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. 1762. Sternhold & Hopkins. The whole book of Psalms collected into English metre . . . Birmingham: John Baskerville 1762. 12mo. 122 pp. and Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. 1762. Tate & Brady. A new version of the Psalms of David fitted to the tunes used in churches. Birmingham: John Baskerville 1762. 12mo. 104 pp.<br>Â Â Â Â One of the last of Cambridge University printer John Baskerville's great series of printings of the Book of Common Prayer including the Psalter the articles of religion and state prayers for George III. The BCP is followed by two versions of the Psalms the older rendition by Sternhold and Hopkins and the newer by Tate and Brady.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Front pastedown with armorial bookplate of collector William Gott 17971863 father of John Gott Bishop of Truro with motto "Nec temere nec timide." Neat note on rear free endpaper indicating book was purchased from the Pickering firm and then rebound by Hayday.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Signed binding done by James Hayday 17961872 an eminent London binder: Early 19th-century dark blue morocco spine gilt extra. Covers framed in gilt rolls surrounding central gilt-stamped composed medallions; board edges and turn-ins with gilt roll. All edges gilt. Front free endpaper stamped "Bound by Hayday. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â BCP: Griffiths Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer 1762:8; Gaskell 20; ESTC T87226. Sternhold & Hopkins: ESTC T87252; Gaskell 21. Brady & Tate: ESTC T107540; Gaskell 22. Binding as above light rubbing to extremities small scuffs to covers; back free endpaper with => small inked annotations regarding purchase and binding costs. First few leaves browned varying degrees of mild to moderate foxing elsewhere. A handsome example of both Baskerville's printing and Hayday's binding skills. John Baskerville & B. Dod unknown books
17834031Oxford: W. Jackson & A. Hamilton 1783. 4to 28 cm 11". 52 ff. lacking ff. 13. <br><br>bound with Bible. English. 1783. Authorized i.e. King James Version. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments: translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. Oxford: W. Jackson & A. Hamilton 1783. 4to 28 cm 11". 144 ff. lacking final blank. bound with Bible. O.T. Psalms. English.Paraphrases. 1770. Sternhold and Hopkins. The whole book of psalms collected into English metre. Oxford: Pr. by T. Wright & W. Gill 1770. 4to 28 cm 11". 28 ff.<br>Â Â Â Â Large heavy quarto family bible smaller and more manageable and less expensive than the large folios intended to be used at the lectern in church but still quite substantial. These family Bibles also could contain as in this case the Book of Common Prayer and the "old" version metrical psalter with the expectation that they would serve the master of the house in leading family worship.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: "William Tillsons Bible" in manuscript above manuscript family records on the recto of the first blank; other family notes are recorded on its back and on the verso of the front free endpaper. Someone has taken the trouble to paste a large slip of paper onto the recto of the front free endpaper over a large ownership note that may read "Thomas Tilison His Bible Septr 4th 1784. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Prayer Book: Griffiths Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer 1786/2; ESTC N66721. Psalter: not in ESTC. Bible: not in Darlow & Moule or ESTC; Herbert 1286. Contemporary calf covers panelled in blind with remnants of clasps. Front joint open with cords strongly holding; covers abraded with incisions and leather loss to edges; spine leather dry and cracking; front fly-leaf and next blank detached. Prayer Book only lacking title-page and two preliminary leaves; another early leaf detached with a closed tear across no loss of text. Bible: Foxing and brown spotting with a few closed tears and occasional chipping in the margins the last resulting in loss of words from a few shouldernotes. The copy described by Herbert had engravings and maps not present here; this copy is complete textually. W. Jackson & A. Hamilton hardcover books
176030966Cambridge: John Baskerville for B. Dod 1760. 8vo 24.5 cm 9.6". 544 pp. <br><br>Second edition of Cambridge University printer John Baskerville's Book of Common Prayer including the Psalter the articles of religion and state prayers for George II. This impression printed in the same year as the first edition features decorative page borders; its title-page matches the description of Gaskell's Group 2 with the third line printed in roman and the price listed as "Seven Shillings and Six Pence unbound." The final text leaf is Ll2; there are interpolated signatures rz between Q and R.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Contemporary red morocco framed and panelled in gilt rolls with gilt-stamped corner fleurons board edges and turn-ins with gilt roll; later rebacked with red morocco spine beautifully stamped in foliate and geometric designs originally gilt but now virtually entirely black/blind. All edges gilt.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Front pastedown with armorial bookplate "A ma puissance" of the Earl of Stamford. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC N32874; Gaskell Baskerville 12. Binding as above extremities rubbed sides with small scuffs. Front pastedown with bookplate as above bookplate bearing inked numeral in red. Pages gently age-toned with a few instances of light spots of foxing otherwise clean. => An attractive production in an attractive copy. John Baskerville for B. Dod unknown books
174334408London: Thomas Baskett and Robert Baskett Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty 1743. Leather bound. Poor. Octavo. Unpaginated. Text is printed in double columns. Text block trimmed. Binding in poor condition. Boards are rubbed dry and detached. Missing title label on the spine. Leather spine is very worn. Text is clean with light toning. Inscription of Robert Higginson 1746 written on the contents page. Thomas Baskett and Robert Baskett, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty unknown
172755069London: printed by John Baskett. and by the Assigns of Henry Hills decease'd 1727. Later edition. Hardcover. Very good. Three parts folio in fours 38 by 24 cm. 380 23 3 table pp; text in two columns. Additional engraved title page; main title in red and black; woodcut initials and ornaments. Contemporary two-tone paneled calf triple-ruled in gilt; spine with raised bands elaborately tooled in gilt morocco lettering piece; gilt inner dentelles; marbled endleaves; all edges gilt. Covers very lightly scuffed with mild traces of wear at extremities; upper joint just starting at top; occasional touches of mild mostly marginal foxing. A very good or better copy complete and handsomely bound.<br /> <br /> An uncommon and beautifully printed edition of the Book of Common Prayer "the first single manual of worship in a vernacular language directed to be used universally by and common to both priest and people" Carter and Muir. Despite early revisions and some major alterations following the Restoration the original simplicity of the language has been presevered the text remaining substantially unaltered since 1662. References: ESTC N67554 locates only 4 copies. Cf. Carter & Muir Printing and the Mind of Man 75 ed. 1549. Collation: pi1 a-c4 A-Aaa4 Bbb2 = 203 leaves. printed by John Baskett... and by the Assigns of Henry Hills, decease'd hardcover
17523265Oxford: Printed by Thomas Baskett Printer to the University; James Hodges at ye Looking Glass on London Bridge Sells all sorts of Bibles Common Prayers Testaments Salters Spelling Books & all sorts of School Books Wholescale & Retale 1752. Full morocco. Good. Two works in one. bound with: The Whole Book of Psalms: Collected into English Metre By Thomas Sternhold John Hopkins and Others London: Printed by C. and J. Ackers for the Company of Stationers. M.DCC.LI. 8vo unpaginated a-b8 c3 A-Aa8 final leaf Aa8: one tailpiece; A-H8 final leaf H8; extra-illustrated: engraved title page and frontispiece of George II plus 45 engraved plates presented out of sequence. Later full black morocco spine and upper board gilt-ruled and faded spine simply and scantly tooled in gilt gilt roll-tooled edges and turn-ins. Marbled endpapers. Heavy wear and rubbing scored and bumped circular marks to upper board. Gatherings not flush only traces of earlier gilt edge stain from second/ later binder's trimming. Off-setting from book label now removed to front endpapers. Later affectionate gift POI in brown ink to second blank: "To Dorothy with love from Phyllis" with earlier POI again in brown ink repeated to illustrated title page and Contents page: "Jas. Nunn Chalck." Browned some foxing and staining losses to bottom corner of A2 with 4 lines of text absent and top corner of A7 some tears nicking and creasing a number of margins trimmed very close with headers and catchwords affected incl. gathering I L & X plus B in second work leaves P3 & 4 taped at centre fold with attendant offsetting to adjacent pages. Else complete and clean. Good A well-handled extra-illustrated copy of the 1752 OUP Book of Common Prayer bound with Thomas Sternhold John Hopkins et al's The Whole Book of Psalms 1751 featuring 47 biblical and historical plates including 'Gunpowder Treason' 'The Martyrdom of King Charles the 1st' and 'The Restoration of Charles 2nd'. N.B. Diverges from ESTC T183438: shares format title imprint and date though in Arabic rather than Roman numerals on title page but lacks a price on title page c.f. One Shilling and its final leaf of the first work is Aa8 rather than H3. Printed by Thomas Baskett, Printer to the University; James Hodges at ye Looking Glass on London Bridge Sells all sorts of Bible unknown
17919411Cambridge: Printed by John Archdeacon Printer to the University 1791. Prettily bound eighteenth century Cambridge Book of Common Prayer in red goatskin with gilt edges. Small octavo in full leather binding with gilt decoration faded to the spine; book label of 'Rev J L Saywell' author of History of Northallerton; handwritten 'Evening Prayer' to the final leaf. A very good copy pleasing and unsophisticated. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1791 Printed by John Archdeacon, Printer to the University hardcover
177314956Oxford; Printed by T. Wright and W. Gill printers to the university: and sold by S. Crowder Paternoster-Row; and by W. Jackson 1773. 1773. Thirty-twomo not paginated sig. A-2C8. Crimson full morocco; spine on five raised bands elaborate floral tooling to spine within compartments; 'A T' i.e. Ann Truman in gilt within border of floral rolls to boards; gilt rolls to turn-ins and to edges of boards; all edges gilt; marbled end-papers. Ownership inscription 'Mrs Banks formerly Miss Ann Truman See Remarks on Mortality at the other end of this Book' to front free end-paper; 'Ethel Louise Maggs from my Aunt Mrs Rehnworth Nov 10th 104' to facing end-paper; printed extract on mortality pasted to end accompanied by leaf of manuscript commentary recalling a conversation between a Sophie Banks and Mrs Banks in 1834 who discussed the extract 'in a very clear audible manner' and then pasted it into this book before 'expiring a few hours afterwards'. Loss to head of spine corners bumped small areas of rubbing to boards. Contents clean a bright. A very good copy. An almost miniature authorised Book of Common Prayer which records a remarkable encounter between two women. Pasted to one of the final end-papers is a short extract from a newspaper on mortality taken from a sermon recorded in the Boston Gazette. On the next leaf is a short manuscript account from the nineteenth-century recalling a Mrs Banks likely the Mrs Banks n�e Truman whose initials are tooled to the binding on her deathbed reading the passage aloud to a Miss Sophie Banks before declaring that she would paste it in her prayer book. The manuscript authors supposes that Mrs Banks must have 'lost no time' in doing so as she died the morning after on 11 February 1834. The last record of what may have been its owners dying act which intimately shows a passage of sermonising being taken from print to an oral discussion between two women to its final resting place pasted to the end of this volume. ESTC T87234. Oxford; Printed by T. Wright and W. Gill, printers to the university: and sold by S. Crowder, Paternoster-Row; and by W. Jackson hardcover
174215019London; Printed by John Baskett and Robert Baskett Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty 1742. 1742. Folio pp. 370 sig. 1 a-c4 A-2Z4 3A1 plus engraved frontispiece. Collated and complete. Titled in red and black within rules. Contemporary full mottled calf spine on six raised bands gilt George II monogram to compartments; dated in gilt to boards within gilt fillet border George II monogram in gilt to corners; all edges gilt. Housed in racing green solander box. Calligraphic book label of 'Prince Gregory // 1742' pinned to front paste-down contemporary ownership inscription of 'Margaret Gregory' inscription of 'Mary Goodyear March ye 8th 1793 // given her by her aunt Margarey' and book-plate of G. A. Dineley Goodyear to same. Previous inscription by Margaret Gregory obliterated. Binding rubbed joints cracked but holding loss to head and foot of spine. Light soiling to foot of some gatherings small wormhole light scattered foxing from 2B1-2D1. A well presented folio Book of Common Prayer owned by a family of musicians to the crown. The book's former owner Prince Gregory was gentleman of the Chapel Royal from 1740 to 1755 DNB William Gregory. The Gregorys had a storied family history as musicians to the crown Prince's ancestors included the composer William Gregory d. 1663 violinist to Charles I; Henry Gregory member of the King's band to Charles II; and the 'singing man' John Gregory. Less can be ascertained about the lives of Margarey and Mary Gregory who inherited their book from their relative Prince. An interesting family copy which warrants further research. ESTC T166797; Griffiths 1742 1; DNB. London; Printed by John Baskett and Robert Baskett, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1742. hardcover