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1781WRCLIT68162London: Printed by H. S. Woodfall 1781. A-O12; A-D12. 12mo. Contemporary polished black calf gilt extra a.e.g. Engraved extra title frontis portrait and plates. Large chip and split toward crown of upper joint; 19th century family records in ink on blank endsheet and verso of frontis a few leaves trimmed close in top margin toward end affecting headlines; internally a good copy. One of two Clarendon Press printings in this year of the Prayer Book the other being in octavo format coupled with a London printing of the Psalms although there was a compatible 1781 Oxford printing expanded by the addition of the suite of engravings: THE LITURGY OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ADORN'D WITH 48 HISTORICAL CUTS bearing the imprint of London bookseller E. Johnson. Although generically similar suites are recorded by ESTC none bearing this imprint turn up there. GRIFFITHS 1782:3. ESTC T81388 & T88798. Printed by H. S. Woodfall unknown books
17783057London: Henry Fenwick 1778. First Edition. Very Good/A very rare treasure-chest of source material on Anglo-American relations in the years leading up to and into the Revolutionary War. In this compendium of communications between the Court of Common Council and George III covering the years 1769-1778 one sees the London court's steadfast objections to trade restrictions placed on the American colonies in 1775 the court's recommendations to "suspend hostilities against our fellow-subjects in North America" and its extended position paper counseling conciliation with the rebellious colonies. The text reports correspondence from the Continental Congress signed by John Hancock and from Richard Price and includes discussion of the Quebec Act of 1774 and the Newfoundland fisheries. Reference: Sabin 451. 19cm; 151pages. Bound in recent half calf over marbled boards in period style with six-panel spine decorated in blind and titled in gilt. Henry Fenwick hardcover books
1764WRCLIT65827Londres but possibly Amsterdam: Chez P. Vaillant & J. Nourse dans le Strand 1764. xlix1438pp. plus frontis and fifty-one inserted engraved plates. 12mo. Full contemporary olive green morocco raised bands compartments gilt with cross- hatching covers with rolled leaf and flower borders surrounding a central compass-like device of leaves stems and buds a.e.g. marbled endsheets. Text leaves adjacent to inserted plates somewhat foxed foretips bumped otherwise a very good copy. One of two impressions of 1764 under Vaillant's imprint that ESTC suggests might have been printed in Amsterdam the other without Nourse's co-imprint. The first Vaillant edition cited by Griffiths is dated 1748 with editions dated 1776 1778 1780 and 1788 following. This copy has been extra- illustrated with the suite of appropriate engravings by G.L. Smith published in London in 1773 by William Dawson Pater-noster Row evidently just for this purpose the plate utilized here for the frontis bears a caption and Dawson's dated imprint. ESTC locates only four copies with this dual imprint and ten with Vaillant's name alone. GRIFFITHS 36:25. ESTC 142212. Chez P. Vaillant & J. Nourse dans le Strand hardcover books
1758WRCLIT66108Cambridge: Printed by Joseph Bentham . 1758. 416pp. A-2C8. Quarto. Contemporary red straight grain goat skin raised bands gilt rules gilt inner dentelles a.e.g. Spine extremities heavily rubbed narrow crack toward top of upper joint fore-tips bruised some scratches and a long impression in blind on lower board bookplate on pastedown a bit of foxing and marginal smudging shallow mend to lower fore- tip of title leaf; just a good sound copy. This edition is based on the Cambridge edition of 1755. The rather plain binding is attributed by an earlier owner to Roger Payne but if so it was obviously treated by succeeding generations with less respect than it deserved. ESTC N088795. GRIFFITHS 1758.6. Printed by Joseph Bentham ... hardcover books
172925164London: Printed by the Assigns of His Majesty's Printer and of Henry Hills deceas'd 1729. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary full brown goatskin gilt seven compartment spine gilt double fillet outer border pointille inner border with arabesque corner pieces marbled endpapers. With some wear at spine and corners. 1 vols. 8vo. Printed by the Assigns of His Majesty's Printer, and of Henry Hills deceas'd unknown books
1797305572Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press by W. Dawson T. Bensley and J. Cooke 1797. xxxii 360 pp. 8vo. Bound in contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt spine a.e.g. Covers rubbed and soiled pages finger-soiled. xxxii 360 pp. 8vo. Bound with: A New Version of the Psalms of David . London: Company of Stationers 1798. 228 pp. Griffiths 1797:3 Printed at the Clarendon Press, by W. Dawson, T. Bensley, and J. Cooke unknown books
1794WRCAM45789Boston 1794. 3882444pp. 12mo. Contemporary red morocco gilt. Hinges worn some wear to boards and spine. Contemporary ownership inscriptions on titlepage and several internal leaves. Some light soiling and wear heavier to front few leaves. Good plus. The Book of Common Prayer for the Episcopal Church printed by Manning & Loring in Boston for Thomas and Andrews. This copy bears the contemporary ownership inscriptions and stamping of two women Elizabeth and Sarah Burd. "Mrs. Burd" is stamped in gilt on the front board and Sarah Burd has written her name and "by inheritance" on the front flyleaf. EVANS 27575. GRIFFITHS 1794/11. hardcover books
1717244221London: J. Sturt 1717. Shortened version of Sturt's 1717 engraved Book of Common Prayer. 85 pp. pagination irregular text and vignettes entirely engraved throughout. Lacking engraved frontispiece portrait of Queen Anne and second title-page. 1 vols. 8vo. Full contemporary vellum covers with central gilt-ruled cross. Covers bowed internally fine. Shortened version of Sturt's 1717 engraved Book of Common Prayer. 85 pp. pagination irregular text and vignettes entirely engraved throughout. Lacking engraved frontispiece portrait of Queen Anne and second title-page. 1 vols. 8vo. Griffiths 1717/4; ESTC N33764 J. Sturt unknown books
179825493New York: By Direction of the General Convention. Printed by Hugh Gaine at the Bible Pearl-Street 1798. 372 171 5 p. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary American sheep four raised bands front cover off. Blind stamp on title page and another. Shurtleff College library stamp on endpapers. 372 171 5 p. 1 vols. 12mo. Evans 34420; ESTC W9614 By Direction of the General Convention. Printed by Hugh Gaine at the Bible, Pearl-Street unknown books
1707WRCLIT65772London: Impresso por G. Bowyer Acosta de Fran. Coggan . 1707. 456pp. A8; b8; B-2D8; 2E4. Octavo. Old paneled calf gilt label. Upper joint cracked but cords sound shallow losses at crown and toe of spine front free endsheets detached one with early ink name small tidemark with red tinge at toe of gutter of last third of textblock modest tanning and foxing otherwise a good copy. The second edition of the Book of Common Prayer in Spanish printing a revised translation by Felix Anthony de Alvorado the minister to a congregation of Spanish merchants in London. Darlow & Moule suggest the translation was not so much a new undertaking as a simple revision and updating of Texeda's translation. It was reprinted with corrections in 1715. ESTC locates seven copies in North America. GRIFFITHS 162.2. ESTC T140403. DARLOW & MOULE II:8482n. Impresso por G. Bowyer, Acosta de Fran. Coggan ... 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
1716WRCLIT65887London: Printed by Stephen Gilbert for the Company of Stationers 1716. Not paginated: a-b8c4B - 2B8 2C4 40392pp; A-I8 144pp. Octavo. Bound in full contemporary black morocco raised bands heavily gilt compartments covers enclosed within triple- rule and decorated inner and outer border of floral devices a.e.g. Text printed in black only but ruled in red. BCP extra-illustrated with 55 plates see below. Some of the plates are browned some spotting and erosion to fore-margins of L4-8 and Y1-8 in one case costing a few words some occasional thumbing some natural vertical creases to the spine 1723 gift inscription on binder's blank otherwise a good copy. An attractive octavo printing of the Prayer Book by Baskett here the less common variant of that year printed in black only but ruled in red. It has been extra illustrated with the suite of 55 engravings by Sturt after Veigne including the portrait and engraved extra title published by R.W. Whitledge and I. Hazard. Sturt's own fully engraved edition of the BCP appeared the same year. GRIFFITHS 1716.4. ESTC T127517 & T82248 Psalms. Printed by Stephen Gilbert, for the Company of Stationers hardcover books
1791311008Oxford; and London: Printed at the Clarendon Press By W. Jackson and A. Hamilton 1791. xxii 536 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary c. 1802 full straight-grained blue morocco covers with gilt Greek key border flat spine divided into five compartments lettered in one central panel of wavy gilt lines the rest tooled in gilt with Christogram or sunburst tool over semé of dots a.e.g. Light rubbing to extremities. xxii 536 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. bound with: The Whole Book Psalms Collected into English Metre by Thomas Sternhold John Hopkins and Others . Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press by Dawson Bensley and Cooke 1801.<br/>A beautiful copy in a fine contemporary binding. Griffiths 1791/7; ESTC T093069. Provenance: William Smith 1802 dated blue morocco ownership label on front pastedown Printed at the Clarendon Press, By W. Jackson and A. Hamilton unknown books
17082512Oxford The University Printers 1708. 16mo. 12.3 x 6.2 cm it features contemporary / original binding in handsome black morocco with gilt stamped panels on the boards and a gilt-tooled spine with five compartments. It opens to reveal marbled end-papers which are followed by after the ownership signatures an attractive engraving of the wise men with baby Jesus which has been laid down on the blank lead preceding the title page. This page was added later and not part of the original book.<br /> The text is ruled in red throughout. AEG. In good condition with binding completely intact but some aging to the paper. Gold edges are very good. Some occasional scattered foxing The provenance can be traced through the inked ownership and later gift inscription! The front free end-paper with inked ownership by "Christian Lady Boston" The writing follows as: Daughter of P. Methuen of Corsham Hall Mother of George Lord Boston The writing on the following page reads: Evelyn Augusta Irby From George 6th Lord Boston August 1935 Oxford, The University Printers hardcover 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
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
1778WRCAM44871London: Henry Fenwick 1778. 88; 151pp. bound with: A PETITION OF THE FREEHOLDERS OF THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. London: Henry Fenwick 1769. 11pp. Contemporary calf spine gilt leather label. Boards heavily worn head and foot of spine chipped. Very minor scattered foxing. Good plus. In a brown half morocco and cloth slipcase. The county of Middlesex essentially London was the heart of radical politics in England at the time of the Revolution and the greatest pro-American feeling was found in the merchants and working classes of the metropolis. The colonists often appealed directly to Middlesex for support. These works contain petitions relating to the American colonies dating from June 1774 to March 1778 including petitions regarding the Quebec Act in which the people express their concern over the encroachment of Catholicism and French influence in the colony. Likewise it includes the text of a letter from John Hancock to the mayor of London dated September 1775 expressing a hope for peace between Britain and the colonies. Adams notes that these two titles are often found bound together sometimes with other publications of the Council. The petition of the freeholders of Middlesex County concerns the John Wilkes case. Wilkes ran for Parliament and was elected as a radical candidate for Middlesex but was arrested and imprisoned shortly thereafter for seditious libel. Wilkes spoke out against the British war against the American colonies and his opposition to the Crown was a rallying point for the American cause. ESTC T108621 T108605 T43921. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 78-65. Henry Fenwick hardcover books
1794231248New York: Hugh Gaine 1794. hardcover. good. according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David. 364 171 5 pp. Thick 18mo contemporary calf spine and edges of corners worn corners bumped endpapers and title page lightly soiled some pages with very light foxing. New-York: By direction of the General Convention printed by Hugh Gaine 1794.<br/><br/> In 1789 the Episcopal Church of the United States approved the use of text starting in 1790. It remained in use for the next 102 years. Evans 27577. Ford The Journals of Hugh Gaine Vol. I p. 170.<br/><br/> Hugh Gaine unknown books
1715WRCLIT66537London: Printed by John Baskett .and by the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills . 1715. 20380233pp. terminating at 3A4. Folio 465 x 285 mm. Contemporary black gilt paneled armorial goatskin heavily gilt extra a.e.g. marbled endsheets. Engraved frontispiece. Text in double columns printed in black and red the whole ruled in red. Spine and upper spine quadrant of upper board restored with black calf edges of text block smoke-darkened with occasional shallow isolated penetration into margins early repair on verso of frontispiece tidemark in upper forecorner/quadrant of last three text leaves and endleaves small mend on verso of title at top margin occasional handsoiling and smudging a few minor marginal nicks or short tears; in spite of these detractions in the main a bright crisp copy. One of two large folio printings of The Book of Common Prayer published by Baskett in 1715 this being the form that terminates at 3A4. This copy was associated with the family and descendants of Henry Clinton seventh earl of Lincoln 1684 - 1728 and his wife Lucy daughter of the first Baron Pelham. Inserted in the front are two conjugate sheets of paper one blank and laid in are two folio sheets of vellum a bit stained along the top edges. The latter are occupied on three sides with a manuscript family record written at various times and in various hands including births deaths marriages etc from 1744 through the death in 1794 of Henry Fienes Pelham Clinton Duke of Newcastle. The first of the inserted paper leaves is of perhaps greater interest as it bears a fifteen line manuscript account by White Kennett Bishop of Peterborough signed and with his seal of his baptism at the Parish of St. James in Westminster on 12 February 1718/19 of the Clinton's first son George for whom "His Excellent Majestie King George was Graciously Pleased to do this Honour . to stand Godfather in his own Royal Person and to give him His own Royal Name of George." Apart from his clerical responsibilities Kennett 1660 - 1728 was an active antiquary with particular interest in events in North America. He assembled a large and important library and based on that collection compiled the first attempt at a catalogue of books on North America: BIBLIOTHECAE AMERICANAE PRIMORDIA. AN ATTEMPT TOWARDS LAYING THE FOUNDATION OF AN AMERICAN LIBRARY. London 1713. His close friendship with Charles Trimnell bishop of Norwich and one of George I's favorites secured him the bishopric of Peterborough in 1718. GRIFFITHS 1715.1. ESTC T81463. Printed by John Baskett ...and by the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills ... hardcover books
171437200London: Printed by John Baskett. Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty and by the assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills Deceased 1714. Engraved title page. Printed in black and red ruled in red. 1 vols. Folio. Bound in full red morocco richly gilt spine six panels raised bands gilt dentelles marbled endpapers a.e.g. Engraved title page. Printed in black and red ruled in red. 1 vols. Folio. Printed by John Baskett. Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, and by the assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills, Dece unknown books
1762WRCLIT67594Cambridge: Printed by Joseph Bentham Printer to the University . 1762. Not paginated. ¶2A-2Z4A-C4. Folio signed in 4s. 40 x 25cm. Contemporary mottled calf six raised bands gilt monogram device of King George III in each spine compartment and in the extreme corners of the boards within a triple-ruled border four ribbon ties at fore-edge one nearly detached but otherwise intact a.e.g. Joints cracking but cords sound early amateurish repairs to spine ends and fore- corners edgeworn faint tidemark at extreme lower fore-corners of 3Z4 to end occasional marginal smudges but otherwise very good. An uncommon variant of Bentham's folio printing of 1762 with the separately signed Articles at the end concluding with C4. ESTC locates but one copy of this variant Queen's College Oxford as opposed to a dozen with the final leaf being 3A2. This copy has an interesting provenance: it is inscribed in the upper margin of the title: "GH Governor of Minorca 1766." After an active and successful military career George Howard 1718-1796 sat in the House of Commons for Lostwithiel from 1761 until 1766 when he was appointed Governor of Minorca -- the British had reclaimed the island in 1763 as a consequence of the Treaty of Paris. After holding the post for two years he returned to political and military pursuits and continued to flourish. His second marriage in May 1776 was to Elizabeth of the Beckford family. Given the Royal ornamentation of the binding and the nature of the inscription it seems probable that this represents a Royal gift to Howard if not on the occasion certainly in the year of Howard's appointment to the Governorship. On the front pastedown appears the bookplate two lions and "Virtus Mille Scuta" associated with the Howards of Effingham. In 1762 Bentham published editions of the Prayer Book in quarto octavo 12mo and folio the latter evidently in two issues -- the form recorded by Griffiths as 1762:2 and this form which is unrecorded by Griffiths. ESTC N67552. Printed by Joseph Bentham Printer to the University .. hardcover books
1769WRCAM36078Oxford: Printed by T. Wright and W. Gill Printers to the University 1769. 206 leaves printed in double columns plus fifty-nine full-page engraved plates. Extra- illustrated with fifty-nine full-page engraved plates. Tall quarto. Contemporary black morocco almost imperceptibly rebacked with original backstrip laid down elaborately gilt spine gilt with raised bands gilt inner dentelles a.e.g. contemporary marbled pastedowns and free endpapers. On the front cover the center of the diamond-shape design is lettered "The Honorable Samuel Rous Esq. Barbados" surrounded by a stylized fern border. On the rear cover the center of the diamond-shape design is lettered "One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy Two" also surrounded by a stylized fern border. Two corners rubbed and two corners almost imperceptibly repaired otherwise in fine condition. A few minor dampstains on a few leaves at front and rear and occasional minor foxing absolutely not affecting text or images. bound with: Brady N. and N. Tate: A NEW VERSION OF THE PSALMS OF DAVID FITTED TO THE TUNES USED IN CHURCHES. London: H. Woodfall 1768. 26 leaves printed in triple columns. A fine copy. A magnificently bound and extravagantly extra- illustrated copy of The Book of Common Prayer prepared for presentation to or perhaps commissioned by Samuel Rous President of His Majesty's Council and Commander-in-Chief i.e. governor of Barbados from 1766 to 1768. He also served again in 1772 the year indicated on the rear cover. The Rous family Quakers residing in Barbados were leading planters on the island since the late 1630s. <br> <br> The fifty-nine plates bound in this volume to complement the text were originally executed for THE LITURGY OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND; ILLUSTRATED WITH FIFTY NINE HISTORICAL AND EXPLANATORY SCULPTURES ENGRAVED BY MESS. RAVENETT GRIGNION SCOTIN CANOTT WALKER AND W. RYLAND printed in London in 1755 by Edward Ryland. According to the titlepage included here as one of the extra-illustrated plates this work was published according to an act of Parliament on May 1 1755. However no copies of this 1755 title are recorded in OCLC or ESTC. In addition to The Book of Common Prayer and the engravings from THE LITURGY OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND this copy also contains a 1768 edition of A NEW VERSION OF THE PSALMS OF DAVID first printed in 1698. <br> <br> Considering the recipient and the combined contents of the volume these two texts and the extensive suite of engravings are bound in an appropriately sumptuous binding. Prepared for Samuel Rous who served as governor of Barbados the binding is a marvelous example of later 18th-century British bookbinding with extensive gilt decoration on the covers and spine as described above. A fine copy of an elaborately decorated and illustrated volume with a remarkable colonial-era provenance. GRIFFITHS BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER 1769.5. Printed by T. Wright and W. Gill, Printers to the University hardcover books