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184216953London: Printed for the Camden Society 1842. Decorative Cloth. Very Good . The very uncommon 1842 1st edition of this original publication of "two curious documents concerning Dr. John Dee" the great 16th century occut philosopher 1527-1609 who devoted much of his life to the study of alchemy divination and Hermetic philosophy. 1 "His Private Diary written in a very small illegible hand on the margins of old Almamacs discovered a few years ago by Mr. W.H. Black in the library of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford". 2 "A Catalogue of his Library of Manuscripts made by himself before his house was plundered by the populace and now preserved in the library of Trinity College Cambridge". This 1842 volume a slim octavo in its original chocolate-brown boards has held up very nicely. Solid and VG with decorative blindstamping to the panels and still-bright gilt-titling and flourishes along the spine. Just a touch of light bubbling to the rear panel small neat former owner name and 1940 date at the front free endpaper. Apart from this clean as could be with no other writing or markings of any kind internally and a strong very sturdy binding. By any measure an impressive copy of this rare mid 19th century examination through his diary and his personal library of manuscripts of the mind of Dr. John Dee. Printed for the Camden Society unknown
1849136692London: John Russell Smith 1849. First edition of this important little work; scarce in commerce. James Orchard Halliwell later Halliwell-Philipps 1820-1889 antiquary and literary scholar co-founder of both the Percy and Shakespeare Societies is one of the most significant figures in the codification of English nursery rhymes. Popular Rhymes was a sequel to his groundbreaking Nursery Rhymes of England 1842 both of which "would remain standard works on the subject for half a century" Gregory p. 116. Most familiar to modern readers are Halliwell's versions of Tom Thumb and Chicken Licken and his important transcription from chapbook sources of Jack the Giant-Killer see Thomas Green Arthuriana: Early Arthurian Tradition and the Origins of Legend The Lindes Press 2009 p. 148; these are gathered together in the chapter entitled "Fireside Stories". "Much more than a collection the Popular Rhymes offered historical and comparative analysis of its verses and tales. It amplified the scope of the earlier rhyme-book with a section of nineteen folktales obtained both from oral sources and from chapbooks. The chapter rubrics were now much tighter and more definitive: Nursery Antiquities Fireside Nursery Stories Game-Rhymes Alphabet-Rhymes Riddle-Rhymes Nature-Songs Proverb-Rhymes Places and Families Superstition Rhymes Custom-Rhymes and Nursery-Songs. Halliwell conceded his debt to Robert Chalmers's 'elegant work' The Popular Rhymes of Scotland 1826 but also stressed the differences in content. Together the two 'vernacular anthologies' contained nearly all that was worth preserving of 'the natural literature of Great Britain'" Dorson p. 68. Provenance: pencilled ownership inscription to advertisement facing title "H. C. Hart / 89" possibly Henry Chichester Hart 18476-1908 Anglo-Irish botanist and explorer who like Halliwell was also a Shakespearean scholar editing a number of volumes in the Arden edition. Duodecimo in 6s. Original green pebble-grain cloth with blind lateral striations gilt lettered and decorated spine blind panel to sides gilt block of a child reading to front cover all edges gilt slate-green-coated endpapers. Old ink splash to front cover gilt block a little rubbed nick to head of spine. A very good copy. Richard M. Dorson History of British Folklore 2000 volume I Routledge 2000; E. David Gregory Victorian Songhunters: The Recovery and Edition of English Vernacular Ballads and Folk Lyrics 1820-1883 The Scarecrow Press 2006. hardcover
184738813Brixton Hill: For private circulation only printed by C. and J. Adlard 1847. FIRST EDITION OF THE ALLITERATIVE MORTE ARTHURE one of the great monuments of Arthurian literature and of Medieval English literature. This poem like Gawain and the Green Knight is part of the late Medieval literary movement now called the "alliterative revival". According to Larry Benson the most recent editor of this poem the Alliterative Morte Arthure "lacks the delicacy and balance of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight but the vigor of its narrative the epic sweep of its action and its coolly realistic presentation of fourteenth-century warfare lend the poem an interest of its own." EDITION LIMITED TO JUST 75 COPIES each numbered and signed by the printer of which THIS IS ONE OF ONLY 50 COPIES PRINTED ON THIN PAPER. Beautifully printed in large attractive type on fine wove paper with large margins. Frontispiece engraving by F. W. Fairholt after a manuscript miniature depicting the Round Table. Large 4to. Bound in original cloth beautifully decorated in blind. Uncut. Professionally recased with original endpapers preserved. Frontispiece discolored as always because of paper used and a bit stained. Otherwise FINE AND BRIGHT. A legendary rarity in its original binding. Extremely rare and important. sxxi <br/><br/> For private circulation only (printed by C. and J. Adlard) hardcover
1842D19065London: T. Richard for the Percy Society 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo later dark-blue ¼ cloth boards stained period toning and spottin to contents ex-Opie Collection with their stamp to front pastedown. Opie Three Centuries 41. Quite scarce. <br /> <br/><br/> T. Richard for the Percy Society hardcover
1849054911LONDON: JOHN RUSSELL SMITH. QUARTER-BOUND LEATHER WITH TAPE RE-ENFORCEMENT TO THE SPINE ENDS SMALL OWNER'S LABEL. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1849. JOHN RUSSELL SMITH hardcover
1849D19062London: John Russell Smith 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo publisher's salmon cloth gilt-stamped title on spine; rebacked with original spine laid down corners torn a few stains on upper cover and spine. 16-page publishers advertisement at end. Iona and Peter Opie annotated copy with their stamp on front pastedown and annotations in ink and pencil within text. Opie 625. <br /> <br /> <br/><br/> John Russell Smith hardcover
1860003712Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. LUBBOCK Sir John William; DAYMAN Rev. Charles Orchard. The Stars in Six Maps on the Gnomonic Projection. Designed and constructed by Sir John William Lubbock Bart. and published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. New Edition revised by the Rev. W. R. Dawes F.R.A.S. containing all the objects in Admiral Smyth's Cycle of Celestial Objects. London: Edward Stanford 6 & 7 Charing Cross c.1860. Large folio approx. 470 × 380 mm. Complete with printed front wrapper title page explanatory letterpress six large engraved celestial maps on the gnomonic projection each hand-coloured in outline and printed rear wrapper. Original blue printed wrappers now worn with edge tears losses creasing and general fragility; the leaves all loose as issued. The title and explanation leaves browned with small edge tears and creases; paper brittle but text complete. The six maps in good to very good condition: clean impressions attractive hand-colouring as issued occasional marginal splits or creases but no major loss to the engraved image areas. Overall a complete survival in original issue state with all components present. The gnomonic projection in which all great circles appear as straight lines was adopted by Lubbock to allow the relative positions of stars and constellations to be visualised in a geometrically rigorous manner particularly useful for understanding celestial navigation and the apparent paths of bodies across the sphere. First issued in 1844 under the auspices of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge these maps were revised for this "New Edition" incorporating corrections and additions from the Astronomical Society's catalogues and from Admiral William Henry Smyth's Cycle of Celestial Objects one of the most important mid-nineteenth-century observational surveys. Complete sets in original wrappers retaining both the explanatory text and all six hand-coloured charts are distinctly uncommon. . Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1860. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge paperback
1852345340Brixton Hill: Printed for Private circulation only 1852. Privately printed edition. viii 960pp. 1 vols. 4to 10-3/4 x 8-1/2 inches. Half brown contemporary calf red leather label. Very Good front hinge almost off. Privately printed edition. viii 960pp. 1 vols. 4to 10-3/4 x 8-1/2 inches. Printed for Private circulation only unknown
1841361590London: Printed for the Society by R. and J.E. Taylor 1841. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. Dark blue publisher's cloth decorative pattern in blind with gilt centerpiece. Small ownership signature wear to the front joint else very good or better. Subscriber's copy Signed and dated by William Henry Black on the front free endpaper. Includes letters by Tycho Brache Thomas Lydyat Charles Cavendish John Pell and others. Also includes the by-laws of the Historical Society of Science founded by James Halliwell an antiquary and unrepentant son-in-law of the bibliomaniac Sir Thomas Phillipps. With the formation of the Society and publication of this work Halliwell advanced the history of science as an independent scholarly pursuit. William Henry Black was a prolific contributor to many journals and a member of the British Archaeological Association. A handsome copy scarce in the original boards. Printed for the Society, by R. and J.E. Taylor hardcover
184346327London: John Russell Smith. Very Good. 1843. Second Edition. Hardcover. Recent cloth spine label. The 2nd edition with alterations and additions. Initial original leaf is the half title. Last pages are ads; corner clipped on one ad page. Occasional minor stains a minor marginal chip. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xii25948 pages . John Russell Smith hardcover
1900983Y38London: Frederick Warne and Co. c1900. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 4.5". None. A charming morocco-bound copy of these children's rhymes and tales collected by scholar and antiquarian James Orchard Halliwell. A new edition. First published as 'Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales' in 1849. With the preface for the fifth edition. Bound in quarter crushed morocco with cloth boards.A wide array of English nursery rhymes and tales collected by English writer Shakespearean scholar and antiquarian James Orchard Halliwell. Containing what was the first printed version of the Three Little Pigs and a version of the Christmas carol The Twelve Days of Christmas. Bound in quarter crushed morocco with cloth boards. Externally smart with really only rubbing to the extremities most notable to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good Frederick Warne and Co. hardcover
1874008561London: John Russell Smith 1874. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Eighth edition. Full burgundy cloth. xxxvi 480 pp; 481-960 32 pp. Roughly cut edges. Rebacked with new spine printed paper spine labels new endpapers. Boards are scuffed and stained. Some rubbing and wear to extremities. Blacked out portions to copyright page with some show-through to title page and pencil notation of LOC classification and "cancelled" on top of the blackout possible ex-library no marks remain indicating which library. John Russell Smith hardcover
1841A42106Historical Society of Science 1841. xix 124 2 9 . . HB. 8vo orig. cloth blind-stamped acanthus scroll frame to boards with central gilt symbol to front board corners lightly bumped. Bookplate of Yatton Court Herefordshire. From the library of K.G.V. Smith 1929-2017 British dipterist at the Natural History Museum London and book collector. Enclosed is a post card from Paul Latcham scholar and collector of bookplates and former editor of the Bookplate Journal. He suggests that the bookplate is probably that of J.G. Rodney Ward resident at Yatton Court from the late 1860s to 1880s. An attached pencil note to Ken Smith in a different hand states that Latcham was pleased to see a previously unknown County bookplate Herefordshire. First edition. Includes 83 letters by among others Thomas Digges Tycho Brache John Dee Thomas Lydyat Charles Cavendish John Pell. 'The contents of the present volume are so very miscellaneous that it would be a difficult task to give a satisfactory analysis of them within the limits of a few pages. Perhaps it may be sufficient to state that the Editor has endevoured to form such a collection of early letters on scientific subjects as would be likely to assist any future author of a critical history of English science.' - Preface. The central design to the front board of this book is the 'Monas Hieroglyphica' an esoteric symbol invented and designed by John Dee the Court Astrologer to Elizabeth I; it is also the title of the 1564 book in which Dee expounds the meaning of his symbol. One of the letters included in this published collection is from John Dee. James Orchard Halliwell 1820-1889 was an antiquarian literary scholar and collector of English nursery rhymes. He published many books including 'Nursery Rhymes of England' 1842 and the 'Life of Shakespeare' 1848. He was accused of stealing manuscripts from Trinity College Cambridge and eloped with and married the daughter of the the famous bibliomaniac Sir Thomas Phillipps. Historical Society of Science hardcover
1855220411-MB44London: Thomas and William Boone 1855. Hardcover Two volumes complete rebound in one volume three quarter calf spine rebacked hinges repaired Third edition 1855 no markings some foxing on endpapers . Third Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Cover. Thomas and William Boone hardcover
1850189213Londion: John Russell Smith 1850. Hardcover. G Both covers have general wear. edge/corner damage. Leather peeling at cover hinge and edges. Bookblock/interior pages have age toning. Interior covers of both columes have previous owners bookplate. Tan leather boards. Black and red title blocks on spine with gilt lettering and heavy gilt decoration. 960 total pgs. John Russell Smith hardcover
1879368369Paris: Dentu 1879. First edition. xii 465 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Early twentieth century half cloth and marbled boards morocco spine label. Some soiling of text block. Very good. First edition. xii 465 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Thimm p. 253 Dentu unknown
1844DY5627London: Printed For The Percy Society by T. Richards 1844-1851. HB. Half leather and red marbled boards gilt lettering on red panel on spine with 5 raised bands 12mo all edges of text block stained red. Each work with a separate half-title and title page. St. Brandan: A Medieval Legend of the Sea edited by Thomas Wright 1844 viii 63 pp. The Romance of The Emperor Octavian edited by James Orchard Halliwell 1844 xv 80 pp. Six Ballads With Burdens edited by James Goodwin 1844 xii 15 pp. The Garland of Good-Will edited by James Henry Dixon 1851 xvi 147 pp. plus 4 pp. musical scores at rear. Also contains minutes of Percy Society meetings of May 9 1851 and auditors report for the preceeding year. Title page for Garland of Good-Will partially loose. No marks in book binding tight. Covers show minor edge wear small sticker bottom of spine. Book condition VG. Printed For The Percy Society, by T. Richards hardcover
1832021388Paris: Chez Lebigre freres Libraires 1832. Sixth edition revised & corrected. Text in French. No front or back covers no spine. Text block still attached. Water damage to the top left corner near the gutter. World map is loose. Fold out maps include the following: Africa South America Asia Europe and France. All maps are black & white except the map of France which has hand colored shield for each of the various regions of the country. 694 pages. For someone that wants maps of this peroid. Disbound. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Chez Lebigre freres, Libraires Paperback
184356023London: John Russell Smith. Good with no dust jacket. 1843 MDCCCXLIII. Second with alterations and additions. Hardback. Plain brown boards; somewhat marked and worn; spine rebacked; binding tight. Very occasional spotting to pp. A fascinating early Victorian collection of nursery rhyme many familiar but many also in oddly different versions. . John Russell Smith hardcover
