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184017618London: Camden Society by John Bowyer and Son 1840. First edition. Hardcover. Very good in original binding. Squarish octavo standard size. Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. No dust jacket issued. Corners bumped. Bookplate of a member of the Welsh gentry -George Montgomery Traherne - on pastedown. P. 105/6 has a small tear near hinge. 162 p. w/ index and extensive notes and introduction. Main body of the text is in Latin. 2 important documents of 13th century England covering a tumultuous period of strife between crown and nobility. <br/><br/> Camden Society by John Bowyer and Son hardcover
1841001514London: The Percy Society. Fair with no dust jacket. 1841. Cloth. Viii 76 pp. 116 pp. X 82 pp. Vii 70 pp. Xi 271 pp. Scarce collection of Percy Society reprints from 1841 1845 1842 1842 and 1841 respectively of works from the 1400s to the 1600s. All are hard to find some well nigh impossible it seems. Dark red buckram covers are worn at edges bumped at corners spine backstrip splitting at the joints and lifting spine gilt faded but legible spine tip frayed. Interior first title page is coming away at bottom gutter foxing throughout occasional light staining a very occasional pencil margin note. One or two small illustrations in Ancient Political Tracts. Binding is sturdy enough. Not beautiful but it will do especially for one this hard to find. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . The Percy Society hardcover
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
1885008600London: Harrison and sons 1885 Book. Good. Hardcover. 24 pages. In the original green cloth binding. End pages are spotted some spotting to pages also. Cover title - A list fo Shakespeare rarities. Spevack cloassified bibliography 1885:2. Harrison and sons hardcover
1860007152London:: J.O. Halliwell 1860. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. VG 1st ed 1 illustration 1860. In half morocco over marbled boards corners rubbed. Spine raised bands blind tooling gilt titles minor wear at edges. Internally half title 5 6-231 pp 1 1 illustration 1 illustration within text marbled endpapers & text block edges. 185133 mm. Anderson 340. Halliwell- antiquary and literary scholar. Under his will more than 300 volumes of his literary correspondence along with other papers were left to the University of Edinburgh. His principal remaining Shakespearian collections once intended for Stratford were offered at the preferential figure of £7000 to the Birmingham corporation who declined them; in 1897 they were finally sold to Marsden J. Perry of Providence Rhode Island and in 1908 passed largely to Henry Clay Folger now remaining in the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC. See ODNB. <br/> <br/> J.O. Halliwell hardcover
1860000265London: Author 1860. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. In contemporary green embossed cloth boards corners and edges bumped and worn. New green morocco spine gilt tooling and titles. Internally half title 5 6-231 pp 1 printed by Whittingham and Wilkin Tooks Court Chancery Llane. The Chiswick Press Swansea Training College bookplate to fpd some edge browning hinges strengthened. 191140 mm. Anderson 340. Title continues: Taken Chiefly from Rhyl Abergele Llandudno and Bangor. Halliwell- antiquary and literary scholar. Under his will more than 300 volumes of his literary correspondence along with other papers were left to the University of Edinburgh. His principal remaining Shakespearian collections once intended for Stratford were offered at the preferential figure of £7000 to the Birmingham corporation who declined them; in 1897 they were finally sold to Marsden J. Perry of Providence Rhode Island and in 1908 passed largely to Henry Clay Folger now remaining in the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC. See ODNB. <br/> <br/> Author 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
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
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
1850t00A.004GB: John Russell Smith 1850. Dark green cloth with white paper label printed in black on spine. Top edge green. Bookplate inscription and name at start of book in both volumes. Very good clean tight text throughout. Some undulation to pages possibly due to damp storage. Text edges are browned and roughcut. Corners and bottom of spines are bumped top of spines frayed. Covers a bit scuffed generally BUT white marks to the spine of Volume 1. Second Edition. Hardback. G/No DW. John Russell Smith 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
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
186740170London: Printed for Very Limited and Private Circulation. Fair with no dust jacket. 1867. Hardcover. Brown pebbled cloth/gilt. Spine cloth chipped away top 4cm. Boards and first signature loose. Bookplate. PO name. "From the Editor" written to ffep. Minor marginalia. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Printed for Very Limited and Private Circulation hardcover
184111919London: William Pickering 1841. Hardcover. Octavo brown cloth with printed title label to front cover 4 104 pp. Scarce title by the English scholar and Shakespeare critic. Spine covering lacking and replaced with binder's tape light foxing to pages damp staining to upper margin of a handful of pages staining to lower edge of covers. William Pickering hardcover
184419154London Richards Poetry Society 1844 1844. Paperback. Fair. G HB leather sp 8vo <br/> <br/> London Richards Poetry Society 1844 paperback
1848BS7GLTRD19JLondon: Henry Colburn 1848. Hardbacks original blind-stamped cloth with gilt titles to spines. Pp. xlii 403; xv 477. Engraved frontispiece in each vol. 1st edition 1848. Spines a little faded a few small worm holes to spines. A few marks to bindings. Previous owner's details to front free end-paper. Private ownership. A heavy set additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. bs7. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Henry Colburn Hardcover
1841276771London : Printed for the Shakespeare Society 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy only in the original boards. Spine worn. Text remains in fine condition without blemish. Previous owner's bookplate. Physical description; xvi 434 p. ; 23 cm. Notes; Text in Middle English with an introduction and notes in English. Subject; Shakespeare William 1564-1616. London : Printed for the Shakespeare Society hardcover
184122008London: Printed for the Shakespeare Society 1841. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. Pp. xvi 434. Original blind-stamped rib grain cloth gilt lettered spine edges rough-trimmed. A couple of corners bumped spine and edges of covers a bit sunned minor traces of foxing to text but otherwise a near fine copy. Printed for the Shakespeare Society Hardcover
1841A118713London: Shakespeare Society 1841. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. hardback in original cloth xvi 434pp. glossary Nice copy re-bound retaining most of original cloth boards & with new end papers Shakespeare Society 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
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
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
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
1844305352London Printed For the Camden Society 1844. 1844. Small 4to. Original dark green cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Very good-fine. 312 pages. Bookplates of John Alger Flick and Edward H. Hamilton on the front pastedown. Spine title reads: The Thornton Romances. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. London, Printed For the Camden Society, 1844. hardcover
1842ABE-1619642130432Cambridge 1842 Light blue wraps 12mo. 'Cambridge: SOLD BY ALL THE BOOKSELLERS; LONDON: TILT AND BOGUE FLEET-STREET 1842'. 69pp. "ex Opie Collection". 3" split at lower spine book is worn and creased faded. Good condition. RARE. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. Cambridge paperback