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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
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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
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2007SONG0548676542Kessinger Publishing 2007-10-22. paperback. Used: Good. 6.00x0.33x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing paperback
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2007DADAX0548184321Kessinger Publishing 2007-07-25. hardcover. New. 6.00x1.06x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
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38871London: John Russell Smith 4 Old Compton Street Soho Square. M.DCCC.XLIV. 1844 . A very good tight binding. 12mo. 8" x 5". Original dark brown cloth covered boards but preserving the original printed label to the front board. Inner hinges carefully strengthened. Original yellow endpapers lightly soiled. Frontispiece: "Fac-simile of the first page of an ancient poem on Masonry." Followed by printed title. Text ends with a four page Glossary of ancient English words. Bound with a 24 pages of adverts for: "Valuable and Interesting Books Published Or Sold By John Russell Smith." . Clean text throughout just the odd page chip or corner crease. A very good copy of this scarce publication. "James Orchard Halliwell 1820-1889 published over 600 books during his life ranging from 16-page monographs many of which first appeared as magazine articles to a 14-volume commentary on Shakespeare. Born on June 21 1820 Halliwell was the youngest of 4 children of a successful leathercraftsman and merchant. One of his older brothers became a lawyer a profession James was to have frequent dealings with over the years. The young Halliwell was noted as a mathematical prodigy. He also had a special interest in collecting medieval manuscripts at that time still plentiful and cheap at ordinary booksellers. He combined these two traits in his writing and at 16 was producing a column of brief biographies of scientists mainly mathematicians for his school paper. These included such greats as Isaac Newton Roger Bacon Ren� Descartes and Archimedes; and also Charles Butler a notable mathematician but also Halliwell's mentor before he went on to the University. And also Euclid of Alexandria a biography that probably influenced his brief appearance in Masonic lore." - see Masonic Poets " The Halliwell Poem .It was first published in 1840 by Mr James Orchard Halliwell a non-Mason under the title �A Poem on the Constitutions of Masonry�. Mr Halliwell used the only known existing manuscript copy of the original that was kept in the King�s Library of the British Museum; before that it belonged to a well-known collector of the seventeenth century Charles Theyer. Most experts believe that this manuscript originates from between 1425 and 1450 and Mr Halliwell says that it was copied in 1390. A few other people even believe that it is a transcript of the Book of Constitutions adopted by the General Assembly held in York in 926 but this seems very unlikely. The manuscript is in rhythmic verses has 794 lines and the language is very archaic even in relation to other manuscripts of this period." - see An Outsider�s View of Freemasonry by Giles C. H. Nullens . London: John Russell Smith, 4, Old Compton Street, Soho Square. M.DCCC.XLIV. [ 1844 ]. 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
1846J2023Printed by Frederick Shoberl Junior for the Shakespeare Society London: 1846. 1846 pp. 13 147. Thin 8vo. Handsome original full cloth binding lettered in gold and decorated in blind executed by Westleys & Clark London - with their small ticket on the rear paste down. Mildly XLib. James Orchard Halliwell 1820-1889 was a biographer of Shakespeare book collector antiquarian and prodigal scholar. In spite of his intelligence and industry Halliwell's life was dogged with controversy on both personal and professional fronts. His marriage to the daughter of Sir Thomas Phillips did not meet with Phillips' approval and the young couple was disinherited and placed in financial st aits. He was later investigated for book theft from the library of Trinity College Cambridge regarding several volumes later sold to the British Museum but no charges were ever filed and Halliwell was able to clear his name. Later disputes arose over Halliwell's views concerning the authenticity of various Shakespeareian works. His quarrel with the authorities at Stratford-on-Avon led to his decision not to bequeath his important personal Shakespeare collection to their library; instead it was sold to a buyer in the United States upon Halliwell's death. See the DNB JUN2B / NW23 Language: eng. Full Cloth. Hardcover. Very Good. (Printed by Frederick Shoberl, Junior for the) Shakespeare Society, London: 1846. hardcover
18405648London: John Russell Smith 1840. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. VERY SCARCE. James Orchard Halliwell Phillipps 1820-1889 was a Shakespearean scholar and antiquarian. He married the daughter of Sir Thomas Phillipps the bibliophile whose surname he took in 1872 despite their falling out over Halliwell's questionable ethics see below. He wrote several biographical works on Shakespeare including the Life of William Shakespeare. Halliwell was also a reputed manuscript thief and was banned from the library of the British Museum over suspicion about his possession of manuscripts that had been removed from Trinity College. He also was known for cutting up seventeenth-century books supposedly destroying over 800 books. Despite being a rogue he was a famous and notable Shakespearean and was instrumental in establishing the Shakespeare museum at Stratford-on-Avon. Halliwell was also well-known as a writer and collector of nursery rhymes. This slender humorous volume shows the influence of both his antiquarian and whimsical predilections. It purports to be a collection of vignettes about the men of Gotham a village in Nottinghamshire who are known for their stupidity. In the introduction Halliwell quotes the nursery rhyme "Three wise men of Gotham went to sea in a bowl; and if the bowl had been stronger my song would have been longer." There are 20 equally humorous tales in this work. Very good in blue black & white marbled paper wrappers pink-hued paper pastedown bearing title to front cover small stain near its top edge. 12mo. Light smudging to title-page and small bit of oil-like soiling to insides of both wrappers text unaffected; antiquated writing to top of title-page and one notation in margin. Interior is otherwise clean with very bright text; no foxing or browning. Tightly bound no loose pages. 24 pages. Literature. LIT/12163. John Russell Smith paperback
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
