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1805ref. 003920Preston. NELSON Lord Horation; DIBDIN Thomas. The Death of Nelson on the Twenty First of October. Sung by Mr. Incledon in the Interlude of Nelson's Glory at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden. London: Printed & Sold by Preston at his Wholesale Warehouses 97 Strand 1805. Folio bifolium 320 x 240 mm pp. 4. Engraved musical notation and printed text. Small holes and minor wear along former stitching line old folds a little creasing and light marking but a sound and well-preserved example. Good. Scarce patriotic sheet music issued in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Admiral Lord Nelson on 21 October 1805. Written by the dramatist and songwriter Thomas Dibdin 1771-1841 the piece formed part of Nelson's Glory a theatrical interlude performed at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden one of several productions mounted in response to Britain's greatest naval victory. The lyrics celebrate Nelson's triumph over the combined French and Spanish fleets while simultaneously memorialising his death in battle. The song was performed by the celebrated tenor Charles Incledon 1763-1826 among the most popular singers of the Georgian stage. His prominent appearance on the title-page reflects both his celebrity status and the commercial appeal of such commemorative productions. Printed by the Strand music publisher Preston and sold for one shilling the work was intended for immediate performance and domestic consumption during the wave of public mourning and patriotic enthusiasm that followed Trafalgar. . Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1805. Preston paperback
1827ref. 764P30London: Henry Colburn 1827. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5". Not Stated. The first edition of Thomas Dibdin's reminiscences of his time spent at various Theatres Royal in London a wonderful look behind the scenes at Georgian theatre. The first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.A selection of the reminiscences of Thomas Dibdin reflecting on his time spent at the Theatres Royal of Covent Garden Drury Lane and Haymarket.Dibdin offers a unique insight into the world of the theatres in the Georgian era a time in which the theatre community dramatically blossomed.Illustrated with a frontispiece to Volume I.Bookplate of Janet Aldway to the verso to the front endpapers. Ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpapers 'Presented to the London Tailors Club by Mr. McNab Sept 1877'. Stamp of the London Tailors Club throughout to various pages. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally generally smart with some rubbing to the boards and spines. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Bookplate to the verso of the front endpapers. Ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Ink stamp to various pages. Very Good Henry Colburn hardcover
1825ref. 64825London Harding Triphook And Lepard Etc. 1825. Second Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in full contemporary aniline calf. Spine bands somewhat worn. Raised bands with gilt cross-bands; Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt boards gilt-bordered. An uncommonly good example - scans &c. On request. ; 899 pages; Description: 3 p. L. l 899 p. 23 cm. ""Synoptical table of subjects and authors"": p. xxix-l. Subjects: Book collecting--Great Britain. Best books--Great Britain. London, Harding, Triphook, And Lepard, [Etc. ] hardcover
ref. 13376London: for Whittingham and Arliss 1815 onwards. Published 1815 to 1818. Twenty-six volumes bound as thirteen. With all half-titles and general titles these with vignette illustration and individual titles to all 104-plays within these also with vignette illustrations; other vignette illustrations within the text. Thirteen volumes 12 mo 5 x 3 inches contemporary grained burgundy calf double gilt rules to sides with floral corner ornaments all edges gilt. Spines gilt lettered direct with the title of each play within. Headbands joints and corners rubbed but overall a very pleasing set; good strong and attractive. Rare as a complete set and even more so in an attractive contemporary binding. London: for Whittingham and Arliss, 1815 onwards. unknown
1819ref. 307861London: printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode. for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1819. First Edition. vii i errata 1-322pp. 8vo. Original boards uncut with original paper spine title label. First Edition. vii i errata 1-322pp. 8vo. printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode. for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown unknown books
1969ref. 38360Hildesheim Germany: Georg Olms. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1969. Facsimile Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth bindings only very slightly rubbed at corners; a few boards lightly scuffed else a NF set. No djs. ; Great b&w two-color ils.; ANGLISTICA & AMERICANA 19. ; ANGLISTICA & AMERICANA 19 Series; 8vo; 400/vol. pages . Georg Olms hardcover
1819ref. 307861London: printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode. for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1819. First Edition. vii i errata 1-322pp. 8vo. Original boards uncut with original paper spine title label. First Edition. vii i errata 1-322pp. 8vo. printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode. for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown unknown
1978ref. 5347CAPE. LONDON 1978. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine in priceclipped otherwise fine dust jacket. Couple tiny spots of soiling on front end paper. Author's FIRST book. . CAPE. LONDON 1978 hardcover
1825ref. BIBLIO-01777Harding Triphook and Lepard London second edition 1825. Crimson three-quarter-morocco marbled boards spine decorated gilt in 6 compartments marbled endpapers gilt top 8vo. 50 899 pp. Dibdin's engaging and highly readable recommendations for the contents of a library "replete with curious and diversified intelligence". An attractive copy Very Good. Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, London, second edition, 1825 hardcover
1836ref. 869T35London: John Major 1836. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". None. A complete two volume set of this first edition from Thomas Frognall Dibdin with illustrations. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with frontispiece and three plates. Volume two is illustrated with five plates. Collated complete. A biographical account from Thomas Frognall Dibdin an English bibliographer and reverend with anecdotes of numerous books and book collectors of his day. In the original half crushed morocco with patterned boards. Externally smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed John Major hardcover
ref. 31314London: Printed for Joseph Dale & Sons Mr Kelly et al c.1805 Hardcover book First or at least early printings of these 6 comic operas or musical romances though all undated and with only some publishing information given: however title pages suggest shortly after their performances at Theatre Royal Covent Garden and other London theatres.The English Fleet was first performed in 1805. The six works are bound into one hardback book with leather spine having gilt short title label on red leather panel and marbled boards. Oblong format allowing for the printing of the musical scores and the words of each. Each paginated separately with its own title page. The English Fleet has an engraved illustration to title page. The binding was done for Jonathan Midgley whose armorial bookplate is inside front cover. Contents: The English Fleet of 1342. A Cerlebrated Historical Comic Opera as Performed with unprecedented applause at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden adapted for the German Flute. composed by Mr. Braham. the words by Mr. T. Dibdin. 74pp. Thirty Thousand or Who's the Richest a Comic Opera as now performing with unprecedented applause at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden adapted for the German Flute composed by Messrs Braham Davy and Reeve The Words by T. Dibdin. 47pp. The Grand Dramatic Romance of the Forty Thieves as Performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Composed Selected and Arranged for the Flute by Mr. Kelly. 39pp. The Turnpike Gate. A Comic Opera. composed by Mazzinghi & Reeve 40pp. The Overture and Songs in the Favourite Musical romance of Lodoiska.composed & Selected by S.Storace 17pp; The Caravan or the Driver & His Dog A Grand Serio-Comic Romance. composed by W. Reeve. 27pp. A Good only copy overall. The contents are very good and the pages firmly held the pages and printing generally clear and clean. However the covers are very worn with the front board detached present and the back board held by one thread. Pictures available. London: Printed for Joseph Dale & Sons, Mr Kelly et al, c.1805 hardcover
1847ref. 830J15London: G.H. Davidson 1847-8. Leather. Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". H.B. Hall. A comprehensive collection of the popular songs by Charles Dibdin published posthumously an early edition of this work complete in two volumes. A collection of the songs and poems of Charles Dibdin the noted British composer and musician who wrote over six-hundred songs during his life and was the most prolific English songwriter of his time.Including comprehensive notes of historical biographical and critical nature as well as Dibdin's most popular melodies and music with new piano-forte accompaniments. Also with a memoir of the author all by George Hogarth. Complete in two volumes. The fifth edition of this work.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece by H.B. Hall. Collated and complete. In half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally sound with shelf wear and rubbing to the spines joints and extremities. Front joint of Volume I starting at the head. Small previous bookseller's sticker to the front pastedown of each volume. Internally binding is generally firm. A few spots to the first and last few pages and the odd spot throughout otherwise pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good G.H. Davidson hardcover
ref. 29374London: How & Parsons 1842 . Blue cloth with wear and staining but generally good. Includes an introduction by George Hogarth Esq. All the lyrics in the first part and the piano accompaniments in the second half An important and well compiled reference of Dibdin's work 696pp. London: How & Parsons, 1842 hardcover
1824ref. 7981Printed For Harding Triphook And Lepard London 1824. First Edition. Hardback. Very good complete in 2 volumes uniform 4to. Quarter bound in modern cloth paper labeled over the original boards. The boards are corner bumped and stained but remain strong and tight. Both remain particularly well-preserved overall. Uncommon. ; 0 pages; Bound in is an 8 page publisher's advert. Minor library marks remain internally and with a single paper label to the spine of volume 1. Could be very attractively rebound but is also very presentable as is. Subjects: Book collecting --Great Britain. Printed For Harding, Triphook, And Lepard, London hardcover
ref. 15942Dibdin's letter: place not stated; 'Sep 11 - mn' dated in pencil in another hand '1824'. Copy of Chapple's reply: 'Pall Mall London Sep 12'. Dibdin's letter: 1p. 12mo. On bifolium with the Signed Autograph Copy of Chapple's reply also 1p. 12mo on the reverse of the same leaf. Reverse of second leaf addressed to 'C. Chapple Esq' with a nineteenth-century shelfmark at the foot of the page: 'C.68.Coll.CR.' In fair condtion on aged paper. Dibdin writes: 'Dear Sir I presume you will not like to give £50 for the Copyright of the New Opera or perhaps you would give 45 - therefore I am going to take a good offer which will enable me to accept the two Bills and pay last word underlined them With many thanks - Yours ever truly T Dibdin'. Autograph Signed Copy of Chapple's reply: 18 lines of neatly written text. He begins: 'Dr Sir I have been expecting your opera on our late understanding viz to Publish jointly I am however happy to learn you can have some money for it pray dont miss the offer as there is a very great dearth in the purchasing way as well as in all others.' He continues in the hope that Dibdin 'can assist' him 'wth cash' as he has 'a 37 on Saturday & two more next week and actually no stuff for either of them at this moment'. He is 'going out this morning in the forlorn hope' but expects his labour to be in vain. He ends by asking Dibdin to 'favor my Clerk with an order for 3 or for 2 this evening'. Dibdin's letter: place not stated; 'Sep 11 - mn' [dated in pencil in another hand '1824']. Copy of Chapple's reply: 'Pall Mall [ unknown
1824ref. 009789London: Harding Triphook and Lepard 1824. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed by W. Nicol at the Shakespeare Press. li 1 400 Part Second title page 401-912 pages. Finely bound by Whitman Bennett of New York in mid 20th c. half red morocco over red buckram boards gilt back in five raised bands marbled end papers top edge gilt. Near Fine small rubs at corners and edges toning primarily at first several pages front and back. A quite handsome copy "The Bennett Book Studios of New York City was established in the late 1920s by bookman and binder Whitman Bennett b. 1884 in Cambridge MA; d. 1968 in New York. The business sold rare books particularly first editions and sets of American and English literature classics and also operated as a fine bindery. Bennett Studios was known for crafting fine leather bindings and the term "Bennett copy" arose in the book trade to refer to the binder's work in upgrading a second or third issue text with a first edition binding" Lilly Library Bennett mss. 1929-1968. Harding, Triphook, and Lepard Hardcover books
1832ref. 53459London:: Henry Bohn 1832. First edition. old half morocco over marbled boards. Front cover detached; two short tears to title page not affecting lettering; engraved bookplates; binding worn and soiled. 8vo. With Notes by Cato Parvus. Henry Bohn, hardcover
1824ref. 009789London: Harding Triphook and Lepard 1824. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed by W. Nicol at the Shakespeare Press. li 1 400 Part Second title page 401-912 pages. Finely bound by Whitman Bennett of New York in mid 20th c. half red morocco over red buckram boards gilt back in five raised bands marbled end papers top edge gilt. Near Fine small rubs at corners and edges toning primarily at first several pages front and back. A quite handsome copy "The Bennett Book Studios of New York City was established in the late 1920s by bookman and binder Whitman Bennett b. 1884 in Cambridge MA; d. 1968 in New York. The business sold rare books particularly first editions and sets of American and English literature classics and also operated as a fine bindery. Bennett Studios was known for crafting fine leather bindings and the term "Bennett copy" arose in the book trade to refer to the binder's work in upgrading a second or third issue text with a first edition binding" Lilly Library Bennett mss. 1929-1968. Harding, Triphook, and Lepard Hardcover
ref. 1883London: printed by T. Woodfall; for G. G. and J. Robinson n.d. 1799. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. viii 84pp. 4 B4-L4 M2. First edition. Quarter red morocco over cloth boards. One of the author"s early plays. 0 London: printed by T. Woodfall; for G. G. and J. Robinson, n.d. [1799]. hardcover
1802ref. 31254Glocester: H. Ruff. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1802. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 63 pages; Rebound in paper boards. . H. Ruff hardcover
1873ref. 312922London: Nisbet and Co 1873. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Elevated motif to the front board. An attractive historiated initial appears at the beginning of the text. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 100p. subjects: Story collection. short stories. Collections. Genre: Short Stories. London: Nisbet and Co hardcover
1807ref. BIBLIO-33352Longman Hurst Rees and Orme London first edition thus 1807. Contemporary diced russia decorative gilt borders to boards and decorated compartments on spine leather spine-label misspelling "Quales" 8vo 19 cm. lxiv 332 pp portrait frontispiece. Uncommon. In the preliminary "Advertisement" leaf to Dibdin's extremely rare 1809 second edition which is not in Windle & Pippin Dibdin refers to "some hundred copies of this work having been sold" with Wolfe's name as editor and in the Reminiscences 1836 he states " this book is now so scarce that I know not where a copy may be found". Dibdin took his pseudonym from the name of a Strasbourg printer who settled in London about 1557. His principal editorial contribution was to modernize the orthography. Rubbed and worn at extremities some loss to head of spine small scrapes and marks to rear board some spotting and darkening to frontispiece and title-page otherwise Good. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, London, first edition thus, 1807 hardcover
1799ref. 27328London: Drawn etch'd & pub.by Dighton Charing Cross April 1799 1799. The earliest recorded portrait of Thomas John Dibdin. NCBEL III 1129-30. One crease; in fine condition. Rare. Hand-colored etching 20.5 x 16.5 cm with the caption "Sans Souci Jun." With the portrait is the manuscript note: "This Portrait of myself / taken in the palmy days of white neckcloths and frills / when I was as you see rather younger than at present is presented / by Thomas Dibdin April 28 1841." Around the image of Dibdin are depictions of his plays and songs. A fine portrait of the actor and writer Thomas John Dibdin 1771-1841 who like the other famous thespian Dibdins was involved in the English theater from an early age. Thomas John was one of three illegitimate children of Charles Dibdin and actress Harriet Pitt and in his early years on stage he used the name "T. Merchant" and his writings were published anonymously a fact that the artist Dighton makes a playful reference to in giving the subject of his portrait the name "Sans Souci Jun." Charles Dibdin was the owner of the San Souci Theater in London. See the ODNB for both Thomas John and Charles Dibdin. (London:) Drawn, etch'd & pub.by Dighton, Charing Cross, April, 1799 unknown
1808ref. BIBLIO-59775Printed by William Bulmer at the Shakspear Press Cleveland Row for William Miller bookseller and London London first edition 1808. Contemporary calf with red leather labels gilt edge decoration 8vo. clxxx 141. 320 pp ills. Attractively printed by William Bulmer -his first work for Dibdin. The text leaves something to be desired- as Lister comments "Dibdin announced on his title page that he was presenting the public with a new edition of Robinson's translation as printed by Abraham Vele in 1551 whereas he actually reproduced Alsop's edition of 1639 which in his Introduction p.clxxiii he had condemned as "one of the most careless and erroneous extant." He did so because it was easier to print from. Vele's text was set in black letter. " Dibdin's chief contribution was his 180 pages of introduction and a vast array of Dibdinesque footnotes. Jackson 12; Windle & Pippin A 9a. Extremities rubbed with slight powdering to joints bindings firm and sound minor marks and scuffs to covers and one or two minor marks to contents contents generally clean but with a little scattered foxing principally to endpapers and frontispieces. An attractive set. Printed by William Bulmer, at the Shakspear Press, Cleveland Row, for William Miller, bookseller and, London [London], first edi hardcover
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