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1686Best.-Nr. 1269321686. London: Printed for H. Herringman and are to be sold by Joseph Knight and Francis Saunders. 1686. Slim 4to 5960-62pp. Modern marbled boards red morocco backstrip lettered in gilt. Signed in ink on verso of title "John Gwynn Neath July 11th 1751" showing through somewhat. Also signed on p. 1: "John Gwynn 1749". Iceland bookplate of Robert Herring on front pastedown. Occasional light toning but good margins with no trimming of the text; very good. § Fourth edition of this tragedy in rhyming couplets first acted in June 1669 and published in 1670. It is based on the legend of Saint Catherine of Alexandria who was put to death by the Roman Emperor Maximinus the "tyrant" of the title. The play was hugely successful and was revived several times this edition coinciding with the third production. Wing D2396; ESTC R15523. unknown books
1701Best.-Nr. 237330London: Tonson Thomas Bennet and Richard Wellington 1701. First Folio edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece by Edelinck after Keller and extra-illustrated with later full-page frontispiece for the second volume. 6 618; 558 pp. 2 vols. Folio 336 x 196 mm. Bound in modern half brown morocco over brown cloth boards spines lettered in gilt t.e.g. Brief marginal repairs to both title-pages folding portrait backed first few leaves in first volume partially disbound pp 119/120 with tear from corner some stray marks and minor toning throughout upper cover to first volume mostly detached upper joint to second volume with flaking corners rubbed head and tail of spine of both volumes rubbed bookplates of Julius Joleson and Paul Buchet. First Folio edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece by Edelinck after Keller and extra-illustrated with later full-page frontispiece for the second volume. 6 618; 558 pp. 2 vols. Folio 336 x 196 mm. Dryden's plays were first collected as early as 1682 and many times subsequent though these early editions were simply 4to editions of his plays bound together with a new general title and erratic in terms of quality and completeness. This noble 1701 Tonson folio is not only the the first in this format but the first to aim at comprehensiveness and accuracy. MacDonald 107 a i Tonson, Thomas Bennet and Richard Wellington unknown
1667Best.-Nr. eph2"Being the sequel of the Indian Queen." First performed 1665.
1701Best.-Nr. 237330London: Tonson Thomas Bennet and Richard Wellington 1701. First Folio edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece by Edelinck after Keller and extra-illustrated with later full-page frontispiece for the second volume. 6 618; 558 pp. 2 vols. Folio 336 x 196 mm. Bound in modern half brown morocco over brown cloth boards spines lettered in gilt t.e.g. Brief marginal repairs to both title-pages folding portrait backed first few leaves in first volume partially disbound pp 119/120 with tear from corner some stray marks and minor toning throughout upper cover to first volume mostly detached upper joint to second volume with flaking corners rubbed head and tail of spine of both volumes rubbed bookplates of Julius Joleson and Paul Buchet. First Folio edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece by Edelinck after Keller and extra-illustrated with later full-page frontispiece for the second volume. 6 618; 558 pp. 2 vols. Folio 336 x 196 mm. Dryden's plays were first collected as early as 1682 and many times subsequent though these early editions were simply 4to editions of his plays bound together with a new general title and erratic in terms of quality and completeness. This noble 1701 Tonson folio is not only the the first in this format but the first to aim at comprehensiveness and accuracy. MacDonald 107 a i Tonson, Thomas Bennet and Richard Wellington unknown books
Best.-Nr. 178481Printed by J. Heptinstall for W. Rogers. 1695. 1st edn. Tall 8vo 8¼ x 6¼ ins. Contemporary full speckled calf spine gilt ruled in six compartments with contrasting gilt lettered label red sprinkled edges boards lightly pitted marks on lower board and wear at corners- otherwise VG. Pp. ii lxiv 355 1 errata title page printed in red and black engraved plate pasted onto front paste-down and partially obscured by previous owner's armorial bookplate faint inscription at top edge of title. Printed by J. Heptinstall for W. Rogers., 1695 unknown
1695Best.-Nr. 1812140003London Printed by J. Heptinstall for W. Rogers 1695. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 1st English ed. Translated by John Dryden. Small quarto 24 cm. Bound in contemporary speckled calf. Speckled edge. 5 raised bands. Rebacked. Engraved frontispiece title title in red and black. 2 preliminary leaves lxxiv 355 1 pages. Internally very good with white unmarked pages. Contents: Preface of the translator with a parallel of poetry and painting -- The preface of the French author / by Roger de Piles -- Table of the precepts contain'd in this treatise -- The art of painting / by Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy -- Observations on the art of painting of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy / Roger de Piles -- Judgement of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy on the works of the principal and best painters of the two last ages / by Roger de Piles -- A short account of the most eminent painters both ancient and modern continu'd down to the present times accoeding to the order of their succession / by Richard Graham. Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy was a French painter who is best known for this poetical work. Wing D2458. London, Printed by J. Heptinstall for W. Rogers hardcover
1701Best.-Nr. 21957London: Jacob Tonson 1701. First Collected edition. leather_bound. Modern Cambridge style binding in full brown morocco. Very good. 646 232 pages. 33 x 20 cm. ESTC R31983 bound with T124515 the two works are generally found bound together. Of the second work as ESTC notes "Absalom and Achitopher``The Medal`Religio laici` and `The hind and the panther` each have separate title pages of the tenth fourth fourth and third editions respectively but the register and pagination are continuous." Second title page printed in red and black. Generally a clean copy with minor toning a few small tears one or two cryptic if not amusing margin notes in the second title. Raised bands gilt leather spine label. Jacob Tonson unknown
1701Best.-Nr. 21957London: Jacob Tonson 1701. First Collected edition. leather_bound. Modern Cambridge style binding in full brown morocco. Very good. 646 232 pages. 33 x 20 cm. ESTC R31983 bound with T124515 the two works are generally found bound together. Of the second work as ESTC notes "Absalom and Achitopher``The Medal`Religio laici` and `The hind and the panther` each have separate title pages of the tenth fourth fourth and third editions respectively but the register and pagination are continuous." Second title page printed in red and black. Generally a clean copy with minor toning a few small tears one or two cryptic if not amusing margin notes in the second title. Raised bands gilt leather spine label. Jacob Tonson unknown books
1832Best.-Nr. 66437extra illustrated with 413 plates across the 5 volumes vol.1: 112 plates vol.2: 73 plates vol.3: 87 plates vol.4: 61 plates vol.5: 80 plates all black and white and made in a variety of styles with clii pages of a Life of Dryden and other notes in the first volume Published by William Pickering hardcover
Best.-Nr. 121687London Printed for J. Rivington & Sons et al. 1792. . 4 vols; 12mo 18.5 x 11.5 cm; black and white engraved plates throughout age-toned as expected some very light spotting occasional very minor mark else very good; contemporary sprinkled calf gilt spines in 6 compartments with black lettering piece to second some light scuffs and slightly worn around edges else very good; 324pp 318pp 285pp 272pp. John Dryden 1631 - 1700 was an influential English poet literary critic translator and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. His translation of Virgil is contained in these four volumes the latter two being The Aeneid a cornerstone of classical literature. London, Printed for J. Rivington & Sons et al., 1792. unknown
1716Best.-Nr. 00311MISCELLANY POEMS. Containing Variety of New Translations of the Ancient Poets: together with several Original Poems. By the Most Eminent Hands Volumes 1 thru 6 complete Mr. Dryden / Jacob Tonson London 1716 some wear to the spine and outer hinges of each volume else a good set bound in full leather with at least vg or better contents free of foxing and staining. Four of the volumes have frontispiece engravings and four of the volumes contain the armorial bookplate of Oxford graduate Edust-wrapper ard Wilberforce Unwin. Mr. Dryden / Jacob Tonson hardcover
1716Best.-Nr. 00311MISCELLANY POEMS. Containing Variety of New Translations of the Ancient Poets: together with several Original Poems. By the Most Eminent Hands Volumes 1 thru 6 complete Mr. Dryden / Jacob Tonson London 1716 some wear to the spine and outer hinges of each volume else a good set bound in full leather with at least vg or better contents free of foxing and staining. Four of the volumes have frontispiece engravings and four of the volumes contain the armorial bookplate of Oxford graduate Edust-wrapper ard Wilberforce Unwin. Mr. Dryden / Jacob Tonson hardcover books
1679Best.-Nr. 078638London: Swall And Tonson 1679. Later half leather and marbled paper boards slightly rubbed in places Title Dedicatory Preface Prologue Dedication to Dryden 70pp text 1pp advert some general browning the imprint including the 2pp dedication " To Mr. Dryden. " from R. Duke uncommon. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Swall And Tonson Hardcover
1796Best.-Nr. 1410060004London: Printed for W. Miller; Printed by T. Bensley 1796-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 Volumes bound in one. Fine binding. Folio. viii 35 pages 5 pl. 4 vignettes; Fables of Dryden 1797 printing. 4 xviii 241p 9 pl 15 head and tail vignettes. Bound in modern morocco leather. Gilt lettering gilt ruled and embossed spine. 5 raised bands. Marbled endpages. Toning to pages verso plates. Light toning. Light tanning to pages. Clean unmarked pages. ESTC T128162; Lowndes 678. Gottfried August Burger was a German poet. His ballads were very popular in Germany. His most noted ballad Lenore had a profound effect on the development of Romantic literature throughout Europe and a strong influence on the English ballad-writing revival of the 1790s. Lady Diana Beauclerk nee Lady Diana Spencer was an English noblewoman and artist. During those years of her second marriage Lady Diana's artistic talents became particularly evident: she practiced portraiture and her enormous output of small drawings of fat cupids entangled in branches of grapes and little girls wearing mob caps gave place to larger and more ambitious groups of peasantry introduced into landscaped backgrounds. She worked chiefly in pen and ink pastel and watercolor. In 1796 she illustrated the English translation of G. A. Burger's ballad Leonora and in 1797 The Fables of John Dryden; in both cases her illustrations were engraved mostly by Francesco Bartolozzi. DNB The esteemed and highly sought-after engraver Francesco Bartolozzi was selected to translate her drawings to copperplates attests to her high standing. Only two books were published accompanied by her illustrations both engraved by Bartolozzi and published by Bensley: Spencerss translation of Lenore 1796 and the Fables of John Dryden in 1797. The golden Preface of Dryden's Fables included in this edition describes his delighted progress from Homer to Ovid from Ovid to Chaucer and from Chaucer to Boccaccio the volume constantly swelling in his hands; I have built a house he concludes where I intended but a lodge Dryden's search for materials was far and wide. He plundered medieval as well as ancient story; he went to the greatest tellers of tales wherever they were whether they were Greek Roman Italian or English The chime of Dryden's verse was never done. Van Doren 214-15 London: Printed for W. Miller; Printed by T. Bensley hardcover
1678Best.-Nr. 1381633In the Savoy London: Thomas Newcomb; Henry Herringman 1678. Hardcover. Quarto xx 78 1 pages. In Very Good condition. Quarter red calf and marbled paper boards with gilt embossed title to spine. Boards show light wear to corners. Text block has moderate age toning to edges light age toning to pages throughout and an instance of light staining to the top right corner of the first page. Pages trimmed cropping but not eradicating some headlines. With Epilogue leaf. ALS of previous bookseller John Pierce of New York dated 1887 laid in at back. Reference: ESTC R15963. EH Consignment. 1381633. Special Collections - Downstairs. Thomas Newcomb; Henry Herringman hardcover
1882Best.-Nr. 214741Edinburgh: William Paterson 1882. Hardcover. Covers are worn and discolored edges darkened hinges cracked on several volumes frontispiece foxed small library notation on half-title page but still a handsome internally clean set. Photographs upon request. Revised and corrected edition. Size: 8"x10.75" 18 volumes Olive green cloth with gilt titling. William Paterson hardcover
1678Best.-Nr. 1381633In the Savoy London: Thomas Newcomb; Henry Herringman 1678. Hardcover. Quarto xx 78 1 pages. In Very Good condition. Quarter red calf and marbled paper boards with gilt embossed title to spine. Boards show light wear to corners. Text block has moderate age toning to edges light age toning to pages throughout and an instance of light staining to the top right corner of the first page. Pages trimmed cropping but not eradicating some headlines. With Epilogue leaf. ALS of previous bookseller John Pierce of New York dated 1887 laid in at back. Reference: ESTC R15963. EH Consignment. 1381633. Special Collections - Downstairs. Thomas Newcomb; Henry Herringman hardcover books
1797Best.-Nr. 000410London: T. Bensley for J. Edwards 1797. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good. Beauclerc Lady Diana; Bartolozzi Engraver. Folio. With bookplate of Princess Sophie who was a daughter of King George III and second plate of hers in slightly different style in back. Contemporary calf boards more modern calf spine rebacking with original red title label attached thereto. xviii 241 pp. 9 full page plates some engraved by Bartolozzi and also head and tail vignettes. Text pages very clean except for offsetting which is considerable in pages facing full page plates. Some plates are foxed in margins. A few tissue guards survive. All edges gilt. Some shelfwear to edges and corners of leather with leather chipped or rubbed in corners. Overall attractive volume and VG. T. Bensley, for J. Edwards unknown
1693Best.-Nr. 018127London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1693. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto 4to. iv xxxix i blank 315 pages i blank 87 pages of text. New hardcover binding with a brown leather spine green leather spine lable and marbled paper-covered boards. New endpapers. Minor soiling and minor foxing to the first and final few pages with minor soiling scattered lightly here and there. Complete with the half-title page. The text is unmarked. Wing J1288. "Eminent" translators include Nahum Tate William Congreve and Dryden's sons Charles and John. First edition. Printed for Jacob Tonson Hardcover
1797Best.-Nr. 000410London: T. Bensley for J. Edwards 1797. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good. Beauclerc Lady Diana; Bartolozzi Engraver. Folio. With bookplate of Princess Sophie who was a daughter of King George III and second plate of hers in slightly different style in back. Contemporary calf boards more modern calf spine rebacking with original red title label attached thereto. xviii 241 pp. 9 full page plates some engraved by Bartolozzi and also head and tail vignettes. Text pages very clean except for offsetting which is considerable in pages facing full page plates. Some plates are foxed in margins. A few tissue guards survive. All edges gilt. Some shelfwear to edges and corners of leather with leather chipped or rubbed in corners. Overall attractive volume and VG. T. Bensley, for J. Edwards unknown books
1693Best.-Nr. 268145London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1693. First edition. iv xxxix iii 315 1; iv 87 1 p. Folio. Contemporary full acid-stained calf spine with raised bands in 6 compartments lettered in gilt in one the rest richly gilt. Neatly rebacked preserving original spine internally a clean well-margined copy. First edition. iv xxxix iii 315 1; iv 87 1 p. Folio. Dryden's translation of the 1st 3rd 6th 10th and 16th Satires of Juvenal and all of Persius with help from fellow translators Nahum Tate William Congreve and Dryden's sons Charles and John. Congreve also contributed the poem that prefaces the translations of Persius. ESTC R12345; Macdonald 30a. Provenance: Reginald Pole bookplate; John Drinkwater his signature dated 1923; Lytton Strachey his booklabel; Roger Stenhouse his booklabel Printed for Jacob Tonson unknown
1693Best.-Nr. 268145London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1693. First edition. iv xxxix iii 315 1; iv 87 1 p. Folio. Contemporary full acid-stained calf spine with raised bands in 6 compartments lettered in gilt in one the rest richly gilt. Neatly rebacked preserving original spine internally a clean well-margined copy. First edition. iv xxxix iii 315 1; iv 87 1 p. Folio. Dryden's translation of the 1st 3rd 6th 10th and 16th Satires of Juvenal and all of Persius with help from fellow translators Nahum Tate William Congreve and Dryden's sons Charles and John. Congreve also contributed the poem that prefaces the translations of Persius. ESTC R12345; Macdonald 30a. Provenance: Reginald Pole bookplate; John Drinkwater his signature dated 1923; Lytton Strachey his booklabel; Roger Stenhouse his booklabel Printed for Jacob Tonson unknown books
1936Best.-Nr. ABE-1563853796954Chengtu Szechwan: West China Union University 1936 1936 First edition. Folio 32.418.3cm 228 double leaves. Sewn binding. Front and back paper covers chipped at edges otherwise a fine copy with clean pages and firm binding. Signed and Inscribed by Dryden Linsley Phelps. More photos available upon request. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Chengtu, Szechwan: West China Union University, 1936 paperback
1700Best.-Nr. 43630London: Jacob Tonson 1700. First Collected Edition. Folio pp. 648. A nice clean tall copy with the half-title; with some minor foxing. Bound in contemporary calf chipped front cover separate Bookplate. Macdonald 37a. NCBEL II 447. Pforzheimer 326. Wing D2278. A collection of some twelve thousand verses which "again show Dryden’s energy of thought and language undiminished by age" DNB including paraphrases or translations of the first book of the ‘Iliad’ some of Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’ and tales from Chaucer and Boccaccio. There is also a poem ‘To my Honoured Kinsman John Driden’ verses addressed to the Duchess of Ormond and lines on ‘A Fair Maiden lady who died at Bath’ the wife of Lord Abingdon. The preface written in fine prose contains an excellent appreciation of Chaucer as well as attacks on Milbourne and Sir Richard Blackmore and a reply to Jeremy Collier’s attack on the stage. Jacob Tonson unknown
1700Best.-Nr. 43630London: Jacob Tonson 1700. First Collected Edition. Folio pp. 648. A nice clean tall copy with the half-title; with some minor foxing. Bound in contemporary calf chipped front cover separate Bookplate. Macdonald 37a. NCBEL II 447. Pforzheimer 326. Wing D2278. A collection of some twelve thousand verses which "again show Dryden’s energy of thought and language undiminished by age" DNB including paraphrases or translations of the first book of the ‘Iliad’ some of Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’ and tales from Chaucer and Boccaccio. There is also a poem ‘To my Honoured Kinsman John Driden’ verses addressed to the Duchess of Ormond and lines on ‘A Fair Maiden lady who died at Bath’ the wife of Lord Abingdon. The preface written in fine prose contains an excellent appreciation of Chaucer as well as attacks on Milbourne and Sir Richard Blackmore and a reply to Jeremy Collier’s attack on the stage. Jacob Tonson unknown books