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1952Best.-Nr. 410391952. VIRGIL. The Georgics. 174 pp. Translated by John Dryden; Introduction by George F. Whicher. Illustrated and signed by Bruno Bramanti and the designer Giovanni Mardersteig. 8vo. bound in deluxe half brown morocco. New York: The Limited Editions Club 1952. Virgil's passionate message to care for the land and for the crops and animals that it sustains could hardly be more topical two millenia after he wrote it. One of 1500 copies printed and bound by the Officina Bodoni. Set in monotype Bembo printed on Maslianico special paper in a handsome new binding. LEC 229. unknown books
1932Best.-Nr. 85611New York: Frederick A. Stokes 1932. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Very slightly cocked thus near fine in near fine dustwrapper with a small internal repair. A day in the life of a passionate woman on a visit to New York City. Scarce in jacket. Frederick A. Stokes hardcover books
1950Best.-Nr. 10087Caldwell: Caxton Printers 1950. Second printing. 309pp. Octavo 23.5 cm Gray cloth with the titles stamped in blue on the front boatrd and backstrip. Map endsheets and pastedpowns. Near fine/Near fine. Jacket price clipped. Illustrated by E. Joseph Dreany. This work trade on the fur trade prints the editied journals of Ross Cox and Alexander Ross both of whom worked for the Pacific Fur Company. American businessman John Jacob Astor established the Pacific Fur Company in 1810. He hoped to control the fur trade of the Pacific Northwest and push out his main competitors Great Britain's Hudson's Bay Company and Canada's North West Company. In 1810 33 employees of the Pacific Fur Company arrived at the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon after an arduous journey. Here they established Fort Astoria and began negotiating with local Native American tribes for beaver and sea otter pelts. Despite some initial success the Pacific Fur Company was dealt a tragic blow in 1811 when the crew of their trading ship the Tonquin died at the hands of hostile native warriors off the coast of Vancouver Island. The Fort's supplies for the coming year were lost. Soon after the War of 1812 broke out between the United States and Great Britain disrupting trade and business. The Pacific Fur Company was officially dissolved in 1813. Caxton Printers unknown books
1973Best.-Nr. 565726London: Heinemann 1973. Softcover. Very Good. Reprint. Pictorial wrappers. 156pp. Shelf rubbing and top corner creased about very good being Donald Justice's copy his name is not noted with his extensive underlining and marginalia throughout. Heinemann unknown books
1677Best.-Nr. 1345258London: printed by Thomas. Newcomb. for H. Herringman at the Anchor in the lower walk of the New Exchange 1677. Hardcover. Quarto 2 45 1 pages.; VG-; Bound in later 3/4 calf cloth covered boards rebacked with spine preserved. Mild shelfwear. Frank J Hogan bookplate to front pastedown. Lacking Dryden's preface being pages i-xx. Mild toning and soiling to pages. JR Consignment. Case 0. ESTC R4242; Wing D2372; Shawcross 754. Milton and Dryden were politically opposed with Milton against the restoration of the British monarchy while the royalist Dryden was made England's first Poet Laureate by the restored Charles II.; Written as an operatic adaptation of Milton's Paradise Lost the musical score was never written and the opera was never performed.;. 1345258. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. printed by T[homas]. N[ewcomb]. for H. Herringman, at the Anchor in the lower walk of the New Exchange hardcover books
1968Best.-Nr. 180352New York: Hastings House 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 256pp. Illustrated. Faint dampstain on bottom corner of front cloth board very good in a very good dust jacket with corresponding dampstain. Hastings House hardcover books
1756Best.-Nr. 49066Glasgow: printed and sold by Rob. & And. Foulis 1756. Foolscap 8vo 2 volumes pp. viii 237 1; vii 1 240; contemporary speckled calf gilt-decorated spines in 5 compartments blue speckled edges; joints cracked labels perished with title visible as blind impression armorial bookplates of Henry Penton the occasional marginalia throughout volume 2 with staining to the bottom of the last dozen or so pages as well as the covers; good. Gaskell's good quality variant. Gaskell 312. printed and sold by Rob. & And. Foulis unknown books
1925Best.-Nr. 45797London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press 1925. First edition thus 8vo pp. xxiii 1 606; portrait frontispiece facsimiles throughout; text in double column; original blue cloth upper cover and spine stamped in gilt; light rubbing along joints else about fine. Bookplates on front and rear pastedowns. Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press unknown books
1924Best.-Nr. 21495Oxford England: Clarendon Press 1924. Facsimile printed from type limited to 550 copies 8vo pp. 8 14 8; a very good copy in original stiff marbled paper wrappers printed paper label on front cover some rubbing and soiling 1" split in wrapper at lower spine. A reprinting of the first edition of 1682 with notes elucidating variants found in the edition of 1684. Clarendon Press unknown books
1979Best.-Nr. 010662Norwalk Ct.: The Easton Press 1979. Book. Illus. by Carlotta Petrina. Fine. Full-Leather. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First Easton Press Edition. One of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Collector's Edition bound in genuine leather. Gilt decorative black leather with gilt lettering and rules to the spine. Four raised bands to the spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end pages. Silk bookmark. Color frontispiece. Easton Press unused book plate laid in. A Fine copy. The Easton Press Hardcover books
1702Best.-Nr. 008169London: Jacob Tonson 1702. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Third Edition bound in contemporary calf with 19th century professional rebacking ornately gilt tooled with red morocco label. ixxxviii 4 advert 424 pp. Pages xc and 173 misnumbered lxxxviii and 137. "Adorn'd with sculptures" 13 full page engravings. Persius's 'Satyrs' has a separate title page. Very Good Plus 2" chip at head of title page inscription in ink dated 1799 at top of title page calf rubbed at corners. A very well bound complete copy of the Third Edition of Dryden's classic translation. Jacob Tonson Hardcover books
1829Best.-Nr. 16109Washington: William Greer 1829. Caption title as issued. 7 1 pp. Tied with pale pink ribbon. Moderately worn Good. Defendants' Memorandum for the U.S. Supreme Court in this case involving the lease of "part of the military tract" comprising land in Dryden Tompkins County New York formerly part of Onondaga county. Defendants won the case in the New York State courts; the losing plaintiffs brought a writ of error to the U.S. Supreme Court. William Greer unknown books
1698Best.-Nr. 52732London: Printed for Jacob Tonson 1698. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Folio. 2 690pp. 102 plates incl. frontispiece. Later green leather binding extensive decorative gilt decor framing the covers gilt lettering tooling and ruling on spine. Gilt edges and dentelles. Frontispiece engraving. Title page printed in red and black with black double framing. Dedicated to Hugh Lord Clifford. Engravings by W. Hollar after Francis Cleyn's artwork. This second edition was published one year after the first emphazising the popularity of this important book It was conceived created and circulated by John Dryden and the publisher Jacob Tonson. Illustrated with one hundred and one full page copperplate engravings. With postscript to the reader and notes and observations on Virgil's works in English at rear. Front joint of binding repaired and reinforced Light scuffing and rubbing in center gilt framing. Lightly starting at inside front cover. Light offsetting from title page to frontispiece. Light sporadic damp-staining in block. Small circular sticker on inside back cover. Born in Cisalpine Gaul Virgil Publius Vergillius Maro 70-19 BCE published his first collection of poems Eclogues around 38 BCE and the Georgics in 29 BCE. Both titles illustrating the greatness of the Roman Empire were widely read due to "the technical perfection of his verse" Oxford Companion to Classical Literature after Virgil had become part of the poetic circle around Maecena giving Virgil accress to Octavian the future emperor Augustus. Musing the idyllic life of shepards in northern Italy in the Pastorals meditating on the nature of agriculture in the Georgics and in his great epic the Aneid following in the tradition of Homer. While the Pastorals were still likened to the poetry of other poets the Georgics were considered unprecedented. The inscriptions on Virgils tombstone "cesini pascua rura duces" I sang of farms fields and heroes captures the scope of these three works. Dryden's translation triggered a surge in popularity of the works of Virgil among English speaking people. Printed for Jacob Tonson hardcover books
1683Best.-Nr. 2326London: T.H. for R. Bentley and J. Tonson Thomas Hodgkin 1683. First Edition. Half Leather. Very good. First edition of The Duke of Guise: A Tragedy by John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee published in 1683. Octavo 8 76pp. Advertisement on page 76 lacking music at rear. In contemporary half brown morocco marbled boards title in gilt on spine. Housed in custom quarter leather chemise case. Previous ownership bookplates affixed to front endpaper. Pencil marks on title page. Overall in very good condition some toning to leaves occasional loss at edges closed tears. Wing D2264; MacDonald 87a. John Dryden 1631 - 1700 was the poet laureate of England in 1668. He was a prolific author and writer with some calling his time the Age of Dryden. This play was first performed December 4th 1682 to unfavorable reviews but with revisions found success with the United Companies of London. T.H. for R. Bentley and J. Tonson [Thomas Hodgkin] unknown books
1909Best.-Nr. 46022Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company / Riverside Press 1909. Very Good. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company / Riverside Press 1909. Cambridge Edition. Octavo 21cm; contemporary three-quarter green calf over marbled paper-covered boards two green gilt-lettered morocco spine labels spine in six compartments ruled in gilt top edge gilt marbled endpapers; 1054pp.; portrait frontispiece. Brief scuffing to leather margins spine very slightly sunned with some rubbing ownership inscription dated 1914 to front flyleaf else a Very Good or better example. Forms part of the Cambridge Edition of the Poets. Houghton Mifflin Company / Riverside Press unknown books
2020Best.-Nr. 1411610Oxford UK: Oxford University Press 2020. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo xlix 889 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good dust jacket. Spine is black with white and light pink lettering. Dust jacket is protected with a mylar covering. Mild bumping to head and tail of spine. Bumping to edges of dust jacket. Scuffing to dust jacket. Text block clean. Shelved in Literary Criticism. 1411610. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Oxford University Press hardcover books
1993Best.-Nr. 32655New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670821705 . First edition/first printing in just about Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; Dryden's memoir tells the story of his life as a victim of violence and his journey to finding peace and healing. Dryden was born into a family of addicts and violence and was physically and emotionally abused throughout his childhood. He eventually became a victim of violence himself and found himself struggling to rebuild his life. Dryden's memoir is a powerful testament to the power of healing and the resilience of the human spirit.; 8vo; FSA . Viking hardcover books
1921Best.-Nr. 38783Boston: Richard G. Badger 1921. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis photos 108p. Cloth. 23cm. Minor fraying at ends of backstrip and some soiling. No Jacket. Richard G. Badger hardcover books
1692Best.-Nr. 54833London: Printed for Jo. Hindmarsh 1692. Second edition. Hardcover. Good condition. Large Octavo. 16 199 3pp. Rebound in later quarter Morocco over red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Modern cream endpapers. Dryden play based on legend of King Sebastian of Portugal surviving the battle of Alcazar. "a powerful drama whose themes of friendship loyalty true kingship and love thwarted by destiny carried contemporary resonance." DNB. Page 43 with two original pencil portraits in margins 3 x 1" and 2 x 1". Binding with slight discoloration along tip of front cover. Block age-toned with heavy though light colored damp-staining. Printed for Jo. Hindmarsh hardcover books
1683Best.-Nr. 6218London: Jacob Tonson 1683. First Edition. First Edition. Bound in attractive three-quarter red-brown crushed morocco light gray paper-covered boards. 60pp first blank lacking as often seen. This is Dryden's reply to Hunt and Shadwell's "reflections" on the political overtones of his Dryden's "Duke of Guise." A nicely preserved copy with small tears in margin of last leaf. Jacob Tonson unknown books
1708Best.-Nr. 6095London: H. Hills 1708. First Edition. First Edition. Early edition of the 1681 published poem by John Dryden in contemporary gray paper wrappers with cover notation dating to 1908. 24pp. With contemporary manuscript notation on title page: "by Mr. John Dryden." Front cover and attending first blank leaf detached otherwise very good. Scarce thus. H. Hills unknown books
1681Best.-Nr. 1345278London: printed for Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson at Grays-inn-gate in Grays-inn-lane and at the Judge's Head in Chancery-lane 1681. Hardcover. Quarto 10 83 1 pages; VG-; Bound by Jon Robbins in modern period-style diced calf; spine lightly tanned. Archival repairs to title page and next-to-last leaf in volume; original final leaf is absent with a modern reprint taking its place. Closed tear to lower edge of A2 first page of dedication. Top margin significantly trimmed in many cases cutting through the title and page number at the top of the page. Text block age-toned and foxed. JR Consignment. . ESTC R11507; Wing D2368; Macdonald H. John Dryden 86a; Woodward & McManaway 461; Pforzheimer 338. In this setting line 4 reads "or". A variant reads "or the." 1345278. Special Collections - Downstairs. printed for Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, at Grays-inn-gate, in Grays-inn-lane, and at the Judge's Head, in Chancery-lane hardcover books
1679Best.-Nr. 1345323London: printed by John. Macock. for Henry Herringman at the sign of the Anchor on the lower walk of the New-Exchange 1679. Third edition. Hardcover. Quarto 8 57 3 pages VG; Quarter bound in leather with marbled paper boards; G; Leather of spine is chipped with cracking at joints loss at head and foot. Surfaces of boards rubbed; corners of boards significantly rubbed. Text block age-toned and foxed with scattered small stains. JR Consignment. . 1345323. Special Collections - Downstairs. printed by J[ohn]. M[acock]. for Henry Herringman, at the sign of the Anchor, on the lower walk of the New-Exchange hardcover books
1687Best.-Nr. 1345325London: printed by Robert. Everingham. for R. Bentley in Russel-Street near the Piazza in Covent-Garden and J. Tonson at the Judge's Head in Chancery-lane 1687. Hardcover. Quarto 8 64 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Rebound in quarter cream cloth with mint green paper boards. Light marking to boards and spine and bumping at corners. Stamp of the Netherby Library on the title page. Text block age-toned and slightly foxed. Archival repairs to minor damage on first three leaves as well as to p. 17 and final page. Macdonald H. Dryden 87b; Woodward & McManaway 406; ESTC R16601; Wing D2265. JR Consignment. 1345325. Special Collections - Downstairs. printed by R[obert]. E[veringham]. for R. Bentley in Russel-Street, near the Piazza in Covent-Garden, and J. Tonson at the Judge hardcover books
1777Best.-Nr. 1259868London: J. Rivington and sons 1777. Octavo hardcover in good condition. Good copy. Ex libris in pencil on first front free end paper. Bumping and shelf wear. Text age toned and foxed. Leather or leatherette cover chipped at extremities worn to boards at corners and hinges. Boards rubbed. Spine head chipped down to binding head. Binding sturdy but open in places. Spine is brown with five raised bands. GP consignment. Privately bound collection of plays originally printed in Thomas Lowndes' 1719-1784 10-volume "The New English Theatre" 1776/1777. 1. "The Siege of Damascus" by John Hughes 1677-1720. Originally written in 1720 the pages included in this collection appeared in Volume 10 1777 of The New English Theatre. 2. "Venice Preserv'd" 1682 by Thomas Otway 1652-1685. Extracted from Volume 6 of TNET 1776. 3. "Cato A Tragedy" 1712 by Joseph Addison 1672 - 1719. Extracted from Volume 10 of TNET. 4. "The Drummer; or The Haunted House" 1716 by Addison. Extracted from Volume 7 of TNET 1776. 5. "The Spanish Fryar; or The Double Discovery" 1681 by John Dryden 1631 - 1700. Extracted from Volume 3 of TNET 1776. 1259868. Special Collections - Downstairs. J. Rivington and sons unknown books
