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1937Best.-Nr. 74519xxviii 1-228 pages contains an abridged version of "The Faerie Queene" with notes on the text Published by the University Tutorial Press paperback
1715Best.-Nr. 002766London: Jason Tonson 1715. Hardcover. Good. 16mos 1758 pages contemporary calf; ex libris J. Nourse Illustrated with copperplate engravings. Jason Tonson hardcover
1984Best.-Nr. 623201984. Words by Edmund Spenser 1552-99 music by Geoff Davidson anthem for Baritone Solo S.A.T.B.and organ approx. 5 minutes composed for 150th anniversary celebrations of Parton Church 1834-1984. Musical score clear to read pp secure in binder. Binder. Good/No Jacket. 4to. Hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. DEMO013574INew York: Dodd Mead 1895. First edition thus. Hardcover. fine. George Wharton Edwards. Octavo full vellum extra gilt top cover marbled endpapers. Stopford Brooke called this "the most glorious love-song in the English language". One of only 450 copies. Illustrated in an art nouveau style. Parsons declared Spenser to be the third name in English literature. Dodd, Mead hardcover
1889Best.-Nr. 11272Manchester: The Spenser Society. Good with no dust jacket. 1889. Limited Edition. Disbound. Binding copy. No covers or spine but the contents are in very good to fine condition. The book is not in pieces; the sewing is intact. ; While the cover says this was published in 1889 by the Spenser Society in Manchester the title page indicates it was published in London by John c. Nimmo in 1890. #299 of an edition of 520.; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall . The Spenser Society unknown
1751Best.-Nr. 57003London: Printed for J. Brindley and S. Wright 1751. .To Which are Now Added a New Life of the Author and also a Glossary. Adorn'd with thirty-two copper-plates from the original drawings of the late W. Kent Esq; architect and principal painter to his Majesty. Mottled calf boards gilt decs to spine. All three vols have detached front board and ffep rear boards also loose. Binding bumped and chipped minor loss to spine ends all lack spine title labels. Bookplates of Henry Curwen and John Law to each front pastedown. Vol II has some minor biological damage to first few pagesTextblocks however in good order clean solid text and plates bright. Full Leather. Good Minus. 4to. Printed for J. Brindley and S. Wright Hardcover
1975Best.-Nr. 052474Wymondham: Brewhouse Private Press 1975. Original green cloth covers in excellent condition illustrated in colour and black and white by Rigby Graham 1 of 80 copies uncommon. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Illus. by Graham Rigby. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Brewhouse Private Press Hardcover
Best.-Nr. elala2215London: William Pickering Nattali And Combe & Oxford: Talboys And Wheeler 1825. First Pickering Edition with a life by George Robinson. 5 Volumes. 8vo. woodcut title vignettes. engraved frontis. portrait by W.H.Worthington. woodcut title vignettes. modern half calf by Henry Sotheran t.e.g. others untrimmed London: William Pickering, Nattali And Combe, & Oxford: Talboys And Wheeler, 1825 unknown
1862Best.-Nr. FINfeSAI69London: Smith Elder And Co. 1862. 1862. 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l. vii-xix 1list of illus. 1 leaferrata 400; 1 p.l. v-xviii 1 leafplate list 420. lacking half-titles. 2 folding lithographed maps 4 hand-coloured lithographs of plants & 12 tinted lithographs. contemporary half calf spine & corners worn but solid neat gilt library stamp at foot of spines some foxing to plates & neighbouring leaves. First Edition. St. John who as a young man was fascinated with Borneo and the adventures of Sir James Brooke rajah of Sarawak and took up the study of the Malay language was introduced to Brooke on his visit to England in 1847 and accompanied him as private secretary when Brooke was appointed British commissioner and governor of Labuan. Thenceforth St. John and Brooke were closely associated. St. John was with Brooke during his final operations in 1849 against Malay pirates and he accompanied Brooke to Brunei the Sulu archipelago and to Siam in 1850. Although St. John deemed some of his chief's dealings with the natives high-handed and ill-advised he in a letter to Gladstone defended Brooke against attack in the House of Commons. While the official inquiry into Brooke's conduct which the home government appointed was in progress at Singapore St. John acted temporarily as commissioner for Brooke 1851-5 and visited the north-western coast of Borneo and the north-eastern shore ascending the principal rivers. Appointed in 1856 British consul-general at Brunei St. John explored the country round the capital and penetrated farther into the interior than any previous traveller. He published his full and accurate journals supplemented by other visitors' testimonies in these well-written and beautifully illustrated volumes entitled Life in the Forests of the Far East 1862. DNB Included are chapters on the Sea and Land Dayaks and their social life the Samarahan River and the Caves of Sirih St. John's ascents of the Mountain of Kina Balu explorations in the interior to the south and south-east of the capital expedition up the Limbang River visits to the Sulu Islands Borneo proper Sarawak the Chinese in Borneo the Chinese insurrection and Roman catholic and protestant missions. The plates include tinted lithographs showing scenery and natives and four hand-coloured lithographs of notable flora. cfCasey Wood p. 548 2nd Edn. F. Hardcover. London: Smith, Elder And Co., 1862. Hardcover
1679Best.-Nr. EENeSPEN35London: Printed by Henry Hills for Jonathan Edwin 1679. 1679. folio. pp. 5 p.l. 339 16 8 258 ie. 254 369-391 1 1 leafads. title in red & black. engraved frontis. of the poet's tomb by Robert White. contemporary calf gilt back worn joints partly cracked. Third Edition the first to include Brittain's Ida A View of the State of Ireland and Bathurst's Latin version of the Shepherd's Calendar. Wing S4965. Pforzheimer 980. Hardcover. Good. London: Printed by Henry Hills for Jonathan Edwin, 1679. Hardcover
1884Best.-Nr. WytST. J71London: Smith Elder & Co. 1884. 1884. 8vo. pp. xiv 1 leaf 343. folding partially hand-coloured engraved map. original black & gilt-stamped cloth recased covers rubbed spine ends repaired with darker coloured cloth. First Edition. St. John wrote this account of Haiti after spending several years there as a chargé d'affaires and later resident minister. Included are chapters on population voodoo worship and cannibalism and a general description of the country and its history. Cundall 507. F. Hardcover. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1884. Hardcover