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1896réf. 86856Oldham: W.E. Clegg. Very Good Three Volume Set in Limited Edition Status.This set is the subscriber's set of just 250 Issued with this set numbered 112.Printed on hand made paper with deckled edges.Uniform brown cloth bindings lettered in gilt to spines.Top edges of the book are in gilt also.Illustrated with several drawings by FW Jackson.There are NO former names or inscriptions present.Brierley was an English weaver and writer in Lancashire dialect.Born in Failsworththe son of humble parents and started life in a textile factory educating himself in his spare time. At about the age of thirty he began to contribute articles to local papers and the republication of some of his sketches of Lancashire character in A Summer Day in Daisy Nook .In 1863 he definitely took to journalism and literature as his work publishing in the same year his Chronicles of Waverlow and in 1864 a long story called The Layrock of Langley Side.His various Ab-o'th'-Yate sketches about America London etc. were very popular so too his pictures of Lancashire common life.Scarce set in this limited Format.8vo 1896 Three Volumes weight over 2 KG . Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1st Printing. 1896. W.E. Clegg hardcover
1879réf. P-10563Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1879. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. A superb copy rarely found in this fine condition U.S. Government Printing Office hardcover
1898réf. 1020F18London: Leonard Smithers 1898 . Cloth. Good. 12" by 9.5". Aubrey Beardsley. A wonderful limited edition of Ben Jonson's 17th century satire beautifully illustrated and designed by English illustrator and author Aubrey Beardsley known for his influence upon the aesthetic movement. Number 18 of 1000 copies printed in demy quarto on Art Paper. Illustrated with a frontispiece by Aubrey Beardsley alongside five vignette illustrations of initial letters by the artist. Additionally Beardsley designed the front board of the work. Collated complete. First published 1607 this is a satirical comedy by Ben Jonson set in Venice following the wealthy Volpone who feigns mortal illness to deceive a succession of fortune-hunters eager to inherit his estate. Bookplate of Sophie Jacobs to front pastedown and contemporary inscription to front free endpaper. With a eulogy to the life of Beardsley by Robert Ross and with a critical essay on Ben Jonson by Vincent O'Sullivan. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Front board bright with rubbing to board perimeters joints and back strip head and tail. Light fraying to back strip head and tail. Centre of rear joint starting with board a touch tender. Front hinge strained and a touch tender. Bookplate to front pastedown inscription to front free endpaper. First gathering working loose otherwise internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good Leonard Smithers hardcover
1875réf. 955F40London: Bickers and Son Henry Sotheran and Co 1875. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. A handsome example of this nine volume edition of the collected works of influential playwright and poet Ben Jonson in signed half morocco bindings. This set with a biographical memoir from W. Gifford and introduction and appendices by Lieutenant Colonel F. Cunningham is a first edition thus.Complete in nine volumes.In half morocco signed bindings by Stewart Kidd rebacked with original boards laid down and retaining the original endpapers.Ben Jonson was a playwright and poet in the Jacobean and Caroline eras in England known for popularising the comedy of humours. He was a well educated man in the English Renaissance who had a great influence on the culture of the day.This set includes 'Every Man in His Humour' 'Every Man Out of His Humour' 'Cynthia's Revels' 'Volpone' 'Epicoene' 'Poetaster' 'Sejanus His Fall' 'The Alchemist' 'Catiline' 'Bartholomew Fair' 'The Devil is an Ass' 'The Magnetic Lady' 'The Tale of a Tub' and more.This edition includes critical and explanatory notes and a biographical memoir by W. Gifford an important critic known for being a satirist and controversialist.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece to volume I. Rebacked in half morocco signed bindings with marbled paper covered boards. Back strip laid downs retaining the original endpapers. Externally excellent with light rubbing to back strip heads and tails and instances of light handling marks to boards. Internally firmly bound. Spotting to volume I title page with instances of light handling marks to first and last few leaves of each volume. Pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good Indeed Bickers and Son, Henry Sotheran and Co hardcover
1806réf. 939Q3London: Various 1806-1842 . First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 7" by 4". None. A collection of six plays performed at London's Theatre Royal and Prince's Theatre including two by James Kenney which are signed to the title page. Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Endpapers and blanks renewed. A sammelband of six nineteenth century plays each performed at The Theatre Royal Drury Lane apart from the final play which was performed at The Prince's Theatre.Comprised of the following: 'Everyman in his Humour' written by Ben Jonson an English playwright and poet known for his contributions to the comedy genre. Dated 1806 using Jisc from copies of the work held at the British Library. Illustrated with a frontispiece. 'The Magico Prodigioso of Calderon' or 'The Magic Prodigy' 1834 a lyrical drama written by Spanish dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age Pedro Calderon de la Barca. With one page of errata. 'The King's Seal: A Comedy' 1835 the first edition signed by the author to the title page with the inscription "With Mr. Kenney's best respects". James Kenney was an English dramatist producing more than forty plays and founding the Boodles' gentlemans club in London. '"Not a Word!" A Burletta' 1835 the first edition signed "With the author's best regards" to the title page although partially obscured due to the pages being closely trimmed. 'The Words of the Opera of Acis and Galatea' written by John Gay and adapted for stage representation from the serenata of Handel. Dated c1842 using Jisc from copies held at the University of Oxford libraries. With one page of publisher's advertisements.'Eurythanthe; A Grand Romantic Opera in 3 Acts' The Managers Edition written by German journalist and poet Helmina Von Chezy with the music by Carl Maria von Weber. In German and English. Dated using Jisc from copies held at the British Library. Each play is bound without half titles. Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Externally lovely with the odd mark and light shelf wear. Endpapers and blanks renewed. No half titles. Internally generally firmly bound with just the first few pages and the frontispiece of 'Wit and Humour' a little strained. Pages are bright with the occasional light spot or handling mark. Ink inscription to two of the title pages. Near Fine Various hardcover
1886réf. 309501886. Alger Adolphe Jourdan / Nouvelle BibliothÂque algrienne'' 1886. Un fort vol. au format gd in-16 152 x 98 mm de lxiv - 928 pp. Reliure de l'poque de demi-percaline satine cerise filets gras et maigres en noir encadrant les plats titre frapp en noir au premier dos lisse orn de filets dors et en noir fleurons central en noir titre dor. - Coiffes limes. Dos pass et rid. Dfaut affectant mors et gardes. Papier lgÂrement oxyd prsentant en outre quelques rousseurs. b42961 unknown
1816réf. 952T40London: G. and W. Nicol 1816. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A smart eight volume set of this collection of works from English playwright and poet Ben Jonson. Eight volumes of a nine volume set lacking volume nine. With a portrait frontispiece to volume one. A collection of the works of Benjamin Jonson an English playwright and poet whose artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy. With critical and explanatory notes and a biographical memoir from William Gifford an English critic editor and poet famous as a satirist and controversialist. Volume one contains memoirs of Jonson and Every Man In His Humour. Volume two contains Every Man Out of His Humour Cynthia's Revels and The Poetaster. Volume three contains Sejanus The Fox and The Silent Woman. Volume four contains The Alchemist Catiline and Bartholomew Fair. Volume five contains The Devil is an Ass The Staple of News and The New Inn. Volume six contains The Magnetic Lady A Tale of a Tub The Sad Shepherd The Case is Altered and Entertainments. Volume seven contains Masques at Court. Volume eight contains Masques Epigrams and Underwoods. Previously held in the library of Frederick Edwin Smith 1st Earl of Birkenhead a British Conservative politician and barrister who attained high office in the early twentieth century as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. He is best remembered today as Winston Churchill's greatest personal and political friend. Smith was created Viscount Birkenhead of Birkenhead in the County of Chester in the 1921 Birthday Honours then Viscount Furneaux of Charlton in the County of Northampton and finally Earl of Birkenhead in 1922. Bound in half straight grained morocco with cloth covered boards. Externally sound with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spines with the odd small mark to the boards. Light loss to the heads of the spines. Front hinge starting but firm to volume eight. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good G. and W. Nicol hardcover
1884réf. 764R58London: Messrs. Williams & Norgate 1884 . Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". None. A lovely copy of this theist and historic work exploring religion and ancient Egypt. Comprises three works by Ben. Charles Jones bound as one: 'Allegories Discourses Dissertations Disquisitions Episodes Legends Parables Problems and Proverbs on Fact and Fiction Past and Present and the World' which explores all manner of historical and mythological matter followed by 'This World from Deucalion to Victoria concerning Popes Emperors Kings Queens Princes Princesses Poets and Parasites' which comprises a humorous historical poem and 'Leicester: a Sketch of Double Death in the Time of Elizabeth' which is a short historical sketch on the death of the Earl of Leicester.Complete with an errata slip. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart with slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Messrs. Williams & Norgate hardcover
1853réf. ZB535157Frankfort: Hodges 1853. 1047 pp. later cloth hardcover ex library else text clean & binding tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Frankfort: Hodges hardcover
1898réf. 21254201898. New York: John Lane. 1898. 4to. Publisher's green bevelled cloth ornate gilt decoration and lettering to upper cover by Beardsley gilt lettering to spine; pp. xlv 1 blank 193 1; 8 illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley comprising half-title repeating cover design frontispiece and 6 inhabited initials title-page printed in red and black; spine ends bumped very slight wear to bevelled edges and corners and minor rubbing to gilt decoration to upper board; endpapers a little browned; an excellent copy largely unopened; early ink stamp of the Baragwanath family of Cornwall to front free endpaper.No. 193 of 1000 copies of the American sub-issue of Beardsley's final uncompleted commission published eight months after the artist's death and poignantly dedicated to his mother with a eulogy by Robert Ross.This sub-issue lacks Beardsley's 'Puck on Pegasus' device in gilt to the rear cover although it does appear on the title-page. There are six initials in total one of which repeated pp. 55 and 116. Beardsley was commissioned by Leonard Smithers to illustrate this book originally conceived as an edition de luxe with twenty four plates frontispiece initial letters and small drawings in November 1897. His health was already failing due to tuberculosis and when he died in March 1898 he had only produced the illustrations seen here. Despite his fading powers Beardsley was excited about the project finding that Jonson's depiction of a greedy and depraved world chimed with his own artistic vision.He wrote that 'I carry Volpone about with me from dawn to dawn and dream of nothing else' and considered his illustration for the frontispiece 'Volpone Adoring His Treasure' to be 'one of the strongest things I have ever done' cited in Nelson p. 163. Such was the importance attached to this book as a monument to Beardsley's talent that a number of his fellow Decadents were involved in the final publication. Robert Ross wrote an affectionate eulogy that formed the basis of his 1909 biography of Beardsley Vincent O'Sullivan provided an essay on Jonson that tied him to the fin-de-siecle sensibility and Ernest Dowson anonymously edited the text.Gertner Zatlin 1080-1089r; Samuels Lasner 129. See Nelson Publisher to the Decadents: Leonard Smithers in the Careers of Beardsley Wilde and Dowson 2000. hardcover
1883réf. 79575Paris : Berger-Levrault et Cie. 1883. CHERBONNEAU M traducteur. - D’EL-HADJ HAMOUDA BEN ABD-EL-AZIZ.Expédition de Mourad-Bey contre Constantine et Alger en 1112 de J. C. 1700; fragment extrait de la chronique arabe d’El-Hadj Hamouda Ben Abd-El-Aziz traduit en français et annoté par M. Cherbonneau. Paris Berger-Levrault et Cie.1883 220x140mm 24 pages textes en arabe et français. Broché. Pages légèrement jaunies. Ouvrage offert à Monsieur le Lt. Général de Mac-Mahon Commendant Supérieur de la Province de Constantine signée par l’auteur. Très rare. Couverture factive. No hidden customs fees for orders shipped to the U.S.A with a value of up to 800 USD PDDP shipping we pay the VAT in advance Berger-Levrault et Cie. unknown
1811réf. 61607London : John Stockdalle 1811. reliure basane. JONSON Ben. - BEAUMONT - Fletcher.The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson Beaumont and Fletcher : The First Printed from the Text and with the Notes of Peter Whalley; the Latter from the Text and with Notes of The Late George Colman Esq. Embellished with Portraits. Four Volumes. London John Stockdalle1811 245x150mmCIV- 585 p. 624 p. 607 p. 721 p. 3 Portraits engraved basil binding. Period marbled calfskin binding title page and volume number gilded decorations. No hidden customs fees for orders shipped to the U.S.A with a value of up to 800 USD PDDP shipping we pay the VAT in advance John Stockdalle unknown
1897réf. 1598Salt Lake City: George Q. Cannon & Sons Company 1897. Second Edition. 61pp. Duodecimo 18 cm Publisher's gray printed wrappers. Near fine. Recap of a religious debate between Ben E. Rich and Rev. Hartley in the original wrappers. Rare in this condition. Flake/Draper 7188 "From the Ogden Herald of last Tuesday we learn of an interesting event which is to come off at the Tabernacle in Ogden on Thursday and Friday evenings the 8th and 9th of May it will be a discussion between Elder Ben E. Rich of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Reverend Richard Hartley of the Baptist denomination. The former will of course present the Mormon side of the question showing the difference between the principles of true Christianity and the doctrines taught by the various sects of the day while the latter will endeavor to do the same thing in reference to Christianity and Mormonism." - Deseret News 05/07/1884. George Q. Cannon & Sons Company unknown
1874réf. 44717San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft & Company 1874. First Edition. Octavo 23cm.; publisher's purple pictorial cloth stamped in gilt; 204pp. Boards rather rubbed with some brief splitting of cloth corners bumped and cloth starting to peel at bottom fore-edge corner of upper cover spine toned rear free endpaper torn and partly affixed to rear pastedown. Good overall though internally sound and upper cover gilt still quite brilliant. Promotional work by the Rhode Island-born Civil War Major who first arrived in Los Angeles to supervise the postal service only to leave this position in order to found the "Los Angeles Daily Star" in which he promoted California's "post-frontier promise of becoming a pastoral civilization. Truman envisioned a livelihood of hard work though without exertion that would bring into being a culture of prosperity civility and art" Peter James Holliday "American Arcadia" 2016 p. 51. A.L. Bancroft & Company unknown
1855réf. 11227Phillips Sampson and Co. 1855. Half-Leather. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dedicated to Robert Southey. Frontispiece engraving of Jonson. Very large very thick book brown half-leather marbled boards raised spine double-column format for text slight wear to tips very tiny tears along spine top edge rubbed to most edges 944 pages. Good. Phillips, Sampson and Co. hardcover
1838réf. C59821Edinburgh: Adam And Charles Black 1838. First Edition. Hardback. Hardcover Hardcover. Good. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo. 4 227 1 pp.; 20cms by 12.5. Original publisher's green cloth lettered gilt at the spine 'Painting And The Fine Arts 6s'. Front paste-down paper advertisement for Encylop¾dia Britannica. Appears to lack half title title page is first page. Worn but complete vg minus copy with inner hinges slightly cracked but holding spine ends slightly nicked and covers marked. These two articles first appeared in the 1824 edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Hazlitt's article 'The Fine Arts' is largely an attack on Sir Joshua Reynolds's concept of the Ideal as set out in his Discourses: Hazlitt's theory is that Art is first and last the imitation of Nature. The printer is named on the title page verso and in the colophon: 'Edinburgh: Printed by Balfour and Jack.' Adam And Charles Black, hardcover
1870réf. 374867San Francisco 1870. Partly-printed check lithographed by Britton & Rey. Endorsement signatures on verso. Partly-printed check lithographed by Britton & Rey. Endorsement signatures on verso. By 1849 when the great race across the plains had begun Holladay already owned wagon trains gold mines and a fleet of steam boats on the Sacramento River. He continued to expand purchasing the Overland Mail Express Company and by 1864 had put together a nearly complete monopoly of the stage mail and freighting business between the Missouri River and Salt Lake City. unknown
1898réf. 2783New York: John Lane 1898. First Beardsley Edition copy #393 of 1000 for England and America. Frontispiece Five Large Initial Letters and Vignettes and cover design by Aubrey Beardsley. 1 vols. 4to. Original aquamarine cloth with elaborately gilt-stamped front cover after Beardsley's design. Fine bright copy. Bookplate of Maurice Wertheim. In open faced cloth slipcase. Beardsley Aubrey. First Beardsley Edition copy #393 of 1000 for England and America. Frontispiece Five Large Initial Letters and Vignettes and cover design by Aubrey Beardsley. 1 vols. 4to. One of Beardsley's consummate works published here for the first time after his death. Ross's warm appreciation of Beardsley is an essential piece of Beardsleyana. John Lane unknown
1867réf. 23914Cincinnati: Ben Pitman 1867. First Edition. 1 vols. Small 4to. Bound in contemp. 1/4 black morocco and cloth. First Edition 1 vols. Small 4to. Inscribed faintly on brown coated paper of the front free-endpaper "Miss Lizzie Headlaw with the affectinate Regards of the Printer. Cincinnati Jany. 1867. Ben Pitman unknown
1816réf. 61036London: Printed for G. and W. Nicol; F.C. and J. Rivington; Cadell and Davies. by W. Bulmer and Co. Clevelanf-row St. James's 1816. Large Paper Edition. Frontispiece. Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. 9 vols. 8vo 26 x 15 cm. Bound in three quarter green contemporary morocco marbled boards. Fine minor foxing. Bookplate. Fine. Large Paper Edition. Frontispiece. Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. 9 vols. 8vo 26 x 15 cm. Printed for G. and W. Nicol; F.C. and J. Rivington; Cadell and Davies... by W. Bulmer and Co. Clevelanf-row, St. James's unknown
1816réf. 58689London: Printed for G. and W. Nicol.by W. Bulmer & Co. Cleveland-row St. James 1816. With portrait frontispiece in volume One. 9 vols. Royal 8vo 24.2 x 15 cm. Bound in near contemporary purple pebbled cloth with paper labels on spines. Very Good. With portrait frontispiece in volume One. 9 vols. Royal 8vo 24.2 x 15 cm. Printed for G. and W. Nicol...by W. Bulmer & Co. Cleveland-row, St. James unknown
1809réf. 13889London: B. Marshall 1809. Hand colored print engraved by R. Woodman. Image size 19 x 24 inches matted and framed to 27 x 32 inches overall. 1 vols. A few light waterstains to lower margin away from image else fine. Hand colored print engraved by R. Woodman. Image size 19 x 24 inches matted and framed to 27 x 32 inches overall. 1 vols. Siltzer British Sporting Prints p. 178 B. Marshall unknown
1886réf. FLAHIVE-455Hubbard Brothers Philadelphia 1886 Volume II. A near-fine copy of a beautifully illustrated scarce first-edition. Frontispiece intact. Shipped in well-padded box. Smoke-free. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Hubbard Brothers, Philadelphia hardcover
1822réf. b9938Amsterdam: Imprimerie Itallienne et Francaise 1822. Hardcover. Three-quarter leather and marbled paper boards and blue speckled edges. Shelfwear on the upper tips a small nick on the rear board and a scuffed to the leather on the rear board. Brief biographies of celebrated individuals in all fields. Each biography is two to eight pages and is accompanied by a full-page engraving of the individual. Imprimerie Itallienne et Francaise hardcover
1892réf. 9110St. Louis: Historical Publishing Co 1892. Salesman Sample. Leatherbound. Good. 4to. Pp. c. 100 of discontinuous selections. Illustrated with color lithographs including a fold-out panoramic view of the Exposition halftone reproductions and engravings. Full morocco with blind stamped decorations and titles in gilt sample of the full volume spine tipped inside the front cover sample of alternative decorated blue cloth covers mounted inside back cover numerous explanatory slips bound in. Spine ends chipped corners bumped back hinge parting toning to several slips with transfer to leaves edges toned. A scarce promotional salesmen's dummy of the 832 page "Quadri-Centennial history" celebrating Columbus and America published on the occasion of the 1892 Chicago Exposition. The descriptive slips effusively tout the merits of the volume and its place in every American home. Historical Publishing Co unknown
