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First appearance of the Jarvis translation, an "elegant edition" (Lowndes), complete in two large quarto volumes. xxxii [translator's preface and "Advertisement concerning the Prints," by John Oldfield, M. D.],viii [reimpression of "The life of Michael de Cervantes Saavedra, with separate title page dated 1738],90 ["The life of Michael de Cervantes... more
Price: $6,850.00
Two quarto volumes complete, in English, Latin and French. [4],vii,[1],568; [4],606,[2, errata]pp, with half-titles, engraved frontispiece portrait (in vol. I) by J. Vitalba after William Hoare. Contemporary calf, boards framed with French fillets, spines, in five compartments, rebacked, original red morocco lettering and numbering pieces gilt laid down, later marbled... more
Price: $1,265.00
The Second Edition published in England, based upon the extensively corrected, enlarged and reconceived Paris edition of 1717. 12mo; [18], xxviii, [4], 468, [12]pp, with a portrait frontispiece of Fenelon, title page in red and black, folding map tracing Telemachus's travels throughout the Mediterranean, and 24 full-page copper-engraved plates, one... more
Price: $635.00
![The lives of the English poets; and a criticism on their works. [First Issue]](/fineeditions/images/items/80x160/BB0727.jpg "The lives of the English poets; and a criticism on their works. [First Issue]")
First Dublin Edition, collated and complete in three volumes. First Issue, with "partaking his posterity" in line 3 of p. 4, repeated page numbers 143-144 in vol. I, title pages of vols. II and III without oval vignettes. First volume dated 1779 and the preface 'Advertisement' dated March 15 1779,... more
Price: $735.00
Small 8vo: [10],360pp, with portrait frontispiece, engraved title-page, folding map and six full-page plates engraved by Brühl (the 1741 first edition, published in Copenhagen, contained only 3 three plates in addition to the frontispiece). Contemporary dark brown mottled sheep, elaborately gilded spine sewn on five bands green and tan lettering... more
Price: $1,365.00
A superb set, magnificent on the shelf, collated and complete in four volumes. Small 8vo's: [10], 394; [4], 336; [2], 368; [2], 352pp. Contemporary full mottled calf, the spine in six compartments, richly gilt, divided by raised bands, with lettering pieces in fawn and brown; marbled end papers, all edges... more
Price: $635.00
8vo: iv,416pp. Full calf, spine in six compartments divided by raised bands, red morocco gilt lettering piece, all edges stained red. Minor wear and splits along joints, but binding square and tight; text clean and fresh with ample margins and deep impressions of the type; two worm holes in bottom... more
Price: $465.00
![The literary life of the late Thomas Pennant, Esq. By himself [hand-colored]](/fineeditions/images/items/80x160/BB0869.jpg "The literary life of the late Thomas Pennant, Esq. By himself [hand-colored]")
4to: [6],144pp, copper-engraved portrait frontispiece of Pennant ("Tho.s Gainsborough, pinx.t 1776, engraved by W. Ridley"), two copper-engraved full-page plates (view of the Church of Fountains Abby and portrait of the reverend John Lloyd ("constant friend companion & assistant to Thomas Pennant"—often lacking) and folding engraved plate of The Church Militant... more
Price: $1,135.00
Complete in five volumes. 12mo: iii-xxii,iii-viii,cxxxiv,135-384; iii-x,11-251,[1]; xx,367[2 misnumbered 22],[5]; iii-xc,281,[13, including two final advertisement leaves]; lxiv,267,[5]pp, with 15 copper-engraved plates (11 of which are folding, one of which is a map), numerous head- and tailpieces, and a woodcut in the text. An excellent set, beautifully bound by Fitterer in... more
Price: $3,250.00
First Edition. 8vo; xii, 392pp. Beautifully bound by Fitterer to style in full speckled calf, the spine gilt in six compartments, the original olive-green lettering piece laid down. An excellent example, the pages clean and bright, free of foxing. ESTC Citation No. T91105. OCLC Number: 64220538 ... more
Price: $685.00
![[Tatler] The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq](/fineeditions/images/items/80x160/BB0758.jpg "[Tatler] The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq")
A new edition of this vastly influential periodical, edited by J. Nichols, with notes by Nichols and others, complete in six volumes. 8vo: [8], l, 440; [4], 456; [4], 412; [4], 432; [4], 448; [4], 504pp, with six portrait frontispieces and six full-page copper-engraved plates. Contemporary tan tree-calf calf, the... more
Price: $465.00
12mo: [60],540pp, with four copper-engraved portraits (of Wotton, Charles I, the Duke of Buckingham, and the Earl of Essex). Contemporary calf, flat spine with later red morocco lettering piece gilt, plain period end papers, title page framed by printer's ornaments. Sound and attractive period binding with strong book-block and only... more
Price: $1,365.00
![The history and adventures of an atom. In two volumes [First Issue]](/fineeditions/images/items/80x160/BB0596.jpg "The history and adventures of an atom. In two volumes [First Issue]"){kind=small}
First Issue (with the erroneous date 1749 on the title page). 12mo: viii,227;[ii],190pp. Half title in Volume II only. Newly bound by Fitterer in period-style speckled calf, spine in six compartments divided by raised bands ruled in gilt, with green morocco letter piece gilt, top edge gilt, end papers renewed.... more
Price: $1,650.00
A scarce early edition (no printer or publisher given), appearing only one year after the first edition. Five volumes complete, continuously paginated in Arabic and roman numerals. 12mo: 150,[3],cliv-clxvi,[1],168-306pp. "Yorick's sentimental journey, continued . .. By Eugenius" (i.e., John Hall Stevenson, 1718-1785) comprises vols. III and IV (which also includes... more
Price: $485.00