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Hardcover. Etat : Fair. First Edition. Front board separated but held in place by stiff Mylar jacket. Bound in period calf, hand-stitched, raised bands at spine, with heavily rubbed decorations there and half the black leather label having torn away. The Tatler was a gentleman's art, culture, politics, newsy rag of sorts--current events rumor and gossip and humor in about equal measure. This appears to be an omnibus edition, with a publication date of 1764 at title page but reprising short pieces back to 1709-1710. Assembled by Richard Steele, editor, raconteur, and with pieces by and about him, Isaac Bickerstaff, and others, in the form of letters and obituaries, discourses upon manners, foods, wines, architecture and the like. It mimicked Addison and Steele's The Spectator, Samuel Johnson's The Rambler and The Idler, and Goldsmith's Citizen of the World. 320 [12] pp. with full index to the Volume the Fourth.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets. …

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 5th ed. Vol. 6 only. Name to froint endpaper, and also to first page of text.

Etat : Very Good. Reprint. Volume V only of the nine volume set, but complete in itself and containing the complete text of The Dunciad, all four books plus the appendices. Contemporary full calf leather binding. Spine with five raised bands, morocco title and volume labels, gilt decoration to compartments. Rubbing to spine and board edges. A few tears to leather on rear board. Slight wear to head of spine. Good solid binding with no cracking to joiunts. Offsetting to margins of endpapers and first and last few pages. Light water stain to upper margins. Very clean text throughout. Title page printed in red and black. An early edition of Pope's classic satirical poem, a nice solid example. ESTC: T5446. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 4.75 x 7.25 inches (12 x 18 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: Small 8vo. lvi, 271, [16] (Index).…

First Edition. Good copy in contemporary full calf boards, now slightly scuffed. Corners slightly bumped, with panel edges showing expected mild wear. Spine gilt-tooled with raised bands, now substantially rubbed and lacking a label. Joints and endbands worn. Text block remains strong and clean on the whole, showing only the expected faint foxing and offsetting of age. A well-preserved example overall. Series; The works of Alexander Pope esq. In nine volumes, complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements : together with the commentary and notes of his editor ; v. 6. Physical description; 407 pages ; 21 cm. Subjects; Pope, Alexander, works. English poetry, 18th century. English essays, 18th century. Pope, Alexander, correspondence. English literature, collected works, 18th century. 1 Kg.…

Half-Leather. Etat : Good. Fifth. Brown 'suede' type brown boards, their surface chipped and rubbed with edgewear, particularly on four front corners. The solid spine with five raised bands and leather label lettered in gilt is a lighter colour and soft suede in texture. Internally evidence of professional restoration of front and rear gutters; the front free endpaper with three paragraphs of writing, two in pen, one in pencil, dated 1933 . The lightly soiled engraved frontis has six bookworm holes partly affecting pages as far as the letter G (alphabetical); spotty title page chipped on edges and a 1 cm x 5 mm scribble near rmiddle; preliminary pages soiled as far as 'Ale' and generally clean and unmarked thereafter. Unpaginated. Frontis + 12 folding plates. Last entry: 'Zylosteum' followed by grubby six page Latin Index, then nine page index of plants mentioned, one page ad (with short edge tear) + two page list of plants engraved and described. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Hard. Etat : Good-. Good-. Contemporaneous full calf. Covers rubbed. Calf chipped to spine head and tail. Missing calf tile from spine. Joints cracked. Binding very solid. Five bands to spine. Hinges cracked. Front hinge cracked. A little foxed to outermost leaves and lightly toned throughout. xxx, 553pp, plus unpaginated index to rear. …

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. In Nine Volumes Complete — 1766 — Complete 9-Volume Large Octavo Set — 24 Engravings Very Good antiquarian condition. Complete nine-volume set in handsome contemporary full calf bindings with gilt-ruled boards, raised bands, red leather spine labels, gilt titles and decorative gilt devices. All 24 engraved plates are present. Bindings remain remarkably attractive and sound for a set published in 1766, showing expected age-related rubbing, scuffing, edge/corner wear and some variation in color. Gilt remains quite attractive. Interiors are generally clean and well preserved, with occasional age toning, spotting/foxing and other minor signs of age. Pages have the characteristic texture and appearance of 18th-century laid paper. (See photos) Each volume contains an older "PRIVATE LIBRARY" bookplate/label on the front pastedown; a previous owner's name on these labels has been obscured in black marker. Earlier ownership inscription dated September 18, 1873 appears in at least one volume. These ownership marks are unattractive but confined to the preliminary/pastedown areas and do not detract significantly from the text or the handsome appearance of the set on the shelf. The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq., In Nine Volumes, Complete, London, 1766. Printed for A. Millar, J. and R. Tonson, C. Bathurst, H. Woodfall, R. Baldwin, W. Johnston, B. Law, T. Longman, T. Caslon, Johnson and Davenport, and M. Richardson. Complete in all nine volumes with all 24 engraved plates. A very attractive surviving 18th-century set in full calf. (BR) Shelf 360.…

Etat : Fine. Limited first edition Hardcover. Fine condition in fine slipcase. Number 146 of the Subscribers Edition, limited to 250 copies.

ESTC T117802. Size: Four volumes. Small 8vo. Polished calf (edges a little rubbed), red leather labels. Ownership signature of Thos Robson, Down, Coll. Camb.

1st edition. Good copies in the original full aniline calf. Raised bands with a red morocco gilt-blocked label. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and bumped as with age. Remain quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 3 v. Contents; Vol. 1. Alcibiades. Don Carlos, Prince of Spain. Titus and Berenice. The cheats of Scapin -- v. 2. Friendship in fashion. The soldier's fortune. The atheist, or, The second part of the soldier's fortune -- v. 3. The orphan. The history and fall of Caius Marius. Venice preserv'd. Poems and letters. Subjects; Otway, Thomas 1652-1685 ; Correspondence. Portraits. English drama 17th century. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. Good copies in the original full aniline calf. Raised bands with a red morocco gilt-blocked label. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and bumped as with age. Remain quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 3 v. Contents; Vol. 1. Alcibiades. Don Carlos, Prince of Spain. Titus and Berenice. The cheats of Scapin -- v. 2. Friendship in fashion. The soldier's fortune. The atheist, or, The second part of the soldier's fortune -- v. 3. The orphan. The history and fall of Caius Marius. Venice preserv'd. Poems and letters. Subjects; Otway, Thomas 1652-1685 ; Correspondence. Portraits. English drama 17th century. 1 Kg. …

Etat : molto buono. in-8, pp. (14), 396,  XII di indici, con 6 tavole incise e ripiegate fuori testo, a raffigurare la disposizione di piatti e pietanze in tavola; tavola incisa in antiporta e frontespizio entro doppia cornice. Legatura coeva in piena pelle, filetti in oro al dorso e ai piatti (cerniera debole). Quindicesima edizione di questo fortunatissimo volume di ricette, edito per per la prima volta nel 1727, che fu tra i più ristampati e apprezzati del XVIII^ secolo, tanto che nel 1742 fu il primo libro di cucina stampato negli Stati Uniti.  Buon esemplare.  Bitting p. 438 (earlier editions); Maclean p. 133. Book.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. Leather-bound; hardcover; quarto (27.5cm x 22cm x 5.5cm); pp. [8], 615, [8] index; English text; bound in contemporary full calf; initial and terminal blanks present; printed footnotes; rear index in double columns. Condition: GOOD. Joints cracked but holding. Covers somewhat rubbed with abrasions. Interior lightly toned with some spotting mostly to prelims. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Scarce.…

Being a collection of upwards of Six Hundred of the most approved Receipts in cookery, pastry, confectionary, preserving, pickles, cakes, creams, jellies, made wines, cordials. With copper plates, curiously engraven, for the regular Disposition or Placing of the various Dishes and Courses. And also Bills of Fare for every Month in the Year. To which is added, a collection of above Three Hundred Family Receipts of medicines ; viz. Drinks, Syrups, Salves, Ointments, and various other Things of sovereign and approved Efficacy in most Distempers, Pains, Aches, Wounds, Sores, &c. particularly Mrs. Stephen's Medicine for the Cure of the Stone and Gravel, and Dr. Mead's famous Receipt for the Cure of a Bite of a mad Dog ; with several other excellent Receipts for the same, which have cured when the Persons were disordered, and the salt Water fail'd ; never before made publick ; fit either for private Families, or such publick-spirited Gentlewomen as would be beneficient to their poor Neighbours. With Directions for Marketing by E. Smith. The Fifteenth Edition, with Additions. Octavo, 396 pages + index + six folding engraved plates, lacks frontispiece; a lovely copy of this important 18th century cookery book. Rare.…

Etat : Full contemporary calf. Fine. Illustrated with 24 full-paged engravings. 9 vols. 8vo. V.1: Juvenile Poems. V.2: Translations and Imitations. V.3: Moral essays. V.4: Satires. V.5: Dunciad. V.6: Miscellaneous Pieces in Verse and Prose. V.7-9: Letters. Edited by Warburton. Illustrated with 24 full-paged engravings. 9 vols. 8vo.…