English Georgian Literature

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Item #14421 Letters from a Father to His Son on Various Subjects, Relative to Literature and the...

Letters from a Father to His Son on Various Subjects, Relative to Literature and the Conduct of Life : [2 volumes] [Volume I] Written in the Years 1792 and 1793 [and] Vol II Written in the Years 1798 and 1799

Aikin, John

London: Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1803.

Hardcover. Professionally Respined with black spine labels and gilt rulings, light foxing, light edgewear, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcovers. ; Full mottled calf binding with modern respine and modern black spine labels. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Merriman on front paste-downs of..... More

Price: $199.95

Item #15661 The Impartial Secret History of Arlus, Fortunatus, and Odolphus [and] The History of...

The Impartial Secret History of Arlus, Fortunatus, and Odolphus [and] The History of the Proceedings of the Mandarins and Proatins of the Britomartian Empire [and] The Adventures of Five Englishmen from Pulo Condoro

Anonymous [attributed to Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer OR Daniel Defoe]; Anonymous; Walter Vaughan; new introduction by William Graves

New York: Garland Publishing, 1972.

Reprint. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels, sunning, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Reprints of three English works, the first two are "representative of the allegorical satires which anonymous early eighteenth-century Whig propagandiss directed against the Tories. ... [the third work] reflects the eighteenth-century English interest in exotic..... More

Price: $29.95

Item #8669 The Amours of Edward the IV [and] Elysium : Or, the State of Love and Honour in the...

The Amours of Edward the IV [and] Elysium : Or, the State of Love and Honour in the Superior Regions of Bliss

Anonymous [Giovanni Paolo Marana, Author of the Turkish Spy]; Anonymous; new introduction by Josephine Grieder

New York: Garland Publishing, 1973.

Reprint. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, sunning, corner bump, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprint of 2 works. Original title page of the 1st reads: The amours of Edward the IV. An historical novel. By the author of the Turkish spy. London. Printed for Richard Sare..... More

Price: $39.95

Item #10835 En Christens Resa genom werlden till den saliga ewigheten : äfwensom Hans Hustrus,...

En Christens Resa genom werlden till den saliga ewigheten : äfwensom Hans Hustrus, Christinnas, och deras barns efterföljande uppbrott fran staden Förderf, äfwentyrliga wandring och lyckliga ankomst till det himmelska landet

Bunyan, John

Örebro: N M Lindh, 1859.

Hardcover. No flyleaves, front hinge started, tone, edgeworn, joints rubbed, 1863 owner's signature on front pastedown with note on rear pastedown, modern owner's emboss on title page, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Half leather binding with marbled paper boards, gilt spine lettering and rulings..... More

Price: $39.95

Item #8418 Lexiphanes 1767. Archibald Campbell

Lexiphanes 1767

Campbell, Archibald

New York: Garland Publishing, 1974.

Reprint Ed. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, light cock, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprint of the 1767 1st edition, printed for and sold by J. Knox, London. Original title page reads: "Lexiphanes, A Dialogue. Imitated from Lucian, and suited to the present Times. With A...... More

Price: $39.95

Item #14689 Travels and Adventures of Edward Brown, Esq. John Campbell, new, Josephine Grieder

Travels and Adventures of Edward Brown, Esq

Campbell, John; new introduction by Josephine Grieder

New York: Garland Publishing, 1973.

Reprint. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprint of the 1739 edition, London: J Applebee for A Bettesworth et al. "To separate fiction from fact in a work so resolutely factual in its presentation... is no easy task ... Nevertheless, scholars do..... More

Price: $69.95

Item #6038 The Plays of Henry Carey. Henry Carey, edited, Samuel L. Macey

The Plays of Henry Carey

Carey, Henry; edited with an introduction by Samuel L Macey

New York: Garland Publishing, 1980.

Reprint Editio. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Reprints of the 1743 edition of The Dramatick Works of Henry Carey, printed by S. Gilbert, London; of the 1722 edition of Hanging and Marriage, printed for W. Chetwood, London; and of the 1732 edition..... More

Price: $99.95

Item #15593 Historical and Descriptive Sketch of the Scott Monument, Edinburgh. John Castle

Historical and Descriptive Sketch of the Scott Monument, Edinburgh

Castle, John

Edinburgh: Printed by D R Collie & Son, 1865.

Later Printing. Pamphlet. 1/4" snag in text of pages 1-4, cover creasing and small chips, cover soil and foxing, light tone, otherwise solid paperback sewn pamphlet. ; "In Edinburgh, the 61.1-metre-tall Victorian Gothic spire of the Scott Monument was designed by..... More

Price: $49.95

Item #14728 The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Robert Boyle. William Rufus Chetwood, new,...

The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Robert Boyle

Chetwood, William Rufus; new introduction by Malcolm J Bosse

New York: Garland Publishing, 1972.

Reprint. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, light spine sun, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprint of 1726 edition, London: Printed for John Watts. This work has also been attributed to Benjamin Victor and to Daniel Defoe. Includes The voyage, shipwreck, and miraculous preservation of Richard Castleman..... More

Price: $29.95

Item #14692 The Voyages, Travels, and Adventures of William Owen Gwin Vaughan, Esq. in two...

The Voyages, Travels, and Adventures of William Owen Gwin Vaughan, Esq. in two volumes

Chetwood, William Rufus; new introduction by Malcolm J Bosse

New York: Garland Publishing, 1972.

Reprint. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, slip, vol 2 sunned, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcovers.; Two of two volumes, complete. Facsimile reprint of the 1736 edition, London: Printed for J Watts and sold by J Osborn. Both volumes have frontispiece illustrations. Popular adventure fiction with Vaughan's fictional..... More

Price: $69.95

Item #15371 The Dunciad of To-Day : A Satire and The Modern Aesop. Benjamin Disraeli, Michael...

The Dunciad of To-Day : A Satire and The Modern Aesop

Disraeli, Benjamin; introduction by Michael Sadleir

London: Ingpen & Grant, 1928.

Limited Edition. Hardcover. Sunning, unopened pages, edgewear, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize hardcover. ; Limited Edition of 750 copies, this copy is "Out of series". "This work consists of a long satirical poem which Disraeli contributed to "The Star Chamber" which was a short-lived periodical..... More

Price: $39.95

Item #14691 The Life and Adventures of Sir Bartholomew Sapskull. William Donaldson

The Life and Adventures of Sir Bartholomew Sapskull

Donaldson, William

New York: Garland Publishing, 1975.

Reprint. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprint of 1768 edition, London: Printed for J Williams. Two volumes in one. Authorship ascribed to "Somebody", and features a delightful author's portrait frontispiece showing the back of the anonymous author's head. "In the earlier..... More

Price: $69.95

Item #13074 Select Works Of Henry Fielding : In Two Volumes : With a Memoir of the Life of the...

Select Works Of Henry Fielding : In Two Volumes : With a Memoir of the Life of the Author by Sir Walter Scott and an Essay on his Life and Genius by Arthur Murphy

Fielding, Henry; Walter Scott, Arthur Murphy

Philadelphia: Carey and Lea, 1832.

Illustrated by Portrait Frontispiece. First American Edition. Hardcover. Peeling front cover vol 2 at top, light edgewear, foxing, owner's pencil signatures, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcovers. ; Two of two volumes, complete. Full calf binding with gilt edge roll, gilt spine ruling, and gilt spine..... More

Price: $99.95

Item #5211 The Plays of David Garrick : Volume IV. David Garrick, edited, Gerald M. Berkowitz

The Plays of David Garrick : Volume IV

Garrick, David; edited with an introduction by Gerald M Berkowitz

New York: Garland Publishing, 1981.

Reprint Editio. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Crisp hardcover.; Volume Four ONLY, of four volumes Garrick set. Vol IV contains facsimile reprints of: The Gamesters, Isabella: or, the Fatal Marriage; The Guardian; Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife; Mahomet the Imposter; Zara; That..... More

Price: $49.95

Item #14727 A Trip To The Moon. Francis Gentleman

A Trip To The Moon

Gentleman, Francis

New York: Garland Publishing, 1974.

Reprint. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, slip, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprint of 1764-1765 edition, York: Printed by A Ward for S Crowder et al. A Trip to the Moon : Containing an Account of the Island of Noibla : Its Inhabitants, Religious and Political..... More

Price: $49.95

Item #15714 New Year's Day : A Winter's Tale : with illustrations by Geo. Cruikshank. Gore Mrs,...

New Year's Day : A Winter's Tale : with illustrations by Geo. Cruikshank

Gore, Mrs [Catherine Grace Frances (Moody) Gore]

London: Fisher, Son, & Co, 1846.

Illustrated by George Cruikshank illustrations. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine darkening, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Full calf fine binding by Bartlett & Co Boston with six compartment spine, gilt spine lettering, gilt decor, marbled endpapers, and all edges gilt. Features four..... More

Price: $99.95

Item #8668 Observations on the Night Thoughts of Dr Young. Samuel Jackson Pratt

Observations on the Night Thoughts of Dr Young

Pratt, Samuel Jackson

New York: Garland Publishing, 1970.

Reprint. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprint of the 1776 edition, London: Printed for Richardson and Urquhart. Original title page reads: Observations on the Night Thoughts of Dr Young; With occasional remarks on the Beauties of Poetical Composition - By Courtney..... More

Price: $49.95

Item #14477 The Expedition of Humphry Clinker. Tobias Smollett

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker

Smollett, Tobias

London: Orlando Hodgson, 1836.

Illustrated by George Cruikshank illustrations. Hardcover. Front hinge started, edgeworn, rubbed, chipped spine label, tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Undated, but Hodgson apparently was at 111, Fleet Street address between 1836 and 1844. Three volumes in one, complete novel. Half leather binding with marbled..... More

Price: $69.95

Item #8671 On The Lives Of The Poets 1781-1782. William Tindal, William Beville, Rev Beilby

On The Lives Of The Poets 1781-1782

Tindal, William; William Beville; Rev Beilby

New York: Garland Publishing, 1975.

Reprint. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprints of four works on Samuel Johnson's Lives of the Poets: A cursory examination of Dr. Johnson's strictures on the lyric performances of Gray [Anonymous] (1781 London: Printed for S Crowder); Remarks on Dr. Johnson's..... More

Price: $69.95

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