Addison, Joseph, Richard Steele, et. al.

THE SPECTATOR; WITH ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES. TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED, THE LIVES OF THE AUTHORS.

8 volumes.
London: H.D. Symonds, et al. 1801. 8vo. contemporary full marbled calf, spine gilt with black leather spine labels. thousands of pages. 8 volumes. Reprint of this famous periodical. "Comprending, Addison, Steele, Parnell, Hughes, Budgell, Eusden, Tickell, and Pope. with Critical Remarks on their Respective Writings." Minor wear at spine ends. Bookplate. Well preserved set. READ MORE about THE SPECTATOR; WITH ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES. TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED, THE LIVES OF THE AUTHORS

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Baldwin, T.W.

SHAKESPEARE'S LOVE'S LABOR'S WON, NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE ACCOUNT BOOKS OF AN ELIZABETHAN BOOKSELLER.

Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1957. small 4to. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. ix, 42, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 2500 copies. The finding of this manuscript bookseller's list from the early 17th century led to the dating of Shakespeare's play. The list is reproduced in collotype. Only minor wear to jacket. READ MORE about SHAKESPEARE'S LOVE'S LABOR'S WON, NEW EVIDENCE FROM THE ACCOUNT BOOKS OF AN ELIZABETHAN BOOKSELLER

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Barrie, J. M.

GEORGE MEREDITH 1909.

London: Constable & Co., n.d. (circa 1909). 16mo. cloth. 16 pages. First edition. (Garland 35; Cutler 59). Well preserved copy. READ MORE about GEORGE MEREDITH 1909

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Bennett, William.

JOHNSONIANA, DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON AND HIS FRIENDS, RICHARD GREENE, THE LICHFIELD APOTHECARY AND HIS MUSEUM OF CURIOSITIES.

Birmingham: Birmingham School of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1993. 8vo. stapled, stiff paper wrappers. 17 pages. Offset reprint of the original 1935 publication by the City of Birmingham School of Printing. Brief account with excerpts from contemporary documents of one of Dr. Johnson's Lichfield relations. READ MORE about JOHNSONIANA, DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON AND HIS FRIENDS, RICHARD GREENE, THE LICHFIELD APOTHECARY AND HIS...

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(Book Lover's Library). Wheatley, Henry B.

THE DEDICATION OF BOOKS TO PATRON AND FRIEND A CHAPTER IN LITERARY HISTORY.

London: Eliot Stock, 1887. small 8vo. original green cloth, beveled edges. viii, 257 pages. First edition. History of the book dedication. One chapter devoted to Dr. Johnson's dedications. Minor cover wear. Ink stamp on front free endpaper. Back inside hinge cracked. READ MORE about THE DEDICATION OF BOOKS TO PATRON AND FRIEND A CHAPTER IN LITERARY HISTORY

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Butler, Samuel.

HUDIBRAS.

3 volumes.
London: T. Rickaby, 1793. large 4to. full leather, gilt turn-ins, gilt design and lettering on the spine, gilt rules on boards, marbled endpapers. (iv), xxxix, (i), 317+(1); (iv), 322-678, (2), 8; (iv), 495, 18+(1) pages. 3 volumes. Lowndes 1, 336. Limited to only two hundred copies, this copy being one of those with the illustrations in black- chiefly Hogarth cuts. Volumes one and three have engraved frontispieces, and all three have engraved title pages. Volume..... READ MORE about HUDIBRAS

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(Chesterfield, Lord). Gulick, Sidney L.

CHESTERFIELD BIBLIOGRAPHY TO 1800.

Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society of America, (1979). 8vo. cloth. (ix), 225 pages. Second edition. Began as a supplement to the orginal edition published in 1935, Gulick decided to complete the work as a completely revised edition. The reputation of this English 18th-century author, who wrote such works as LETTERS TO HIS SON 1774, was openly abused after the publication of LETTERS. However, after the initial response, the outspoken appreciation of his readers and critics and the..... READ MORE about CHESTERFIELD BIBLIOGRAPHY TO 1800

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(Congreve, William). Hodges, John C.

THE LIBRARY OF WILLIAM CONGREVE.

New York: The New York Public Library, 1955. tall 8vo. cloth. 116 pages. Reprinted, with additional illustrations, from the Bulletin. 659 volumes described. Presentation from the author to Charles C. Mish on the front free endpaper. READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF WILLIAM CONGREVE

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(Craigie, Pearl Mary Teresa). Maison, Margaret.

JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, HER LIFE AND WORK.

London: The Eighteen Nineties Society, 1976. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vii, (iii), 77+(1) pages. First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies. Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie (1867-1906) was born in America but moved with her family to England. She wrote novels and plays under the pseudonym of John Oliver Hobbes. READ MORE about JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, HER LIFE AND WORK

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(D'Avigdor, Elim H.).

FAIR DIANA BY "WANDERER"

With Illustrations by G. Bowers.
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1884. 8vo. full brown calf (by Root & Son London), five raised bands, sporting scenes blind stamped on spine, top edge gilt, original red cloth bound-in at end. viii, 360 pages. With Illustrations by G. Bowers. D'Avigdor (1841-1895) wrote a number of hunting novels under the pseudonym of "The Wanderer." He was educated as an engineer and supervised many construction projects in the Middle East. D'Avigdor was an avid sportsman..... READ MORE about FAIR DIANA BY "WANDERER"

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Daiches, David.

THE PRESENT AGE IN BRITISH LITERATURE.

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1969). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 376 pages. First half of book is about becoming a novelist, poet, critical writer in modern times. Second half of book is an extensive bibliography on several British authors, including Yeats. Free front endpaper signed by previous owner. Edges, covers and spine all lightly rubbed, minor wear to edges, crease down spine, light staining in spots around edges of volume. READ MORE about THE PRESENT AGE IN BRITISH LITERATURE

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(Dickens, Charles). Kitton, Fred. G.

DICKENSIANA, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LITERATURE RELATING TO CHARLES DICKENS AND HIS WRITINGS.

New York: Haskell House Publishers, 1971. 8vo. cloth. xxxii, 510, (2) pages. Reprint of the first edition of 1886. Ink ownership inscription on free endpaper. READ MORE about DICKENSIANA, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE LITERATURE RELATING TO CHARLES DICKENS AND HIS WRITINGS

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(Dowson, Ernest). Flower, Desmond and Henry Maas.

LETTERS OF ERNEST DOWSON.

Rutherford, England: Fairleigh Dickenson University Press, 1967. large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 470 pages, with 4 additional pages of illustrations. First edition. Ernest Dowson is among one of the best representatives of poetry in England in the 1890's. The letters contained in this volume provide a wealth of biographical knowledge. The largest collection of Dowson's letters is his correspondence with Arthur Moore, included in this volume. Chip out of corner of dust jacket. Tape..... READ MORE about LETTERS OF ERNEST DOWSON

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