Search Results for: Literary Criticism

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

Price: $550.00 other currencies Order nr. 106738

Andersen, Jennifer and Elizabeth Sauer (editors).

BOOKS AND READERS IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND, MATERIAL STUDIES.

With an Afterword by Stephen Orgel.
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (2002). 8vo. cloth. vi, 305 pages. With an Afterword by Stephen Orgel. First edition. Divided into major sections: Social Contexts for Writing (4 chapters); Traces of Reading: Margins, Libraries, Prefaces, and Bindings (4 chapters); and Print, Publishing, and Public Opinion (5 chapters). Illustrated. READ MORE

Price: $59.95 other currencies Order nr. 90372

(Badcock, Jonathan).

SELECTIONS FROM THE FANCY; OR TRUE SPORTSMAN'S GUIDE BY AN OPERATOR.

With a Foreword by George Plimpton & Etching and Drawings by Randy Jones.
Barre, MA: Imprint Society, 1972. 8vo. quarter leather, patterned paper-covered boards, all edges speckled, paper-covered slipcase. xvi, 136 pages. With a Foreword by George Plimpton & Etching and Drawings by Randy Jones. Limited to an edition of 1950 copies, this being out of series. It is signed by illustrator Randy Jones, whose bawdy pen-and-ink drawings are scattered through the book. Original etching has been laid-in. Text is usually attributed to Jonathan Badcock, one of the... READ MORE

Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 93975

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

Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 13739

Barnes, James J.

AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS AND POLITICIANS THE QUEST FOR AN ANGLO-AMERICAN COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT, 1815-1854.

Columbus: Ohio State University Press, (1974). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xv, 311 pages. First U.S. edition. READ MORE

Price: $7.00 other currencies Order nr. 8253

Barnes, James J.

AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS AND POLITICIANS THE QUEST FOR AN ANGLO-AMERICAN COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT, 1815-1854.

London: Routledge & Kegan, (1974). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xv, 311 pages. First edition. A study of American politics in action. READ MORE

Price: $8.00 other currencies Order nr. 21551

Battesin, Martin C. (editor).

BRITISH NOVELISTS, 1660-1800.

2 Volumes
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, (1985). 4to. cloth. xviii, 325+(1); x, 327-700 pages. 2 Volumes. Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 39: Parts 1 & 2. A two-volume set of biographies with cumulative index of the British novelists between 1660 and 1800. Illustrated endpapers of eight British novelists of the time. Signature of previous owner J.C. Beasley on half-title page in brown pen. Shaken. READ MORE

Price: $150.00 other currencies Order nr. 96627

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

Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 53173

BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 72 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.12, DEC., 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: J. Fawcett on Thomas Malthus, A.S. Earle on 19th-century illustrated flower books, N.H. Marshall on Clement Moore, and R. Armstrong on the "state of the art book." ALSO: M. Atwood discusses storytelling (excerpt), B. Strubble takes a bibliophile tour of England, and the Bill Gates Library Foundation commits $200 million over the next 5 years to... READ MORE

Price: $4.95 other currencies Order nr. 53715

Birkenhead, Sheila.

ILLUSTRIOUS FRIENDS, THE STORY OF JOSEPH SEVERN AND HIS SON ARTHUR.

New York: Reynal & Company in association with William Morrow & Company, (1965). tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 303 pages. First U.S. edition. Biography of these two great men and their association with others. Joseph Severn was the artist who traveled with John Keats to Rome and in whose arms Keats died, and Arthur married John Ruskin's ward and cared for him when he could no longer work. Illustrated. Minor jacket wear. READ MORE

Price: $7.00 other currencies Order nr. 35082

(Blackmore, Richard Doddridge).

A COLLECTION OF THE WORKS OF RICHARD DODDRIDGE BLACKMORE.

being the Author's Own Copies with Manuscript Notes and Alterations; Presentation Copies including the First Edition of "Lorna Doone," given to his wife, together with the proof sheets of this famous novel. The whole chronologically arranged in order of the first appearance of each publication; also Blackmore's School Books, his Writing Desk, Clock, etc. No.153
London: Chas. J. Sawyer Ltd., 1939. 8vo. cord tied stiff paper wrappers. 16 pages. being the Author's Own Copies with Manuscript Notes and Alterations; Presentation Copies including the First Edition of "Lorna Doone," given to his wife, together with the proof sheets of this famous novel. The whole chronologically arranged in order of the first appearance of each publication; also Blackmore's School Books, his Writing Desk, Clock, etc. No.153. Catalogue of Blackmore's copies of his... READ MORE

Price: $17.50 other currencies Order nr. 92410

Bond, William H. (editor).

EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES: IN HONOR OF DONALD F. HYDE.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1970. 6.75 x 10.5 inches. hardcover, slipcase. 424 pages. This book is a collection of essays by eminent scholars regarding the study of eighteenth-century literature. The essays are in tribute to former Grolier Club President, Donald F. Hyde. Hyde was very active in the Club and after becoming President in 1961, he began revitalizing the library and rehabilitating the clubhouse. He also proposed and organized the Iter Italicum, a legendary... READ MORE

Price: $42.00 other currencies Order nr. 106586

(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

Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 751

Bowdler, John.

MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF JOHN BOWDLER, ESQ.

London: A. and R. Spottiswoode, 1824. 8vo. contemporary calf with raised bands and gilt decoration and rules. 296 pages. First edition. Presentation copy. John Bowdler (1746-1823), a writer on religious and church affairs, was the author of Select Pieces in Verse and Prose (1818). Inscribed "From the Author" on the half title. Bookplates are on the front paste down and the front free endpapers, both from the Locker family. There are a few notes in... READ MORE

Price: $250.00 other currencies Order nr. 96348

(Browning, Robert). Russell, Frances Theresa.

ONE WORD MORE ON BROWNING.

N.P. Stanford University Press, (1927). 8vo. cloth. xii, 157 pages. (Broughton, Northup, & Pearsall no.C3833.) A collection of essays on Browning's poetry. Corners bumped. Minor rubbing. Inscription on front free endpaper. READ MORE

Price: $8.00 other currencies Order nr. 51319

Bulloch, John.

STUDIES ON THE TEXT OF SHAKESPEARE: WITH NUMEROUS EMENDATIONS AND APPENDICES.

New York: AMS Press, 1972. 8vo. cloth. xii, 335 pages. Reprint of the 1878 first edition. READ MORE

Price: $6.00 other currencies Order nr. 43563

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

Price: $850.00 other currencies Order nr. 94543

Carlson, David R.

ENGLISH HUMANIST BOOKS, WRITERS AND PATRONS, MANUSCRIPT AND PRINT, 1475-1525.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 275 pages. This book describes the new ways that the printed book was used by professional humanists during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Illustrated with reproductions of texts. Includes notes on the text, bibliographical references, and an index. READ MORE

Price: $25.00 other currencies Order nr. 60499

(Carlyle, Thomas). Jones, Samuel Arthur.

COLLECTANEA THOMAS CARLYLE, 1821-1855.

Canton, PA: The Kirgate Press, 1903. 8vo. cloth, paper spine label. 142, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 640 copies. Reprints of six essays by Carlyle, three of which were unknown to the Carlyle bibliographers of the day. Covers spotted and stained. Waterstain effects pages at beginning and end of book. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 93546

(Carlyle, Thomas). Shepherd, Richard Herne.

THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CARLYLE, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL LIST ARRANGED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF THE PUBLISHED WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF THOMAS CARLYLE (FROM 1820 TO 1881).

London: Elliot Stock, n.d. (circa 1881). small 8vo. original cloth. xi, 60 pages. First edition. An early bibliography of Carlyle. Preface by Shepherd (1840-1895) who authored and edited many bibliographical titles. Spotting to covers, corners bumped. Ink stamp of name of previous owner on title page. Offsetting to front and rear free endpaper. READ MORE

Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 90002

(Carroll, Lewis). Guiliano, Edward (editor).

LEWIS CARROLL OBSERVED, A COLLECTION OF UNPUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS, DRAWINGS, POETRY, AND NEW ESSAYS.

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, (1976). 4to. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. viii, 216 pages. First edition. With 77 drawings and photographs. Essays by Donald Rackin, Michael Patrick Hearn, Elizabeth Sewell, Jean Gattegno and others. Jacket chipped with small tears. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 102167

Carter, John (editor).

SIR THOMAS BROWNE. URNE BURIALL AND THE GARDEN OF CYRUS.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1958. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 119 pages. New edition, published in the tercentenary year of the first publication. The text takes account of corrections to the first edition by Browne. Contains appendices on author-corrected copies of the first edition and a note on the present text. Jacket chipped at head of spine and is price clipped. READ MORE

Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 114416

(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

Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 34468

(Children's Books). Moon, Marjorie.

CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF MARY (BELSON) ELLIOTT BLENDING SOUND CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES WITH CHEERFUL CULTIVATION.

Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1987. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxix, 142 pages. First edition. Mary Elliott (then Mary Belson) began writing for children in 1809, at a time when increasing literacy and wealth and more progressive understanding of the reading needs of children were creating a growing demand for more and more books for young people. Beginning with two books in verse - one a lively tale about town and country mice, the other, an... READ MORE

Price: $28.00 other currencies Order nr. 26560

(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 extra illustrations, from the Bulletin. 659 items described. READ MORE

Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 31296

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