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London: London Printing and Publishing Company Book. Illus. by William Hogarth. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. with an introductory essay by James Hannay and descriptive letterpress by...Very large and thick folio. Half leather with leather tips. lightly scuffed. Title in gilt on spine. Hinges secure. Marbled endpapers. 201pp plus the 150 plus steel engravings which are full page but not numbered as pages. Very clean and tight. No publication date. circa 1880's.

London: Lawton Gilliver, 1729. Book. Poor. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. he Dunciad. with Notes Variorum (1732), and the Prolegomena of Scriblerus. 2 engravings. 6 books in one.171pp with 2 Index's of 6 pages, a 2 pp addendum, 2 appendices pages 178 to 211 appendix I Preface prefix'd to the five imperfect Editions of the DUNCIAD, printed at Dublin and London, in octavo & Duod. then book IV page 196 - 201 book V "A Continuation of the Guardian: On the Subject of Pastorals. appendex to page 211. Book VI A Parallel of the Characters of Mr. Dryden and Mr. Pope, as drawn by certain of their Contempories. 212-221. and a final index ccxxiii-ccxxxii. the book is in blind tolled leather over boards. Front board detached and rear board missing. The book is being sold as is Binders Copy. The laid paper stock is clean and bright..

Gray's-Inn: Printed for D. Browne, fen. & jun. W. Mears, F. Clay, withoutTemple-bar, Fletcher Gyles, 1727. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Full tooled leather over boards. hinges split and tender."The English Works of Sir Henry Spelman K. Publifhed in his Life-Time: Together with his Posthumous Works, Relating to the Laws and Antiquities of England: And the Life of the Author." By the Right Reverend Father in God Edmund Lord Bithop of London. To which are Added, Two more Treaties of Sir Henry Spelman, never before Printed: one Of the Admiral-Jurifdiction, and the Officers thereof: The other Of Ancient Deeds and Charters. With a Compleat INDEX to the Whole. The Second Edition. London: Printed for D. Browne, fen. & jun. W. Mears, F. Clay, withoutTemple-bar, Fletcher Gyles, in Holborn, and T. Osborne, in Gray's-Inn. M.DCC.XXVII. Tooled leather over boards, raised bands on spine with Title in Gilt. Folio. measuring 14 by 8 inches. front… Read More

C. Jephson, In Wine-Office Court, Fleet-Street: C. Ward And R. Chandler, 1741. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Translated from the Spainish Original. Published in London: printed for C. Ward and R. Chandler at the Ship without Temple-bar and at York and Scarbrough; and J. Wood and C. Woodward at the Dove in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCXLI (1741) This copy was hand-bound and cased by Robert Smith in New York circa 1890 in half brown Morocco, ruled in Gilt, with marbled boards. 6 compartments with extra Gilt. the Title in Gilt on a red label and date in Gilt on lower spine. All edges dye'd red, plus a silk cord marker sewn in. Marbled endpapers. 294pp Some scattered light foxing here and there. Very tight, fine binding. pictures will be available..

No. 4 Old Broad Street. London: T. Boosey, 1792. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two complete books bound in one book. The Life of Dick EN-L--D Alias Captain EN-L--D of Turf Memory with Notes and Illustrations. Plus The Lives of Andrew Robinson Bowes, Esq. and the Countess of Swarthmore, written from thirty-three years professional attendance, from letter, and other well authenticated Documents. by Jesse Foot. 187 pp plus an additional page of books published by Jessie Foot. Primarily Chirurgical works on Syphilis. Printed for Becket and Portor, 81, Pall Mall; and Sherwood, Neely, and John, Paternoster Row; By J. Bryan, Grocers' Hall Court, Poultry. no date although this book is bound in with a book dated 1792. Fine Binding. Black leather over marbled boards with leather tips, Ruled in Gilt. The spine has raised bands with 6 compartments extra Gilt and the title in gilt on a black paper label. All edges dyed red. Endpapers marbled. Rebacked and… Read More