Akenside, Mark M D.

The Pleasures of Imagination. To which is prefixed a critical essay on the poem by Mrs Barbauld.

London: printed for T Cadeel and W Davies by J McCreery, 1818. [ii], [3]-157[1] pp, additional engraved title page dated 1814 plus an engraved frontis plate. Contemporary full tan calf binding with olive green calf gilt spine label, elaborate gilt decoration to spine, ruled & decorative gilt border to sides, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers & leaf edges. Binding in excellent condition with the exception of two minor markings to rear board. Additional title page & frontis plate well age browned.

John TurtonProfessional seller

Book number: 27399

Akenside, Mark.

The Pleasures of Imagination. To which is prefixed a critical essay on the poem, by Mrs Barbauld.

London: printed for T Cadell and W Davies, 1810 new edn. [ii], 159[1] pp, frontis plus occasional other plates. Contemporary full calf gilt with modern plain reback & maroon calf gilt spine label, marbled endpapers & leaf edges. 17 cm x 11 cm. Wear with loss to corners, random minor marks to leather, contents lightly age browned.

John TurtonProfessional seller

Book number: 34460

Mark Akenside; Mrs [Anna Laetitia] Barbauld

The Pleasures of Imagination to Which Is Prefixed a Critical Essay on the Poem

London, Cadell And Davies, 1803. Hardcover. Plates are dated 1794 but this is likely the 1803 (or 06 or 10) 'new' edition. Title page is missing however. The remainder is in very good order with half title, engraved frontispiece and three further engraved plates. Akenside's poem is preceded with an essay by Mrs Barbauld and the author's explanation of 'the design' of the poem, then the three books and sections of notes on each. Occasional foxing, but in general all in good internal order. Gift inscription from 1843 to fep verso. Advertisement for Mrs Barbauld's other works, in uniform size, to rear. Full leather contemporary binding with marbled endpapers and gilt decoration. Titlepiece missing from spine and some wear to edges and corners. Still a pleasing volume, despite ts deficiencies. 16mo. xxxvi, 156pp, [1] . Good/No Jacket.

Dodman BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 106461

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Literary Criticism Antiquarian

[Mark Akenside]

The Pleasures of Imagination. A Poem.

London, R. Dodsley, 1744. Disbound. The second edition of Mark Akenside's popular didactic poem pondering on imagination, illustrated here with a detailed engraved vignette to the title page. The second edition of this work. Without the notes to the tail of page nine that is called for in the first edition, and with the press figure 2 at the tail of page 32. Vignette engraving to the title page. Bound without the half-title. Otherwise, complete, with the final advertisement leaf present. Disbound, with a leather backstrip still present. Signatures run as [3], B-Q4. 'The Pleasures of Imagination' is a long didactic poem. The poem discusses the power of imagination, and how pleasure can be derived from the perception of beauty, how imagination is distinguished from philosophy, and also the pleasure to be found in the study of man. The poem was inspired by Joseph Addison's essays on imagination published in 'The Spectator&apos. Written by Mark Akenside, an English poet, who had the idea from the poem on a 1738 visit to Morpeth. Disbound, with a leather backstrip still present. Externally, the outer leaves with some spotting. Blind stamp to the front outer leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with spotting. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 689P5

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: pleasures of imagination mark akenside poem imagination mark akenside didactic beauty Not Stated

[Mark Akenside]; [John Armstrong]

The Pleasures of Imagination and the Art of Preserving Health

London, R. Dodsley; A. Millar, 1744. First edition. Leather. Two first edition poems bound in one volume, beautiful ruminations on imagination and health by Mark Akenside and John Armstrong. Two volumes bound in one.'The Pleasures of Imagination', by Mark Akenside, the first edition, first printing, with a five line errata to the tail of page 9. ESTC citation number T42493. Half-title present, one leaf of adverts to the rear, and with press figure 1 at the tail of page 32. Page 20 is misnumbered 22.'The Art of Preserving Health', by John Armstrong, the first edition, the issue with the price beneath the imprint to the title page. ESTC citation number T187239. 'The Pleasures of Imagination' is a long didactic poem. The poem discusses the power of imagination, and how pleasure can be derived from the perception of beauty, how imagination is distinguished from philosophy, and also the pleasure to be found in the study of man. The poem was inspired by Joseph Addison's essays on imagination published in 'The Spectator&apos. Written by Mark Akenside, an English poet, who had the idea from the poem on a 1738 visit to Morpeth.'The Art of Preserving Health' was the author's first great poetical success, a masterful poem written in blank verse and dealing with the heavy subject of death, including a passage on the plague. Collated complete. In a quarter calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing to the boards resulting in a little loss of paper. Crack to the tail of the front joint, and smaller cracks to the tail of the rear joint and to the head of the joints. Light rubbing to the spine and a small amount of loss to the head and tail. Extremities are bumped. Stamp to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few scattered spots. Ink note to the head of the half-title of 'Imagination&apos. Ink note to the title page of 'Imagination' and pencil note to the title page of 'Health&apos. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 842P24

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: The Pleasures of Imagination The Art of Preserving Health mark akenside john armstrong The Art of Preserving Health None

Mark Akenside

The Pleasures of Imagination

London, T Cadell and W Davies, 1803. Leather. An illustrated copy of The Pleasures of Imagination by Mark Akenside. With three engraved plates, a frontispiece and a critical essay by Anna Barbauld. Mark Akenside was an English poet and physician. In this, his most famous work, he explores the various kinds of pleasures that can be derived from beauty, and a meditation on the study of Man. Direct from the Regency library of Elizabeth Greenly, later Lady Elizabeth Coffin Greenly. Elizabeth Greenly, born at Titley Court, Herefordshire, was a noted and varied collector. She kept prolific diaries from 1784 until her death in 1839 which included her responses to current events and occasions in her daily life. Among the diaries many names and anecdotes of celebrities of the time appear, including Lord Byron, Marie Antoinette, Mary Wollstonecraft and Hannah More. She was known to comment on customs of foreign countries to which she and her friends had traveled, and had a keen interest in scientific discoveries and advancements including medicine and archaeology. The Greenly library contents show Elizabeth Greenly's numerous interests including: Welsh causes, Science, topography, travel, Bibliana and literature, particularly female poets. The library contains many first editions of contemporary works, and many are signed or contain her bookplate. The library contained over 1000 volumes which show the diversity and depth of her interests and give an insight into the life of this fascinating collector. In a full calf binding. Externally, a trifle rubbed. Joints starting but still reasonably firm. Bookplate of E.H. Greenly on the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean with just the occasional spot. Ink signature to title page. Very Good . Ill.: Unamed. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: LTH26-E-17

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Illustrated Mark Akenside Poetry Elizabeth Greenly Mark Akenside Unamed

Mark Akenside

The Pleasures of Imagination to Which Is Prefixed a Critical Essay on the Poem

London, T Cadell, 1810. Leather. An interestingly bound copy of The Pleasures of Imagination. With a frontispiece and three plates. A New edition of this poem. The Pleasures of Imagination is a didactic poem which discusses the various kinds of pleasure to be derived from the perception of beauty. The work also discusses a imagination versus philosophy, and the pleasure to be found in studying man. Written by poet and physician, Mark Akenside. In full tree calf binding with gilt stamping to spine and board edges. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Prior owner's bookplate to from pastedown, William Jubber Spunnier. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges with the odd spot and occasional offsetting throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Unamed. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: LTH30-F-14

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Leather The Pleasures of Imagination Mark Akenside Poetry The Pleasures of Imagination Unamed

Mark Akenside

The Poems of Mark Akenside

London, W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, 1772. Leather. An early poetical anthology from the English poet, Mark Akenside. First collected edition, published the same year as the first. Mark Akenside rose from humble beginnings to considerable eminence in medicine and literature. He combines vivid reuse of classical mythology with an awareness of the scientific developments of the Enlightenment. His most famous work, The Pleasures of Imagination, is included within this volume. From the private library of theologian and professor of philosophy, David A. Pailin. Rebound in smart half crushed morocco binding, with gilt lettering to the spine and cloth covered boards. Externally, smart with little, if any, shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound bright, and generally clean, with only some very occasional instances of spotting to the first and last leaves. David Pailin's bookplate neatly pasted to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: LTH6-B-15

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Pailin Akenside Mythology Enlightenment Akenside None

AKENSIDE, MARK

The Poetical Works

London and Edinburgh, John Bell / Apollo Press. 1782. Hardcover , 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Half leather and patterned cloth boards, a little rubbed in places, 2 volumes in 1, engraved portrait and titles, 192pp and 176pp. Good.

Clarendon Books P.B.F.A.Professional seller

Book number: 075096

(Akenside, Mark)

The Poetical Works of Mark Akenside

London, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. 1850. n.ed. Half bound calf over red marbled boards. Raised bands. Gilt on red morocco spine label. Speckled edges. Green endpapers. xxvi, 300 pp. Sm. 8vo. Ed. by Charles Cowden Clarke with memoir and critical dissertation. Akenside (1721-70) was a physician and poet. Extremities rubbed, small chip to top front board and title label, browning to endpapers, owners inscription of fly, but still a clean, tight and good copy.

Kaaterskill BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 15823

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: , Literature, Poetry, English Literature, English Literature, Poetry, 18th c., Neoclassical Period,

Mark Akenside

The Poetical Works of Mark Akenside, M.D. With the Life of the Author

London, Sultaby, Evance & Fox, 1814. Leather. A lovely pocket-sized collection of the poetry of Mark Akenside, with a brief biography. An 1814 edition of this work in a full calf binding with decorative gilt-stamping and blind-stamping to the boards. Bookplate to the front paste down. Mark Akenside (1721-1770) was an English poet and physician, best known for his long didactic poem 'The Pleasures of the Imagination&apos. This work contains this poem as well as a selection of the rest of his poetical works, and a brief biography of Akenside. In a full calf binding. Externally, fairly smart, though rubbed to the boards, joints and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 858M35

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Mark Akenside Biography Mark Akenside Not Stated

Mark Akenside; William Shakespeare; William Shenstone; Edmund Waller

The Poetical Works of Akenside, Shakespeare, Shenstone, & Waller

London, C. Cooke, c1795-1797. Leather. Four Cooke's edition collections of poetry from important British writers, with a life of the author to each volume. Four volumes. Cooke's edition. This set contains: The Poetical Works of Mark Akenside: with the Life of the Author, c1795. Illustrated with a vignette title page, a portrait, and four plates. Collated complete. The poetry of Mark Akenside, an English poet and physician with a biographical sketch. Dated from York Minster. The Poetical Works of William Shakespeare: with the Life of the Author, c1797. Illustrated with a vignette title page, a portrait, and three plates. Collated complete. The poetry of William Shakespeare, an English playwright, poet and actor widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Dated from the British Library. The Poetical Works of William Shenstone: with the Life of the Author, c1795. Illustrated with a vignette title page, a portrait, and four plates. Collated complete. The poetry of William Shenstone, an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening. Dated from the British Library. The Poetical Works of Edmund Waller: with the Life of the Author, c1796. Illustrated with a vignette title page, a portrait, and three plates. Collated complete. The poetry of Edmund Waller, an English poet and politician who was one of the longest serving members of the English House of Commons. Dated from the British Library. In the original full calf binding. Externally, some wear with rubbing to the extremities resulting in minor loss. Fading to the spine and boards with the odd small mark. Cracks to the joints with light loss to the rear joint of Mark Akenside. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 918T85

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetical Works Akenside Shakespeare Works Waller Not Stated

Mark Akenside

The Voice of Liberty or a British Philippic a Poem in Miltonic Verse

London, J Chaney for A Dodd, 1738. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce, first edition copy of this poem by Mark Akenside under the pseudonym of 'Britannicus&apos. A very scarce first edition first state of this work. With 'lifts' spelled incorrectly as 'liftts' to the final leaf. This was corrected to the second state. This work is an outspoken call to war against Spain, in opposition to Walpole's policy of peace. This poem originally appeared in 'The Gentleman's Magazine' under the title 'A British Philippic' prior to its separate publication. Collated, this copy is lacking the plate. Detailed headpiece to the first leaf of the work. Disbound. ESTC reference no: T50972. This edition predates a re-issued edition entitled 'A British Philippic' with a new title page and textual alterations. Mark Akenside was an English poet and physician. He attended the Royal Free Grammar School of Newcastle, and a dissenting academy in the town. prior to being sent to the University of Edinburght to study theology with a view to becoming a minister. Other works by him include 'The Virtuoso, in imitation of Spenser's style and stanza&apos. He is best known for his work 'The Pleasures of the Imagination&apos. Disbound. Externally, chipped to the edges. Pages are generally bright with scattered spots. Fold to the centre of the work. Final leaf is detached but present. Title leaf is loosening. Internally, binding is loosening in places. Pages are generally bright. With light scattered spots. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 723L4

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Spain War Political War None

Robert Dodsley [ed.]; Mark Akenside [ed.]

The Museum: Or, the Literary and Historical Register

London, R. Dodsley, 1746-1747. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first two volumes of Robert Dodsley's mid seventeenth century literary and historical periodical, containing twenty-six issues of the work. The first two volumes only of the very scarce three volume first edition of Robert Dodsley's periodical, edited by poet and physician Mark Akenside. Dodsley, an English poet, writer and bookseller known for publishing many of Samuel Johnson's works, financed and published this periodical, which ran for three volumes between 1746 and 1747.With volume I containing each issue from Number I, Saturday, March 29th 1746 to Number XIII, Saturday, September 13th 1746.With volume II containing Number XIV, Saturday September 27th 1746 to Number XXVI, Saturday March 28th 1747.The third volume, not present here, continued the work to the final issue, number XXXIX, Saturday, September 12th 1947.With a vignette title page to each volume, depicting Orpheus being approached by his muse.Featuring commentary on contemporary politics, current publications and examples of of poetry. ESTC reference number P1969A smart copy of the first two volumes of this mid eighteenth century periodical. In half calf bindings, with marbled paper covered boards. Light rubbing to back strips, with small losses to back strip heads. Front and rear joint of volume II, and head of front and rear joint of volume I starting, with boards holding firm. Rubbing to boards. Stamps to front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to first and last few leaves of each volume, with pages clean and bright. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 844F10

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Robert Dodsley Mark Akenside Dodsley's Museum Mark Akenside Not Stated

Mark: Mark Akenside Akenside

The Poetical Works Of Mark Akenside: The Poetical Works Of Thomas Otway: Cooke's Pocket Editions

C. Cooke. Hardcover , Condition: Good.

Aardvark Rare BooksProfessional seller

Book number: mon0000067825