[THOMAS WARTON?]

The History and Antiquities of Winchester, setting forth its original constitution, government...together with charters, laws, customs, rights, liberties and privileges of that ancient city.

Winton: J. Wilks, 1773. 2 volumes in one. 12mo. pp. x, [1], 237: 299> 13 plates [2 folding]. Later full calf, old reback with original calf laid down, various stamps of the Law Society.

Michael S. Kemp - BooksellerProfessional seller

Book number: 42614

Catalogue: Topography

Keywords: Topography

[WARTON (Thomas) Editor]

The Oxford Sausage; or Select Poetical Pieces, written by the most Celebrated Wits of the University of Oxford.

London: Printed by W. Hughes, 1814. A new edition, 4to (290 x 190 mm), 224pp., LARGE PAPER COPY, woodcut frontispiece (reattached with gutter margin lightly stained), numerous woodcuts and tailpieces by Thomas Bewick, occasional spotting, orig. boards, old reback, joints cracked and some wear, uncut.

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Book number: 36860

Keywords: ENGLISH LITERATURE OXFORD LARGE PAPER COPY

James Beattie; Thomas Warton

The Minstrel and Poems

London, Edward and Charles Dilly; W. Creech; T. Becket, 1777-79. Leather. Two poetical works by James Beattie and Thomas Warton bound in one volume, beautiful examples of pre-Romantic poetry. Two works bound in one volume;'The Minstrel, In Two Books: With Some Other Poems', by James Beattie, the sixth edition, published in 1779. ESTC citation number T133063. This poem is one of Beattie's best known work, and is one of the earliest examples of the Romantic movement. The poem is written in Spenserian stanza, following the development of a poet's mind whilst in nature.'Poems', by Thomas Warton, a new edition, published in 1777. ESTC citation number N11802.A collection of the poems of Warton, who later became Poet Laureate. This anthology includes 'Elegy on the Death of the Late Frederick Prince of Wales', 'The Grave of Author', 'Written at Stonehenge', 'The Complaint of Cherwell', and more.Collated, complete. In a full tree calf binding. Externally, rubbed to the boards and spine. Joints are starting with some loss of leather. A little loss of leather to the head and tail of the spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Spine is discoloured with light surface cracks. Some light marks to the boards and spine. Hinges are starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with only the occasional spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 867P42

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: The Minstrel Poems james beattie thomas warton Poems None

[Thomas Warton] (Editor)

The Union, or Select Scots and English Poems

London, R Baldwin, 1759. Leather. A compilation of several famous Scottish and English poets With works of many poets such as Tobias Smollett and James Hammond. 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 Atoniette, Mary Wollstonecraft and Hannah More. She was known to comment on customs of foreign countries to which she and her friends had travelled, 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. These works come directly from the sale of the Titley Court estate. Although an editor is not attributed, Thomas Warton has been listed on copac as compiling and editing this text. Thomas Warton was an English literary historian, critic and poet. In a quarter calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Paper covering to front board is lifting. Rubbing to spine. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, E H Greenly. Prior owner's ink inscription to recto of front endpaper, W Greenly. Internally, firmly bound. The odd spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: LTH31-E-13

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Leather Greenly Thomas Warton Poetry Greenly None

A Gentleman Of Virginia [Thomas Warton the Elder]

Poems on Several Occasions

New York, The Facsimile Text Society, 1930. Hardcover. A 30pp reproduction from the 1736 edition of Warton's (anonymous) work, preceded by a bibliographical note by Ralph L Rusk. Light toning to stock but otherwise all in VG clean and bright order throughout. Sage green paper-covered boards faded in places, over quarter beige cloth spine with black titling. 8vo. vii +30pp . Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 9201

Catalogue: Poetry

Elijah Fenton; Thomas Tickell; Thomas Warton

The Poetical Works of Elijah Fenton, Thomas Tickell and Thomas Warton

London, C. Cooke, [1796]. Leather. A collection of the poetical works of three prominent British poets, in a contemporary leather binding. Elijah Fenton (1683-1730) was an English poet and translator. He assisted Alexander Pope in his renowned translation of Homer's Odyssey.Thomas Tickell (1685-1740) was an English poet and man of letters; he was a friend of Joseph Addison. He translated the first book of the Iliad.Thomas Warton (1728-1790) was an English literary historian and poet, appointed Poet Laureate in 1785. He is best known for the poem 'The Pleasures of Melancholy', the son of poet Thomas Warton the Elder and brother of literary critic Joseph Warton.Illustrated with vignette engravings, as well as three full plates. Collated.Three volumes bound as one. Undated; dated from copies on Jisc. In a half calf binding. Externally very smart, with a little wear to the extremities and a few instances of loss to the leather of the spine. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, bar the odd occasion of offsetting opposing plates. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 770R87

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Thomas Tickell Thomas Warton Elijah Fenton Poetry Thomas Warton None

Oliver Goldsmith; William Collins; Thomas Warton; Rev. George Gilfillan; Charles Cowden Clarke

The Poetical Works of Goldsmith, Collins, and T. Warton with Lives, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes

Edinburgh, James Nichol, 1863. Leather. A smart copy of this collection of poetry from Oliver Goldsmith, William Collins, and Thomas Warton. Bound by Bickers & Son, London. A collection of poetry with biographical sketches, critical commentary and explanatory notes. Includes the work of Oliver Goldsmith, an Anglo-Irish writer, William Collins, an important English poet of the eighteenth century, and Thomas Warton, an English literary historian, critic, and poet who was appointed Poet Laureate. With notes by Rev. George Gilfillan, a Scottish author and poet. Edited by Charles Cowden Clarke, an English author who was best known for his books on Shakespeare. Bound by Bickers & Son, London. In the original full calf binding. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Light fading to spine and board edges. A mark to the spine label. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting and age toning to the extremities. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpapers. Bound by Bickers & Son, London. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 924T16

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetical Goldsmith Collins Warton Goldsmith Gilfillan None

Huddesford, William & Thomas Warton, editors.

The lives of those eminent antiquaries John Leland, Thomas Hearne, and Anthony à Wood: ...

Oxford: printed at the Clarendon Press, for J. and J. Fletcher, in the Turl, and Joseph Pote, at Eton College, 1772. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. Two volumes. I: vii, [i], 111, [1](blank), [110], 20, [2]pp.; iv, 139, [1](blank), [8]pp.; II: [ii], v, [I](blank), 404, 5pp. I: []4, B4-P4, A4-O4, *A4-*C4 (- *C4 blank), a2, A4-T4 (T3 & T4 blank); II: a4, A4-Z4, Aa4-Zz4, Aaa4-Ddd4, Eee2, *A4-*G4, *H2 (*H2 blank). First edition. Contemporary calf, joints repaired. With 7 plates in the first volume, and 3 in the second volume, inclusive of 3 portrait frontispieces. 4 of the 7 plates are folding. From the library of Ashton-Gwatkin, with his Barton Library Pagham bookplate, designed by H.B. Good.

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Book number: 1992

Catalogue: Eighteenth Century Books, Illustrated Books

John Langhorne; Thomas Warton

The Poetical Works of J. Langhorne, and, the Poetical Works of Thomas Warton

London, C. Cooke, 1798-1800. Leather. A volume of two pocket-sized poetical anthologies by eminent eighteenth century poets, John Langhorne, and Thomas Warton. Two volumes of poetical anthologies bound in one volume, both part of 'Cooke's Pocket Edition' Library.Including the poetical works of John Langhorne and Thomas Warton. Both men were eminent eighteenth century poets. Warton was Poet Laureate from 1785 until his death in 1790.Langhorne is illustrated with an engraved title, and three plates.Warton is illustrated with an engraved title, and two plates.Both volumes are undated; Langhorne is dated 1798 from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library, Warton is dated 1800 from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Oxford Libraries.Collated, complete. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the extremities, including larger bumps to the extremities of the rear board, resulting in a small amount of loss of paper. Small chip to the head of the spine and tail of the rear joint. Hinges are starting but remain firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 924P4

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: The Poetical Works of J. Langhorne The Poetical Works of Thomas Warton john langhorne thomas warton The Poetical Works of Thomas Warton Various

John Milton; Thomas Warton

Poems Upon Several Occasions, English, Italian, and Latin, with Translations

London, G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1791. Leather. The second edition of John MIlton's poems edited by the literary historian Thomas Warton. The second Thomas Warton edition.A collection of the poems of John Milton, the noted English poet and civil servant during the Commonwealth of English.This edition contains Milton's original poems, as well as his noted translations. Contents include 'At a Solemn Music', 'Epitaph on Shakespeare', 'Lycidas', 'Horace to Pyrrha', 'Naturam non Pati Senium', and more. Milton is best known for his 1667 blank verse epic poem 'Paradise Lost', a poem which is generally considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever.Warton was a literary historian, and Poet Laureate.From the library of John Charles Thring, with his Alford bookplate to the front paste down, and ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Thring was a clergyman, known for his contributions to the early history of association football. He was born in Alford, and later served as curate there. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart, a little rubbed, heavier to the spine. A small amount of loss to the head of the spine. Light bumping to the spine and to the extremities. Front joint is starting. Some light marks to the boards and spine. Fading to the head of the boards. Front hinge is strained. Rear hinge is tender. Bookplate to the front paste down. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean, with the occasional spot and handling mark. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 920P35

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poems Upon Several Occasions, English, Italian, and Latin, With Translations poetry john milton thomas warton poetry None

WARTON REV THOMAS

The History and Antiquities of Kiddington First Published As a Specimen of a History of Oxfordshire

Printed By and for J Nochols, Son & Bentley, 1815. Hardcover. Third Edition 1815, 82pp + [8], frontis plate of Kiddlington Church and 2 fonts, prelims foxed, bound in dark green cloth, papercovered spne, leather spine label,; Quarto. Very Good .

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Book number: 57886

Keywords: British Topography

WARTON, THOMAS 1728-1790 / BENTHAM, JAMES 1708-1794 / GROSE, FRANCIS 1731?-1791 / MILNER, JOHN 1752-1826.

Essays On Gothic Architecture, By The Rev. T. Wharton, Rev. J. Bentham, Captain Grose, And The Rev. J. Milner. (With A Letter To The Publisher.) Illustrated With Twelve Plates of ornaments, &c. Selected From Buildings...

London: Printed by S. Gosnell, Little Queen Street, Holborn, For J. Taylor, At The Architectural Library, High Holborn, 1802 . 0. A very good full leather binding with all engravings as called for. 9.5" x 6.0" x 0.75". Second edition. 8vo. pp.23/[1p.]/pp.133/[4pp.]/pp.138-154/pp.134-150 + 12 full-page engraved plates (two folding). Irregular pagination, but text complete and register runs true. Original full calf binding. Boards with irregular wear, carfully repaired and polished. Smooth spine carefully strengthened with dulled gilt banding and recent brown leather title label. Inner gilt dentelles. Original marbled endpapers. Clean free-endpapers. Clean text and just light foxing to the engravings. One plate engraved by W. Cooke, and one by S. Porter; A very good copy of a scarce book.

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Book number: 46633

Catalogue: Architecture: : 19th Century

Keywords: 48253 S. Gosnell J. Taylor Gothic Architecture, by the Rev. T. Wharton, Rev. J. Bentham, Captain Grose Rev. J. Milner. Architecture: : 19th Century

WARTON, THOMAS:

History of English Poetry from the Twelfth to the Close of the Sixteenth Century.

Hildesheim, Olms 1968. 4 Volumes. Oln. Nachdruck der Ausgabe London 1871. Schnitt von Bd. IV fleckig.

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Book number: 34927EB

Catalogue: Anglistik

Rev Thomas Warton:

The history and antiquities of Kiddington: first published as a specimen of a history of Oxford.

London: J Nichols, Son and Bentley, 1815. The third edition (hardback). 4to, title, advertisement, 82pp, 8pp index. Engraved frontispiece (of Kiddington Church, plus two fonts). half green morocco, marbled paper-covered boards, gilt titling to the spine. Binding rubbed, foxing to the frontispiece and the endpapers, short ownership inscription, front free endpaper creased. Overall, this copy is in good condition.

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 19657

Warton, Thomas

History of English Poetry, from the Close of the Eleventh to the Commencement of the Eighteenth Century

London: Thomas Tegg, 1824. Complete in Four Volumes. 8vo. 203 pp. 520 pp. 470 pp. 481 pp. Good, Blue Cloth, some foxing & yellowing in text block, text somewhat warped from dampness, a few ink scribbles in text. .

Wittenborn Art BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 15-1227

Catalogue: Books