[WISE (Thomas)]

An Apology for the Business of Pawn-Broking. By a Pawn Broker.

London: Printed for J. Collyer, 1744. First Edition, [2], 73, [1] pp., with the circular stamp of the "Birmingham Law Society" on the title and foremargins soiled, disbound. Attributed to Thomas Wise. A reissue of this first edition was published in the same year, with a new title-page and final leaf, and has the imprint "London: Printed in the Year, 1744." A second edition was also printed in 1744. Rare, ESTC locating 3 copies in UK and 3 in North America; Kress, 4739; Goldsmith, 8068.

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Book number: 33294

Keywords: Economics FINANCE PAWN-BROKING PAMPHLETS PAWNBROKER

(Borrow, George Henry). Wise, Thomas J.

A Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of George Henry Borrow.

London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1966. 1966. - Octavo, blue cloth, in tan dw. The dw is rubbed & soiled. xxii & 316 pp. Illustrated. Near fine in a very good dw.

Reprint of the edition published in 100 copies for private circulation only by Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd. London, 1914. Fine .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 6604

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; AUTHOR; GEORGE HENRY BORROW; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE; THOMAS J. WISE; ILLUSTRATIONS. (Literature). (Bibliography). A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF GEORGE HENRY BORROW. (Borrow, George Henry). Wise,

(Barrett Browning, Elizabeth). Wise, Thomas J.

A Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Folkestone and London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1970. 1970. - Octavo, black cloth titled in gilt, in a price-clipped dw. xv & 247 pp. Illustrated with frontispiece and plates [reproductions of manuscript pages and title pages]. Near fine.

Reprinted from the edition printed for private circulation by Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd. London, 1918. Fine .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 6585

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE; LITERATURE; POETRY; POET; WOMAN POET; ENGLISH; ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING; THOMAS J. WISE; ILLUSTRATIONS. (Literature). (Poetry). A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING. (Ba

(Browning, Robert). Wise, Thomas J.

A Complete Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of Robert Browning.

Folkestone and London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1971. 1971. - Octavo, black cloth titled in silver, in tan dw. Tail of spine bumped & soiled. Illustrated with 9 plates. Near fine.

Reprinted from the edition of 50 copies published for private subscribers, London, 1897. Fine .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 6587

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; REFERENCE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; LITERATURE; POETRY; POET; ENGLISH; ROBERT BROWNING; THOMAS J. WISE; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES. (Literature). (Poetry). A COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF ROBERT BROWNING. (Browning, Robert).

(Coleridge, Samuel Taylor). Wise, Thomas J.

A Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

London: Richard Clay and Sons, Ltd. 1913. 1913. - Octavo, beige cloth backed gray boards; deckle-edged. Spine darkened & stained; corners bumped. xii & 316 pp. Offsetting to pastedowns and endpapers. Very good.

First edition.

Crosby Gaige's copy with his book label.

Together with: Wise, Thomas J. COLERIDGEIANA: Being a supplement to the Bibliography of Coleridge. London: The Bibliographical Society, 1919. Octavo, beige cloth backed gray boards titled in black. Soiled & darkened. 38 & 2 pp. Very good. Also with Gaige's label. 500 copies printed. Very good .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 6606

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; POET; POETRY; BRITISH; ENGLISH; ROMANTICS; SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; REFERENCE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; THOMAS J. WISE; CROSBY GAIGE. (Literature). (Poetry). A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE. (C

Collins, John. Wise, Thomas J.; Forman, Buxton - Subjects

The TWO FORGERS. A Biography of Harry Buxton Forman & Thomas James Wise

New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 1992. 1st edition. Reddish-orange cloth binding. Red dust jacket. xiii, [1], 317, [3 (blank)] pp (including index). Illustrated. 8vo. F/F .

Tavistock Books, ABAAProfessional seller

Book number: 44829

Catalogue: Books - on - Books

David Wise, Thomas B. Ross

IL GOVERNO INVISIBILE..

Milano, Longanesi, 1967. Un volume (18 cm) di 579 pagine. Tela editoriale con sovracoperta illustrata, nella collana Il Mondo Nuovo (83). Lieve brunitura ai margini, ma condizioni molto buone. "Attività politiche e spionistiche, clandestine e no, che fanno capo alla Cia".

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Book number: 032608

Keywords: SCIENZA POLITICA

[Dickens, Charles. 1812 - 1870]. Lytton, Sir Edward Bulwer. Horne, Richard Henry. Wise, Thomas J.

An ACCOUNT Of The FIRST PERFORMANCE OF LYTTON'S COMEDY "NOT SO BAD As WE SEEM" with Other Matters of Interest

London: Printed for Private Circulation Only by Richard Clay and Sons, Ltd. Printed for Thomas J. Wise, Hamstead, N.W. 1919. 1st edition (Gimbel B226; Todd 152d). Limited to 30 cc. Original publisher's printed buff paper covers. Custom cut mylar wrapper. 15, [1] pp. Unopened. 8vo. 7-5/8" x 5-1/8". VG (sp darkened/1 cm pc msg @ hd of spine/joints tender/bpt of Sir Charles Philip Huntington). This the publication of a letter from Dickens to Horne [who is in Australia], dated Wednesday, Second March, 1853, wherein he gossips about divers matters including the first performace of Lytton's work, as well as Horne's HW submission, and other such mandane matters often discussed between friends and colleagues. Wills adds a post script. The initial performance of Not So Bad as We Seem took place at Devonshire, as arranged by Dickens- "My services, my house, and my subscription will be at your orders." [Devonshire to Dickens]. The cast included most of Dickens circle- Wilkie Collins, Frank Stone, et al.. and, of course, Dickens himself. According to Dickens' biographer, Johnson, "At the end the Queen led the hearty appause.".

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Book number: 51463

Catalogue: Dickens

GOSSE, EDMUND & THOMAS JAMES WISE (EDITORS)

The Letters of Algernon Charles Swinburne

New York, John Lane. 1919, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two volume set which are 309 pages and 291 pages respectively. Square solid copies with light wear on covers and interiors are unmarked. Very Good.

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Book number: 26483

Catalogue: Literature, Classics, Plays & Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Literature Biography History Poet

GOSSE, EDMUND; WISE, THOMAS JAMES [EDS.]

The Letters of Algernon Charles Swinburne. 2 Volume Set

London: William Heinemann, 1918. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xiv, 304pp; 295pp.. G : in good condition without dust jackets. Previous owner's inscription to fep. Some pages uncut .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: c0551e

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry

GOSSE, EDMUND; WISE, THOMAS JAMES [EDS.]

The Life of Algernon Charles Swinburne

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1917. 2nd impression. Dark green hardback cloth cover. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xiv, 304pp; 295pp.. G : in good condition without dust jacket .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: c0551h

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry

GOSSE, C.B., EDMUND AND WISE, THOMAS JAMES (EDS)

Selections from A.C. Swingurne

London, William Heinemann, 1919. First printing of this edition. Hardcover. Pp x + 288. Red cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine and upper panel. A clean, unmarked copy in a tight binding without dust jacket. Very Good .

The Glass KeyProfessional seller

Book number: 96675

Catalogue: Poetry

Edmund Gosse; Thomas James Wise

Selections from A.C. Swinburne

London, William Heinemann , 1919. Leather. A poetical anthology of lyrical work by English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic Algernon Charles Swinburne. Featuring a Prelude and Epilogue both written in verse. Includes Hymn to a Proserpine, Love at Sea, A Ballad of Bath, A Child's Future, and Trafalgar Day. In a calf binding with gilt boarders to the boards and spine. Externally, generally smart although lightly rubbed to front board. Front joint is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound, bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: LTH19-F-12

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Poems Anthology Poems None

LANDOR, WALTER SAVAGE; WISE, THOMAS JAMES; WHEELER, STEPHEN

A Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of Walter Savage Landor

London: The Bibliographical Society / Blades, East & Blades, 1919. First Edition. Grey hardback boards with fawn cloth spine. 220mm x 180mm (9" x 7"). xxii, 426pp + plates. 12 b/w plates.. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and marked. Prelims and eps marked .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: e5759f

Catalogue: Literary Criticism

Keywords: Literary Criticism Reference

Shelley, Percy Bysshe (edited by Thomas J. Wise)

Hellas : a lyrical drama / by Percy Bysshe Shelley; a reprint of the original edition published in 1822, with the author's prologue and notes by various hands, edited by Thomas J. Wise.

The Shelley Society, London, 1887. First Thus, Hardcover (Printed Boards), Illustrated by: W. B. Scott. Poor Condition. The Shelley Society's Publications - Second Series No. 5. this being the large paper edition printed by Richard Clay & Sons of London & Bungay (Suffolk) for "Private Circulation Only" & limited to Fifteen Copies & also the only edition with the full-page etched frontispiece engraving by W. B. Scott. The Contents page lists: Editor's Preface; Mrs. Shelley's Note on Hellas; Dr. Garnett's Note on the Prologue to Hellas; Prologue to Hellas; Editor's Notes on the Prologue to Hellas; Shelley's List of Errata for Hellas; & Editor's Additional List of Errata for Hellas. (There is no table of Contents in the original edition of Hellas.) After these 58 (LVIII) pages the 60-page facsimile copy has grey paper wrappers with a pasted white paper label. The contents included are: Dedication to Prince Mavrocordato; Shelley's Preface; Dramatis Personae; Hellas; Shelley's Notes on Hellas & (the poem) Written on Hearing the News of the Death of Napoleon. Limited Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 58 + 60 pages. Covers are rather grubby. spine has disintegrated with age & wear. no Dust Jacket as published.. Deckled outer & bottom edges (rough cut). Black titles front. original covers are detached & the rear cover has a short split about the middle of the outer edge.. Pink Boards. Illustrator: W. B. Scott. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Theatre & Plays; Percy Bysshe Shelley; Dramatic Works; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 3326.

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Book number: 3326

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: BZDB227 Poetry/Literature/Literary/Plays/Theatre/Dramatic Works/Lyrical Drama/Hellas/Limited Editions/Shelley Society Publications/Percy Bysshe Shelley Poetry; Theatre & Plays; Percy Bysshe Shelley; Dramatic Works; Literature & Literary. W. B. Scott Unb