Author: Young, Edward [1683 - 1765]. Danby, William [1752 - 1833]
Title: EXTRACTS From YOUNG'S NIGHT THOUGHTS with Observations Upon Them. [bound with] EXTRACTS From, and OBSERVATIONS On, CICERO'S DIALOGUES, De Senectute and De Amicitia, and a Translation of His Somnium Scipionis, with Notes, &c
Description: London: Printed for the Author and Sold by J. G. & F. Rivington.. and J. & G. Todd, York; & C. Upham, Exeter, 1832. 1st Edition. Original publisher's brown paper boards, with printed paper title label to spine. vi, [2], 154; iv, 129, [3] pp. Volume concludes with 2 page list of the Author's works, as published by Rivington. Text block mostly unopened. 8vo. Chip from spine crown, otherwise a nice, original VG+ copy. Danby an English writer whose works infrequently appear in the trade. He is perhaps best known today as the one who recreated Stonehenge on his estate, as the "Druids' Temple". His house is now a hotel and his Stonehenge a picnickers' spot on nearby Forestry Commission land at Ilton. [Wiki].

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