Corneille, Pierre de.

Le Théatre de Corneille.

A Amsterdam: chez Henry Desbordes, 1701. 0. Hardcover. Duodecimo. Five volumes. I: [ii], XLVIII, 462pp.; II: [ii], XLVIII, 416pp.; III: [ii], XXIII, 487pp.; IV: [ii], 479pp.; V: [ii], 382pp. I: []1, *12-**12, A12-T12, V4; II: []1, *12-**12, A12-R12, S4; III: []1, *12, A12-V12, X4; IV: []1, A12-V12; V: []1, A12-Q12 [Q12 blank]. Nineteenth-century morocco. All edges gilt. With a portrait, engraved frontispiece, and 32 full-page plates. Cohen-de Ricci 254; Lewine, Bibliography of 18th Century Art & Illustrated Books, p. 119. Good.

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Buchzahl: 1878

Katalog: Eighteenth Century Books, Illustrated Books, Fine Bindings

Cowley, Mrs. Hannah.

The runaway. A comedy: As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.

London: Printed for the author; and sold by Mr. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall; Mr. Becket, and Mr Cadell, in the Strand; Mr. Longman, in Pater-Noster-Row; and Carnan and Newbery, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1776. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 72pp. []4, B4-K4. First edition. The statement .The dotted lines in the play are omitted at the Theatre. is placed after the prologue. Quarter red morocco over cloth boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. J. E. Norton, 'Some Uncollected Authors XVI, Hannah Cowley, 1743-1809,' The Book Collector VII, 1 (1958), pp. 68-76. The author.s first play. Garrick produced the play and wrote the epilogue. Nicoll records that Garrick is supposed also to have made some additions to the comedy. Very Good.

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Buchzahl: 1879

Katalog: First Editions, Eighteenth Century Books, Fine Bindings

Coxe, William.

Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America. To Which are added, the Conquest of Siberia, and the History of the Transactions and Commerce between Russia and China.

London: printed by J. Nichols for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1780. 0. Hardcover. Large quarto. xx, 344, [xvi]pp. First edition. Three parts in one. With four large folding plates by T. Kitchin and one engraved folding plate by Cheevers. Modern sheep with red spine label. ESTC T134277; Sabin 17309; Hill, p. 71; Streeter VI, 3481. A very good copy. Good.

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Buchzahl: 2710

Katalog: Eighteenth Century Books, Travel, Illustrated Books

Cradock, J. Zobeide.

Zobeide. A Tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden.

London: Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1771. 0. Hardcover. Small quarto. [i]ff. iiipp. [i]ff. 80pp. [ii]ff. []4, B4-L4, M2. First edition. Half brown calf over marbled boards. Tinker 1130 (Goldsmith); NCBEL II, 831. Zobeide, his most successful play, was adapted from Voltaire's exotic tragedy, 'Les Scythes.' Voltaire paid it a compliment in a 1773 letter to Cradock: "Thanks to your muse, a foreign copper shines, Turned into gold, and coined in sterling lines." With his allusions to currency, perhaps Voltaire was subtly suggesting that royalties were due. Good.

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Buchzahl: 1880

Katalog: First Editions, Eighteenth Century Books, Fine Bindings

Craven, Elizabeth, Lady.

A Journey through the Crimea to Constantinople in a Series of Letters from the Right Honourable Elizabeth Lady Craven, to His Serene Highness the Margrave of Brandenbourg.

London: Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1789. 0. Hardcover. Large quarto. [viii], 327pp. []4, B4-Z4, Aa4-Tt4. With the half-title present. Contemporary mottled calf, rebacked. With a folding map as a frontispiece and six plates (one folding). From the library of Chalmers Hadley. Blackmer, 424; Robinson (Wayward Women), p. 87; Cox I, pp.197-8; Weber GT695; Atabey 2976; ESTC T134670. Good.

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Buchzahl: 2072

Katalog: Eighteenth Century Books, Travel, Illustrated Books

Crisp, Samuel.

Virginia. A tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty"s Servants.

London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1754. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 74, [ii]pp. [A] 4, B8-E8, F6. First edition. ESTC states that there were two variants, one with the press figure 8 on p. 68 and on without the press figure. This is the variant with the press figure. Priority is not known. C2 (pp. 19-20) is a cancel in virtually all copies: an alteration was made in the first line of text. The first line of page 19 in the cancellandum reads: "Come then, sweet God of wishes, fill this bosom," whereas the corrected state of the same line in the cancellans reads: "Come then, sweet God of love, and crown my wishes." Modern quarter calf over marbled boards. Nicoll III; 249 ESTC T50925; Stratman 1302. Stratman, English Tragedy, 1302: "most scholars, such as Nicoll, Macmillan, and Stone, ascribe the play to Henry Crisp, although the DNB and the CBEL ascribe the play to Samuel Crisp." David Garrick contributed the prologue and epilogue. Good.

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Buchzahl: 1881

Katalog: First Editions, Eighteenth Century Books, Fine Bindings

Croce, Giulio Cesare.

Der italienische Aesopus oder Bertholds satyrische Geschichte : darinnen seine sonderbare Begebenheiten, sinnreiche Einfa¨lle, u. kluge Auffu¨hrung bey Hofe ... nebst seinem Testamente enthalten ; aus d. Franzo¨sischen ins Teutsche u¨bersetz.

Frankfurt und Leipzig: Bey Heinrich Ludwig Broenner, 1751. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. [xxx], 221pp. ):( 8, A8-S8. Title-page in red-and-black. Contemporary calf. With a hand-colored frontispiece by A. Reinhardt. Hayn-Gotendorf I, 30. Good.

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Buchzahl: 992

Katalog: Eighteenth Century Books

Sonstige Stichworte: Jesters

Cumberland, Richard.

The Battle of Hastings, A Tragedy. As It Is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane.

London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1778. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. iv, 92 pages. []2, B4-M4, N2. First edition. Margin of title-page repaired. In a modern quarter calf binding over marbled boards. Stratman 1334; New CBEL II, 814. Very Good.

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Buchzahl: 1356

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Sonstige Stichworte: Bindings

Cumberland, Richard.

The choleric man: A comedy. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.

London: printed for T. Becket, 1775. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. xiii, [3], 92 pages. A4, a4, B4-M4, N2. First edition. "[Price One shilling and Sixpence]" at foot of title-page. In a modern blue quarter calf binding over blue cloth by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Good.

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Buchzahl: 1354

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Sonstige Stichworte: Binding Sangorski & Sutcliffe

Cumberland, Richard.

The fashionable lover: A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.

London: Printed for W. Griffin, at Garrick's Head, in Catherine-Street Strand, 1772. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. x, [2], 63, [5] pages. Octavo. x, [2], 63, [5]pp. [A]4, a2, B4-I4, K2. With the half-title present. First edition. Advertisement signed: Ricd. Cumberland. In a modern dark blue quarter calf binding over blue cloth by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Good.

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Buchzahl: 1355

Katalog: First Editions, Eighteenth Century Books, Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Binding Sangorski & Sutcliffe

Cumberland, Richard.

The mysterious husband. A tragedy. In five acts. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden.

London: Printed for C. Dilly; and J. Walter, 1783. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. [4], 87pp. []2, B4-L4, M4. First edition. Modern quarter purple goatskin over marbled boards. CBEL II, 453; ESTC N010296; Stratman 1345. Good.

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Buchzahl: 1357

Katalog: First Editions, Eighteenth Century Books, Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Bindings

Curll, Edmund.

An impartial History of the Life, Character, Amours, Travels, and Transactions of Mr. John Barber, City-Printer, Common-Councilman, Alderman, and Lord Mayor of London. Written by several Hands.

London: Printed for E. Curll, at Pope's-Head, in Rose-Street, Covent-Garden, 1741. 0. Soft cover. Octavo. viii, xxxi, [i], 48, 32, xvipp. First edition. Disbound. Lacks frontispiece portrait. ESTC T27751. Good.

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Buchzahl: 2711

Katalog: Eighteenth Century Books, Books about Books

Dallaway, James. [LARGE-PAPER COPY].

Anecdotes of the Arts in England; or, Comparative remarks on architecture, sculpture, and painting, chiefly illustrated by specimens at Oxford.

London: printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1800. 0. Hardcover. Large quarto. xxi, [2], 526pp. a8, b4, B8-LL8. Large-paper copy. With an additional title-page engraved and a final advertisement leaf. Modern half green morocco over marbled boards. Additional title-page engraved by Girtin. Universal Catalogue of Books on Art I, p. 368; ESTC T141212. Some foxing. Good.

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Buchzahl: 19

Katalog: Eighteenth Century Books, Artbooks, Illustrated Books

Dallaway, James.

Inquiries into the Origin and Progress of the Science of Heraldry in England with Explanatory Observations on Armorial Design.

Gloucester: Printed by R. Raikes, for B. & J. White, Fleet Street, 1793. 0. Hardcover. Large quarto. Two parts in one volume. [iv], xiv, 424, [iv], cxiipp. []4 (- []1 blank), b4, c2, B4-Z4, Aa4-Zz4, 3A4-3H4, []4, b4-o4, p2. Modern half goatskin over marbled boards. With 27 plates, 8 hand-colored. Bibliotheca Heraldica, p. 472; Universal Catalogue of Books on Art I, p. 368; Lowndes II, 583. Some foxing. Good.

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Buchzahl: 1953

Katalog: Eighteenth Century Books, Illustrated Books

Dam, Meyndert van.

d'Erven Stichters Comptoir almanach, op 't jaar onses Heeren Jesu Christi, 1791. Voorzien met alle de jaar-, paarden-, beesten- en leermarkten, als mede de vacantien, het varen der trekschuyten en beurtschepen, het ryden der posten, &c.

Tot Amsterdam: by de Erfgen. van de Wed. C. Stichter, op 't Rokkin, by de Gapersteeg, in de Oude Berg Calvarie, [1791]. 0. Hardcover. Quarto. [xxxii]pp. A4-D4. Title-page in red-and-black. Printed in red-and-black. Contemporary vellum. Part of one tie present. Illustated. Two copies recorded; both in the Netherlands. They are: Amsterdam University Library and the Royal Library. Good.

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Buchzahl: 2754

Katalog: Eighteenth Century Books, Illustrated Books