[HASLEWOOD (Joseph)]

The Secret History of the Green Room: Containing Authentic and Entertaining Memoirs of the Actors and Actresses in the Theatres Royal.

London: Printed for H. D. Symmonds, 1793 Third edition, 2 vols., 12mo, xii, 331, [1], vi, [4]; [2], 335, [1], xix, [5]pp., near contemporary polished calf, five raised bands to spine, contrasting green leather spine labels to second and fourth compartments, others tooled in gilt, some light wear to spines and joints, outer boards and inner dentelles with a gilt rolled border. Provenance: Armorial bookplate to paste-down of each volume, Stratton Street Library, Harriot Beauclerk (née Mellon), Duchess of St Albans (1777-1837), Actress and banker.

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Book number: 40696

Keywords: THEATRE

[COOKE (William Bryan)]

The Seize Quartiers of the Family of Bryan Cooke, Esq. of Owston [West Riding of Yorkshire], Hafod-y-Wern, and Gwysaney, and of Frances his Wife, daughter and heir of Philip Puleston, Esq. of Hafod-y-Wern, by Mary his wife, sister and coheir of John Davies, Esq. of Gwysaney and Llanerch. With Notes and Illustrations.

London: Printed [by G. Barclay] for Private Circulation, 1857. First edition, vii, [1], 110 pp., large folding hand coloured pedigree, with a 4pp. "Corrigenda et Addenda" loosely inserted, original cloth, small nicks to head and foot of spine otherwise a nice copy. The pedigree traces the Cookes from Sir Henry Cooke (1633-1659), of Wheatley, near Doncaster. The family moved to Owston in the late seventeenth century.

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Book number: 40533

Keywords: Genealogy Yorkshire DONCASTER

[HOWLETT (Bartholomew)]

A Selection of Views in the County of Lincoln; Comprising the Principal Towns and Churches, the Remains of Castles and Religious Houses, and Seats of the Nobility and Gentry; with Topographical, and Historical Accounts of Each View.

London: Published by William Miller, 1805. First edition, large 4to (340 x 280 mm), large paper copy, [124]pp., with half-title and list of subscribers, engraved dedication leaf, hand-coloured map, engraved vignette on title, 54 engraved views (each with letter-press description), 23 topographical vignettes, marbled endpapers, nineteenth-century crushed red morocco, marbled boards, spine gilt extra, a very nice clean copy. Upcott I, pp.558-62; Corns, p.5; Short, 914.

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Book number: 41047

Keywords: ENGLISH TOPOGRAPHY LINCOLNSHIRE LINCOLN

[HAREN (Onno Zwier van)]

The Sentiments of a Dutch patriot. Being the speech of Mr. V* H**n [Onno Zwier van Haren]. In an august Assembly on the present State of Affairs, and the Resolution necessary at this Juncture to be taken for the Safety of the Republic. Faithfully translated from the Dutch original.

Dublin: Printed by George Faulkner, 1746. First Edition, signature of Philip Wolfe on title, 20 pp., modern marbled boards, morocco label. Austrian Succession, War of, 1740-1748.

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Book number: 30769

Keywords: POLITICS IRELAND ECONOMICS DUBLIN IMPRINT

[SHEPPEY (Thomas)]

Several Weighty Considerations humbly Recommended to the Serious Perusal of All, but more especially the Roman Catholicks of England. To which is prefix'd an Epistle from one who was lately of that Communion, to Dr. Stillingfleet, Dean of St. Pauls; Declaring the Occasion of the following Discourse.

London: Printed for, and to be sold by John Holford; and John Harding, 1679. First edition, 4to, [6], 46pp., early ownership inscription "G. Chudleigh" on upper blank margin of title, disbound. Wing, S3221A.

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Book number: 39230

[MORE (Hannah)]

The Ship-Wreck, to which is added the Execution of Wild Robert.

Dublin: Sold by William Watson, Printer to the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracks, [c. 1800]. 12mo (171 x 100mm), 23, [1]pp., woodcut vignette to each title page, disbound.

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Book number: 40338

Keywords: CHAPBOOK IRELAND IRISH CHILDREN'S BOOKS DUBLIN PRINTING SHIPWRECK LAW CRIME EXECUTION POEMS

[BARROW (Albert Stewart)]

Shires and Provinces by "Sabretache". Illustrated by Lionel Edwards.

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode Limited, 1926. First edition, folio (360 x 270 mm), xiv, 195, [1]pp., de-luxe edition printed on thick paper, one of 100 numbered copies (this being no. 61) signed by both the author and illustrator, coloured frontispiece and a further 15 coloured plates, illustrs., within the text, marbled endpapers, orig. full vellum, decorated in gilt, a blemish to head of upper board otherwise a very good copy, uncut, t.e.g.

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Book number: 35885

Keywords: SPORTING BOOKS ILLUSTRATED BOOKS FOX HUNTING LIMITED EDITION

[MARSHALL (Robert G.)]

Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in Italy and of Books in Italian Printed Abroad 1501-1600. Held in Selected North American Libraries.

(Reprint of the 1970 Edition) 2001. 3 Vols., small 4to, x,679; [ii],662; [iv],613pp., orig. cloth. "This Short-Title Catalog was compiled to provide students and scholars with a reference work of books Printed in Italy and Italian books printed abroad during the sixteenth century [1501-1600]. It was decided that this catalog should follow the general format of the British Museum Short-Title Catalogue of Italian Books, 1465-1600. Each contributing library checked its holdings of Italian 16th century books against the BM-STC. Like the BM-STC, this book is an author catalog, with a publisher and printer index." — Preface. There are approximately 12,000 books cited, making this one of the most comprehensive catalogues on the subject.

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Book number: 22115

Keywords: ITALIAN BOOKS BIBLIOGRAPHY

[DALZEL (Andrew)]

A Short Genealogy of the Family of Maitland, Earl of Lauderdale.

Edinburgh: [Privately Printed], 1785. Small oblong 4to, 24pp., some light staining, orig. marbled paper boards. An extremely rare family history which Martin, Privately Printed Books, p 99, remarks "The following note is written at the beginning of the copy, which belonged to the late Mr. Archibald Constable:- "This account of the Lauderdale family was drawn up, as I have been informed, by the late Professor Dalzel, who was preceptor of James Earl of Lauderdale. It was only printed for use of the family, and is extremely rarely met with. A.C. June, 1821."". ESTC and Copac locating the British Library copy only.

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Book number: 27693

Keywords: GENEALOGY ANTIQUARIAN SCOTTISH FAMILY HISTORY MAITLAND EARL OF LAUDERDALE

[CROKER (John Wilson)?]

A Short Letter from Quang-Tcheu. Translated by another Hand.

Dublin: Printed by Graisberry & Campbell, for M. N. Mahon, 109, Grafton Stre[et], 1805. First edition, 12mo, 21, [1]pp., binder having been rather heavy-handed in shaving margins (2 letters cropped from final line of imprint), a little foxing on the last 2 leaves, disbound. This is a satire on "Cutchacutchoo" which was a game in much vogue in Dublin society at the time, a kind of "Blind Man's Buff," or "Hunt the Slipper" which was criticised as tending to immorality. It was denounced in an anonymous satire, supposed to be written J. W. Croker, who was attacked in various retaliatory squibs. The text is signed at the end "J.T.", possibly written by J. W. Croker.

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Book number: 33787

Keywords: Ireland IRISH HISTORY DUBLIN IMPRINT PAMPHLET

[WEBBER (Samuel)]

A Short Account of the State of our Woollen Manufacturies, from the Peace of Ryswick to this Time. Shewing, their Former Flourishing, and their Present Ruinous Condition; and that they always flourished when France could not get our Wool, but declined in Proportion to the Quantities of Wool Exported to them. To which is added an Effectual Scheme to prevent the Exportation of our Wool, by an Universal Registry.

London: London: Printed for T. Cooper, 1739. First edition, vi, [1], 26 pp., disbound. Kress, 4479; Goldsmith, 7700.

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Book number: 39884

Keywords: Economics COMMERCE AGRICULTURE WOOL SHEEP

[GOODALL (Crispin)]

A Short History of the Book Jacket: Design, Function and Production.

[Oxford: Oxford Polytechnic, 1971.] 4to, 29, [1]pp., limited edition of 29 hand-numbered copies, this being number 14, 11 illustrs., signs of labels having been removed, orig. cloth.

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Book number: 40078

Keywords: BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS

[HARRISON (John)]

A Short Comparative View of the Practice of Surgery in the French Hospitals: with some remarks on the study of anatomy and midwifery. The whole endeavouring to prove, that the advantages to students... are greater at London, than at Paris.

London: Printed for Jacob Robinson, 1750. First edition, 8vo (190 x 115 mm), iv, 56pp., some page numerals cropped, recent calf-backed marbled boards, morocco title label lettered in gilt on upper cover. Attributed to the surgeon John Harrison (active 1740-1750) in Le Moniteur des hopitaux, v. 1, 1843, p. 1241-45.

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Book number: 39784

Keywords: MEDICINE ANATOMY MIDWIFERY SURGERY

[MOLESWORTH (Richard)]

A Short Course of Standing Rules, for the government and conduct of an army, designed for, or in the field : with some useful observations drawn from experience / by a Lieutenant-General of his Majesty's forces.

London: Printed for R. Dodsley, 1744. First edition, 8vo, xxviii, viii, [9]-171, [1]pp., with half-title, large contemporary hand-coloured plan, old repair to closed tear, several neat library blind stamps, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, text block and spine split down the middle. Provenance: Contemporary ink ownership signature to head of title 'Robert Melville 1754.'

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Book number: 41061

Keywords: MILITARY WAR ARMY STANDING ORDERS

[CROCKER (John Wilson)]

A Sketch of the State of Ireland, Past and Present.

London: Printed for James Carpenter, and M. N. Mahon, Dublin. 1808. Second edition, [8], 64, [6, adverts for books published by Carpenter]pp., with the initial blank leaf and the half-title, and, tipped in before title, a 3, [1,] page prospectus for Bryan's Dictionary of Painting, and, tipped in opposite front endpaper, cont. half calf, worn, rubbed and wanting backstrip, uncut. Supporting Catholic Emancipation. Croker's Sketch (1808) went through twenty editions (it was reprinted as late as 1884) and gained him further notice. It advocated catholic emancipation, a system of national education for all sects, and the payment of the catholic clergy by the state to undermine the influence of Rome. He was harshly caricatured in several fictional works : as the contemptible Rigby in Disraeli's Coningsby; as Wenlan in Thackeray's Pendennis, and as Counsellor Con Crawley in Lady Morgan's Florence MacCarthy.

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Book number: 32513

Keywords: IRELAND IRISH HISTORY CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION