Waller,Edmund Waller

WORKS of EDMUND WALLER IN VERSE AND PROSE

London, Tonson 1758 Frontispiece portrait . Small octavo contemporary full calf with 5 raised bands and gilt rules and maroon label (hinges cracking/tips worn and head & foot chipped) (Xiv)+272pp a neat copy. *After Cambridge Waller was elected to Parliament where he was a noted orator favouring the Royalists and plotting to oust the roundheads in what became known as Waller's Plot but this was discovered he was arrested, fined and exiled, returning only at the Restoration. He refined the heroic couplet, was a member of the Royal Society and held up as an example by Pope and Dryden. Best remembered for his lyric poems.

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Walmsley, Edward (named in dedication to George IV)

PHYSIOGNOMICAL PORTRAITS. One Hundred Distinguished Characters. From undoubted Originals. Engraved in the Line Manner, by the most Eminent British Artists. VOLUME FIRST.

London, John Major, Robert Jennings & Robert Triphook first edition. 1822 - 1824 Plates (52) on India paper including pictorial engraved titlepage and engraved portrait to dedication, by Sir Thomas. Lawrence, Vandyke and many other famous artists, engrav. Subscriber's copy of Volume I only, PROOFS (No. 97), quarto half red morocco gilt on 5 raised bands with pebbled cloth sides, spine extra gilt in compartments (corners bumped but no wear or splits, cloth a bit spotted) All Edges Gilt. Unpaginated, engraved Vol.I title 1822 + printed title 1824 + contents list +[8]pp Address (in English and in French) + engraved dedication to George IV with portrait + 5 Parts each with 10 Plates, Part 1st (1821) starting with Charles I - Part 5th ending with George Villiers Duke of Buckingham. Each Part has its PROOF sheets as issued + [4]pp explanatory text before each plate, with price 2 Guineas per part. In this PROOF volume the subjects are not in alphabetical order as they were later issued in 1824 (2 volumes). Two portaits have a tidemark of former damp, some proof leaves are stained or bit foxed, a few small marginal tears to text leaves not touching text, plates and text pages on heavy paper white and clean throughout. Tissue guards all present. *Beautifully engraved cameo portraits of kings, generals, authors and other famous people, each with interesting explanatory text, in rare 1st issue volume of proof Parts.

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Walpole,Horace

CATALOGUE OF THE ROYAL AND NOBLE AUTHORS OF ENGLAND With Lists of their Works in Two Volumes

London, Dodsley & Graham 2nd edition 1759 Frontis. of Earl Rivers presenting his book & Caxton, his printer, to Edward IV, the Queen & Prince by C. Grignon from a curious MS + engraved plate of Music . Two Volumes octavo tan speckled gilt calf with red spine labels (1 cover detached others cracked but sound/tips sl.rubbed) viii+247+index 250+index Some 16 authors are newly added to this edition. A very nice copy

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Walpole, Horace (1717-1797)

HISTORIC DOUBTS ON THE LIFE AND REIGN OF KING RICHARD the Third. By Mr. Horace Walpole.

London, J. Dodsley 2nd edition 1768 Etched frontis portrait of the King + plate of the King and his Queen Anne by Vertue, engraved by Grignion. . Quarto late 18th century flamed calf gilt ruled (tips worn, hinges cracked but repaired) spine compartments gilt with red label [xv] +134pp + addition & directions to binder. Bookplate of Patrick Greaves & crested bookplate with initials J F on front endpaper & pastedown, else a very clean crisp copy.

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Walpole, Robert [1679 - 1745]

A REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF SECRECY appointed by order of the House of Commons to examine several books and papers laid before the House relating to the late negotiations of peace and commerce &c reported on the ninth of June 1715 by the Right Honourable Robert Walpole Esq Chairman of the said committee. Published by Order of the House of Commons.

London, Jacob Tonson, Timothy Goodwin, Bernard Lintott, and William Taylor. 1715 . 12mo newer rebind with newer endpapers. The premission to print [Imprimatur leaf] faces the titlepage the numbering thus starting with the first page of text with 5-155pp as correct with the unnumbered leaves preceding the text. This report was also issued with the same date and publisher as a 4to pamphlet version usally found in a paper binding. These reports deal with the negotiations of the Treaties between England, France the Netherlands and Spain & Canada including the Treaty of Utrecht & The war of the Spanish Succession plus other foreign relations including Canada. There are footnotes throughout and some browning and soiling but a tight neat copy of Parliamentary scrutany of finance, war and commerce.

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Walton,Izaak (1593-1638)

THE LIVES OF DR. JOHN DONNE, SIR HENRY WOTTON, MR. RICHARD HOOKER, MR. GEORGE HERBERT, AND DR. ROBERT SANDERSON. To which are added, the autographs of those eminent men, now first collected; an index, and illustrative notes.

London, John Major (1st Major edition) 1825 Copper-plates (11 as listed including the illustrated & signature plate as the frontispiece) + wood engravings as listed (52). . Small octavo half tan roan (rebacked in tan cloth with fragments of old spine relaid/tips worn /marbled boards rubbed) xviii +503pp +[1]p colophon and Printed at the Shakespeare Press by W.Nichol. A few pages with minor foxing and name Prosser to fly leaf. *A significant edition with full notes and portrait of each of the 5 biographies as also many charming scenes, views and small portraits. There is an illustrated half title to each section all dated 1825.

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Mauchlin Fern-ware

A PARTING GIFT

London, T. Nelson and Sons 1874 Fern-ware bindings Mauchline-ware brown wooden boards highly glazed. Coloured titlepage with 2 vignettes showing a lady at home and below a ship sailing away all within a fancy border. . 12mo in 8's Black leather spine with five raised bands and gilt decorations. The spine holding the two wooden covers with the fern silhouetes and gilt reverses to inner edges. [One small tip broken] All edges gilt and all pages printed throughout in sparkling gold within gold double ruled frame. Half title + coloured title with vignettes + decorated gold titlepage + [v]-viii + [9]-128pp. Front endpaper with embossed booksellers stamp & somewhat soiled & fingered with some foxing and soiling to first few pages & last 3 leaves as well as a few pages passim.

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Watson,Alfred E.T. (John Sturgess illustrator)

RACECOURSE AND COVERT SIDE

London, Bentley & Son 1st edition 1883 Plates (8 including frontis.) by John Sturgess all of horses . Octavo red gilt pictorial cloth (spine very sunned/ tips worn) (vi)+325pp inscription on back of frontis, blindstamp address on dedication page. Neat copy *Hunting sketches & stories with horse racing & hunting illustrations

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Wauch,Mansie (Cruikshank illustrator)

LIFE OF MANSIE WAUCH tailor in Dalkeith

London, Blackwood & Sons 1885 by inscr. but probably earlier) Plates (8) by George Cruikshank . Octavo brown gilt lettered cloth (spine gilt rubbed/tips sl worn) x+230pp miniature bookseller's label on REP inscription on margin of half title & name on margin of TP else clean, crisp and neat.

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Wepfer,Joh. Jacob (1620-1695)

CICUTAE AQUATICAE HISTORIA ET NOXAE Commentario Illustrata

Basel, Konig printed Genathius 1st edition 1679) Copperplate map & city view of Donau + 4 full page woodcuts of plants . Quarto contemporary panelled calf (rebacked & blind-tooled with black spine label/tips worn) 336pp +(vi)index The Ae of Aquaticae & Noxae are very faintly printed on the Titlepage and there is slight paper thinning to the paper in 4 small (1cm diameter) round areas and part of 2 letters have been strengthened with ink. Wepfer was the first to analyze the pharmacological effect of hemlock and its poison. In this treatise 1679 the author also reports the discovery of the duodenal glands.

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Westmacott,Charles illustrated by Robert Cruikshank.

POINTS OF MISERY or Fables for Mankind, Prose and verse,chiefly original by.. Illustrated with twenty designs by Robert Cruikshank.

London, Sherwood,Jones &Co 1st edition 1823 hand colored plates [10 not counted in the pagination] + [10] hand coloured text illustrations by Robert Cruikshank . lg.8vo cloth spined patterned boards [8pp incl.the frontispiece + "explanation" +titlepage + contents] +97pp. The contents calls for a further leaf of"Correspondence relative to Points of Misery" However none of the COPAC copies that give collations has this leaf, they call for 97 pages as ours. Corners of title restored & some other signs of use but a good wide margined copy. Since we have found no other copies hand colored we must assume that the coloring was done later. It is done very much in the colors and style of the 19th century and certainly generally enhances the illustrations. *The miseries include those of an Athor, of travelling by coach, In a London Lodging, of love and matrimony and of borrowing among other humorous stories.

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Whittier,John Greenleaf (1807-1892)

MARGARET SMITH'S JOURNAL TALES AND SKETCHES Limited large paper edition Volume V of Whittier's Works

Cambridge (USA), Riverside Press 1888 Portrait frontispiece + publisher's vignette to titlepage. . Large octavo red morocco gilt on 5 raised bands and compartments full gilt (hinges cracking/tips worn to corners/spines sunned) Top Edge Gilt. Half title & titlepage in red and black 436pp. LIMITED EDITION of 400 copies this a LARGE PAPER copy No. 3. Very clean and white inside in handsome gilt binding. Discount if bought as a set with other volumes.

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Whittier,John Greenleaf (1807-1892)

NARRATIVE AND LEGENDARY POEMS Limited large paper edition Volume 1 of Whittier's Works

Cambridge (USA), Riverside Press 1888 Portrait frontispiece + publisher's vignette to titlepage. . Large octavo red morocco gilt on 5 raised and compartments full gilt (hinges cracking/tips worn to corners/spines sunned) Top Edge Gilt half title & titlepage in red and black 435pp. LIMITED EDITION of 400 copies, this a LARGE PAPER copy No. 3. Very clean and white inside in handsome gilt binding. Discount if bought as a set with other volumes.

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Whittier,John Greenleaf (1807-1892)

OLD PORTRAITS & MODERN SKETCHES; PERSONAL SKETCHES & TRIBUTES; HISTORICAL PAPERS Limited large paper edition Volume VI of Whittier's Works

Cambridge (USA), Riverside Press 1888 Publisher's vignette to titlepage. . Large octavo red morocco gilt on 5 raised bands and compartments full gilt (hinges cracking/tips worn to corners/spines sunned) Top Edge Gilt. Half title & titlepage in red and black 437pp. LIMITED EDITION of 400 copies this a LARGE PAPER copy No. 3. Very clean and white inside in handsome gilt binding. Discount if bought as a set with other volumes.

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Whittier,John Greenleaf (1807-1892)

PERSONAL POEMS; OCCASIONAL POEMS; THE TENT ON THE BEACH Limited large paper edition Volume IV of Whittier's Works

Cambridge (USA), Riverside Press 1888 Portrait Frontispiece + publisher's vignette to titlepage. . Large octavo red morocco gilt on 5 raised bands and compartments full gilt (hinges cracking/tips worn to corners/spines sunned) Top Edge Gilt half title & titlepage in red and black 399pp. LIMITED EDITION of 400 copies this a LARGE PAPER copy No. 3. With Poems of Elizabeth H. Whittier & and Appendix containing early & uncollected verses. Very clean and white inside in handsome gilt binding. Discount if bought as a set with other volumes.

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