[ TWISS, HORACE (1787-1849) ] .

Posthumous Parodies And Other Pieces, Composed By Several Of Our Most Celebrated Poets, But Not Published In Any Former Edition Of Their Works.

London : Printed For John Miller, 25, Bow-Street, Covent Garden, 1814 . 0. Signed first edition. A very good half leather binding. 8vo. 725" x 4.75" x 0.2". pp. xi./[1p.]/pp.102/[2pp. - Errata / Adverts] . Brown Morocco spine and corners over green buckram boards. Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt decorated compartments, gilt title and gilt publication date. Board edges lightly rubbed. All page edges gilt . Original green endpapers. Handwritten dedication to verso of the half-title: "To the Honble. Thomas Gaskin From his obliged Fried The Author." Light spotting to half title and title-page, otherwise clean English text throughout. ** Referenced by: National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints 0406619 *** "Horace Twiss KC (28 February 1787 – 4 May 1849) was an English writer and politician. Twiss was born at Bath, Somerset, the son of Francis Twiss (1760–1827) and his wife Frances née Kemble (sister of Sarah Siddons née Kemble). He was a Shakespearian scholar. In his youth he wrote light articles for newspapers; he became a successful lawyer and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1827. In 1820 he was elected to Parliament, where, with some interruptions, he sat until 1841, holding the office of Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies in 1828–1830. In 1844 he was appointed vice-chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, a well-paid post which enabled him to enjoy his popularity in London society. For some years he wrote for The Times, in which he first compiled the parliamentary summary, and his daughter married first Francis Bacon (d. 1840) and then J. T. Delane, both of them editors of that paper. He was the author of The Public and Private Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon, and other volumes. He died suddenly in London on 4 May 1849, aged 62. He was survived by his son, Quintin Twiss." - See Wikipedia.

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Book number: 47683

Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: 49160 J. Miller Twiss, Horace Posthumous Parodies and Other Pieces Poetry: : 19th Century

[ GRIERSON, MARGARET -1849 ] .

The Student's Walk; Or, A Sabbath In The Country .

Edinburgh : Published by William Oliphant, 22 South Bridge-Street; and sold by M. Ogle, Chalmers and Collins, and J. Hewit, Glasgow; J. Finlay, Newcastle; J. Hatchard & Son, T. Hamilton, J. Nisbet, Ogle, Duncan, & Co, B. J. Holdsworth, et al, 1823 . 0. Second Edition. A very good original half leather binding. 5.5" x 3.5" x 0.25". 12mo. pp.108 . Brown calf spine and corners over dulled and darkened marbled boards. Spine with gilt banding and original black leather title label. Edges rubbed and bumped. Light soiling to endpapers. Notes to front free-endpaper: "The Copy of a song at the end of this book is in the handwriting of Alithea Maria Graham, wife of Leonard Graham." Engraved frontis, lightly soiled. Clear English text throughout on lightly toned paper, with a few small blemishes from previous use. ** DOBBIN, Sir Alfred Graham, Knt. (1900); D.L, J.P, Co. Borough of Cork; High Sheriff of Cork, 1900; is a Director of Dobbin, Ogilvie and Co, Ltd, manufacturers and wholesale merchants, and of Imperial Hotel, Cork, Ltd.; Member of Council of the Cork Employers' Federation, Ltd.; Director of the Palace Theatre, Cork, Ltd.; a Trustee of Cork Savings Bank; b. 10th Sept, 1853; m. 4th May, 1876, Margaret Reid (d. 1884), dau. of late Peter Ogilvie, Esq, Cork; 2nd, 31st March, 1887, Kate Wise, dau. of W. Wise, Solr, Clifton, Bristol. Res.: Frankfort, Cork.

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Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: Grierson, Margaret the Student's Walk; or, a Sabbath in the Country Published by William Oliphant Poetry: : 19th Century

[ WRIGHT, JAMES ] .

Sudbury Leaflets : Poetry and Prose, Original And Selected.

London : A. W. Bennett, Bishopsgate Street. / Sudbury: J. Wright, 1864. 0. First edition. A very good original Victorian Binding. 8vo. 7.5" x 4.5" x 0.75". pp.8/pp.156 . Green cloth covered boards, with blind-stamped decoration. Gilt title: "Sudbury Leaflets." to top of the front board. Edges rubbed and corners bumped. Original brown endpapers. Printed title page with 20 % loss to top edge, but not affecting text. (someone has removed a previous owner's details). Clean English text througohut. Colophon to base of the last leaf: "J. Wright, Printer, Market Hill, Sudbury." A very good copy of this scarce publication.

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Book number: 43048

Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: A.W. Bennett Sudbury J Wright Sudbury Leaflets Poetry and Prose Original and Selected 44398 Poetry: : 19th Century

BRAYLEY, E. W. (EDWARD WEDLAKE BRAYLEY 1773-1854) [ BLOOMFIELD, ROBERT ] .

Views in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire; Illustrative of the Works of Rober Bloomfield; Accompanied with Descriptions: to which is Annexed, a Memoir of the Poet's Life By E. W. Brayley .

London: Published By Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, Poultry; Darton And Harvey, Gracechurch Street; and J. Storer and J. Greig, Engravers, Chapel Street, Pentonville, April 1806 . 0. First edition, large paper copy. A very good later quarter calf binding. 4to. 10.0" x 6.25". pp.55. Brown calf spine over green buckram boards. Smooth spine with gilt banding and green leather title label: "Works Of Bloomfield". Deckled page edges. Recent endpapers (handmade paper). Half title present. Illustrated with an engraved title page and 14 full page engravings by James Storer and John Greig. Clear English text on lightly toned paper. A well preserved book. N.B: According to COPAC (British Library Catalogue); The text by E. W. Brayley; and the plates by J. S. Storer and John Greig.

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Book number: 45795

Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: 47349 Poetry Poet James Storer and John Greig, Engravers Weston-Underwood, Buckinghamshire Vernor and Hood Robert Bloomfield Poetry: : 19th Century

BRETON, NICHOLAS 1545-1626. [ GROSART, ALEXANDER BALLOCH, 1827-1899 ]

A Bower of Delights : being Interwoven verse and Prose from the Works of Nicholas Breton. The Weaver Alexander B. Grosart. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1893. [ The Elizabethan Library. ]

London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, 1893 . 0. Original 19th century quarter leather binding. pp.14/pp.204. 5.75" x 3.50" x 1.00". Brown leather spine with gilt title, over dark green buckram boards. Top page edges gilt, all other edges deckled. Bookplate to verso of the front board: "Samuel Davies, Frodsham". Clear English text througohut on lightly toned paper, with half title and portrait frontis. VG. ** "Samuel Davies (1857 - 1929) was born in Frodsham, Cheshire, the son of Thomas and Ellen Davies. Samuel Davies was articled to Peter Bradshaw Alley of Manchester. Educated at Manchester School of Art and won prizes awarded by the Manchester Society of Architects and the Manchester Architectural Association. Samuel Davies commenced independent practice at Frodsham about 1891 and on 1 July 1893 his partnership with C E Linaker was dissolved. In 1894 he was elected a member of the Society of Architects and the following year opened a branch office in Runcorn. In 1907 he suffered severe financial difficulties, forcing the auction of his household furniture and his move from Avanley Terrace. However, these actions were insufficient to clear his debt and in May 1907 he sued for bankruptcy. In March 1908 a first and final payment of 1s 5½d in the pound was made to creditors and Samuel Davies then set about re-establishing his practice, opening a new branch office at Victoria Buildings, Runcorn. His Frodsham practice continued until at least 1923. Works include detached residences at Frodsham, Runcorn, Helsby, Blackpool and other places and shops, factories, farms etc. restoration of tower and other works at Frodsham parish church. On 23 June 1887 Samuel Davies married Margaret Anne Jones the daughter of Robert Jones (deceased) gentleman, at Frodsham Parish Church. She died on 29 November 1900, aged 42. He died on 29 April 1929 at Kingsway, Frodsham, leaving effects of £50." - See Architects of Greater Manchester 1800 - 1940 .

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Book number: 46000

Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: 47560 Breton, Nicholas Elliot Stock a Cabinet of Gems, Cut & Polished by Sir Philip Sidney; Now, for the More Radiance Samuel Davies Frodsham Poetry: : 19th Century

BYRON, LORD .

The Corsair, A Tale. By Lord Byron. Third Edition.

London: Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars, For John Murray, Albemarle-Street, 1814 . 0. A very good later quarter calf binding. 8vo. 222mm x 144mm x 12mm. pp.2-11/[1p.]/pp.108. Brown calf spine over marbled boards. Smooth spine with gilt titles: "The Corsair. Byron". Clean English text throughout. Colophon to base of last leaf: "T. Davison, Lombard-street, Whitefriars, London." Half-title and Advertisments absent. VG.

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Book number: 45173

Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: 46653 Thomas Davison the Corsair, a Tale. By Lord Byron Poetry: : 19th Century

BYRON, GEORGE GORDON BYRON BARON 1788-1824.

English bards, and Scotch reviewers : a satire. / By Lord Byron ...

London : Printed for James Cawthorn, British Library, No. 24, Cockspur Street 1810 [1818] . 0. "Third Edition." A very good full leather binding. 7.0" x 4.25" x 0.25". 8vo. pp. iv-vii/[1p.]/pp.85/[3pp. - Adverts Dated 1810 ] . Polished maroon calf with bright gilt border. Spine with gilt titles, 5 raised bands and gilt decorated compartments. All page edges gilt. Inner gilt dentelles. Marbled paste-downs Front endpaper removed. Small armorial crest of inter-twined initials (with silvered finish): "NW". Printed title dated 1810. Colophon to verso of title and base of last leaf: "Printed By T. Collins, Harvey's Buildings, Strand, London." Clear English text throughout, just light toning to first few leaves. VG. ** Wise I.38-39: the eighth 'spurious' third edition, watermark J & R Ansell 1818.

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Book number: 50184

Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: 51696 Byron, George Gordon Byron Baron James Cawthorn Poetry: : 19th Century

COWPER, WILLIAM / GRIMSHAWE, REV.T.S.(EDITOR).

The Life and Works of William Cowper. Complete in One Volume.

London: William Tegg, 1865. Seventh edition. 'The Works of William Cowper: His Life, Letters, and Poems. Now First Completed by the Introduction of Cowper's Private Correspondence'. 24cms x 16.5cms. Pp.xx/736, engraved portrait frontispiece + title page and further 5 engraved illustrations, occasional mild spotting, loss to lower corner of margin pp.735/736. Purple blind-stamped bevelled cloth, gilt title to front and spine, uneven sunning to front board, sunning to spine, wear to top and tail of spine and corner tips. G+.

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Book number: 43453

Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: Cowper Life Works Grimshawe Letters Poems Poetry 44421 Poetry: : 19th Century

DALBY, JOHN WATSON (1799-1880) . - SUDBURY PRINTING .

Tales, Songs And Sonnets, By J. W. Dalby.

London: Longman, Green, Longman And Green, Paternoster Row, [no date c. 1865] . 0. A very good original Victorian cloth binding. 8vo. 6.75" x 4.25" x 0.75". pp.8/pp.184. Green cloth over bevelled boards, with a few small blemishes. Edges rubbed and bumped. original black endpapers. Engraved portrait frontis. Clean English text throughout. Colophon to verso of the title and at the base of the last leaf: "Printed By H. S. Pratt, Sudbury." VG ** John Watson Dalby(1799-1880). In 1812 J. W. Dalby was placed with a bookseller in the West End of London. He was a contributor to and later editor of the Literary Chronicle, which in a review of his Poems (1822) describes him as laboring "under all the disadvantages of privation, disease, and domestic calamity." In 1828 the Literary Chronicle was incorporated into the Athenaeum, edited by Frederick Denison Maurice. Dalby met Leigh Hunt in 1834 and became a life-long friend and supporter. In later years he was acquainted with Keats's friend Charles Cowden Clarke." - See ENGLISH POETRY 1579-1830: SPENSER AND THE TRADITION . *** Publications include: Poems. 1822 ; The troubadour: a collection of original poetry. 1823 ; Death of Aquirre; Ianthe; A tale; Bodiam castle; Battle abbey, and other poems. 1825; The Historical keepsake: a series of original tales. 1836; Tales, songs and sonnets. 1865.

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Book number: 45744

Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: 47307 Tales, Songs and Sonnets, by J.W. Dalby H.S. Pratt, Sudbury Longman, Green, Longman and Green Poetry: : 19th Century

DANTE ALIGHIERI (1265-1321) / CARY, HENRY FRANCIS (TRANSLATOR - 1772-1844) / DORE, GUSTAVE ( ILLUSTRATOR - 1832-1883) .

The Vision Of Purgatory And Paradise By Dante Alighieri. Translated By The Rev. Henry Francis Cary, M.A., And Illustrated With The Designs Of M. Gustave Dore. New Edition. With Critical And Explanatory Notes.

London, Paris, New York & Melbourne : Cassell And Company, Limited, [ No date - c. 1896? ] . 0. A very good original19th century publisher's binding. Large heavy folio. 33.8cm x 27cm x 5.8cm. [ 13.25" x 10.25" x 2.00"]. pp.12/pp.337 . Maroon cloth, with gilt decorated front board and spine. Corners and hinges carefully strengthened. Edges lightly rubbed. Light soiling to endpapers. Small section from top corner cut-out. Clean frontis.Title-page in red & black. Clean text, illustrated with 60 full-page plates (as called for). Colophon to base of last leaf (p.337): "Printed By Cassell & Company, Limited, La Belle Sauvage, London, E.C." Libray stamp to front endpaper and title-page: "Repton School Library". Light foxing to the back of some plates and the adjacent page of text. N.B. Date of publication from COPAC (British Library) . ** " Gustave Doré (1832 - 1883). French illustrator and etcher, born in Strasbourg, died in Paris. Famous for his printed illustrations of over 100 books, among which are the Bible, fairy tales (by Perrault) the works of Dante (Divina Comedia), Lord Byron and Cervantes (Don Quixote). Art connoisseurs consider Doré a romantic exponent of the 19th century whose work is devoid of artistic value but whose importance lies in his contribution to the development of book illustration. Doré did not manufacture all his engravings himself. In his studio his sketches would be transferred onto plates. At one time he had a staff of 40 working to meet the demand." - See Wikipedia . *** " Gustave Doré's (1832-1883) illustrations and Dante's Divine Comedy have become so intimately connected that even today, nearly 150 years after their initial publication, the artist's rendering of the poet's text still determines our vision of the Commedia. Planned by Doré as early as 1855, the Dante illustrations were the first in a series he referred to as the "chefs-d'oeuvre de la littérature." In addition to Dante, Doré's list of illustrated great works included Homer, Ossian, Byron, Goethe, Racine, and Corneille. The placement of Dante's Commedia at the top of this list reflects the poet's popularity within mainstream French culture by the 1850s.." See - The world Of Dante by Aida Audeh Associate Professor of Art History, Hamline University . **** "Rev. Henry Francis Cary (6 December 1772 – 14 August 1844) was a British author and translator, best known for his blank verse translation of The Divine Comedy of Dante..Cary moved to London in 1808, where he became reader at the Berkeley Chapel and subsequently lecturer at Chiswick and curate of the Savoy Chapel. His version of the whole Divina Commedia in blank verse appeared in 1814. It was published at Cary's own expense, as the publisher refused to undertake the risk, owing to the failure incurred over the Inferno. The translation was brought to the notice of Samuel Rogers by Thomas Moore. Rogers made some additions to an article on it by Ugo Foscolo in the Edinburgh Review. This article, and praise bestowed on the work by Coleridge in a lecture at the Royal Institution, led to a general acknowledgment of its merit. Cary's Dante gradually took its place among standard works, passing through four editions in the translator's lifetime.." - See Wikipedia . ****** "John Cassell (23 January 1817 – 2 April 1865) was an English publisher, printer, writer and editor, who founded the firm Cassell & Co, famous for its educational books and periodicals, and which pioneered the serial publication of novels. He was also a well-known tea and coffee merchant and a general business entrepreneur. A fervent Christian, he campaigned throughout his life for the temperance movement in Britain, for the reduction of taxes on publishing, and was a social reformer who recognised the importance of education in improving the life of the working class, and whose many publications, both magazines and books, brought learning and culture to the masses.. Cassell visited America in 1853 to attend the "World Temperance Convention" in New York, and again in 1854 and 1859 on publishing business. He met the author Harriet Beecher Stowe and arranged for the publication of an illustrated edition of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in Britain - to great success. Cassell strongly supported the cause of the slavery abolitionists. In 1859, on his return from America, he went into full partnership with Petter & Galpin, the company becoming "Cassell, Petter & Galpin". The company was particularly successful in its production of illustrated editions of classic literature such as "Robinson Crusoe", "Gulliver's travels", "The Vicar of Wakefield" and others. The great French artist Gustave Doré provided illustrations for Dante's "Inferno" (1861), "Don Quixote", and a special edition of the Holy Bible. The company's premises at La Belle Sauvage yard also gained the distinction of a visit from the French Emperor Napoleon III himself, as it was publishing the English edition of his book, "The History of Julius Caesar.." - See Wikipedia .

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Book number: 49818

Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: 51329 the Vision of Purgatory and Paradise Translated by the Rev. Henry Francis Cary and Illustrated Designs Gustave Dore Poetry: : 19th Century

DAVIES, JOHN H. (JOHN HENRY) .

Some Welsh Legends And Other Poems. By John H. Davies, M.A. Second Edition.

Sudbury: Printed And Published By Henry C. Pratt, 1893 . 0. A very good late Victorian binding. 8vuo. [4pp.]/pp.4/pp.325 . Clean red cloth covered boards. Bright gilt titles to front board: "Some Welsh Legends And Other Poems." Spine sunned with similar gilt titles. Clen yellow endpapers. Clean English text throughout. A very good copy of this scarce publication. ** John H. Davies, rector at Mount Bures 1887-93, published several volumes of poetry.

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Book number: 43051

Catalogue: Poetry: 19th Century

Keywords: Davies John H John Henry Some Welsh Legends and Other Poems 44400 Poetry: 19th Century

DENDY, WALTER COOPER (1794-1871) .

Sketches In Prose. By The Author Of Zone .

London: C. Tilt, Fleet Street, MDCCCXXVII. [1827 ] . 0. Scarce first edition. A very good original half leather binding. 12mo. 16.5cm x 10.0cm x 1.0cm. [8pp.]/pp.132. Dull green calf spine and corners over marbled boards. Smooth spine with gilt decoration and original brown leather title label. Marbled page edges and matching endpapers. A single number '6' ink stamp to front free-endpaper. free-endpapers lightly soiled. Printed title page. Preface signed: W.C.D. Colophon to verso of the title-page and at base of the last leaf: "Tickle, High Street, Lambeth." Clean English text throughout. VG. ** "Walter Cooper Dendy (1794–1871) was an English surgeon and writer.. Dendy was not a mere surgeon; he was conspicuous for cultivated taste and polished manners. He published a poem of much merit entitled ‘Zone,’ and the ‘Philosophy of Mystery,’ 1841, a treatise on dreams, spectral illusions, and other imperfect manifestations of the mind. He held some peculiar religious views, but his mind was too much imbued with enthusiasm for him to be a materialist. He was the author of many books, and contributed largely to medical journals, and was the writer of some remarkable papers in the ‘Psychological Journal.’ He was an admirable draughtsman, and illustrated his own works. His last efforts with his pencil were some sketches of the scenes described by the poet Cowper in the neighbourhood of Olney and Weston Underwood.. Having retired from practice, he occupied his time in the reading-room of the British Museum, where his eccentric costume made him a well-known character. After a short illness he died at 25 Suffolk Street, Haymarket, London, on 10 Dec. 1871, aged 77. " - See Wikipedia . *** "Charles Tilt was the son of William Tilt, a confectioner of St. Paul’s Churchyard. After the death of William in 1807, the confectioner’s business was continued by his widow and son William junior; young Charles was apprenticed to a bookseller in Hampshire. From 1817 till 1826 he worked for various booksellers, among them Hatchard’s and Longman’s, but in October 1826, he started his own business in Fleet Street. He had his shop just on the corner of St. Bride’s Avenue and Fleet Street, and specialised in illustrated books and lithographic prints." - See London Street Views.

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Book number: 45296

Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: 46767 Sketches in Prose the Author of Zone Dendy, Walter Cooper Tickle, High Street, Lambeth Poetry: : 19th Century

GREENE, ROBERT 1558-1592. [ GROSART, ALEXANDER BALLOCH, 1827-1899 ]

Green Pastures : Being Choice Extracts from the Works of Robert Greene, M.A., of both Universities made by Alexander B. Grosart. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1894. [ The Elizabethan Library. ]

London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, 1894 . 0. Original 19th century quarter leather binding. pp.16/pp.173/[3pp. - Adverts]. 5.75" x 3.50" x 1.00". Brown leather spine with gilt title, over dark green buckram boards. Top page edges gilt, all other edges deckled. Bookplate to verso of the front board: "Samuel Davies, Frodsham". Clear English text througohut on lightly toned paper, with half title and frontis. VG. ** "Samuel Davies (1857 - 1929) was born in Frodsham, Cheshire, the son of Thomas and Ellen Davies. Samuel Davies was articled to Peter Bradshaw Alley of Manchester. Educated at Manchester School of Art and won prizes awarded by the Manchester Society of Architects and the Manchester Architectural Association. Samuel Davies commenced independent practice at Frodsham about 1891 and on 1 July 1893 his partnership with C E Linaker was dissolved. In 1894 he was elected a member of the Society of Architects and the following year opened a branch office in Runcorn. In 1907 he suffered severe financial difficulties, forcing the auction of his household furniture and his move from Avanley Terrace. However, these actions were insufficient to clear his debt and in May 1907 he sued for bankruptcy. In March 1908 a first and final payment of 1s 5½d in the pound was made to creditors and Samuel Davies then set about re-establishing his practice, opening a new branch office at Victoria Buildings, Runcorn. His Frodsham practice continued until at least 1923. Works include detached residences at Frodsham, Runcorn, Helsby, Blackpool and other places and shops, factories, farms etc. restoration of tower and other works at Frodsham parish church. On 23 June 1887 Samuel Davies married Margaret Anne Jones the daughter of Robert Jones (deceased) gentleman, at Frodsham Parish Church. She died on 29 November 1900, aged 42. He died on 29 April 1929 at Kingsway, Frodsham, leaving effects of £50." - See Architects of Greater Manchester 1800 - 1940 .

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Book number: 46002

Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: 47562 Sidney, Sir Philip Elliot Stock a Cabinet of Gems, Cut & Polished by Sir Philip Sidney; Now, for the More Radiance Samuel Davies Frodsham Poetry: : 19th Century

HOOD, THOMAS, 1799-1845 / DORE, GUSTAVE 1832-1883.

Select Poems Of Thomas Hood. With Illustrations by Gustave Dore.

London : Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co, Warwick House, Salisbury Square, [ c. 1891 ] . 0. A very good original Victorian binding. 13.50" x 9.75" x 0.5". [4pp.]/pp.68 plus 6 full-page engravings. Blue cloth coverd boards, with gilt titles and decoration to the front board. Just a couple of small bumps and blemishes, corners carefully strengthened, and gilt rubbed. Original brown endpapers. Six steel-engraved plates. Plate before "The Haunted House" carefully trimmed and laid-down to matching card. All plates drawn by Gustave Doré engraved by: J. Godfrey; Lumb Stocks A.R.A.; J. Sadler; W. Ridgway; J. Godfrey; and G. C. Finden. Light foxing to margins of all of the engravings. Clear English text on lightly toned paper, with a few brown spots and blemishes. VG. ** Date of publication assumed after 1891: "In 1891, James Bowden came in to a three-way partnership. He had started working at Ward and Lock in 1869 and after he became a partner, the company became Ward, Lock and Bowden. "By the last decade on the 19th century, Messrs. Ward, Lock and Bowden were an important name on the publishing scene." - See Liveing, Edward George Downing (1954). Adventure in publishing; the House of Ward Lock, 1854-1954. London: Ward, Lock. p. 57.

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Book number: 50601

Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: 52075 Alfred Tennyson Baron Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co. Elaine Poetry Dore Illustrated Poetry: : 19th Century

JONSON, BEN 1573-1637 [ GROSART, ALEXANDER BALLOCH, 1827-1899 ]

Brave Translunary Things, from the Works in Prose and Verse of Ben Jonson. Selected by Alexander B. Grosart. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1895. [ The Elizabethan Library. ]

London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, 1895 . 0. Original 19th century quarter leather binding. pp.16/pp.232. 5.75" x 3.50" x 1.00". Brown leather spine with gilt title, over dark green buckram boards. Top page edges gilt, all other edges deckled. Bookplate to verso of the front board: "Samuel Davies, Frodsham". Clear English text througohut on lightly toned paper, with half title and portrait frontis. VG. ** "Samuel Davies (1857 - 1929) was born in Frodsham, Cheshire, the son of Thomas and Ellen Davies. Samuel Davies was articled to Peter Bradshaw Alley of Manchester. Educated at Manchester School of Art and won prizes awarded by the Manchester Society of Architects and the Manchester Architectural Association. Samuel Davies commenced independent practice at Frodsham about 1891 and on 1 July 1893 his partnership with C E Linaker was dissolved. In 1894 he was elected a member of the Society of Architects and the following year opened a branch office in Runcorn. In 1907 he suffered severe financial difficulties, forcing the auction of his household furniture and his move from Avanley Terrace. However, these actions were insufficient to clear his debt and in May 1907 he sued for bankruptcy. In March 1908 a first and final payment of 1s 5½d in the pound was made to creditors and Samuel Davies then set about re-establishing his practice, opening a new branch office at Victoria Buildings, Runcorn. His Frodsham practice continued until at least 1923. Works include detached residences at Frodsham, Runcorn, Helsby, Blackpool and other places and shops, factories, farms etc. restoration of tower and other works at Frodsham parish church. On 23 June 1887 Samuel Davies married Margaret Anne Jones the daughter of Robert Jones (deceased) gentleman, at Frodsham Parish Church. She died on 29 November 1900, aged 42. He died on 29 April 1929 at Kingsway, Frodsham, leaving effects of £50." - See Architects of Greater Manchester 1800 - 1940 .

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Book number: 45998

Catalogue: Poetry: : 19th Century

Keywords: 47558 Jonson, Ben Elliot Stock Brave Translunary Things Samuel Davies Frodsham Grosart, Alexander Balloch, Poetry: : 19th Century