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Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects
by Jeremy Collier
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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£550.00£495.00
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About This Item
London: D. Brown; George Strahan; W. B. for S. Keeble, 1709-22. First edition. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A mixed edition uniformly bound set of Jeremy Collier's popular 'Essays', the third volume here being the first edition. Complete in three volumes.Jeremy Collier's 'Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects'.Containing Collier's essays upon pride, duelling, fame, music, old age, pleasure, liberty, despair, poverty, whoredom, solitude, revenge, authors, honesty, theft, and more.Volume I, containing Parts I and II, the sixth edition published in 1722 by D. Brown. ESTC citation number T107031. Part II has a separate tile page, pagination, and register.Volume II, containing Part III, the third edition of this work published in 1720 by George Strahan. ESTC citation number T137150. 'St Gregory Nazianzen's Oration in Commendation of the Maccabees' with a drop head title, and separate pagination and register, including an essay 'Of Discontent' to pages 65-108. 'An Essay Upon Gaming' with a separate title page, pagination, and register. Three pages of publisher's adverts.Volume III, containing Part IV, the first edition of this work published in 1709 by W. B. for S. Keeble. ESTC citation number T109903.Collier was a theatre critic and theologian. His essays were immensely popular when first published, but are now little read.Dorothea Bateman's ink inscription to the head of the title pages. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Some light rubbing and marks to the boards and spines. Lacking the spine labels. Light bumping to the spines and extremities, a small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spines. Small cracks to the joints. Loss of leather to the front joint of Volume I. Front hinge of Volume II is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spots. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title pages. Pages of 'An Essay Upon Gaming' are repaired to the tail, not loss to the text. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 786P7
- Title
- Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects
- Author
- Jeremy Collier
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Brown; George Strahan; W. B. for S. Keeble
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1709-22
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects jeremy collier essays theatre jeremy collier kindess friendship
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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