The Poetical Works of William Cowper by Cowper, William - 1905

Paris: Mercure de France, 1791. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 5 issues each about 100 pages : No. 18, 30 Avril 1791; No. 39, 24 Septembre 1791; No.45, Novembre 1791; No.48, 26 Novembre 1791; and No. 5010, Décembre 1791. Blue wraps, sewn binding. All have light soiling and some have small tears along spines, 2 volumes have dampstaining to upper corner and portions of text. Couvertures souples.

Complete early 12-vol. edition of collected works - very good condition throughout
Ex Lib. Louis Tronchin (1825 - 1873)

Albany: Re-printed by Barber and Southwick, for Thomas Spencer, book-seller, 1794. Hardcover. Very Good -. 458, vii, [1] p.; 17 cm. Contemporary calf with six spine compartments between gilt-rolled bands; red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title. First American edition. Early American Imprints, 1st ser. (Evans), 27057. Attributed to Oliver Goldsmith in the Dictionary of National Biography. Former owner's name at head of title page: "Francis Blakes." Faint circular stamp on title page. Another former owner's name at head of first page of Preface: J.B. Caldwell. In Very Good- Condition: slightly rubbed; lacking upper corner of front free endpaper and title page, without loss of text; light soiling, foxing, and browning; solid.

London: Printed By J. Dodsley. Good; Outer joints cracked, front boards nearly detached, musty, foxing.. 1792. Leather. Bound in marbled calf with gilt ruled borders on front and rear boards and gilt-tooled spine with leather label. Marbled endpapers. Two engravings, portraits of Tasso and Hoole. xix, 326 pp + [14] pp index. Hoole's English translation of this epic poem written by the 16th century Italian poet, worked on while Hoole was supposed to be studying law. Front pastedown bears bookseller label and two previous owner bookplates, including that of Philip Hone, Federalist Mayor of New York from 1825-1826 and one of the founders of the New York Mercantile Library (rechristened the Center for Fiction in 2005). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Hardback. Good. Printed for T Longman in Pater-Noster-Row, [London], 1762, first edition (but see later); 8vo, pp xx, 371 plus page of list of books printed for Thomas Longman; contemporary calf, both boards detached and the one mismatched in design with the other, spine good but with some small loss head and foot so a copy in need of binding repair; bottom corner of front free end paper missing but the book block complete, firm and with good margins although with a little light dust soiling here and there, particularly on the title page where exposed at the foot. Although this is indeed a first edition under this particular title the work was earlier printed 1750 as "The Reflector Representing Human Affairs As They Are and May Be Improved ... " Other than for the title and, hence, title page, this Longman reprint appears to be identical to the earlier edition right down to the list of books at the end. Shaw, 1694-1763 was an English physician, translator and writer on a wide range… Read More

1736 (date on title page, differs from spine); attractive original calf binding in excellent condition; raised bands, title and date (1735) to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges stained red - please see images; this is a compendium of four plays, each with its own title page and frontis. , as follows | 1. The Conscious Lovers (Jacob Tonson MCCCXXXV), 2. The Funeral or Grief a la Mode ( Jacob Tonson MDCCXXXV), 3. The Tender Husband (Jacob Tonson MDCCXXXV), 4. The Lying Lover ( W Feales, MDCCXXXVI) | this copy is in above average condition for a title of its age and type - clean and sound throughout, appears very little read or perhaps unread; name inside otherwise free of notes or other defacement | professional booksellers based in the UK | we package with great care and usually dispatch within 24hrs, always within two working days | please request scans or further information on any of our listings, which are all in stock and ready to be dispatched .

Leovardiae. [Leeuwarden]. Ex Officina Heronis Nautae. 1701. 4to. (bl.), (bl.), Title, (32), 678, (44)pp. Engraved title vignette by 'J:G'. Title page in red and black. Woodcut initials and tailpieces. Text in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Original vellum, with title inked onto spine. First gathering loose, but otherwise crisp, bright and clean, with minor occasional spots.

The first edition of this collection of theses on the linguistic style of the New Testament, including Pfochenius's Diatribe de Linguae Graecae Novi Testamenti Puritate.

Jacob Rhenferd (1654–1712), professor of Oriental Languages at Franeker University.

Francfort: Jean Gottlieb Garbe, 1765. Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Six volumes, 6 tomes, each volume approximately 60-70 pages, text in French. Couvertures rigides, Paper covered boards, paper spine labels, engraved frontispiece in each volume. Bon état. Light wear and light soiling to covers, spines rubbed and one chipped, water stain to spine of one volume and first 2 leaves, contents are age-darkened and with an occasional spot, former owner's name in pencil on front pastedowns. Bindings are all tight, and books appear to be unread.

Birmingham: Birmingham: printed by J. Thompson, 1791. Full leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo; not paginated (approx 400pp). In contemporary full calf (lightly worn), single gilt rolls to board margins, flat spine divided by gilt double fillets into six compartments, gilt lettered red leather title label to second compartment, marbled endpapers, unobtrusive light spotting to opening and closing leaves and very occasional feint staining,overall a clean and attractive copy complete with engraved frontispiece. A rare edition; ESTC T94967, listing just four institutional holdings all in the UK.

London: London: printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1789. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good. First edition, 2 volumes; 482, [i]; 529, [i]pp. Contemporary uniform full calf (lightly worn, front boards detached), spines gilt, spine labels largely missing, very occasional feint spotting but overall a very sound example of this popular novel centred on the machinations of the evil Italian nobleman Zeluco. ESTC T123769.