VERSES ADDRESS'D TO THE IMITATOR OF THE FIRST SATIRE OF THE SECOND BOOK OF HORACE. BY A LADY by [Montagu, Lady Mary Wortly, et al.] - 1733

London: London; T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, 1768. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, octavo, two volumes in one physcal volume; xx, 203, [2], 208pp. In contemporary half leather over marbled boards (a little worn, front hinge cracked but secure), gilt double fillets dividing spine into six compartments, with gilt-lettered red morocco spine label to second compartment. Early engraved armorial ownership label to front pastedown, endpapers very lightly stained by leather turn-ins, otherwise a beautifully fresh and unmarked example. An attractive example complete with list of subscribers. ESTC T14747.

Denis, Charles, Select Fables. By Mr. Charles Denis. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, MDCCLIV. [1754] In-8, 21 cm. [frontispiece by C. Grignion; title-page; dedication to the Prince of Wales (ii); preface (xvii); contents (ix); 448 pages]. Rebound in quarter brown calf, five raised bands, gilt-decorated label, on twentieth century marbled boards. Occasional slight spotting.Following in the tradition of LaFontaine, Aesop, and -- if Quintilian is to be believed -- Hesiod, Charles Denis wrote fables that survive the Classical definition: A fable is no more than a moral instruction disguised under the allegory of an action. De La Motte said a fable was an epic poem in miniature, but with more freedom of subject and in the choice of actors. There are 120 fables in Denis's collection, the last was dedicated to His Grace, Thomas, the Archbishop of Canterbury titled "The Phoenix and the Owl." First edition. ESTC Cit. No. T101633.

London: Benj. Tooke, 1702. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 8" tall. The small paper first edition of the letters of Sir Francis Bacon. Colation: (8), lxx, (2), 302, (2).Contemporary panelled calf, worn and rebacked, with five raised bands on spine and label bearing gilt titles. Wear to edges of boards with trivial loss to fore edge of upper board. A few marks to endpapers otherwise internally in very good condition with a 3cm closed tear to top margin of page V of Introduction, not affecting text. Lacking the Dedication leaves as usual due to the death of William III prior to publication. Final leaf with errata and advertisement present at end. ESTC reference N476823. The small paper first edition of the letters of Sir Francis Bacon.

J. Newbery. London. 1764. Second edition, corrected. Published two years after the first edition. 8vo. (6.9 x 4.4 inches). Engraved frontis showing two men viewing Millenium Hall through several trees, engraved by A. Walker. , iv, 264pp, 2pp of publishers adverts. Some light spotting to several pages but overall a very good copy in a recent period style binding of half tan calf. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Red and green labels, gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Two neat previous owner names on front blank endpaper; 'Mary (Fl ?)avel her book. : 1769. and Maria Gresley, August 18th 1840'. An important early feminist utopian novel. The most famous work of Sarah Scott (1720-1795), 'Millenium Hall' describes a female utopia, free from male violence, where property is held in common and a community of women conduct lives devoted to artistic pursuits and education, Christian virtues, and philanthropy. Through its focus on female equality, education and… Read More

T. Carnan, and F. Newbery. London. 1778. Fourth edition. 8vo. (6.9 x 4.4 inches). Engraved frontis showing two men viewing Millenium Hall through several trees, engraved by A. Walker. ii, 262pp. Some very light spotting to a few pages but overall a very good copy in a recent period style binding of half tan calf. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Red and green labels, gilt. Marbled paper on boards. ---- An important early feminist utopian novel. The most famous work of Sarah Scott (1720-1795), 'Millenium Hall' describes a female utopia, free from male violence, where property is held in common and a community of women conduct lives devoted to artistic pursuits and education, Christian virtues, and philanthropy. Through its focus on female equality, education and friendship, and with the Hall forming a model of mid-century reform ideas, it provided a fictional embodiment of the ideals of the Blue Stockings Society, of which Scott was a member and of which her… Read More

London: London; T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, 1768. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, octavo, two volumes in one physcal volume; xx, 203, [2], 208pp. In contemporary half leather over marbled boards (a little worn, front hinge cracked but secure), gilt double fillets dividing spine into six compartments, with gilt-lettered red morocco spine label to second compartment. Early engraved armorial ownership label to front pastedown, endpapers very lightly stained by leather turn-ins, otherwise a beautifully fresh and unmarked example. An attractive example complete with list of subscribers. ESTC T14747.

Denis, Charles, Select Fables. By Mr. Charles Denis. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, MDCCLIV. [1754] In-8, 21 cm. [frontispiece by C. Grignion; title-page; dedication to the Prince of Wales (ii); preface (xvii); contents (ix); 448 pages]. Rebound in quarter brown calf, five raised bands, gilt-decorated label, on twentieth century marbled boards. Occasional slight spotting.Following in the tradition of LaFontaine, Aesop, and -- if Quintilian is to be believed -- Hesiod, Charles Denis wrote fables that survive the Classical definition: A fable is no more than a moral instruction disguised under the allegory of an action. De La Motte said a fable was an epic poem in miniature, but with more freedom of subject and in the choice of actors. There are 120 fables in Denis's collection, the last was dedicated to His Grace, Thomas, the Archbishop of Canterbury titled "The Phoenix and the Owl." First edition. ESTC Cit. No. T101633.

London: Benj. Tooke, 1702. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 8" tall. The small paper first edition of the letters of Sir Francis Bacon. Colation: (8), lxx, (2), 302, (2).Contemporary panelled calf, worn and rebacked, with five raised bands on spine and label bearing gilt titles. Wear to edges of boards with trivial loss to fore edge of upper board. A few marks to endpapers otherwise internally in very good condition with a 3cm closed tear to top margin of page V of Introduction, not affecting text. Lacking the Dedication leaves as usual due to the death of William III prior to publication. Final leaf with errata and advertisement present at end. ESTC reference N476823. The small paper first edition of the letters of Sir Francis Bacon.

J. Newbery. London. 1764. Second edition, corrected. Published two years after the first edition. 8vo. (6.9 x 4.4 inches). Engraved frontis showing two men viewing Millenium Hall through several trees, engraved by A. Walker. , iv, 264pp, 2pp of publishers adverts. Some light spotting to several pages but overall a very good copy in a recent period style binding of half tan calf. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Red and green labels, gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Two neat previous owner names on front blank endpaper; 'Mary (Fl ?)avel her book. : 1769. and Maria Gresley, August 18th 1840'. An important early feminist utopian novel. The most famous work of Sarah Scott (1720-1795), 'Millenium Hall' describes a female utopia, free from male violence, where property is held in common and a community of women conduct lives devoted to artistic pursuits and education, Christian virtues, and philanthropy. Through its focus on female equality, education and… Read More

T. Carnan, and F. Newbery. London. 1778. Fourth edition. 8vo. (6.9 x 4.4 inches). Engraved frontis showing two men viewing Millenium Hall through several trees, engraved by A. Walker. ii, 262pp. Some very light spotting to a few pages but overall a very good copy in a recent period style binding of half tan calf. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Red and green labels, gilt. Marbled paper on boards. ---- An important early feminist utopian novel. The most famous work of Sarah Scott (1720-1795), 'Millenium Hall' describes a female utopia, free from male violence, where property is held in common and a community of women conduct lives devoted to artistic pursuits and education, Christian virtues, and philanthropy. Through its focus on female equality, education and friendship, and with the Hall forming a model of mid-century reform ideas, it provided a fictional embodiment of the ideals of the Blue Stockings Society, of which Scott was a member and of which her… Read More