Search Results: 18th Century Literature from Charles Agvent

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1973. Hardcover. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. May Neama. Quarto (7-1/2" x 11-1/4") bound in quarter white cowhide leather and scarlet linen with a gilt-lettered white linen diagonal strip on each cover. Illustrated with color plates by May Neama. Of a total edition of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this is one of only 15 Presentation Copies with the publisher's blindstamp attesting to such on the colophon page where instead of a number the initials "G.C." are handwritten. Acquired directly from the publisher's files, this copy belonged to Gordon Carroll who was in charge of the club's operations in the 1970s when it operated out of Avon, CT.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1973. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine slipcase. May Neama. Quarto (7-1/2" x 11-1/4") bound in quarter white cowhide leather and scarlet linen with a gilt-lettered white linen diagonal strip on each cover. Copy #887 of 1500 illustrated with color plates by May Neama and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1973. Hardcover. Fine in lightly worn glassine and Fine slipcase with some small white paint specks. May Neama. Quarto (7-1/2" x 11-1/4") bound in quarter white cowhide leather and scarlet linen with a gilt-lettered white linen diagonal strip on each cover. Copy #1256 of 1500 illustrated with color plates by May Neama and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

London: W. Strahan for J. Knapton et al., 1755. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume 1 title page with small paper repair to upper fore-edge; volume 2 title page damp-stained; occasional light spotting, the second volume with occasional light marginal damp-staining. Near Fine, attractive copy. Two tall, thick folio (10-1/2" x 17") volumes, each with a title page, in contemporary calf leather neatly rebacked with the original spines with contrasting red and black morocco spine labels. The true First Edition of Johnson's great literary labor, “a monument of industry and talent [and] the unrivalled authority for the English language” (COURTNEY AND SMITH, page 54) and “the most amazing, enduring and endearing one-man feat in the field of lexicography” (PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN). SLATE contributor Adam Kirsch in a 2003 NPR broadcast said this about Johnson's DICTIONARY: "The modern dictionary's ideal reader is a Martian scientist: someone with no background knowledge who wants a unique definition for… Read More

London: J. F. and C. Rivington, et al., 1785. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Armorial bookplate and stamped family coat of arms of Alexander Peckover Doyle Penrose on the front pastedown of each volume along with the bookplate of defunct Upsala College which closed in 1995. The only other library marking is a small, unobtrusive ink stamp on the verso of the title page of the first volume. Attractive, clean, Near Fine. The First Unabridged Single Folio Volume edition, here bound in two tall folio (11-1/4" x 17-3/4") volumes, each with a title page, in contemporary tree calf leather neatly rebacked with the original gilt-decorated spines with matching red morocco spine labels; with engraved portrait frontispiece of Johnson dated 1787. Printed immediately following Johnson's death in 1784. SLATE contributor Adam Kirsch in a 2003 NPR broadcast said this about Johnson's DICTIONARY: "The modern dictionary's ideal reader is a Martian scientist: someone with no background knowledge who wants a unique… Read More

London: G. G. and J. Robinson, 1797. First Edition. Hardcover. Four small, discreet library stamps within text, ink number on verso of title with some bleed through; library perforated stamp to half title and title pages. Corner of one page torn with no loss of text. Attractively bound with good margins in modern calf-backed boards; xii, 481 pages. An important work by this philosopher published the same year that his wife, Mary Wollstonecraft, died shortly after giving birth to their daughter and future author of FRANKENSTEIN, Mary Shelley. He would later have some influence on his daughter's husband, Percy Shelley. Published several years after Godwin's THINGS AS THEY ARE, which some regard as the first modern novel. Godwin, "the philosophical representative of English radicalism" (DNB), also had the distinct honor of reading Thomas Paine's RIGHTS OF MAN in manuscript.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1954. hardcover. The slipcase, covered with a fragile gold foil, is usually found quite worn with the foil peeled off. In this case there are some spots of peeling, but overall the appearance is quite bright. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase and quite uncommon thus. Reginald Marsh. Octavo (5-5/8" x 8-7/8") bound in full blue padded silk stamped in copper. Introduction by John Winterich. Illustrated with pen drawings by Reginald Marsh hand-colored by Martha Berrien. Copy #434 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1954. hardcover. Owner blindstamp on front endpaper; spine sunned. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase. Reginald Marsh. Octavo (5-5/8" x 8-7/8") bound in full blue padded silk stamped in copper. Introduction by John Winterich. Illustrated with pen drawings by Reginald Marsh hand-colored by Martha Berrien. Copy #844 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1954. hardcover. The slipcase, covered with a fragile gold foil, is usually found quite worn with the foil peeled off. In this case there are only a few areas of peeling and tearing, and the appearance is quite bright and whole. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase and quite uncommon thus. Reginald Marsh. Octavo (5-5/8" x 8-7/8") bound in full blue padded silk stamped in copper. Introduction by John Winterich. Illustrated with pen drawings by Reginald Marsh hand-colored by Martha Berrien. Copy #325 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

Bloomfield, CT: Limited Editions Club, 1968. Hardcover. Some darkening to the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some discoloration. Domenico Gnoli. Quarto (7" x 10-1/2") bound in full natural burlap with a gilt-lettered crimson leather spine label, the front cover an "x" Plague symbol printed in crimson and the rear with the date 1665 printed in crimson; 618 pages. Introduction by James Sutherland. Defoe's account of the Great Plague that hit London in 1665. Illustrated by Domenico Gnoli with 8 full-page color plates and numerous black-and-white text illustrations, some rather harrowing. Copy #894 of 2000 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

New York: Heritage Press, n.d. Hardcover. Fine in a partly sunned, Near Fine slipcase. Fritz Kredel. A reproduction of the Limited Editions Club Officina Bodoni edition. Small folio bound in cloth. Translated by John Addington Symonds with an introduction by Thomas Craven. Illustrated with line and color wash drawings by Fritz Kredel.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Light soiling to spine. Near Fine. John Austen. Large quarto (10" x 12-1/4") bound in blue cloth with a white vellum spine. Introduction by J. Lewis May. Frontispiece and 11 other color plates along with 26 in-text illustrations by John Austen, with a decorative border on each page. Copy #325 of 500 SIGNED by the artist on the limitation page.

London: Oxford University Press, (1960). Reprint. Hardcover. Owner name on verso of front endpaper with generic bookplate on facing blank; minor wear to joints. A lovely binding in Near Fine condition. Bound in full polished calf leather (4-3/4" x 7-1/4") by Frost & Co. with double gilt-ruled borders, gilt decoration on the spine with a gilt-lettered burgundy morocco spine label, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt; xx, 635, [1] pages. Edited by J. Logie Robertson.

Avon: Limited Editions Club, 1976. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a Near Fine slipcase. Bernd Kroeber. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11-1/4") bound with scarlet linen covers with a design stamped in white leaf and a white vellum-finish linen spine stamped in scarlet and gold leaf. Illustrated with 12 full-page two-color woodcuts in three-color schemes and 14 smaller black-and-white woodcuts by Bernd Kroeber. Copy #887 of 2000 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

Avon: Limited Editions Club, 1976. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a sunned backstrip including the label. Bernd Kroeber. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11-1/4") bound with scarlet linen covers with a design stamped in white leaf and a white vellum-finish linen spine stamped in scarlet and gold leaf. Illustrated with 12 full-page two-color woodcuts in three-color schemes and 14 smaller black-and-white woodcuts by Bernd Kroeber. Copy #523 of 2000 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

Avon: Limited Editions Club, 1976. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase. Bernd Kroeber. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11-1/4") bound with scarlet linen covers with a design stamped in white leaf and a white vellum-finish linen spine stamped in scarlet and gold leaf. Illustrated with 12 full-page two-color woodcuts in three-color schemes and 14 smaller black-and-white woodcuts by Bernd Kroeber. Copy #1087 of 2000 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.

High Wycombe, England: Limited Editions Club, 1936. Hardcover. Just a touch of sunning to the spine. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some light spotting and the label nearly completely intact. Denis Tegetmeier. Small folio (9-1/8" x 11-1/2") bound in full tan buckram stamped in blue, red, and gold. Hand-set in Bunyan type designed by Eric Gill and first used in this book. Illustrated with eight original etchings by Gill's son-in-law Denis Tegetmeier. Copy #509 of 1500 SIGNED by both the designer and the illustrator on the colophon page.

High Wycombe, England: Limited Editions Club, 1936. Hardcover. Spine darkened but gilt still bold. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some light spotting. Denis Tegetmeier. Small folio (9-1/8" x 11-1/2") bound in full tan buckram stamped in blue, red, and gold. Hand-set in Bunyan type designed by Eric Gill and first used in this book. Illustrated with 8 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS by Gill's son-in-law Denis Tegetmeier. Copy #473 of 1500 SIGNED by both the designer and the illustrator on the colophon page.

High Wycombe, England: Limited Editions Club, 1936. Hardcover. Near Fine in a slipcase with backstrip darkened including label. Denis Tegetmeier. Small folio (9-1/8" x 11-1/2") bound in full tan buckram stamped in blue, red, and gold. Hand-set in Bunyan type designed by Eric Gill and first used in this book. Illustrated with eight original etchings by Gill's son-in-law Denis Tegetmeier. Copy #685 of 1500 SIGNED by both the designer and the illustrator on the colophon page.

High Wycombe, England: Limited Editions Club, 1936. Hardcover. Less than typical darkening to spine of book with gilt still bright; with the paper label on the backstrip of the slipcase still fairly fresh. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some spotting. Denis Tegetmeier. Small folio (9-1/8" x 11-1/2") bound in full tan buckram stamped in blue, red, and gold. Handset in Bunyan type designed by Eric Gill and first used in this book. Illustrated with 8 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS by Gill's son-in-law Denis Tegetmeier. Copy #38 of 1500 SIGNED by both the designer and the illustrator on the colophon page.