Search Results: Authors starting with B from Lyppard Books

London: London: Printed by J. Macock [and H. Hills], for John Martyn, Henry Herringman, Richard Marriot, 1679. Full leather. Very Good. Marshall, William. First edition thus; folio; [10], 280, 279-578, 557, [1]pp. In period style nineteenth century full panelled calf (with only the lightest of wear), spine with five raised spine bands, gilt lettered red morocco spine label to second compartment, blind decoration to remaining compartments. Complete with portrait frontispiece. Catalogue of Plays on A4 with early ink page numbers added, short closed tear to leaf 3C1 not affecting text and leaf 3N1 touching a few letters without loss, small burn hole on leaf 3O3 not affecting text, small and mainly marginal wormhole to final few leaves just touching the odd letter, very occasional light spots and stains with unobtrusive feint damp stain to inner margin of final few quires, without 4A4 (blank leaf). Overall a very attractive example. The first collection of Beaumont and Fletcher's plays appeared in 1647;… Read More

Cambridge: London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St Paul's Church-yard; and sold by Edmund Jeffery, Bookseller in Cambridge., 1709. Full leather. Very Good. Second edition, 8vo; [8], 310pp. In contemporary early eighteenth century panelled calf with five raised spine bands (front board detached, rear hinge split with board attached by two of three cords, wear to extremities with minor loss to spine ends and board corners), front free endpaper detached, closed tear and marginal chipping to tile page without loss of text, sporadic light soiling and staining, occasional early marginal ink inscriptions, early ownership inscription to front free endpaper ("Penny Hancock's Book"), early eighteenth century ink manuscript list of farm produce and prices to rear pastedown. Despite wear, a very good example in it's original panelled binding. ESTC T88785

London: London: printed for A. Seile, over against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet, 1662. Full leather. Very Good. Second edition, octavo; [6], 64, 67-71, [7], 38pp. In full contemporary panelled calf (lightly worn with minor loss of leather to spine), lacks front free endpaper, portrait frontispiece, map of Worcester and plan of Boscobel, engraved coat of arms and dated title page to Second Part both present, occasional unobtrusive light browning and soiling, early ink ownership inscription and marginalia (including 'Willliam Knight His Book 1711' to blank page after heraldic engraving), overall a textually complete and attractive copy of the second edition of this celebrated account. ESTC R32749 citing 5xUK and 7xUS institutional holdings only.

London: London; printed for E. Curll, at the Dial and Bible, against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet., 1713. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good. First edition, octavo; [24],170,[2]pp. In contemporary full leather (a little worn), double gilt fillet to board margins, five raised spine bands, gilt lettered labels to second and third compartments, hairline split to head and foot of front hinge (with hinge remaining firmly secure), opening and closing leaves stained by turn ins, old ink ownership name to head of title page, otherwise a clean copy with attractive woodcut headpieces and capitals. The title page declares this volume's price as 3s 6d., adding that two volumes of Boileau's non-posthumous works may be had for 12s. This example was bound up as a companion to these two volumes and though it bears a "vol.3"spine label, is nevertheless a separate work. Increasingly uncommon first edition; ESTC T143905, citing 4xUK and 11xUS locations

London: London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington, no.62, St.Pauls Church-Yard, and W. Clarke, New Bond-Street, 1816. Full leather. Very Good. Fourth edition, octavo; viii, 387, [i] pp. In full contemporary calf (lightly worn), flat spine divided by double gilt fillets into six compartments, gilt lettered black leather spine label to second compartment, early bookseller's ticket and early ink inscription to front pastedown, light unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves, a clean and attractive copy of these philosophical and religious reflections.

London: London: Printed by Thomas Maiden, Sherburn-Lane, for Vernor, Hood and Sharpe [et al]., 1810. Half leather. Good. First edition thus, octavo; 736, [24]pp. In contemporary half leather over marbled boards (worn, crudely rebacked in old leather with early hand written paper spine label, font hinge broken), occasional spotting and browning, pp375-9 torn with loss of a few words, with extra engraved title page and 27 full page topographical engravings. Good copy of these early well illustrated topographical accounts forming volume 5 of Britton and Brayley's Beauties of England and Wales series.

Glasgow: Glasgow: printed by John Bryce, 1784. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good. First edition; two volumes; 340, 368pp. In contemporary full speckled calf (somewhat worn, front hinges cracked but secure), gilt volume numbers and remains of title labels to spines, early ink ownership inscription to half-title of volume 2, sporadic light paper browning but overall a very good complete copy of this uncommon history. ESTC T128905, citing 8xUK and 8xUS institutional copies.

London: London: printed for Tho. Basset, Ric. Chiswell, Tho. Sawbridge, Charles Mearn, and Charles Brome., 1686. 1st Edition . Full leather. Very Good. First edition; folio; [16], 316, [26], 102, [8], 52, [6], 68, 99-103, [5] pp. In full nineteenth century period-style panelled calf with five raised spine bands, gilt-lettered title label to second compartment, other compartments gilt, gilt tooling to outer margins of boards (binding worn and rubbed at extremities, loss of top inch of leather at head of spine, hinges worn, weak and internally reinforced). Complete with portrait frontispiece and plates of urns and quincunx. Internally a very clean, bright and fresh example, with three early heraldic ownership labels to opening endpapers. Despite binding wear, an attractive copy. R19807

London: London: Cambridge University Press, 1904. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. First edition thus; quarto; viii, 99pp. Original publisher's vellum over grey boards with vellum title label to front board (binding lightly soiled and worn), engraved vignette to title page and additional facsimile title page to first edition of 1716, endpapers browned, small marginal closed tear to p.55-56 otherwise a very clean and handsome copy. Finely printed on hand-made paper in an edition of 250 copies only.

London: London: Printed for John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1814. Full leather. Good. Three works in one volume; octavo; [viii],75, [i]pp; xi, 108pp; [iv], 71, [i]pp. In contemporary full calf with gilt rolls to board edges (front board detached, spine rubbed with minor loss of leather at head and foot, spine label missing), marbled page edges, matching marbled endpapers, very occasional unobtrusive spots and browning, neat early ink ownership name to opening blank, otherwise clean and unmarked, complete with half titles to Giaour and Corsair. A collection of early editions of these popular Byron classics, still attractive despite its tired binding.