Romantic Tales. Lewis. Volumes I II, III & IV. by M.G. Lewis - 1808

Tan leather binding with raised banding, red title plate and gilt title on the spine.
Reflections on the Imitation of Greek Works in Painting and Sculpture. It is a philosophical definition of Greek aesthetics. The work contains numerous discussions about the connection between art, literature, and emotions, and Winckelmann often quotes the dictum about the "noble simplicity and quiet greatness" of Greek sculpture. He also describes the statue of Laocoon, which had a significant influence on the German playwright and critic of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717 - 1768) German art historian and archaeologist. He was a pioneering Hellenist who first articulated the difference between Greek, Greco-Roman and Roman art, which would be a decisive influence on the rise of the neoclassical movement during the late 18th century Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717 - 1768) German art historian and archaeologist. He was a pioneering Hellenist who first articulated the difference between… Read More

Tan leather binding with brown title plate and gilt lettering on the spine. Dimensions are for one volume.
William Shenstone (18 November 1714 – 11 February 1763) was an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening through the development of his estate, The Leasowes. Shenstone's works were first published by his friend Robert Dodsley (3 vols., 1764–1769). The second volume contains Dodsley's description of the Leasowes. The last, consisting of correspondence with Graves, Jago and others, appeared after Dodsley's death. Other letters of Shenstone's are included in Select Letters (ed. Thomas Hill 1778). The letters of Lady Luxborough (née Henrietta St John) to Shenstone were printed by T. Dodsley in 1775; much additional correspondence is preserved in the British Museum letters to Lady Luxborough (Add. MS. 28958), Dodsley's letters to Shenstone (Add. MS. 28959), and correspondence between Shenstone and Bishop Percy from 1757 to 1763 the last being of especial interest;… Read More

Red grained leather spine with gilt banding and title. Red cloth boards. A truly superb First Edition
Titus Groan is a novel by Mervyn Peake. It is the first novel in the Gormenghast series. Gormenghast is a fantasy series by British author Mervyn Peake, about the inhabitants of Castle Gormenghast, a sprawling, decaying, Gothic structure. Originally conceived as a single on-going novel, the series was ended by Peake's death and comprises three novels: Titus Groan (1946), Gormenghast (1950) and Titus Alone (1959), and a novella, Boy in Darkness (1956), whose canonical status is debated. Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968; the book was later completed by Peake's widow Maeve Gilmore in the early 1970s. After it was discovered by their family, it was published in 2009. Although the first two instalments do not contain any overtly fantastical elements, Gormenghast is almost unanimously categorised as fantasy because of the atmosphere and pseudo-medieval… Read More

Faded red leather spine and corners, Red brown marbled boards. Dimensions are for one volume.

Half tan calf. Tan marbled boards. Red title plate with Gilt lettering banding and star design on the spine.
"The Female Aegis. outlines for its young female readership the three areas in which "the influence of the female character is most important": 1) In contributing daily and hourly to the comfort of husbands, of parents, of brothers and sisters.in the intercourse of domestic life, under every vicissitude of sickness and health, of joy and affliction. 2) IN forming and improving the general manners, disposition, and conduct of the other sex, by society and example. 3) In modelling the human mind during the early stages of its growth, and fixing, while it is still ductile, its growing principle of action. The text advocates a kind of educational reform for young women, "drawing forth the reasoning power of girls into action" through their instruction in "geography, natural history, portions of general history, and popular facts in astronomy, and in other sciences" –

Tan leather binding with raised banding, red title plate and gilt title on the spine.
Reflections on the Imitation of Greek Works in Painting and Sculpture. It is a philosophical definition of Greek aesthetics. The work contains numerous discussions about the connection between art, literature, and emotions, and Winckelmann often quotes the dictum about the "noble simplicity and quiet greatness" of Greek sculpture. He also describes the statue of Laocoon, which had a significant influence on the German playwright and critic of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717 - 1768) German art historian and archaeologist. He was a pioneering Hellenist who first articulated the difference between Greek, Greco-Roman and Roman art, which would be a decisive influence on the rise of the neoclassical movement during the late 18th century Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717 - 1768) German art historian and archaeologist. He was a pioneering Hellenist who first articulated the difference between… Read More

Faded red leather spine and corners, Red brown marbled boards. Dimensions are for one volume.

Half tan calf. Tan marbled boards. Red title plate with Gilt lettering banding and star design on the spine.
"The Female Aegis. outlines for its young female readership the three areas in which "the influence of the female character is most important": 1) In contributing daily and hourly to the comfort of husbands, of parents, of brothers and sisters.in the intercourse of domestic life, under every vicissitude of sickness and health, of joy and affliction. 2) IN forming and improving the general manners, disposition, and conduct of the other sex, by society and example. 3) In modelling the human mind during the early stages of its growth, and fixing, while it is still ductile, its growing principle of action. The text advocates a kind of educational reform for young women, "drawing forth the reasoning power of girls into action" through their instruction in "geography, natural history, portions of general history, and popular facts in astronomy, and in other sciences" –

. Tan leather binding, red title plate with gilt lettering on the spine. Made up of three different editions. (No volume I).
Some of the earliest known examples and as referred to by Jane Austen Blair published the first of his five volume series Sermons in 1777. It is a compilation of the sermons promoting practical Christian morality he delivered as a Presbyterian preacher. Despite the declining popularity of published religious teachings at the time, the success of Sermons paralleled Blair's success as a preacher. Though Blair's oral delivery was poor, often described as a 'burr,' he was considered the most popular preacher in Scotland. His success is credited to the ease with which the audience could follow his polite, organised style; a style that was translated easily into print. Sermons reflects Blair's position as a member of the moderate or latitudinarian party. In many respects, Blair was socially conservative. He did not believe in radical change, as his teachings were safe and ultimately… Read More

Green cloth binding. Black engraving of figures on the front board. Gilt title and figures on the spine. Dimensions are for one volume. A nice original set
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (15 July 1865 – 14 August 1922), was a British newspaper and publishing magnate. As owner of the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror, he was an early developer of popular journalism, and he exercised vast influence over British popular opinion during the Edwardian era. Lord Beaverbrook said he was "the greatest figure who ever strode down Fleet Street." About the beginning of the 20th century there were increasing attempts to develop popular journalism intended for the working class and tending to emphasize sensational topics. Harmsworth was the main innovator. Northcliffe had a powerful role during the First World War, especially by criticizing the government regarding the Shell Crisis of 1915. He directed a mission to the new ally, the United States, during 1917, and was director of enemy… Read More