Sir John Chiverton by Ainsworth, William Harrison - 1826

1822 Don Quixote Cervantes Chivalry Motteux English Lockhart Notes SCOTTISH 5v

"Small wonder if the world received Don Quixote with delight! There was nothing like unto it before: there has been nothing to eclipse it since". – Rius, D. Leopoldo.
A rare, 19th-century English translation of Cervantes' masterpiece – "Don Quixote". This edition, translated by Peter Anthony Motteux, is considered a desirable English translation, which was very popular after its release in 1700. However, this edition was criticized and condemned by later printers for:
· Adopting a frivolous style, rather than a more serious and ironic tone
· Turning Don Quixote and Sancho Panza into buffoons
· Casting the work in a "Franco-Cockney" rather than Spanish culture
This 1822 edition was published in Edinburgh, printed in five volumes, and includes a 'life of Cervantes' by J.G. Lockhart – the first edition to feature Lockhart's essay.
Item number: #11346
Price: $599
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1845 1ed Eugene Sue Mysteries of Paris anti-Catholic English Novel Literature 3v

'The Mysteries of Paris' is a classic French novel by Eugene Sue, published in the mid-19th-century. In many ways, 'Mysteries of Paris' was a landmark work as well as being controversial. Sue was one of the first French authors to fuse characters from different social classes making this work popular amongst all readers, not just upper or lower classes.

However, this work, which follows the mysterious life of a German Duke, is one of the most famous 'anti-Catholic' novels. Along with 'The Wandering Jew', this book depicted various aspects of underclass society and helped establish the 'city mysteries' literary genre. This 1845 English first edition features nearly 700 illustrations throughout!
Item number: #12036
Price: $599
SUE, Eugene
The Mysteries of Paris
London: Chapman and Hall, 1845-1846. First Authorized English Edition.

Details:
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Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
o Vol. I – [2], iv,… Read More

1843 1ed Crusoniana Juan Fernandez Islands Robinson Crusoe Selkirk Shipwreck
'Crusoniana' is a rare, 19th-century historical account of the South Pacific island which inspired the famed story 'Robinson Crusoe'. Known today as the Juan Fernandez Islands, this island famously housed marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk, whose story became the basis for Defoe's famous epic.
Written by Thomas Sutcliffe, 'Crusoniana'
covers the life and shipwreck of Selkirk, who eventually became the governor of the Juan Fernandez Islands.
This impressive first edition is known to be quite valuable much in part to the fine, full-page engravings.
Item number: #18575
Price: $750
SUTCLIFFE, Thomas
Crusoniana; or, Truth versus fiction elucidated in a history of the islands of Juan Fernandez
Manchester [England] Pub by the author; printed by P. Grant, 1843. First edition.

Details:

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o
Truth vs. Fiction – vi, 195, [1]
o
Earthquake of Juan Fernandez – 32, [2], 15, [1]
o… Read More

1734 Dryden Fables Ancient & Modern Homer Ovid Chaucer Boccaccio English Lit

John Dryden was a 17th-century English poet who was known as England's very first Poet Laureate and would lead England into a literary period that would become known as the Age of Dryden. He also established standard forms of English poetry though his satires, fables, epigrams, poems, and plays.
'Fables, Ancient and Modern' is Dryden's translations of some of the most famous and iconic works of ancient literature. Dryden includes selections from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses', Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales', Homer's 'Iliad', and even stories from Giovanni Boccaccio, all translated into English verse.

Item number: #19863
Price: $599
DRYDEN, John
Fables ancient and modern: translated into verse, from Homer, Ovid, Boccace, and Chaucer: with original poems.
London: Printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's Head ever-against Catharine-Street in the Strand, MDCCXXXIV. [1734]

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
[58],… Read More

1557 1ed Epitome on Prosody Latin & Greek Grammar Language Berthelon Literature
A rare and rather obscure 16th-century study on Prosody, linguistics, and grammar. Collected and edited by a Pantaleon Bartelon, this work is a collection of literary and poetic examples published together with the intents of offer direction to writers and grammarians.
Item number: #20562
Price: $750
BERTHELON, Pantaleon
Epitome in prosodiam : ex variis scriptoribus compendiosè collecta
Parisiis: Ex officina Simonis Calvarini, 1557. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
277, [27]
· References: USTC 198081; Pettegree, FB 55983
·
Provenance: Handwritten – Alexandri [Peleé] DeVarenne, 1726
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~4.5in X 3in (11.5cm x 7.5cm)
· Quite scarce
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1822 Don Quixote Cervantes Chivalry Motteux English Lockhart Notes SCOTTISH 5v

"Small wonder if the world received Don Quixote with delight! There was nothing like unto it before: there has been nothing to eclipse it since". – Rius, D. Leopoldo.
A rare, 19th-century English translation of Cervantes' masterpiece – "Don Quixote". This edition, translated by Peter Anthony Motteux, is considered a desirable English translation, which was very popular after its release in 1700. However, this edition was criticized and condemned by later printers for:
· Adopting a frivolous style, rather than a more serious and ironic tone
· Turning Don Quixote and Sancho Panza into buffoons
· Casting the work in a "Franco-Cockney" rather than Spanish culture
This 1822 edition was published in Edinburgh, printed in five volumes, and includes a 'life of Cervantes' by J.G. Lockhart – the first edition to feature Lockhart's essay.
Item number: #11346
Price: $599
CERVANTES Saavedra, Miguel de… Read More

1845 1ed Eugene Sue Mysteries of Paris anti-Catholic English Novel Literature 3v

'The Mysteries of Paris' is a classic French novel by Eugene Sue, published in the mid-19th-century. In many ways, 'Mysteries of Paris' was a landmark work as well as being controversial. Sue was one of the first French authors to fuse characters from different social classes making this work popular amongst all readers, not just upper or lower classes.

However, this work, which follows the mysterious life of a German Duke, is one of the most famous 'anti-Catholic' novels. Along with 'The Wandering Jew', this book depicted various aspects of underclass society and helped establish the 'city mysteries' literary genre. This 1845 English first edition features nearly 700 illustrations throughout!
Item number: #12036
Price: $599
SUE, Eugene
The Mysteries of Paris
London: Chapman and Hall, 1845-1846. First Authorized English Edition.

Details:
·
Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
o Vol. I – [2], iv,… Read More

1843 1ed Crusoniana Juan Fernandez Islands Robinson Crusoe Selkirk Shipwreck
'Crusoniana' is a rare, 19th-century historical account of the South Pacific island which inspired the famed story 'Robinson Crusoe'. Known today as the Juan Fernandez Islands, this island famously housed marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk, whose story became the basis for Defoe's famous epic.
Written by Thomas Sutcliffe, 'Crusoniana'
covers the life and shipwreck of Selkirk, who eventually became the governor of the Juan Fernandez Islands.
This impressive first edition is known to be quite valuable much in part to the fine, full-page engravings.
Item number: #18575
Price: $750
SUTCLIFFE, Thomas
Crusoniana; or, Truth versus fiction elucidated in a history of the islands of Juan Fernandez
Manchester [England] Pub by the author; printed by P. Grant, 1843. First edition.

Details:

·
Collation: Complete with all pages
o
Truth vs. Fiction – vi, 195, [1]
o
Earthquake of Juan Fernandez – 32, [2], 15, [1]
o… Read More

1734 Dryden Fables Ancient & Modern Homer Ovid Chaucer Boccaccio English Lit

John Dryden was a 17th-century English poet who was known as England's very first Poet Laureate and would lead England into a literary period that would become known as the Age of Dryden. He also established standard forms of English poetry though his satires, fables, epigrams, poems, and plays.
'Fables, Ancient and Modern' is Dryden's translations of some of the most famous and iconic works of ancient literature. Dryden includes selections from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses', Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales', Homer's 'Iliad', and even stories from Giovanni Boccaccio, all translated into English verse.

Item number: #19863
Price: $599
DRYDEN, John
Fables ancient and modern: translated into verse, from Homer, Ovid, Boccace, and Chaucer: with original poems.
London: Printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's Head ever-against Catharine-Street in the Strand, MDCCXXXIV. [1734]

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
[58],… Read More

1557 1ed Epitome on Prosody Latin & Greek Grammar Language Berthelon Literature
A rare and rather obscure 16th-century study on Prosody, linguistics, and grammar. Collected and edited by a Pantaleon Bartelon, this work is a collection of literary and poetic examples published together with the intents of offer direction to writers and grammarians.
Item number: #20562
Price: $750
BERTHELON, Pantaleon
Epitome in prosodiam : ex variis scriptoribus compendiosè collecta
Parisiis: Ex officina Simonis Calvarini, 1557. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
277, [27]
· References: USTC 198081; Pettegree, FB 55983
·
Provenance: Handwritten – Alexandri [Peleé] DeVarenne, 1726
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~4.5in X 3in (11.5cm x 7.5cm)
· Quite scarce
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will… Read More