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London: Printed for J. Johnson by T. Bensley, 1807, 1807. First edition. Keynes 3; NCBEL III, 1231. Contents leaves misbound after page 16 of the text; some light foxing; spine slightly faded; very good copy.. 8vo, later green half morocco by Tout, marbled paper boards and matching endpapers, gilt decorations and lettering, t.e.g., others untrimmed. William Hazlitt's third book, an abridgment of the magnum opus of 18th century English philosopher Abraham Tucker (1705-1774). The Light of Nature Pursued was first published over ten years (1768-78) in seven volumes., under the pseudonym Edward Search, Esq. Esher armorial bookplate on the front paste-down.

London: Printed for Joseph Wilde, at the Elephant at Charing Cross, 1700, 1700. First edition, one of two variants. In this one the dedication is signed "E. L.". ESTC R223814 records nine copies (Durham, Oxford Bodleian, National Trust, Folger, UCLA, Illinois, Kansas, Tennessee, Beinecke); Wing A226C. Edges neatly repaired; a little browning and slight smudges in the text; very good copy.. 8vo, contemporary panelled sheep neatly rebacked with the original spine laid on, brown leather spine label, gilt decorations and lettering. Informed and lively observations on Spain at the end of the 17th century, the political intrigues of the monarchy, Spanish culture - including bull fighting and theater - and one allegorical tale entitled "The Story" about the "Monarchy of Philippia," all written in a series of letters to a Mr. Brunet from "His Devoted Friend R.--", who apparently visited Spain and northern Africa between 1694 and 1696. The "Epistle Dedicatory" signed "E. L." in this variant is signed "E.… Read More

Dallas: Still Point Press, 1985, 1985. First Still Point Press edition, number 31 of 300 numbered copies, printed by the Bird & Bull Press. Fine copy.. 8vo, original brown quarter morocco, decorated paper boards, gilt lettering, untrimmed. Title-page vignette and nine full-page illustrations by "Tottoroto," and one folding plate. A handsome fine press edition of John Evelyn's treatise on the making of salads, first published in 1699. "Evelyn's message in Acetaria was that vegetables were a healthy addition to the diet, and he gave clear instructions on how to cultivate a wide range, native and exotic, along with herbs and fruit. He also discussed what made for good food" - Margaret Willes, The Curious World of Samuel Pepys & John Evelyn. Kit Currie concludes in her informative introduction that Evelyn was a "delightful personality, a passionate lover of gardens . . . and a bibliophile of no small stature. The world would be a better place for more men such as he." Indeed.

London: Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1760, 1760. First edition. ESTC T1560; NCBEL II, 826; Eddy, John Brown, 61. Blank inner margin of the last leaf torn, without loss of text; very good copy.. 8vo, disbound, 48 pages. Without the half-title. A dialogue by "Estimate" Brown (1715-1766) in which he responds to political positions taken by Lord Lyttelton in his famous Dialogues of the Dead (1760), which had appeared earlier the same year. The anonymous dialogue is written under the guise of being a sequel to Lyttelton's Pericles and Cosmo.

Litchfield, (CT): Printed by Collier and Buel, [1793], 1793. First edition, state A.. Stoddard & Whitesell 448; Wegelin 489; Evans 25104; BAL 4976 (Dunlap) & 5046 (Dwight). Front blank and rear free endpaper lacking; some foxing and stains; a very good copy.. 8vo, contemporary sheep, gilt rules (spine label gone, but still bearing the impression of the lettering). 6-page list of subscribers and errata. The first anthology of American poetry; a second volume was planned, but never published. Smith (1771-1798), a physician and author who died at 28 of yellow fever, was an active member of the "Hartford Wits" literary group and a close associate of the American novelist Charles Brockden Brown, who was living with Smith in Litchfield when this anthology of 70 poems was compiled. Modern scholarship has placed Brown among the contributors of anonymous poems, specifically as the author of "Utrum Horum Mavis, Elige," on pages 222-224. Other contributors include William Trumbull, Theodore Dwight, Joel… Read More

New York: Linen and Fennell, 1841, 1841. First edition. BAL 14357 (Morris), 997 (Park Benjamin), 1166 (Robert Montgomery Bird), etc.; American Imprints 41-3619. Some light foxing; edges skillfully repaired; very good copy.. 16mo, original gilt- and blind-stamped red morocco, gilt lettering, a.e.g. Frontis, engraved title and two plates. An important anthology of American poetry that includes early and first appearances by Emma Willard, Albert Pike, Holmes, Bryant, Longfellow, Whittier, Simms, ad infinitum - and the first version of the most famous of American songs, Robert Montgomery Bird's "God Bless America." On the front free endpaper is an inscription to another American poet "H. T. Tuckerman / from the Publishers." Tuckerman (1813-1871) was a widely published poet and literary critic and one of the great men of letters of his era. See BAL and the DAB. 19th century bookplate on the front paste-down of C. B. Tillinghast.

London: Published by W. H. Carpenter; Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1820, 1820. One of two rival editions to appear almost simultaneously in 1820, priority not established. The other was edited by Edmond Malone and published by John Murray, but this edition by Carpenter is the superior text. See the ODNB. NCBEL II, 1749; Lowndes, page 2475. Fine copy.. 2 vols, 8vo, later full brown morocco by H. Wood, spines in six compartments with gilt-stamped floral designs, gilt inner dentelles, gilt lettering, t.e.g., others untrimmed. Frontis portrait, as called for, and extra-illustrated with 188 plates. ¶ One of the great works of 18th century literary anecdotal literature by one of the most interesting of the era's literary figures, Joseph Spence (1699-1768). An ideal work for extra-illustration, of which this is an excellent example, with quality engravings.

Paris: E. Typographia Regia [Colophon: Curante Sebastiano Cramoisy], 1651, 1651. The first printed edition of the complete text. Small hole in the title-page where a signature was erased; a little spotting; very good copy, with generous margins.. Two volumes in one, folio, 42 x 29 cm, recent brown half calf, red spine label, marbled paper boards, gilt lettering, edges stained red. With half-title. Engraved vignettes on the title-page and the first leaf of each of the 15 parts. Printed in double columns, with parallel Latin and Greek texts. The first work of history written by a Western woman, Anna Comnena (1083-1153), the 12th century Byzantine princess. She wrote The Alexiad to chronicle the achievements of the reign of her father, emperor Alexius I Comnenus, who ruled Byzantine from 1081 to 1118 and oversaw the so-called Comnenian restoration. Though her accuracy in a few matters has been questioned, the text - an eyewitness account by a participant and observer at the center of events - is an… Read More

(London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1799), 1799. ESTC N60288 (Lincoln's Inn Library and Wellcome Institute). Fine.. 4to, disbound, paginated [637]-652, untrimmed. An act passed by Parliament in the summer of 1799, delineated in 39 paragraphs, that regulated the slave trade beginning in August, 1800 - an act no doubt intended to placate the growing voices of opposition to the English slave trade. The act stipulates how many slaves could be stowed in a ship (by mathematical formula according to the size of the ship, but never more than 400); that slaves must be separated from other cargo; and that the space for the slaves "be full and complete perpendicular height of five feet." Nothing is said about their treatment, other than that the ship's surgeon was required keep a log of illnesses and deaths of both slaves and crew. Much of the act is taken up with its enforcement, and the penalties and fines for violations; it also regulates the… Read More

London: Printed for A. Millar, 1744, 1744. First edition, the issue with the price beneath the imprint. ESTC T187239; Foxon A296; Hayward 168; NCBEL II, 535. Fine, handsome copy.. 4to, modern sprinkled calf period-style by Philip Dusel, orange-red morocco spine label, gilt rules and lettering. A long poem in blank verse on the virtues of fresh air, diet, exercise, and the passions. John Armstrong (1709-1779 ) was a Scottish-born physician who published several other poems, essays, and miscellaneous works; this was his best known, as indicated by its inclusion in the Hayward exhibition.

Boston: Gray and Bowen, 1830, 1830. First edition. BAL 14874; Wright I, 1943; American Imprints 2696. Cloth somewhat worn and faded; some light foxing; very good copy.. 12mo, original purple muslin spine, tan boards, printed paper label, untrimmed. An unusual novel based on Neal's experiences in England, where he lived and worked as a writer between 1824 and 1827. Always a vocal partisan for American language and ways, the story relies heavily on dialogue and the contrasts between the two cultures. Contemporary ink signature of J. D. Harman on the title-page.

San Francisco: Towne & Bacon, Printers, 1863, 1863. One corner chipped; in fine condition.. 14.5 x 26 cm, lithographed with two vignettes; the text is in several different typefaces. An early Bret Harte autograph document. Before he became famous as the author of short stories about the California Gold Rush and editor of Anton Roman's Overland Monthly, Harte worked in numerous other jobs in and around San Francisco, including as a secretary for mining companies, of which this document is an unusual example.