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MACKLIN (Charles).
The Man of the World. A comedy,
in five acts, as performed at the Theatres-Royal of Covent
Garden and Crow-Street.
Dublin: Printed by W. Wilson, No. 6,
Dame-street,
1793. 72-pages, 12mo, recent paper wrapper: a very
good copy. (7)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
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ANECDOTE (Sir Andrew), pseud ?.
A collection of
interesting biography. Containing, I. The life of S. Johnson, LL.
D. - abridged, principally, from Boswell’s celebrated memoirs of
the Doctor: II. The life of Mr. Elwes, - (abridged) - by Captain
Topham: III. The life of Captain Cook, - (abridged) - by Dr.
Kippis. The whole revised and abridged by Sir Andrew
Anecdote.
Dublin: Printed for P. Wogan, P. Byrne, W. Sleater, A.
Grueber, J. Moore, J. Jones, R. M’allister, W. Jones, R. White, J. Rice,
and A. Porter,
1792
FIRST IRISH EDITION, with an engraved frontispiece of
“Johnson’s Politeness to Madame Boufflers”, and engraved
portraits of Elwes and Cook preceding their respective lives,
pages (2), 183, (1, blank); 52; 72, wanting half-title and the blank
flyleaves, 12mo, contemporary calf, gilt ruled spine, with label,
gilt: the binding a little worn but sound and strong and
otherwise a very good copy with ownership inscription “Captain
W. Harpur / 94th foot / 1794” on title and annotations and
ownership inscription on rear end-paper.
NCBEL II. 1156. First published at London during the previous year.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
JONES (Stephen).
A new
biographical dictionary: containing a brief account of the lives
and writings of the most eminent persons and remarkable
characters in every age and nation. The third edition, corrected:
with very considerable additions.
Printed by T. Bensley...,
1799.
Pages viii, (436), 12mo, contemporary calf: a very good copy.
Roscoe A 279 (3). With a new 4-page preface.
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€90-€120 (£72-£96 approx.)
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ANNUAL REGISTER.
General Index to Dodsley’s Annual
Register, from its commencement in 1758 to the year 1819.
Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy …,
1826
Pages vi, 938, 8vo, strongly bound in contemporary half calf,
with label, gilt: very good.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
HAZLITT (Wm.).
Criticisms on
Art: and sketches of the picture galleries of England. Edited by
his son.
John Templeman,
1843-44. FIRST EDITION, pages x,
335, lxxxiv, (2), xvi (adverts): x, 384, lxix, (1), xvi (adverts), 2
vols, small 8vo, original green cloth: a nice, attractive copy.
Keynes 108-9.
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BLACKWOOD’S MAGAZINE.
Blackwood’s Edinburgh
Magazine. Vol. I. April - September, 1817.
Edinburgh: Printed for
William Blackwood …,
1817. With 4 illustrations of Ruthven’s
Improved Printing Press, pages (2), 676, 8vo, strongly bound in
contemporary half calf, with double labels, gilt: a very good
copy. (3)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
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ANSON (George), Baron Anson.
The voyage of
Commodore Anson round the world.
Dublin: Printed by A.
O’Neil, 17, Chancery-Lane,
1825
With 6 full-page woodcut illustrations and a title-page woodcut,
180-pages, 12mo, original sheep, gilt ruled and lettered spine: a
clean and very good to nice copy.
€60-€80 (£48-£64 approx.)
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APRILI (Giuseppe).
The Modern Italian Method of
Singing, with a variety of progressive examples, and thirty six
solfeggi.
Printed by Rt. Birchall, circa
1805
53-pages, watermarked 1805, oblong folio, disbound: a nice,
clean copy.
Aprili (1732-1813), Italian male contralto and singing-master,
considered one of the greatest castrati of his time.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
POTTER (Cipriani).
Seconde
Toccata pour le pianoforte composee et dediee a Mademoiselle
Upton a Londres …
Leipzig, au Bureau de Musique de C. F. Peters
[1818]. FIRST EDITION, plate number 1463, 13-pp, oblong
folio, disbound: a very good copy.
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CARAFA DI COLOBRANO (Michele Enrico).
Cavatina
Amor, fortuna, e pace nell’ opera Adele di Lusignano. Musica
del Sig. Michele Caraffa [sic] ridotta con accompto: di
pianoforte.
Roma, nella stamperia lithografica di musica con privativa
di Leopoldo Ratti e Gio: Batta: Cencetti e Compo …, circa
1823-28.
Plate number 85 (centered), lithographed on 7-pages, oblong
folio, disbound: in very good to nice state.
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MERCADANTE (Saverio).
Scena e duetto qual ardir tu
mio rivale nell’ opera Donna Caritea del Sig. Saverio
Mercadante ridotto con accompto. di p. forte.
Roma, netta
stamperia lithografica di musica con privativa di Leopoldo Ratti, Gio.
Batta Cencetti, e compo. in Via Cantone della Posta Vecchia numo. 23,
circa
1826-28. Plate number 197/a-b-c. Lithographed on 17-pp,
oblong folio, disbound: in nice state
Date as suggested by Twyman, though this item is not amongst those he
describes. Not found in COPAC or WorldCat.
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HUMMEL (Johann Nepomuk).
Sonate pour le piano-forte
avec accomp: dune flute. Oeuv: 60.
Hambourg, chez Jean Aug.
Bohme, circa
1814. PF only. 11-pages, oblong folio, disbound: a
very good copy
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GYROWETZ (Adalbert).
Die Pagen de’s Herzogs
Vendome, ein pantomininisches ballet …
Wien, bey T. Mollo, circa
1808. Piano vocal score, 2 parts, plate numbers 1636 and 1637,
pages 19: (1), 32, oblong folio, disbound, in very good to nice
state (6)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
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ARCTIC VOYAGES.
Voyages to the Arctic Seas, from
1821 to 1825, for the discovery of a North-West Passage to the
Pacific Ocean
Dublin: Printed by R. Napper,
1830
With 4 woodcut plates, pp vi, (7) - 172, 12mo, original sheep,
gilt ruled and lettered spine: the upper joint tender, but
otherwise a very good to nice copy in original state.
An account of
Parry’s second voyage to the Arctic in the Hecla and Fury
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
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ARIOSTO (Lodovico).
Orlando Furioso.
In Parigi, appresso
Prault
1746
With engraved frontispiece and engraved title-pages, without the
portrait, pages viii, 357, (3, blank): (2), 444: (2), 441, (3, blank):
(2), 422, (14), (2, blank), 4 vols, 12mo, contemp-orary red
morocco, gilt lettered spines, edges gilt: small oval stamp on
titles, frontispiece and first engraved title-page frayed at edges
without loss: a clean and very good set with the armorial
bookplate of Isaac Weld (“Verum atque decens”) in three of the
four volumes.
Ebert 1028. The first edition edited by A. Antonini.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
GOBINET (Charles).
Instruction
de la Jeunesse en la pieté chretienne, tirée de l’écriture Sainte &
des Ss. Peres. Divisée en cinq parties. Avec une instruction pour
la méditation. Nouvelle edition, très exactement revuë, corrigée
& augmentée.
Louvain, chez Jean Francois van Overbeke,
1769.
Pages (14), 486, (10), wanting half-title, large 12mo, neat
nineteenth century half calf, gilt ruled and lettered spine: a nice,
fresh copy.
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RACINE (Jean).
Oeuvres. Édition stéréotype, d’après le
procédé de Firmin Didot.
Paris, Didot, An VII
(1799). Pages 267,
(1): 288: 290, (1): 264, (1): 317, (1), with the half-titles, 5 vols,
12mo, contemporary half calf: with some light staining in