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956. JESUITS. Imago primi saeculi Societatis Iesu a Provincia
Flandro-Belgica eiusdem Societatis repraesentata.
Antuerpiae:
Ex officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti, anno Societatis
saeculari
1640
FIRST EDITION, with a fine engraved title-page by Filips
Fruytiers, engraved by Galle, 126 large attractive emblems,
including 3 hemispherical world maps and the famous “Leone
Belgico”, engraved by Cornelis Galle and a large woodcut
Plantin device on the otherwise blank verso of the final leaf,
with the half-title though wanting a front blank fly-leaf, pages
(8), 952, (22), folio, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, fully gilt
spine, with label, gilt: neatly written contemporary six line
presentation inscription to Nicolao Sersanders on the lower
blank portion of the recto of the half-title, a small, two-line
contemporary book-label “Ex libris Van / Vaerncwyck” and
the 19C armorial bookplate of Wm C. Bonaparte Wyse
(1826–92, native of Waterford, noted for his strong Unionist
views): the binding a little rubbed but sound, strong and
attractive, otherwise a very good to nice, well margined copy.
One of the typographic masterpieces of the Plantin Press and an
impressive account of the missionary activities of the Jesuits
throughout the world during their first century. “Includes accounts
of Jesuits in Brazil, Mexico, Canada, etc. Sometimes ascribed to
Jean de Tollenaer, but chiefly the work of Joannes Bollandus &
Godefridus Henschenius. “ - Landis, European Americana,
640/104.
€1,500-€2,000 (£1,200-£1,600 approx.)
957
.
JOHN BULL.
John Bull. “For God, the King, and the
People. Vol. 1 to Vol. 7.
Printed and published by E. Shackell,
1820-
27
Vols 1 to 7, comprising 331 (of 339) consecutive issues - wanting
issues 263 (vol 5),284 and 293 (vol 6) and 326, 332 and 335-8
(vol 7) - volumes one to four with their general title-page and
leaves of index, pages (4), 440: (4), 441-845: (4), 416: (4), 424:
400: 424: 184, 7 vols bound in 3, folio, uniform contemporary
reverse calf, with red and black labels, gilt: the spines worn but
bindings strong, with some minor tears and faults to some dozen
leaves, but withouut serious loss: original issues, with revenue
stamps, in very good state.
A notorious Tory newspaper, edited by Theodore Hook, established to
counteract the popular enthusiam for Queen Caroline and her Whig
supporters. “Hook’s reckless humour and preternatural faculty of
improvisation now had full swing, and his powers were never displayed
to so much advantage, as in this scurrilous, scandalous, but irresistibly
facetious, and for a time exceedingly potent journal … His disreputable
paper must be named among those which have contributed to mould
English history. “ - D. N. B.
(3)
€500-€700 (£400-£560 approx.)
958
.
JOHNSON (Samuel): - [Cook (Wm.)].
The Beauties of
Johnson: consisting of maxims and observations, moral, critical,
and miscellaneous …
Dublin: Printed for Messrs. Price, Whitestone,
Walker (and eight others),
1782
FIRST IRISH EDITION, with engraved portrait by Trotter after
Reynolds, dated London, June 8, 1781, pages xv, (1, blank), (7),
(1, blank),262, with the half-title (signed A2), but without the
initial blank leaf, 12mo, strongly bound in 19C half calf, gilt
lettered spine: a very good copy.
First Dublin edition, with the preface dated “Nov. 1781”, in which
Cook discusses his arrangement of these maxims after the manner of La
Rochefoucault. All early editions are uncommon; it was popular and
read to pieces. The Dublin printing is very uncommon, represented in
ESTC by six copies in Ireland and UK and only three (McMaster,
North Carolina and Yale) in the US. Fleeman 81. 11B(Part I)/3.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
ELWES (John): - Topham
(Edward).
Member in three successive Parliaments for
Berkshire. First published in the paper of The world. Inscribed
to Sir Paul Jodrell, by Edward Topham, Esq. Late Captain in
the Second Troop of Horse Guards, and Magistrate for the
Counties of Essex and York. 1790.
Uncommon first Irish printing of a best-selling biography of an
eccentric miser: first published earlier in the same year in London.
ESTC locates nine copies, but only NBiSU in N. America.
(2)
€100-€150 (£80-£120 approx.)
959
.
JOHNSON (Samuel): - [Cook (Wm.)].
The Beauties of
Johnson: consisting of maxims and observations, moral, critical,
and miscellaneous …
Dublin: Printed for Messrs. Price, Whitestone,
Walker (and eight others),
1782
FIRST IRISH EDITION, pp xv, (1, blank), (7), (1, blank),262,
(2, blank), with the pre-liminary leaf blank but for “A1”, the
half-title signed A2 and the blank leaf M12 at end but without
the portrait Fleeman mentions but ESTC does not, 12mo,
contemporary calf, gilt ruled spine, with label, gilt: some very
light browning of text, otherwise a very good copy.
First Dublin edition, with the preface dated “Nov. 1781”, in which
Cook discusses his arrangement of these maxims after the manner of La
Rochefoucault. All early editions are uncommon; it was popular and
read to pieces. The Dublin printing is very uncommon, represented in
ESTC by six copies in Ireland and UK and only three (McMaster,
North Carolina and Yale) in the US. Fleeman 81. 11B(Part I)/3.
€180-€250 (£144-£200 approx.)
960
.
JOHNSON (Samuel): - [Cook (Wm.)].
The life of Samuel
Johnson, LL. D. With occasional remarks on his writings, an
authentic copy of his Will, and a catalogue of his works. To
which are added, some papers written by Dr. Johnson, in behalf
of a late unfortunate character [Dodd], never before published.
Dubin [i. e. Dublin]: Printed for R. Moncrieffe, C. Jenkin, R. Burton,
L. White, P. Byrne, J. Cash, S. Colbert, and W. M’Kenzie,
1785
FIRST IRISH EDITION,250-pages, with the half-title, 12mo,
contemporary calf, neatly rebacked retaining original endpapers,
flyleaves and spine label, gilt: with light toning but a sound,
pleasant and very good copy with the attractive armorial
bookplate of John Randolph, Jr (“Fari Quae Sentiat”) and the
inscription “Rd [Ryland?] Randolph Jun. Matoax 1790” on
blank margin of bookplate, and, on recto of facing flyleaf, the
one-line name inkstamp “Nath. Higginson 1787” and below
that another inscription “To / Miss Mary Ann Chambers / from
her friend / H. L. Lee / June 1838. ”
The scarce first Irish edition of an uncommon early life of Johnson,
written two months after his death, probably the first to be published.
Cook was a member of the Essex Head Club and a close friend of
Johnson. Boswell made considerable use of this life. The pieces in
defence of Dodd had previously been suppressed at Mrs’s Dodd’s
request. John Randolph, Jr. must be one of the several Virginia
Randolphs, perhaps the Congressman and orator (1773-1833), son of
John Randolph and Frances Bland. After her husband’s death Frances
remarried in 1778 and went to live at Matoax Plantation, which likely
explains the 1790 inscription by what seems to be one of her Randolph
nephews or great-nephews. The later inscription by “H. L. Lee” must
also be Virginian, although it may be a little fanciful to suggest the
forenames might be “Henry Lightfoot”, there seems to have been such a
one alive at that date. “Nath Higginson” proves more elusive: we can
trace no other example of this 1787-dated ownership stamp, nor any
biographical details of an American of that name living at the time.
€150-€200 (£120-£160 approx.)
961
.
JOHNSON (Samuel): - Hawkins (Sir John).
The Life of
Samuel Johnson, LL. D.
Printed for J. Buckland, J. Rivington …,
1787
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