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the author – ‘a charming woman. I was in some danger’ (Letters, III,
62).
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€120-€180 (£96-£144 approx.)
1124
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[MOORE (John), MD].
Edward. Various views of
human nature, taken from life and manners, chiefly in England.
By the Author of Zeluco. In two volumes.
Dublin: Printed for P.
Wogan, P. Byrne … (and elevem others),
1797
FIRST IRISH EDITION, pages 331, (1, blank): 376, (2,
blank),2 vols, large 12mo, contemporary calf, gilt ruled spines,
red and green labels, gilt: wanting the blank flyleaves and with
some very light fingering in places, but still a very good and
strongly bound copy.
Moore (1729-1802), father of Moore of Corunna, studied medicine at
Glasgow and practised in the army and in London as a surgeon until
1772. He then travelled in Europe for several years, publishing accounts
of his journeys in 1779, 1781 and 1793. In 1786 he published a
successful novel, Zeluco, the history of a wicked man, Edward (1796),
in sharp contrast, redressed the balance by telling the story of a
thoroughly good one, clearly influenced by Marivaux’s Vie de
Marianne. As a satire of contemporary English manners it is far less
interesting than Zeluco, and did not sell well, though it featured some
episodes in France.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
SHERIDAN (Richard B.).
Pizarro; a
tragedy, in five acts; as performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-
Lane: taken from the German of Kotzebue; and adapted to the
English stage by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Printed for James
Ridgway,
1799. FIRST EDITION, pages (8), 76, (3, (1, blank),
8vo, recent half calf over marbled boards, gilt ruled spine, with
contrasting labels, gilt: a very good copy
Stratman 5744. Variant: final sentence on page 64: “—- no living! —-
thought and memory are my Hell. “ Over twenty editions followed.
Bound with: The Rivals, a comedy. As it is performed at the Theatres-
Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. The fifth edition. Printed for
G. & T. Wilkie, 1791. Pages (10), 4 -100.
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€120-€180 (£96-£144 approx.)
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MORAN (Edward).
The Biographical Olio. Nothing
extenuate, nor aught set down in malice. By Edwd. Moran.
1820.
No place,
1820
Unpublished manuscript on paper (paper dated to 1806), on 78
leaves, comprising 51 leaves of biographies additionally
illustrated with 27 single leaf ink and wash portraits, mostly
signed by Moran, of selected subjects, viz: Thomson, Prior,
Burns, Gay, Sheffield, Parnell, Hervey, Johnson, Sheridan,
Goldsmith, Dermody, Sydney, Fenelon and others, large 12mo
(16 x 10 cms), late 19C half calf over marbled boards, gilt spine,
with contrasting label, gilt: slight soiling and old staining to a
few leaves, original reworking to the nose of one subject (Oliver
Cromwell): neatly bound and in very good state.
Apparently unpublished biographical compendium with portraits
finished to a high standard. With a dedication to Moran’s friend, fellow
poet and colleague Thomas Moore and a preface outlining Moran’s
approach to the work in hand. Edward Raleigh Moran, born in County
Limerick, a friend of Thomas Davis and an ardent admirer of Thomas
Moore. Moran dedicated a later published work ‘Early Thoughts’,
Limerick, 1823 to Moore. Esteemed as a journalist in London he was
for many years sub-editor of The Globe. He died suddenly in London on
6th October, 1852 (O’Donoghue). Collections of Moran’s papers and
correspondence are held at The New York Public Library and
Cambridge University Library.
€500-€700 (£400-£560 approx.)
1126
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MORE (Sir Thomas).
Utopia: written in Latin …
Translated into English, by Gilbert Burnet, late bishop of
Sarum. To this edition is added, a short account of Sir Thomas
More’s life and trial.
Dublin: Printed by R. Reilly, for G. Risk, G.
Ewing, and W. Smith,
1737
FIRST IRISH EDITION, pages xxviii, 140, two leaves
misbound (a1-2, “The Trial of Sir Thomas More”) but
complete, large 12mo, contemporary calf, with label, gilt: with
the armorial bookplate of the Earls of Drogheda and crest in gilt
on spine, and, loosely inserted, a ms note on small blind-
stamped House of Commons library card “Oct 29/1917 / Dear
Harmsworth / Enclosed is the first Irish / Edition of Mores
‘Utopia’. / yrs / John Burns”
Gibson 32. The first Irish edition of Burnet’s translation: not at all a
common book.
€180-€250 (£144-£200 approx.)
1127
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MOREHEAD (Charles), MD.
Clinical researches on
disease in India. Second edition.
Longman, Green …,
1860
BEST EDITION, pp xx, 774, without half-title, 8vo,
contemporary half calf, gilt ruled spine, with contrasting label,
gilt: the first two leaves very lightly soiled, otherwise very good.
A classic work by a leading member of the Bombay medical service
(1807-82), responsible for many improvements in medical education and
practice in India. First published in two vols in 1856, this thoroughly
revised second and final edition has been accomodated in a single
volume “by the adoption of a smaller type”. “An elaborate work …
which passsed through two editions, and is a standard authority. “ - D.
N. B.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
HEBER (Reginald).
Narrative of a
journey through the Upper Provinces of India, from Calcutta to
Bombay, 1824-1825. (With notes upon Ceylon). An account of
a journey to Madras and the Southern Provinces, 1826, and
letters written in India. Second edition (vols two and three third
edition).
John Murray,
1828. With 28 plates, pages (2), xiv, (xvii)
- lxvii, 450: vi,564: vi,525, (1, blank), (2), viii (subscriber list), 3
vols, 8vo, contemporary half calf, fully gilt spines, with
contrasting labels, gilt: a very good and attractive set.
Heber (1783-1826), poet and hymn-writer, reluctant Bishop of Calcutta.
During his episcopacy he travelled continuously through the whole of
India, including Ceylon.
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€100-€120 (£80-£96 approx.)
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MORGAN (Wm.), FRS.
The principles and doctrine of
assurances, annuities on lives, and contingent reversions, stated
and explained.
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst …,
1821
FIRST EDITION THUS, pages xvi, 326, (2, blank), with errata
on verso of title-page, 8vo, contemporary calf, pleasantly
rebacked, gilt ruled spine, with label, gilt and with the Signet
arms in gilt on both boards: a very good copy..
Although Morgan (175-1833) regarded this as a revised edition of his
Doctrine of Annuities and Assurance, 1779, it is, to a great extent, an
entirely new work. He holds a leading place among the pioneers of life
insurance (Palgrave).
€120-€180 (£96-£144 approx.)
1129
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MORRIS (Francis Orpen).
A History of British Birds.
Fifth edition, revised and brough up to date, with an appendix
of recently added species and with four hundred plates specially
corrected for this edition, and all coloured by hand.
John C.
Nimmo,
1903
LAST AND BEST EDITION, with 400 hand-coloured plates, 6
vols, roy 8vo, original green cloth, gilt: an earlier owner
272
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