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POPE: - Ruffhead (Owen).
The life
of Alexander Pope, Esq. Compiled from original manuscripts;
with a critical essay on his writings and genius. To which are
added, Mr. Pope’s letters to a lady, (never before published.) In
two volumes.
Dublin: Printed for S. Powell, P. Wilson, J. Exshaw …
(and eight others),
1769. FIRST IRISH EDITION, with an
engraved frontispiece, pages (8), (7) - 235, (1, blank): (4), 235, (1,
blank), complete with both half-titles, 2 vols, 12mo,
contemporary sheep, rubbed and worn at corners, labels
chipped, but bindings remarkably strong: with the contemporary
signature “Gilbert” on the rear flyeaf and endpaper of both
volumes. (4)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
313
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MOORE (Thomas).
Moore’s Irish Melodies. Illustrated by
D. Maclise, R. A. New edition.
Longman, Brown, Green,
Longmans, & Roberts, circa
1866
With additional engraved title-page, engraved frontispiece and
218 attractive engraved pages incorporating text, all engraved
using Becker’s process, pp (2, blank), iv, (2, blank), (4), 280, 4to,
original green cloth, gilt, by Leighton, Son and Hodge, with
ticket: an attractive copy
A re-issue of Maclise’s famous book of 1846. Ray regarded it as a land-
mark in the history of style and his panel of experts included it on their
list of the 100 finest illustrated books of the nineteenth century.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
SOLON (Louis M.).
The Art of
the Old English Potter. Second edition, revised. With an
appendix on foreign imitations of English earthenware.
Illustrated by the author.
Bemrose & Sons,
1885. With 55
illustrations, pp xxiv, 269, 8vo, original cloth: spine a little
rubbed but sound and strong, otherwise a very good copy: with
signed presentation inscription by Solon to W. Mussill.
(2)
HOOD (Thomas): - Foster (Birket).
Poems of Thomas
Hood. Illustrated by Birket Foster.
E. Moxon, Son & Co.,
1871.
FIRST EDITION THUS, with 22 engraved plates on proof
paper, pages viii, 109, (3, adverts), large 4to, original richly gilt
green cloth, edges gilt, by Leighton, Son and Hodge, with their
ticket: some minor foxing at beginning and end and the binding
a little worn at corners but sound and strong and with the
stitching strong and secure: a very good copy.
(3)
BLAKE (Wm.): - Keynes (Sir Geoffrey).
Blake Studies.
Notes on his life and works in seventeen chapters.
Rupert Hart-
Davis,
1949. FIRST EDITION, with 48 fine collotype plates,
pages xiii, (2), 208, (1), 4to, original cloth: a fine copy in a dust
wrapper which is just slightly worn at the headbands. (4)
€80-€120 (£64-£96 approx.)
314
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315
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MORE (Hannah).
An essay on the character and practical
writings of Saint Paul. In two volumes.
Printed for T. Cadell and
W. Davies,
1815
FIRST EDITION, pp (2), xiv, 290, (1, errata), (1, ads): iv, 248,
with half-title, 2 vols, 8vo, contemporary calf, richly gilt spines,
with red & black labels, gilt: some very light browning in places
and the occasional extremely light marginal pencil mark,
nonetheless, a rather attractive copy, with neat ownership
inscription “F. Lorton / 1815” on both titles: Frances Lorton,
born Lady Frances Parsons, daughter of Laurence Parsons, lst
earl of Rosse.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
GILPIN (Wm.).
The Lives of
Reformers. A new edition. In two volumes.
Printed for T. Cadell,
1809. BEST EDITION, pages xix, 514: (4), (xi) - xv, 407, (vii) -
x (contents list), apparently complete thus, 2 vols, 8vo,
contemporary half calf, gilt ruled and lettered spines: with a
small wormhole in lower blank margin of the first seven leaves
in vol two (clear of text) and with some scattered foxing, but still
a very good copy. (2)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
316
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MORRISON (Mollie N.).
The Silversmiths and
Goldsmiths of the Cape of Good Hope, 1652-1850.
(Johannesburg printed) Published by the Author,
1936
FIRST EDITION, with 14 plates and 5-pages of marks, pages
xv, 84, 4to, original cloth: with some light foxing, but still a very
good copy of a scarce book.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
BIRCH (James H.) &
NORTHROP (H. D.).
History of the War in South Africa …
account of the great struggle … story of the Transvaal, the
Orange Free State; Natal and Cape Colony; the Kaffirs and
Zulus; richest gold and diamond mines …
Circa
1902. With
many illustrations, pp 708; 80, roy 8vo, original pictorial cloth,
gilt binding dull and worn but sound and strong with inside
joints intact and strong, otherwise clean and very good.
The
preferred issue with the appendix (80-pages) on the Australian
participation.
(2)
INESON (John).
Paper Currency of the Anglo-Boer War,
1899-1902 1999. With many illustrations, 102-pages, 4to,
original cloth: a fine, fresh, as new copy.
(3)
TODD (P.) & FORDHAM (D.).
Private Tucker’s Boer War
Diary. The Transvaal War of 1899, 1900, 1901 & 1902 with the
Natal Field Forces.
Elm Tree Books,
1980. With numerous
illustrations, 192-pages, 4to, original cloth: as new in a price-
clipped dw.
(4)
SALMOND (James B.),
ed.
The Muster-Roll of Angus.
South African War, 1899-1900. A record and a tribute.
Arbroath:
Brodie & Salmond,
1900. FIRST EDITION, with many full-page
and other illustrations, pp 238, (1), roy 8vo, original cloth, gilt:
the boards very lightly marked, but otherwise a very good to
nice copy.
(5)
ANTHOLOGY.
Valour and Victory. Stories centered on the
Boer War by …
John F. Shaw and Co., Splendid Volumes series, circa
1902. FIRST EDITION THUS, with chromolithographed
frontispiece and many full-page and other illustrations, 128-
pages, 4to, original pictorial cloth, with large chromolitho
pictorial overlay on upper cover: a very good copy, with the
striking binding in nice, fresh state.
Stories for boys centered on the Boer War, by Gordon Stables, E. A.
Gillie, C. H. Lyall, Duncan McLaren, G. Stebbing, and, Kade Chattan
(6)
WILSON (C. H.),
ed.
War Letters to T. H. W. from South
Africa, 1899-1902. 1999. With illustrations, pages x, 255, small
4to, original cloth: as new in dust wrapper.
(7)
TATLOW (A. H.),
ed.
Natal Province. Descriptive guide
and official hand-book …
Durban, South African Railways Printing
Works,
1911. With 6 maps (3 folding) and a large folding map of
the Natal warfields in an end pocket, pages xii, 574, (6, adverts),
roy 8vo, original cloth: the binding dull but sound and the inside
hinges cracked but the binding strong and otherwise a very good
copy. (8)
€60-€80 (£48-£64 approx.)
317
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318
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[MULOCK later CRAIK (Dinah M.) ].
A life for a life.
By the author of “John Halifax, Gentleman”, “A Woman’s
Thoughts about Woman”, &c.
Hurst and Blackett,
1859
FIRST EDITION, pages (4), 303: (2), 310: (2), 316, half-titles
not called for, 3 vols, 8vo, contemporary half calf, gilt spines,
with labels, gilt: with some light signs of use, but a very good
copy with the neat inscription “John Coventry / Hackney /
1859. “.
Wolff 500. Sadleir 1813.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
JAMES (George P. R.).
The
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