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The Lives of the most eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on their Works.
The Lives of the most eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on their Works.
JOHNSON (Samuel): · 1818 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
Edinburgh: Printed for James Sawers [by R. Chapman, Glasgow]..., 1818. 4 volumes. 12mo, `158 x 90 mms., pp. [iv], xxiv, 311 [312 blank]; [iv], 310; [iv], 336; [iv], 314, engraved portrait of Johnson (by E. Mitchell after Reynolds), dated 1818 as frontispiece in volume 1, co...
The Life of John Metcalf; commonly called Black Jack of Knaresbrough; with many entertaining anecdotes of His Exploits in Hunting, Card Play, &c. some particulars relative to the Expedition against the Rebels, in 1745, In which he bare a Personal Share; and also, a succinct account of his various contracts of Making Roads, Erecting ridges, and Other Undertakings. In Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire. Which, for a series of years have brought him into a most Extraordinary Charact
The Life of John Metcalf; commonly called Black Jack of Knaresbrough; with many entertaining anecdotes of His Exploits in Hunting, Card Play, &c. some particulars relative to the Expedition against the Rebels, in 1745, In which he bare a Personal Share; and also, a succinct account of his various contracts of Making Roads, Erecting ridges, and Other Undertakings. In Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire. Which, for a series of years have brought him into a most Extraordinary Charact
METCALF (John): · 1812 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
London: Printed for the Booksellers; and for J. Kendrew, Collier-Gate, York [no date], [1812]. 12mo, 184 x 113 mms., pp. 72, engraved portrait frontispiece \"Publish'd by J. Kendrew...1812,\" original printed wrappers, uncut and stitched as issued; rather the worse for wear, w...
Memoires du Comte de Grammont,  Par Monsieur le Comte Antoine Hamilton. Nouvelle Edition,s Augmentée de Notes & d'Eclaircissemens necessaires....
Memoires du Comte de Grammont,  Par Monsieur le Comte Antoine Hamilton. Nouvelle Edition,s Augmentée de Notes & d'Eclaircissemens necessaires....
HAMILTON (Anthony), Count. WALPOLE (Horace): · 1783 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)
A Londres: Chez J. Dodsley, 1783. 4to, 235 x 175 mms., pp. xxi [xxii - xxiii contents, xxiv blank], 290 [291 - 293 Index, 294 blank, engraved portrait of Grammont as frontispiece, further engraved portraits of Hamilton opposite page [iv], and of Cometesse Grammont opposite pa...
The Life of Paul the Apostle. With Critical and Practical Remarks on his Discourses and Writings.
The Life of Paul the Apostle. With Critical and Practical Remarks on his Discourses and Writings.
SAINT PAUL. ADDINGTON (Stephen): · 1784 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,181)
London: Printed by R. Hett, for the Authors; and sold by him at Grove-House, Mile-End..., 1784. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. Large 8vo, 225 x 140 mms., pp. xxix [xxx Errata], 428, including 17 pages of subscribers, original boards, uncut, many leaves unopened; boards detached, ...
The Life of Haydn, In a Series of Letters Written at Vienna. Followed by The Life of Mozart, with Observations on Metastasio, and on the Present State of Music in France and Italy. Translated from the French of L. A. C. Bombet. With Notes by the Author of the Sacred Melodies.
The Life of Haydn, In a Series of Letters Written at Vienna. Followed by The Life of Mozart, with Observations on Metastasio, and on the Present State of Music in France and Italy. Translated from the French of L. A. C. Bombet. With Notes by the Author of the Sacred Melodies.
[CAPRANI (Giuseppe). STENDHAL. Marie-Henri Beyle]: · 1817 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)
London: John Murray..., 1817. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, 212 x 130 mms., pp. xv [xvi translator's note], 496, including engraved leaf of music, contemporary half calf, gilt spine, black morocco label, marbled boards; some light foxing but a very good copy. Marie-Henri Beyle (1783...
The Poems of Mr. Gray. To which are prefixed Memoirs of his Life and Writings by W. Mason, M. A.
The Poems of Mr. Gray. To which are prefixed Memoirs of his Life and Writings by W. Mason, M. A.
GRAY (Thomas). MASON (William), editor: · 1775 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,181)
York: Printed by A. Ward; and sold by J. Dodsley..., London..., 1775. FIRST COLLECTED COMPLETE EDITION. 4to, 266 x 205 mms., pp. [iv], 416, 111 [112 Contents, 113 Errata, 114 - 116 blank], engraved portrait (by James Basire after B. Wilson, contemporary diced calf, gilt spin...
The Miscellaneous Works of Sir Philip Sidney, Knt. With a life of the author and illustrative notes By William Gray.
The Miscellaneous Works of Sir Philip Sidney, Knt. With a life of the author and illustrative notes By William Gray.
SIDNEY (Sir Philip): · 1829 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)
Oxford, Printed and Published by D. A. Talboys, 1829. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, 185 x 117 mms., pp. vii [viii blank], 329 [330 blank], contemporary calf; half-title detached from inner margin, some damp staining, front hinge cracked, corners worn, lacks label.
Memoirs of the Public and Private Life of John Howard, the Philanthropist; Compiled from his own diary, in the possession of his family, his confidential letters, the communications of his surviving relatives and friends; and other authentic sources of information. Second Edition.
Memoirs of the Public and Private Life of John Howard, the Philanthropist; Compiled from his own diary, in the possession of his family, his confidential letters, the communications of his surviving relatives and friends; and other authentic sources of information. Second Edition.
HOWARD (John). BROWN (James Baldwin): · 1823 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,181)
London: Printed for Thomas and George Underwood..., 1823. Large 8vo, 213 x 120 mms., pp. [vii], viii - xxxii, 657 [658 Errata and directions to binder], including half-title, engraved portrait of Howard as frontispiece, one other engraved portrait of Henrietta Howard, his se...
Lives of British Statesmen.
Lives of British Statesmen.
MACDIARMID (John): · 1807 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)
London: Printed by T. Bensley...for Longman..., 1807. FIRST EDITION. 4to, 295 x 228 mms., pp. xii, 577 [578 blank], [ii], 29 [30 blank, 31 - 36 adverts], engraved portrait of Sir Thomas More as frontispiece, uncut, original boards; spine defective, covers detached. Born i...
The Life and Original Correspondence of George Radcliffe, Knight, LL. D. The Friend of the Earl of Strafford.
The Life and Original Correspondence of George Radcliffe, Knight, LL. D. The Friend of the Earl of Strafford.
RADCLIFFE (Sir George). WHITAKER (Thomas Dunham): · 1810 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)
London: Printed by John Nichols and Son...and sold by Longman...[et al], 1810. 1810 FIRST EDITION. 4to, 280 x 220 mms., pp. vii [viii blank], 296 [297 - 330 Index, 340 blank], 2 folding genealogical charts, contemporary boards (soiled and worn); front cover detached, ex-li...
Memoirs of William Hickey. Edited by Alfred Spencer.
Memoirs of William Hickey. Edited by Alfred Spencer.
HICKEY (William): · 1930 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)
London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd..., n. d. [c. 1930] 4 volumes. 8vo, pp. x, 347 [348 blank]; x, 406 [407 - 408 adverts]; viii, 403 [404 blank, 405 - 408 adverts], xii, 512, 3 photogravure portraits in volume 2, two in volume 3, and 2 photogravure portraits and 6 other illustrat...
Exposé Succinct de la Contestation qui s'est élevée entre M. Hume et M. Rousseau, avec les pieces justificatives.
Exposé Succinct de la Contestation qui s'est élevée entre M. Hume et M. Rousseau, avec les pieces justificatives.
HUME (David). HUME-ROUSSEAU DISPUTE. · 1766 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£500.00 (€599.32 | $660.57 | ¥105,451)
A Londres, 1766. 8vo, pp. xiv, 127 [128 blank], recent full calf; signature inked out from top margin of title-page, but a good copy. Hume's account of the controversy between himself and Rousseau was first published in Paris on 20 October 1766, translated from English by ...
Horace Walpole. A Memoir With an Appendix of Books Printed at the Strawberry Hill Press. With Illustrations by Percy and Leon Moran.
Horace Walpole. A Memoir With an Appendix of Books Printed at the Strawberry Hill Press. With Illustrations by Percy and Leon Moran.
WALPOLE (Horace). DOBSON (Austin): · 1890 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1890. LIMITED EDITION. Large 8vo, 250 x 170 mms., pp. 370, frontispiece, illustrations, headpieces, uncut (some leaves unopened), original cloth (cream spine, blue boards); spine faded and sunned. No. 399 of 425 copies: \"This edit...
Public and Private Life of that Celebrated Actess, Miss Bland, Otherwise Mrs. Ford, or, Mrs. Jordan; Late Mistress of H. R. H. the D. of Clarence; now King William IV., Found of the Fitzclarence Family: Delineating The Vicissitudes attendant on her Early Life; The Splendour of her Noon-tide Blaze, as Mistress of the Eoyral Duke; and her untime Dissolution at St. Cloude, near Paris,-- resulting from a Broken Heart. Acompanied by Numerous Remarks and Anecdotes of Illustrious and Fashionable Chara
Public and Private Life of that Celebrated Actess, Miss Bland, Otherwise Mrs. Ford, or, Mrs. Jordan; Late Mistress of H. R. H. the D. of Clarence; now King William IV., Found of the Fitzclarence Family: Delineating The Vicissitudes attendant on her Early Life; The Splendour of her Noon-tide Blaze, as Mistress of the Eoyral Duke; and her untime Dissolution at St. Cloude, near Paris,-- resulting from a Broken Heart. Acompanied by Numerous Remarks and Anecdotes of Illustrious and Fashionable Chara
JORDAN (Dorothy). FRIEND (Confidential): · 1886 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)
London: Published by J. Duncombe..., n. d. [c. 1886]. 8vo, 135 x 200 mms., pp. 117 [118 blank], contemporary vellum-style boards, red morocco label.
Plutarch's Lives, translated from the original Greek, with Notes, Historical and Critical; And A Life of Plutarch. By John Langhorne and William Langhorne. A New Edition, carefully corrected, and the index much amended, and accurately revised throughout.
Plutarch's Lives, translated from the original Greek, with Notes, Historical and Critical; And A Life of Plutarch. By John Langhorne and William Langhorne. A New Edition, carefully corrected, and the index much amended, and accurately revised throughout.
PLUTARCH. · 1819 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)
London: Printed for Sharp and Son..., 1819. 6 volumes. 8vo, pp. lx, 394; [iv], 532; [iv], 526; [iv], 454; [iv, 532]; [iv], [iv], 488, engraved frontispiece in volume 1, contemporary calf, gilt spines, black morocco labels; spines slightly defective, but with most of spine vo...
Recollections Of The Life Of Lord Byron, From The Year 1808 To The End Of 1814; Exhibiting His Early Character And Opinions, Detailing The Progress Of His Literary Career, And Including Various Unpublished Passages Of His Works. Taken From Authentic Documents in the possession of the author. To which is prefixed, an account of the circumstances leading to the suppression of Lord Byron's correspondence with the author and his letters to his mother, lately announced for publication.
Recollections Of The Life Of Lord Byron, From The Year 1808 To The End Of 1814; Exhibiting His Early Character And Opinions, Detailing The Progress Of His Literary Career, And Including Various Unpublished Passages Of His Works. Taken From Authentic Documents in the possession of the author. To which is prefixed, an account of the circumstances leading to the suppression of Lord Byron's correspondence with the author and his letters to his mother, lately announced for publication.
DALLAS (Robert Charles): · 1825 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)
London: Printed for Charles Knight..., 1825. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. [xii], xcvii [xcviii blank, xcxix blank, xcxx Errata], 344, including half-title, contemporary linen spine, paper label, marbled boards (very rubbed); lacks frontispiece and facsimile, spine snagged at join...
Memories of Two Cities, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
Memories of Two Cities, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
MASSON (David): · 1911 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
Edinburgh and London: Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, 1911. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. 317 [318 blank], photogravure frontispiece, original buckram, blocked in gilt; ex-library, with library stamp on title-page and fore-edges and library bookplate on front paste-down end-paper. ...
Gibbon.
Gibbon.
GIBBON (Edward). YOUNG (G. M.): · 1932 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
London: Peter Davis, 1932. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. 182, frontispiece, original cloth; tear in blank rear end-paper, cloth a little faded and very slightly worn.
Gibbon.
Gibbon.
GIBBON (Edward). MOWAT (R. B.): · 1936 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)
London: Arthur Barker Ltd., 1936. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. [vi], 282, portrait frontispiece, original cloth (front cover slightly marked).
Gibbon. (English Men of Letters).
Gibbon. (English Men of Letters).
GIBBON (Edward). MORISON (James Cotter): · 1909 · John Price Antiquarian Books
£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1909. Small 8vo, pp. vi, 192, original cloth.