Cavendish William Duke Devonshire (45 results)

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Previous owner's bookplate. Physical description; 199 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Devonshire, William Cavendish Duke of 1720-1764. Statesmen Great Britain Diaries. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 199 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Devonshire, William Cavendish Duke of 1720-1764. Statesmen Great Britain Diaries. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 199 pages; 199 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Devonshire, William Cavendish Duke of 1720-1764 - Diaries. Great Britain - Politics and government - 18th century - Sources. Great Britain - History - 18th century - Sources. Series: Camden fourth series ; v. 27. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Previous owner's bookplate. Physical description; 199 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Devonshire, William Cavendish Duke of 1720-1764. Statesmen Great Britain Diaries. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 199 pages; 199 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Devonshire, William Cavendish Duke of 1720-1764 - Diaries. Great Britain - Politics and government - 18th century - Sources. Great Britain - History - 18th century - Sources. Series: Camden fourth series ; v. 27. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 199 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Devonshire, William Cavendish Duke of 1720-1764. Statesmen Great Britain Diaries. 1 Kg.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A fine miniature-type antique engraving. . Plate size 7 x 5 ins. Mounted and ready to frame. A fine opportunity to purchase a decorative and attractive portrait.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire. Dated 1860. A letter dealing with a request for a church patronage. William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, 1808 - 1891, was a British landowner, benefactor, nobleman, and politician. . Size is 183mm x 110mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. Light marking. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18815. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A fine engraved portrait. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive, decorative and unusual. Circa. 1830.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Engraved By W Emden (illustrator). Steel engraving. Mounted and ready to frame, mount size approx. 15 x 12 ins, 38 x 30.5 cms. ca. 1850. From an original of Riley in the Collection of His Grace The Duke of Devonshire.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Engraved By Finden (illustrator). A fine original engraving. Mounted and ready to frame. ca 1850. An excellent opportunity to purchase a portrait of this eminent personage. From the original of Riley in the collection of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire.

Paper. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire to Photographer Charles Thurston Thompson. Dated 1869. A letter to the son of Mr Thurston (Charles Thurston Thompson) British Photographer gives permission to publish the photographic copies of the drawings of Raphael. William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire 1808 - 1891was an English aristocrat, landowner, property developer, industrialist, benefactor, and prominent politician. Size is 117mm x 114mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. Ref19257. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid antique engraved portrait, circa 1810. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive and decorative.

Stipple engraving, with decorative border, from Lodge's Portraits,

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed by William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire discussing the removal of the Natural History Collection from the British Museum to the new Natural History Museum that was near completion. Dated 1878. An interesting letter discussing the removal of the Natural History Collection from the British Museum to the new Natural History Museum that was near completion. William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, 1808 - 1891, styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1831 and 1834 and Earl of Burlington between 1834 and 1858, was a British landowner, benefactor, nobleman, and politician. Size is 180mm x 115mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18812. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid antique engraved portrait, printed 1821. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive, impressive and decorative.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter from Cadiz by William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire to Probably a Future Mistress Eliza Warwick. Undated. A long letter discussing his desire to meet her and how much he had admired her from a distance. Two coat of arms engravings attached to the letter. William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, 1790 - 1858, styled Marquess of Hartington until 1811, was an English peer, courtier and Whig politician. Known as the "Bachelor Duke", he served as Lord Chamberlain from 1827 to 1828 and again from 1830 to 1834. The Cavendish banana is named after him. Size is 170mm x 115mm. Condition is good. Paper residue to rear. Light folding crease. Recipient cut away. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18812. Signed by Author(s).

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Third Person Hand Written Letter and Signed by Peer William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire. Undated. A thank you note to a Mrs Fitzpatrick and also declining a meeting. William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, 1790-1858, was a British peer, courtier, nobleman, and Whig politician. Known as the "Bachelor Duke", he was Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1827 and 1828 and again between 1830 and 1834. The Cavendish banana is named after him. Size is 180 x 115mm. Condition is good. Folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17707. Signed by Author(s).

One page, cr.8vo, faint staining (foxing?) but text clear and complete. "the Duke of Devonshire has only today received Mr Wards letter cponcerning the box at Drury Lane. Mr Heaton [his agent] Old Burlington St will transact the business with the committee upon this letter being shown to him." He succeeded to the title on the death of his father in 1811.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Octavo, 20 cm. Bound in contemporary Cambridge-style calf. [14], xvi, [14], 288 pages, two engraved plates. No frontispiece illustration, the book begins with the title page. A couple pages loose. Burnaby's translation, altered and enlarged by Wilson and others. Cf. Bibliographical Society, London. Transactions, v. 10, p. 182. "The charms of liberty": pages 281-288. ESTC T105571.

Two Volumes, bound in One Volume (complete set). Small Octavo (9.3 cm x 16.2 cm). Pagination: Volume I: Frontispiece-Portrait of John, Earl of Rochester, 168 pages with five copper-engravings (plus Frontispiece) / Volume II: Frontispiece-Portrait, 168 pages with one copper-engraving (plus Frontispice). Hardcover / Original, 18th full leather of the 18th century with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. In protective Mylar. Firm with NO splitting but spine starting. Binding rubbed and some bumping to corners only. Interior in excellent condition. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with blindstamped name of "Manch, Ballineen, Co. Cork" to endpaper and half-title. John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1 April 1647 (O.S.) 26 July 1680 (O.S.)) was an English poet and courtier of King Charles II's Restoration court, who reacted against the "spiritual authoritarianism" of the Puritan era. Rochester embodied a novel rebellion against the puritan programme, and he became as well known for his rakish lifestyle as for his poetry, although the two were often interlinked. He died as a result of a sexually transmitted infection at the age of 33. Rochester was described by his contemporary Andrew Marvell as "the best English satirist", and he is generally considered to be the most considerable poet and the most learned among the Restoration wits. His poetry was widely censored during the Victorian era, but enjoyed a revival from the 1920s onwards, with reappraisals from noted literary figures such as Graham Greene and Ezra Pound. The critic Vivian de Sola Pinto linked Rochester's libertinism to Hobbesian materialism. During his lifetime Rochester was best known for A Satyr Against Reason and Mankind and it remains among his best-known works today. Rochester's poetic work varies widely in form, genre, and content. He was part of a "mob of gentlemen who wrote with ease", who continued to produce their poetry in manuscripts, rather than in publication. As a consequence, some of Rochester's work deals with topical concerns, such as satires of courtly affairs in libels, to parodies of the styles of his contemporaries, such as Sir Carr Scrope. He is also notable for his impromptus, one of which is a teasing epigram on King Charles II: We have a pretty witty king, Whose word no man relies on. He never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one. To which Charles supposedly replied, "That's true, for my words are my own, but my actions are those of my ministers". Rochester's poetry displays a range of learning and influences. These included imitations of Malherbe, Ronsard, and Boileau. He also translated or adapted from classical authors such as Petronius, Lucretius, Ovid, Anacreon, Horace, and Seneca. Rochester's writings were at once admired and infamous. A Satyr Against Mankind (1675), one of the few poems he published (in a broadside in 1679), is a scathing denunciation of rationalism and optimism that contrasts human perfidy with animal wisdom. The majority of his poetry was not published under his name until after his death. Because most of his poems circulated only in manuscript form during his lifetime, it is likely that much of his writing did not survive. Burnet claimed that Rochester's conversion experience led him to ask that "all his profane and lewd writings" be burned; it is unclear how much, if any, of Rochester's writing was destroyed. Rochester was also interested in the theatre. In addition to an interest in actresses, he wrote an adaptation of Fletcher's Valentinian (1685), a scene for Sir Robert Howard's The Conquest of China, a prologue to Elkanah Settle's The Empress of Morocco (1673), and epilogues to Sir Francis Fane's Love in the Dark (1675), Charles Davenant's Circe, a Tragedy (1677). The best-known dramatic work attributed to Rochester, Sodom, or the Quintessence of Debauchery, has never been successfully proven to be written by him. Posthumous printings of Sodom, however, gave rise to pros.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A very scarce pirated edition of William Cavendish's poem, 'The Charms of Liberty'. With several pieces by Tom Brown, one poem by the Earl of Rochester, one by a 'Mr Burnaby', one by Edward Ward and several anonymous works. This particular copy is cited on the ESTC as No. T506747 with a full stop after 'epigrams' in th title; the caption title words 'charms of liberty' are not in black letter and the last word of the first line of text is 'write,'. This setting differs from those mentioned by Foxon C84 and C83, (ESTC. T30527 and T30528) although does have some identical leaves to T30527. The publisher of this work is not stated, though is cited as being Henry Hills by the ESTC and Foxon. Collated, complete. Foxon states that the other poems to this work are by Edward Ward and Tom Brown. Tom Brown was an English translator and satirical author. Many of Brown's works remained unpublished at his death and therefore the publication date of many is in question. Jonathan Swift spoke highly of Brown's work and many believe that parts of 'Gulliver's Travels' were influenced by Brown. Ned Ward, or Edward Ward, was also a satirical writer. He is best known for 'The London Spy' a periodical about London life and his many scathing political pamphlets attacking the Whigs and defending the Tory position in parliament. Printer's error to leaves A4 and A6 has resulted in the text being at an angle. William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire, was an English nobleman, politician and courtier. In paper wraps. Externally, rubbed to the wraps with minor chips to the head and tail of spine as well as to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly chipped to edges. Title page is discoloured. Otherwise, pages are generally bright with some age-toning to edges. Occasional, light, scattered spots. Very Good. book.

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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1847 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 33 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.

See his entry, and that of his mother, in the Oxford DNB, as well as James Lees-Milne's biography 'The Bachelor Duke' (1991). 2pp, 12mo. With thin mourning border, and his monogram at top left of recto. In fair condition, lightly aged, with slight discoloration to extremities on recto. Folded for postage. Reads: 'Sir / On my return to London I shall have great pleasure in sending a portrait of my mother, not Duchess of "Richmond" to Lord Lansdowne - & I shall send you one for Mr W W Russell who is I suppose the Accountant General though he must be too young to have been acquainted with the Dss / Yours sincerely / Devonshire.'.

2 pp. 12mo. 2 pp. 12mo. The Duke of Devonshire writes "with reference to the proposed new school for St Thomas' Brampton. I beg to say that I think it should be seen in the first instance what support the project obtains among those more immediately connected." Single sheet of blank stationery. Old folds, tipped to mount.

Two letters providing an insight into the relationship between artist and patron in nineteenth-century England. See the the Duke's entry, and Eastlake's, in the Oxford DNB, as well as James Lees-Milne's biography 'The Bachelor Duke' (1991). With regard to the subject of the letters (now at Chatsworth), Eastlake's obituary in the Illustrated London News states: 'A more important effort was a large composition, commissioned by the Duke of Devonshire, the subject of which was derived from Plutarch's story of the Spartan Isadas appearing in a battle armed but undraped, and being in consequence taken for a god; the exhibition of which picture, in 1827, procured the artist's election an Associate of the Academy.' Both items have strips of minor discoloration, otherwise they are in good condition, lightly aged and with postage folds. Both signed 'Devonshire.' Eastlake is not named as the recipient of the first letter, but given the context his identity is apparent. ONE: 7 October 1827; Chatsworth. 2pp, 12mo. On first leaf of bifolium. The letter suggests that Eastlake has been paid twice. Begins: 'Dear Sir / I am surprized & embarrassed by the letter I have today received from you, and I can only account for my bankers conduct by my having employed a secretary at the very busy time of last spring, who may have sent another order for 250£, I having forgot having done so myself. / I have written to Messieurs Snow for an explanation of this & they will give information to Messieurs Harman. / Sir Thomas Lawrence who is here is going to repair a slight injury done to the picture on the journey. I have hung it in a very good though temporary place, & I admire it more every day'. In 1837 the author of 'Modern Chatsworth; or, The Palace of the Peak' reported that the painting had recently been removed from the state drawing room at Chatsworth to the banqueting hall. TWO: 25 July 1852; Brighton. 1p, 4to. Written (for reasons explained in the text) in a very shaky hand. Eastlake would clearly like to retouch his painting, but the Duke is not inclined to let him. Reads: 'Dear Sir Charles / I should be willing to comply with a request of yours, but I do not like to remove Isadas [sic] from the position where he is seen and admired by thousands every year. But a stronger objection is that I never could consent to having the picture retouched or altered. It is valued by me, and accompanied by too many recollections & associations to permit that. Wishing to give you a [sic] immediate answer, I have used my paralytic left hand. / most sincerely yrs / Devonshire.'.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1858 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 84 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 84 Language: English.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1789 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 182 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 182 Language: English.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1879 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 372 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 372 Volume 4 Language: English.