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More imagesTemple Shakespeare. The Comedy of Errors. Issued by J. M. Dent in 1902, Edited & with a Preface, Glossary, etc by Israel Gollancz. This Edition OP
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) / Israel Gollancz (Editor, Preface, Notes, etc) / Ben Johnson & Samuel Coleridge (excerpts)
Language: English
Published by J. M. Dent & Co., London, 1902
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. This is the Temple Edition of William Shakespeare's play, "The Comedy of Errors". The book was edited, with a Preface, Glossary and Notes by Israel Gollancz, and published by J. M. Dent in London . This is the 7th Temple Edition, issued in August 1902. It is the shortest of Shakespeare's plays; a…ccording to "The Oxford Companion to English Literature", |> This is one of the earliest and crudest of his plays, and, in the main, is an adaptation of the 'Menaechmi' of Plautus.<| Nonetheless it is a rather madcap comedy of mistaken identities, and despite the overhanging threat of execution that hangs over one of the characters, playgoers found themselves chuckling at the staged absurdities. Audiences still find the story a comic farce, well worth the watching. It's a lovely, petite book, measuring approximately 4" x 5 3/8", bound in dark burgundy cloth with top edge gilt. The front cover has Shakespeare's family heraldic crest stamped in blind; the spine has the title in gilt. The fore- and bottom text-block edges are rough trimmed. Inside, the end-papers, front and back, have Shakespeare's heraldic crest printed in black and yellow. The half-title announces the series ("The Temple Shakespeare"). The frontispiece is a gravure reproduction in miniature of an old etching of the Grammar School at Stratford Upon Avon. This frontispiece is accompanied by a guard tissue, which has printed on it an elegy for the great Bard by Ben Johnson ("And though thou hadst small Latin and less Greek …"). The decorated title page, which is rubricated (printed in red and black), features a central vignette of two smiling head, pointing each to the other. On the verso of the title page is Samuel Coleridge's appreciative assessment of Shakespeare's wit, which starts : "The myriad-minded man, our, and all men's, Shakspeare, has in this piece presented us with a legitimate farce in exactest consonance with the philosophical principles and character of farce as distinguished from comedy and from entertainments …". The rest of the book is lightly rubricated throughout with the act and scene numbers rendered in red. The book is bound with a silk place-marker. SERIES : Temple Shakespeare TITLE : Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors AUTHOR : William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) EDITOR, PREFACE, GLOSSARY, NOTES : Israel Gollancz (1864 - 1930) TEXTUAL QUOTES : Ben Johnson & Samuel Coleridge IMPRINT : J. M. Dent PLACE : London (Aldine House W.C.) DATE : August 1902 PRINTER : Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. EDITION : Reprint, 7th Temple Edition (So stated - one may presume these to be printings) STATUS : This edition OP DETAILS : Petite semi-flexible hardcover; has decorated end-papers, sepia gravure frontispiece with printed tissue guard; decorated title page, rubricated, as are the act and scene designations through the text; has a Preface, a Glossary, and Notes. [xii] + [147] pages; 4" x 5 1/4"; dark burgundy (or maroon) cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine and heraldic emblem blind-stamped on front cover. Top edge gilt, fore-and bottom edges rough-trimmed. Bound with silk place-marker. CONDITION — VERY GOOD — This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR -- Gilt lettering on spine is bright; top edge gilt is slightly rubbed but basically fairly bright; the cover has some transparent water staining (of no great effect); else the cover has strong color and only softly bumped corner tips. BINDING -- The leaves have been separated, sometimes with a bit of less care; the whole is pretty solid with no detached or loose leaves. INTERIOR -- There are a few small 'tea' stains , and some of the leaves are toned; frontispiece and guard tissue are toned - else clean and presentable with no marking, no writing and no signatures.
Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides.
Johnson, Samuel ( Preface and Notes By Frederick A. Pottle and Charles H. Bennett ).
Published by The Literary Guild, 1936, 435 Pp., 1936
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover; w/ mylar jacket; minor shelfwear w/ lightly bumped corners; o/w in very good condition.
Boswell's Journal of A Tour to the Hebrides
Samuel Johnson (Author); Frederick A. Pottle, Charles H. Bennett (Preface & Notes)
Language: English
Published by The Literary Guild, Inc., New York, 1936
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Seller: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.gearbooks
Contact seller5-star sellerDecorative Canvas Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Published in November 1936. 435 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. No dj. Damage to spine. One map is detached from book. Previous owner's name inscribed on first front-end page.
Temple Shakespeare- The Sonnets.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) / Israel Gollancz (Editor, Preface, Notes, etc) / Ben Johnson & Samuel Coleridge
Language: English
Published by Dent
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Temple Shakespeare. The Comedy of Errors. Issued by J. M. Dent in 1902, Edited & with a Preface, Glossary, etc by Israel Gollancz.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) / Israel Gollancz (Editor, Preface, Notes, etc) / Ben Johnson & Samuel Coleridge
Language: English
Published by Dent
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Watch Your Thirst. A Dry Opera in Three Acts
Wister, Owen (Samuel Johnson, preface); Illustrated by George Howe, Illus [Illustrator]
Language: English
Published by Macmillan Company, 1923
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. First Edition. New York, 1923; signed and numbered 136/1000 limited edition; 1st edition; blue cloth covered boards; corners slightly bumped; spine edges scuffed; jacket in acceptable condition with edges and corners chipped; top edges gilt; 4to - over 9 3/4" to… 12" tall; University of Michigan Library stamp on ffep; Interior is clean and unmarked; 175 pages. Additional shipping charges may be required. Signed by Author.
Published by G. Kearsley, London, 1806
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo. Full leather. Toning, some foxing to leaves. Some wear to binding. VG.
The Works of Samuel Butler, Vol II
Johnson, Samuel (Preface, biographical and Critical) Aikin, J. (Re-Edited)
Published by G. Kearsley, London, 1806
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Evidence of bookworm. Hinge break at inside cover. Previous owner's inscription on inside cover (partially transferred to FEP) dated 1837. Used.
The Poetical, Dramatic, and Miscellaneous Works of John Gay : Volume the Fourth Containing Plays [Vol. 4, IV, Four]: THE CAPTIVES, A TRAGEDY; THE BEGGAR'S OPERA; POLLY, AN OPERA; ACHILLES, AN OPERA; THE DISTRESS'D WIFE, A COMEDY; THE REHEARSAL AT GOATHAM
Gay, John; (Biographical and Critical Preface by Dr. Samuel Johnson)
Published by AMS Press, New York, 1970
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Hardcover. Condition: Publisher's red cloth. No dust jacket. Reprint of the 1795 edition, London. New York: AMS Press, 1970. 5" wide by 7" tall. Light soil else Very Good condition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Square and tight. Reprinted from a copy of the 1…795 edition (London: Edward Jeffery) in the Harvard College Library. Volume 4 only (of 6), complete in itself, containing the following plays: THE CAPTIVES, A TRAGEDY; THE BEGGAR'S OPERA; POLLY, AN OPERA; ACHILLES, AN OPERA; THE DISTRESS'D WIFE, A COMEDY; THE REHEARSAL AT GOATHAM. . Reprint of the 1795 edition, London. Hardcover. Publisher's red cloth/No dust jacket. 359pp.
Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1923
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited/Numbered Edition. viii + 176 pp, numbered #292 and signed on insert before fly, Preface, the play - illustrated with full-page b&w cartoon-like drawings. 8.25" x 11" blue cloth boards, with gilt spine & fr cover letters, with shape of cocktail glass blind stamped on. Binding ti…ght and square, pages unmarked, clean, paper aging at the edges. pp 101-2 cut unevenly along foreedge, Cloth worn at the corner tips/edges - spine top/tail, & forecorners. Size: Quarto. Howe, George (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). Book.
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Seller: Sutton Books, Norwich, VT, U.S.A.Sutton Books
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Hbk large folio facsimile of the 1755 edition 2 volumes in 1 printed on India paper, lacks slipcase, no dj as issued, fine leatherette with gilt titles om a red label and ornament, an excellent bright clean unmarked copy and a very handsome volume as new, hard to find.
Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. , The ( 3 Volumes with Index in last book )
James Boswell, newly edited with notes by Roger Ingpen, Frontispiece Samuel Johnson from an Original Picture with illustrations, Facsimiles & Maps including plates in photogravure, endpapers bookplate, new preface
Published by Boston Charles E. Lauriat, 1925, 1925
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Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. 3 Volumes 10 X 7 3/4 inches, HB NODJ, 1925, 1st edition with new preface, Beige tweed embossed cloth with minor rub & wear & very slight soil, Interior Nice, Tight Clean Minor Wear, VG+/VG, AS-IS, NODJ.
More imagesJournal Narrative Relative to Doctor Johnson's Last Illness Three Weeks Before His Death Kept by John Hoole, MDCCLXXXIV [spine and half-title state Hoole's Death of Johnson]
[Johnson, Samuel] John Hoole, edited with preface by O. M. Brack, Jr., engraving by John Thein
Published by The Windhover Press, Iowa City, 1972
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- First Edition
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Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. [30p] preface, dedication, frontis, rubricated dates, colophon states Two hundred and fifty copies of this work were printed at the Windover Press in the winter and spring of 1972. The types are Bembo and the paper is Rives. Composition and presswork by K. K. Merker, Howard Zimmon, Kay Amert, and Shari Madsen. Untrimm…ed/deckled fore-edge, bound in black cloth boards with gilt titles on the spine. Very good condition with mylar jacket.
More imagesPublished by John Nichols, 1790
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Seller: Country House Library, Gloucester, United KingdomCountry House Library
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Here are 5 volumes of The Works of the English Poets with prefaces biopgraphical and critical by Samuel Johnson and a poetical index. This set originally had 75 volumes but this collection incudes 5 volumes - 1,3,4,5 and 6. They were printed in 1790 and have most likely been rebound since then a…s they now feature marbled covers which didn't come in until the 1800s. These editions have blank spines and would make a lovely addition to any home library and a great read for any fan of poetry. Titles: The Works of the English Poets, Volumes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 Author: Various, preface by Samuel Johnson Publisher: John Nichols Publication Date: 1790 Format: 5 Hardcovers in English Condition: These books are in good condition for their age with minor signs of wear, mostly to the board corners, probably were rebound since 1790.
Published by Ash & Mason; R. Wright, Printer, Philadelphia, 1824
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Philadelphia: Ash & Mason; R. Wright, Printer, 1824. Four volume set, 1824. A new edition with An Historical and Biographical Preface by Alex Chalmers. Contemporary plain blue-gray boards with paper spine labels, frontis engraving in each volume, pages untrimmed. Good to very good with light external…wear, firm bindings, some rough top page edges from rough opening, age-toning and foxing throughout, pages othewise clean, no names or other markings. Hard Cover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
More images2 Vols How Crops Grow. A Treatise on the Chemical Composition, Structure and Life of the Plant for All Students of Agriculture.; Agricultural Chemistry: A Familiar Explanation of the Chemical Principles Involved in the Operations of the Farm
Samuel W. Johnson; Alfred Sibson; Dr. Augustus Voelcker [Preface]
Published by O. Judd Co, David W. Judd; George Routledge and Sons, Limited 1887-1892, New York; London, 1887
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. A scarce two-volume collection of agricultural works, including a first edition signed by John Prince Sheldon with a revised edition on agricultural chemistry with a contemporary signed letter from Alfred Sibson bound in. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.A two-volume collection of instructi…onal works, written for students and working agriculturists. Each volume is illustrated with explanatory diagrams and vignettes. Compromising:1887 How Crops Grow: A Treatise on the Chemical Composition, Structure and Life of the Plant for All Students of Agriculture by Samuel William Johnson. First edition. This work examines plant life through chemistry and physiology, soil, roots, nutrition, and growth.This copy has been signed and inscribed by J. Prince Sheldon to the preface. John Prince Sheldon (1841-1913) was a leading British agricultural writer, best known for his works on dairying and livestock health, widely used by farmers and agricultural students.1892 Agricultural Chemistry: A Familiar Explanation of the Chemical Principles Involved in the Operations of the Farm by Alfred Sibson, with a preface by Augustus Voelcker. This is a revised edition, extended and brought up to date. This work offers a guide to chemical principles into practical farming decisions on manures, soils, and crop management.This copy includes a bound in letter signed by the author, Alfred Sibson, on Analytical Laboratory letterhead, dated 22 St Mary Axe, London E.C., May 15, 1892. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.Externally, smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Letter bound written and signed by the author, Alfred Sibson, to front free endpapers of "Agricultural", alongside newspaper ephemera tipped in to front free endpaper. Spotting to boards, more so to "Crops." Previous owner's ink inscription to title page of "Agriculture." Contemporary inscription to preface of "Crops", with a small inscription to title page. Portrait illustration of Samuel Johnson affixed to recto of front free endpaper of "Crops." Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots and handling marks to first and last few leaves. Very Good. None Stated (illustrator). signed by author. book.
More imagesThe Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. Whittingham's Edition. In Seven Volumes. With Two Hundred and Thirty Embellishments; a Life of the Poet; The Preface by Dr. Johnson; and a Glossarial Index
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616), [JOHNSON, Dr. Samuel, preface; BRITTON, John, life]
Published by London, Chiswick: Printed by C. Whittingham, 1814, 1814
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Add to basket[Shakespeare's Works] LEATHER-BOUND COMPLETE SET, Whittingham's Edition. Complete in seven volumes. Small octavo (12 x 8 x 22cm), pp.lxxii; 68; 68; 84; 76; 82 [2]; pp.[6] 78; 64; 80; 78; [2] 80; 86 [2]; pp.[6] 80; 92; 56; 72; 78; [2] 80 [2]; pp.[6] 88; 96; 96; 80; 96 [2]; pp.[6] 88; 108; 96; 104; 72 [2]; pp.[2] 108; 76; 104; 104…; 75 [1]; pp.[6] 72; 104; 88; 116; 100 [24]. With frequent in-text woodcuts, and a frontispiece to volume I, as well as a glossary at the rear of the final volume. Contemporary black half morocco, with gilt titles to spines, and plain pasteboards. All edges marbled. Black ink ownership to endpapers of each volume. Toned to edges and endpapers, otherwise internally clean. Final volume, which contains King Lear, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and Othello, more thumbed than the others; one leaf in the glossary coming loose. Moderate general wear to bindings; spines gently re-coloured. Very good.
More imagesPublished by Published Chiswick | Printed by C. Whittingham . 1814., 1814
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Add to basketUniform matching recently rebacked hard back binding in publishers original full brown leather, the spines divided into five panels, red and black morocco lettered labels in the second and fourth, tools to the others, twin parallel line details across the panels, original end papers 32mo. 4½'' x 3¼''. Originally published in 7 v…olumes as the 'Whittingham Edition' this rather unusual full leather set has been rebacked. The second title pages refer to be published in 7 volumes, however, this set is over 14 volumes, because of this the binder has duplicated 7 volumes with two lots of different tools down the 14 spines, with generic titles to all 14. Illustrated title pages to seven volumes, other illustrations throughout the 14 volumes. From the private library of Thomas Valentine Smith with his bookplate to each front paste down. Thomas Valentine Smith inherited Ardtornish House, Morvern, Lochaber from his father, he was a sportsman and a vicarious adventurer and enjoyed entertaining parties of like-minded guests. To this end, he doubled the size of Ardtornish, adding two more towers, numerous service rooms, WC's and bathrooms. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHAKESPEARE, William.
Published by R.Hett for C.Bathurst, W.Strahan [with others], London, 1770
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Portrait of Dryden 4 Volumes 12mo but in 8's Newer tan leather gilt titled spines with marbled boards. Fore-edges uncut. Portrait + titlepage + half title "Poems of Dryden volume 1" + 318pp + [2p =contents] + Titlepage (vol.14) + Poems of Dryden volume 2 + 303pp including contents + Titlepage {vol.15) + Poems of… Dryden Vol.3 + 336pp [with page 1 "Tales & Translations by Mr.Dryden"] with contents at the end + Titlepage (vol.16) + Poems of Dryden volume 4 + 336pp including contents. First two volumes with ink inscriptions "T.P.Polhill May ye 8th 1779" and 3rd-4th volumes dated "May ye 7th 1779". Two free end papers with marginal brown spot, last blank orignal endpaper with full page pencil notes. There are a few . A crisp clean set. 4 volumes. Hardcover.
