Young Rev Edward (21 results)

Condition: New. Anti-Slavery Days in Fall River and the Operation of the Underground Railroad: With a supplement pertaining to Rev. Joshua Young and The Funeral of Jo (Paperback or Softback).

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 164.

Condition: New. pp. 164.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Full leather with raised bands. 1.75-inch tear along one spine edge, pulled with two small tears at head of spine, corner wear, some scuffing, internals very nice, Good. One of the most popular books of the eighteenth century.

Leather. No Jacket. First American Edition. 300 pp, this is Vol. 3 only of 3 Vol set, bottom 1.75" of front spine gutter is split with some damage at the bottom, endppapers are missing, covers are worn, but attatched with some pencilling inside rear cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First American edition. Decorative full leather binding with tooled leather bands on the spine and gilt designs on the spine; black leather label on the spine with gilt lettering; marbled end page and marbled page edges. Very attractive on the shelf. Boards with light wear to the edges; a few scratches to the front cover; leather is supple and binding is tight and fresh; interior clean with only light age toning to the pages. The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, better known simply as Night-Thoughts, is a long poem by Edward Young published in nine parts (or "nights") between 1742 and 1745. The poem is written in blank verse. It describes the poet's musings on death over a series of nine "nights" in which he ponders the loss of his wife and friends, and laments human frailties. The best-known line in the poem is the adage "procrastination is the thief of time", which is part of a passage in which the poet discusses how quickly life and opportunities can slip away. …

Cloth. Condition: Good Minus. Cloth rubbed, spine a little sunned and chipped. Gutters heavily cracked, text block loose in binding, staining to ffep, else content clean and tidy. Size: 32mo.

Hardback. Edward Young, Rev. George Gilfillan, James Nichol ; James Nisbet and Co. ; W. Robertson , Edinburgh ; London ; Dublin. Author: Edward Young, Rev. George GilfillanBinding: HardbackPublished: James Nichol ; James Nisbet and Co. ; W. Robertson , Edinburgh ; London ; Dublin, 1853Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: FEP missingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Good - for age. Faded and dull cloth. Bumping and rubbing on edges and corners. Frayed spine. Light moisture damage on front pastedown. FEP missing. Otherwise. clean text. Edward Young's "Night Thoughts" is a profound work of 18th-century English poetry, a lengthy blank verse poem that meditates on death, immortality, and faith. Composed in nine "Nights," it presents a deeply personal and often melancholic reflection on human existence, loss, and the solace found in Christian belief. The poem chronicles the speaker's journey through grief and despair, ultimately arriving at a hopeful contemplation of the afterlife. It is a significant piece of pre-Romantic literature, offering insights into the philosophical and religious concerns of the era. This classic work will appeal to readers interested in historical poetry, theological discourse, and the development of English literary thought. Hardback. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 8vo, xv, 317 pp. with occasional bw illus., followd by [2] pp. ad for book, and 24 pp. publisher's ads. Errata slip bound in. Original pink morocco-grain cloth, sides blocked in black with wide borders enclosing central oval, spine with leaf motifs at head and tail in black, lettered gilt, brown endpapers, pastedowns printed with advertisements. Bound by Edmonds & Remnants and with their binder's ticket. Ex-library copy of the Sandeman Public Lbrary, Perth. Label to front end-paper stamps, shelf marks to spine. Heavily worn, spine frayed and with horizontal tear clean across spine.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. A smartly bound copy of English poet Edward Young's acclaimed work on death and the passage of time. Revised and collated with the early quarto editions, third edition of this revision. Illustrated with a frontispiece and four plates. Collated complete. A blank verse poem ostensibly presented over a series of nine nights, corresponding to the nine parts of the poem. Inspired by the successive deaths of his stepdaughter, her husband, and then Young's own wife, the dramatic monologue laments human frailties and describes the Young's musings over death. The adage, 'procrastination is the thief of time' originates from Young's poem in a passage which discusses how quickly opportunities can slip away. Written by the Reverend Edward Young, an English poet, best remembered for this work. With a life of the author by Dr. Doran. In the original full morocco binding with gilt. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Minor fading to the spine with small cracks to the joints. Front joint just starting between the frontispiece and title, but remains firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. A contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper with the bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Publication: London, Nuttall, Fisher, and Dixon, n.d. [c. 1800â"1815] Formatting: 8vo, pagination unverified, untrimmed text block. Condition Report: Good. The volume has been sensibly but plainly rebound in grey-blue paper over boards, presenting a tight, secure structure devoid of external embellishment. The text block remains entirely untrimmed, preserving its original rough-cut edges which display expected age-toning and moderate dust-soiling. Internally, the binding holds firm, though the preliminary leaves, including the frontispiece and title page, exhibit significant damp staining and prominent tide marks primarily localised to the lower gutter and margins. Intermittent foxing and scattered spotting are present throughout the text block, commensurate with the paper stock and provincial production of this era, yet the structural integrity remains uncompromised and the text is fully legible. Catalogue Note: This "Stereotype Edition" compiles Edward Youngâs profoundly influential blank-verse meditation alongside Robert Blairâs The Grave and supplementary verses, effectively gathering the period's most popular "Graveyard School" poetry into a single, accessible volume. The text is accompanied by an engraved frontispiece portrait of Young and several internal engraved plates executed by notable period craftsmen (including Neagle, Cooke, and J. Palmer), representing a solid example of nineteenth-century provincial illustration. The copy bears modest but interesting provenance markers, including early ownership signatures ("J. Burman" and what appears to be "John Forster") on the preliminary leaves. Having been rebound functionally in plain paper boards, the book stands as an authentic, unsophisticated survival of a heavily read printing. Such stereotyped editions, while historically printed in enormous numbers to satisfy the sweeping middle-class appetite for pietistic literature, are surprisingly scarce on the open market today in any condition, as they were overwhelmingly read to pieces rather than preserved in formal libraries. A quintessential cornerstone of the eighteenth-century "Graveyard School" of poetry, Edward Young's Night Thoughts was a spectacular literary success that defined the mood of Christian melancholia for generations. Written in profound grief following a succession of personal losses, this expansive blank-verse epic explores the transient nature of life, the inevitability of death, and the hope of immortality. This compilation also features Robert Blair's similarly influential poem The Grave, alongside other contemporary elegiac works, offering a comprehensive immersion into the era's fascination with mortality, mourning, and spiritual redemption. W.M. Craig; Cooke; Neagle; J. Palmer; J. James; J. Dudley; J. Taylor (illustrator).…

24Mo, Hardcover. Condition: Good. 160/189pp. Brown leather boards, gilt golden lettering on spine. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is bowed with pointed corners. Some overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, heavy foxing, blush and spottage throughout. Some pencil writing on frontleaves of volume I.…

Original Cloth. Condition: Near Good. First Edition. "Presented by the Publishers" blindstamped on title-page. Small area of browning from two old newspaper clippings. Errata leaf present. Spine darkened, a few scrapes on the endpapers, covers slightly soiled but still a firmly bound copy of this important early study.…

1st edition 3/4 leather Very Good small octavo xv + 317pp., In the binding of the Cambridge Union Society with some small stamps & labels of that institution. Leather worn & a trifle loose in binding o/w complete & clean copy of a scarce item.

Pink Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 317,2 (ads.) 24 (ads.) pp. 1857. First edition. Original publisher's pink cloth - gilt embossed to the spine. Brown endpapers. 2 neat former owner's black ink inscriptions to the front endpaper - one contemporaneous and one of a George Souter of Darwin Terrace. Significant toning to the spine - the gilt titles are legible but now faint. Some dust soiling to the cloth boards. Slight rubbing to the cloth at the head and tail of the spine with one slight closed nick at the head of the spine. A soil/stain mark to the cloth spine - around 8mm x 4mm. A very good copy of a scarce and sought after title - a first edition in original publisher's cloth.…

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. First Edition. Blind stamp on the title-page: "Presented by the Publisher". Covers worn, spine darkened, a few areas of abrasion on the endpapers. Scarce in original cloth.

New edition hard back binding in contemporary full tan calf covered boards, the spine divided into six panels, gilt and burgundy morocco lettering label in the second, gilt tools to the others, front and back parallel twin gilt lines to the perimeters. 18mo. 6½'' x 4¼''. A series of philosophical writings in blank verse, reflecting the author's state of mind following several bereavements, it was one of the most popular poems of the century, influencing Goethe and Edmund Burke. Contains frontispiece engraving, A2, [blank], 315 pp + 3 pp publisher's listings. Engraving is printed to the verso of the first leaf, rear end paper absent, staining from the leather turn-in's front and back. This volume, along with other books of the period, came from the family estate of Sir Frederick Treves, SIGNED by his father William Treves to the front free end paper 'William Treves - Dorchester', green heraldic bookplate of Reverend Nathaniel Thornbury, Avening, Gloucestershire to the front paste down. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.…

first edition. Original publisher's pink cloth stamped in black ornate design. xv, 317 pp. with occasional bw illus., followd by [2] pp. ad for book, and 24 pp. publisher's ads. Errata slip bound in. A very readable copy of a very rare, early book on this topic, exceptions being noted above. Includes The Philosophy of Art, with several sections on the Turner Controversy; The Poetry of Art - truth, beauty, imagination; The Religion of Art; The Revolution of Art (heavy on architecture - radicalism, morals, polity, etc.). Esoteric stuff but great reading to understand the basis of the Pre-Raphaelites. Covers and page tops soiled, and spine/corners bumped. Otherwise good and free of marks. Tight but for one signature that has come loose (pp. 97-110). …

Full gilt-decorated Morocco. Condition: Near Fine. xxviii, 327 pp. Full gilt decorated straight-grained morocco, bound by J. Wright; raised bands, gilt decorated compartments and lettering to spine; all edges gilt and gilt turn-ins. Rubbing to extremities, with light wear to one corner and a few scratches to boards. Gilt bright. Ink inscription dated 1860, with later bookplate of Arthur Nathan (1901), otherwise clean internally. Also known as The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death & Immortality. 8vo.…

First edition. First edition. Original light peach cloth with superb black-stamped design on both covers and spine, gilt lettering on spine, brick red endsheets. E. T. Cook's Copy, the biographer of Ruskin who edited the 39 volume editioin of his writings, from 1902-1911. Written in pencil on front pastedown, "E.T. Cook," and a later bookseller's notation on next page with an arrow labeled "Assn. Copy." 317pp with copious ads at end. Covers slightly faded, a very nice copy of one of the earliest critiques on the burgeoning movement and a great rarity; seldom found in presentable conditon.…