[Rarebooks] FS: More Finely-Bound Sets

Wed Aug 31 10:53:37 EDT 2005

Discounts to the trade.

1.  ADDISON, JOSEPH, STEELE, RICHARD ET AL.  GUARDIAN AND THE 
SPECTATOR UNIFORMLY BOUND, THE. London., 1797. Illustrated by a 
woodcut frontispiece in each bound volume. 10 volumes. Full 
contemporary calf with red leather label. Only fault lies in the 
absence or looseness of several labels. Near fine. Complete run 
consisting of Volume I and II no. 1-176 of The Guardian (all 
published) and Volume I-VIII, nos. 1-635 of The Spectator. They were 
originally published in 1710-14. This was a daily periodical largely 
written by Addison and Steele, but a few others contributed. Among 
these were Alexander Pope and Lady Montagu. Amazingly tight and clean 
with no foxing.  $650.00

2.  BEATTIE, WILLIAM.  SWITZERLAND ILLUSTRATED. London: George 
Virtue, 1836. Illustrated by W. H. Bartlett with lovely steel 
engravings of views of Switzerland. Two added engraved vignette 
titles, one folding engraved map, and 106 engraved plates. First 
edition. 2 volumes. Full polished calf, heavily tooled in gilt with 
borders of florets and red leather title label, gilt doublure, 
marbled end papers and edges. [[2], iv, [2], 188; [4], 152 pgs] Near 
fine. There is very mild foxing to some of the plates , moderate to 
frontispieces and engraved titles, but the text pages and map are 
without foxing. Mild rubbing to extremities. Beautiful appearance. 
$1450.00

3. BURKE, JOHN. BERNARD. VISITATION OF THE SEATS AND ARMS OF THE 
NOBLEMEN AND GENTLEMEN OF GREAT BRITAIN, A.: Colburn & Co and Hurst 
and Blackett (successors to Colburn), 1852-54. Illustrated by well 
over 100 tinted lithographic plates and about 50 pages of engravings 
of coats of arms. All plates are like new and protected by tissue 
guards. 4 volumes. Contemporary three quarter crushed brown morocco 
with raised bands green paper-covered boards and gilt lettering, 
t.e.g. by Root, in near fine condition. Inscribed by the author, 
"With Sir Bernard Burke's kindest regards". No other writing in any 
volume. Small 4to. [Text about coats of arms, indices, plates and 999 
pgs] Fine. Very scarce complete set of the two series in four 
volumes. This is a survey of the mansions and coats of arms of the 
landed gentry of England, Scotland and Ireland. It was written by the 
author of Burke's Peerage and Landed Gentry. Ironically, Burke was an 
Irishman. He was descended from an old Tipperary family. He was 
appointed Keeper of the State Papers of Ireland in 1855.
Not only is the binding in wonderful condition, but the contents are 
clean, crisp and free of foxing <A 
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$1400.00

4.  CARLETON, WILLIAM.  TRAITS AND STORIES OF THE IRISH PEASANTRY. 
Boston: Francis A Niccolls and Co., 1911. Illustrated by Phiz, 
Wrightson, Lee and others on vellum paper. Celtic edition. # 76 of 
1000 copies printed. 4 volumes. Green crushed levant with gilt 
designs in the spine compartments, raised bands, light green 
linen-covered boards. Spines are evenly sunned to a rich brown, t. e. 
g. Fine. Volumes are in such good condition as to appear unopened. 
Former owner's contemporary bookplate at pastedown of each volume. 
$650.00

5.  GOLDSMITH, OLIVER.  WORKS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH. London: John 
Murray, 1854. Edited by Peter Cunningham. Illustrated by engraved 
extra title pages and frontispiece of Goldsmiths Monument in Volume 
IV. 4 volumes. Full dark green straight-grained  morocco gilt, with 
gilt single-rule border, spines decorated with florets and lettered 
in gilt in compartments, gilt board edges and inner dentelles, top 
edge gilt, marbled endpapers by Tout. Large 8vo. Near fine. Gift 
insription erased but barely visible on free endpaper. Minor scuffing 
and previous owner's bookplate to pastedown. A very handsome set of 
this desirable edition.  $425.00

6.  HALL, MR. & MRS. S.C.  IRELAND, ITS SCENERY, CHARACTER AND 
HISTORY. Boston: Francis A Niccolls and Co., 1911. Illustrated by 
F.S. Walker on vellum paper. Celtic edition. # 76 of 1000 copies 
printed. 6 volumes. Green crushed levant with gilt designs in the 
spine compartments, raised bands, light green linen-covered boards. 
Spines are evenly sunned to a rich brown, t. e. g. [332, 413, 
392,431, 425, 415 pgs] Fine. Volumes are in such good condition as to 
appear unopened. Former owner's contemporary bookplate at pastedown 
of each volume.  $750.00

7. HOLMES, THOMAS. JAMES. COTTON MATHER : A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS 
WORKS. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 1940. First edition. 
Limited to 500 copies. 3 volumes. Original quarter dark brown levant 
with lighter brown cloth-covered boards, t.e.g. Gilt spine lettering 
by Harcourt Bindery. Fine. First volume has date and research center 
name stamped on copyright page. No other markings. Bibliography of 
the works of this famous colonial clergyman who approved of the 
execution of the "Salem witches". He wrote the most famous of the 
Puritan tracts in America, Magnalia Christi Americana <A 
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$425.00

8.  IRVING, WASHINGTON.  ANALECTIC MAGAZINE. Philadelphia: Moses 
Thomas, 1813-1820. Edited by Washington Irving et al. Illustrated by 
many other engravings than those specifically mentioned. 16 volumes. 
Finely bound in matching nineteenth century 3/4 black morocco with 
marbled boards, raised bands, gilt lettering and florets in the 
compartments. Fine. There is an old owner's bookplate in each volume, 
with matching heraldric design on leather labels to boards and his 
shelf number is stamped on each first index page. his blindstamp is 
on one or two pages in each volume also.  The bindings are all very 
good and tight and the pages are crisp and nearly like new. This is 
the complete run, all published, of this rare periodical. It consists 
of Volume I- Volume 14 and Volume I and II of the New Series. They 
cover the period of January, 1813 - December, 1820.

Some of the important highlights:
*First edition of Washington Irving's review of the Works of Robert 
Treat Paine, Vol. I;
*Biographies of naval officers, Oliver Perry, James Lawrence, Jacob 
Jones etc. with portrait engravings, Vol. II;
*Traits of (American) Indian Character, Vol. III;
*First magazine publication of the, then, new song, "The 
Star-Spangled Banner", here still called "The Defense of Fort 
M'Henry" by Francis Scott Key, but here published anonymously, Vol. 
IV;
*Biography and engraving of Robert Fulton. One of the first reviews 
of The History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis 
and Clark, Phil 1814, Vol. V;
*New song, The Frigate constitution, On Banks and Paper Currency, 
Vol.VI; Biography and engraved portrait of Captain Meriwether Lewis, 
Vol. VII;
*Life of John Paul Jones, Vol. VIII;
*Review of James Riley's Narrative of the Loss of the Brig Commerce, 
Original long review on the Works of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. IX;
*Aborigines of New South Wales, Negro Slavery Review of The 
Emigrant's Guide, engraving of Haddril's Point near So. Carolina, 
showing sailors and their tents at edge of sea, Vol.X;
*Further reviews of Franklin's Works and a portrait engraving of him, 
Battle of Bunker Hill and Tomb of Warren with engraving and 
Berniere's very large folding map of Charlestown, MA, including 
Bunker Hill, Article on the new medium, lithography, Vol.XI;
*2 folding engravings of the new steam engine, Institutions of the 
Cherokee Indians, Engraved view of Fort M'Henry, Vol. XII;
*Article and charming engraving of the new "Velocipede" (bicycle), 
Vol. XIII; *Another article on lithography with a specimen lithograph 
by Bass Otis, which was the first lithograph produced in America, 
article on American manufacturers, Vol. XIV;
*Original hand-colored engraving of Konigstein on the Elbe in Saxony 
with explanatory article, engraving and article on reaching the 
summit of Mont-Blanc, showing the climbers, article and hand-colored 
engraving of "The Natural Bridge", Yellow Stone Expedition, Vol. I;
*New Series; hand-colored engraving of the Falls of the Pedlar 
Virginia, Vol. II New Series.

There are other articles by Washington Irving, who was, for a time, 
the editor. BAL 11081. STREETER SALE 1070. SONNECK, p.83. Sabin 1358, 
Mott I, pp. 279-83 <A 
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$3500.00

9.  TAYLOR, BAYARD (EDITOR).  PICTURESQUE EUROPE: A DELINEATION BY 
PEN AND PENCIL. New York: Appleton, 1875-79. Illustrated by 
steel-engraved frontispiece, title and 60 steel-engraved views of 
European scenes, protected by tissue guards. Also many wood 
engravings in text. First edition. 3 volumes. 3/4 brown leather with 
brown cloth;boards. Gilt lettering to front boards and spines; five 
raised bands to the spines; marbled end papers, a.e.g. Folio. [1500 
pgs] Near fine. Some scuffing to leather extremities. Pages and 
illustrations clean and bright.  $850.00

10.  WILSON, JOHN (1785-1854) AND ROBERT CHAMBERS (1802-71).  LAND OF 
BURNS, THE. Glasgow: Blackie and Son, 1840. Illustrated by Engraved 
titles and 79 engraved plates by D. O. Hill . 2 volumes. Half morocco 
gilt with blind-tooled cloth boards with gilt borders, a.e.g. 4to. 
Fine. Scattered foxing, slight wear to extremities. A fine copy of 
this book of Scottish scenery.  $325.00

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