Johnson, Samuel, and others
Bindings: Literary and Historical
£630
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Johnson, Samuel. Works. London: Thomas Tegg, and others, 1824. 12 volumes, 8vo, contemporary half calf, spines renewed;
Lacretelle, Charles. Histoire de France… Paris: Delaunay, 1814. 2 volumes, 8vo, attractive speckled calf gilt with red morocco gilt labels to spines;
Musset, Alfred de. Fantasio. Paris: Charpentier, 1866. First separate edition, 8vo, handsome red straight-grained morocco gilt with gilt doublures, custom slipcase;
Byron, George Gordon, Lord. The Poetical Works. London: Frederick Warne & Co., [n.d.] 8vo, 19th century tree calf gilt;
Ray, J., Reverend. A Compleat Collection of English Proverbs… London: W. Otridge, and others, 1768. 8vo, modern red half calf, lacking endpapers;
(Bibliophile Society) Burns, Robert. “The Geddes Burns”. Boston, 1907. 8vo, original calf, dust-jacket;
Aristophanes. The Clouds: A Comedy. Written by Aristophanes, the wittiest man of his age, against Socrates, who was the wisest and best. Now first intirly translated into English.… London: T. Payne, 1759. 8vo, contemporary calf, rubbed and some wear to joints;
[Philipps, H.] The Grandeur of the Law. London: Arthur Jones, 1684. 8vo, contemporary black morocco with gilt foliate decoration;
and 8 others: Churchill. The World Crisis 1916-18 parts 1&2; Caillet. Manuel Bibliographique des Sciences Psychiques ou Occultes, 1988, three volumes; Les Loisirs du Chevalier D'Eon, 1775, volume 2 only; Johnson. Debates in Parliament, 1787, volume 2 only; The Family Robinson Crusoe, 1816, volume 2 only (20)