Lot 164
LITERATURE, A QUANTITY
INCLUDING GRAY, THOMAS
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 2 October 2018 at 12:00 BST
Description
The Poems of Mr. Gray... London: J. Dodsley..., 1775. Second edition, 4to, contemporary green calf gilt; Byron, George Gordon, Lord An Historical Tragedy... London: John Murray, 1821. First edition, second issue, 8vo, contemporary morocco; Fielding, Henry The History of Amelia... London: James Cochrane and Co., 1832. 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary half morocco; Berquin, Arnaud The Looking-Glass for the Mind... London: Harris and Son..., 1821. 12mo, contemporary calf; Burton, Richard F. Vikram and the Vampire... London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1870. First edition, 8vo, later half calf; Dickens, Charles Our Mutual Friend... London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. First edition in book form, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary green morocco gilt; Arnold, Matthew Poems. London: Longman, Brown, Green..., 1853. First edition (although described as 'new' edition), 8vo, original green cloth gilt; Reeve, Clara The Old English Baron: a Gothic Story. London: Charles Dilly, 1780. "Second" [Third] edition, 12mo, contemporary calf rebacked retaining original spine; Darton, William City Scenes... London: Darton, Henry, and Darton..., 1814. 12mo, contemporary red quarter morocco over boards; Shakespeare, William Complete Works. London: Allied Newspapers Ltd., [n.d.] 40 volumes, 24mo, on wooden shelf; and 55 others, including several Folio Society publications (106)
Footnote
Provenance: From the collection of Larry Hutchison