Bindings
Collection of works, English literature, 18th-19th century
£454
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 19 June 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of. Letters to his Son. London: J. Dodsley, 1774, Fifth edition, 4 volumes, 8vo, contemporary sprinkled tan calf, red morocco labels, half-titles, engraved portrait to volume 1, volume 4 front joint superficially cracked;
Richardson, Samuel. Clarissa. Or, the History of a Young Lady. London: for J. and F. Rivington [and others], 1774. Seventh edition, 8 volumes, 12mo, contemporary sprinkled tan calf gilt (probably French, the spines titled ‘Clarisse’), engraved portrait frontispiece to volumes 1 and 3-8;
Milton, John. Paradise lost, in Twelve Books: together with Paradise Regain'd: in Four Books. Dublin: George Grierson, 1724. First Irish edition, 12mo, near-contemporary olive-green morocco gilt, edges dyed blue, 12 engraved folding plates (several with damp-staining and repairs), portrait frontispiece supplied in facsimile;
Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. London: Reeves & Turner, 1892. 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary dark blue crushed morocco gilt by Worsfold, all edges gilt, engraved frontispieces, a little rubbing to front joints;
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. The Works. London: Macmillan and Co., 1886. 8vo, contemporary red crushed morocco gilt by Sotheran & Co., all edges gilt, engraved portrait frontispiece, a few spots to outer leaves, contemporary gift inscription to initial blank;
Bolingbroke, Henry St John, Viscount. Letters on the Study and Use of History. A New Edition Corrected. London: for T. Cadell, 1770. 8vo, contemporary tan calf, red morocco label, front joint superficially cracked, marginal worming (17)