Lot 174
Lamb, Charles, Robert Southey and their circle
12 volumes
£555
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 28 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
Lamb, Charles. The Works. London: C. and J. Ollier, 1818. 2 volumes, 12mo, title page of vol. 2 laid down, obscure stamp of literary society to titles, contemporary half calf, some dust-soiling and spotting;
Lloyd, Charles. The Duke D'Ormond, a Tragedy, and Beritola, a tale. London: Longman [&c.], 1822. First edition, 12mo, inscribed "With the author's respects", original boards, uncut, worn;
[Patmore, P.G.] Rejected Articles. London: H. Colburn, 1826. Second edition, 8vo, original boards, uncut, worn, slightly spotted;
[Smith, James and Horatio]. Rejected Addresses. London: J. Murray, 1823. 18th edition, frontispiece, original cloth-backed boards, uncut;
Southey, Robert. The Annual Anthology. 1799. Bristol: Biggs & Co., 1799. Volume 1 only, 12mo, contemporary morocco, lacks spine;
Southey, Robert. Wat Tyler... a new edition. London: W. Hone, 1817. 12mo, later boards;
Southey, Robert. Wat Tyler. London, 1817. Second edition, 8vo, modern quarter calf;
Rogers, Campbell, J. Montgomery, Charles Lamb and Kirke White. The Poetical Works of. Paris, 1829. 8vo, contemporary calf gilt by Hering and Muller, with their name on spine;
Southey, Robert. The Poetical works of. Paris: Galignani, 1829. 8vo, contemporary calf gilt by Hering and Muller, with their name on spine;
Shelley, Percy Bysshe. Queen Mab. London: Joint Stock Book Company, Richard Carlile, 1826. 12mo, original boards, uncut, worn;
Goethe, J.W. von. Faustus... translated by Percy Bysshe Shelley. London, 1832. 4to, plates by Retsch, later quarter calf
Footnote
Provenance: From the library of the late William St Clair, FBA, FRSL.
