Williams (Henry Smith). The Historians' History of the World, 15 of 27 volumes, fifth edition 1926, red half calf, lettering in gilt, together with; Tennyson (Alfred Lord). The Dramatic Works of, 7 volumes, London, MacMillan and Co, 1892, a.e.g. original red cloth. (22)
Fine Bindings: The Poems of John Keats Arranged in Chronological Order
Published at the Florence Press by Chatto and Windus, London, 1928. Two volumes, green leather, gilt lettering and decoration with raised bands on the spine and leather labels. Marbled end papers. Spines are sunned to tan, else fine. Together with: "The World's Illusion" by Jacob Wasserman. Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1927. Two volumes. Red leather binding with gilt lettering and decoration with raised bands on spine. Marbled end papers. Fine in fitted slipcase. Together with: "Poems of Tennyson". Published by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, London, 1921. Original figural calf binding with gilt lettering and decoration. Front spine is starting. Top of spine is flaking. Five books.
HARVARD CLASSICS FIVE FOOT SHELF OF BOOKS, 50 VOLS. Published by P.F. Collier, 1909. Burgundy cloth HC, impressed shield on the cover with gold print ad gold printed spines, 8vo. Includes volumes 1 to 50: Vol. 1: FRANKLIN, WOOLMAN, PENN: 'His Autobiography' by Benjamin Franklin, 'The Journal of John Woolman' by John Woolman (1774 and subsequent editions), 'Fruits of Solitude' by William Penn. Vol. 2. PLATO, EPICTETUS, MARCUS AURELIUS: 'The Apology, Phaedo, and Crito,' by Plato, 'The Golden Sayings' by Epictetus, 'The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.' Vol. 3. BACON, MILTON'S PROSE, THOS. BROWNE: 'Essays, Civil and Moral, and New Atlantis' by Francis Bacon, 'Areopagitica' and 'Tractate of Education' by John Milton, 'Religio Medici' by Sir Thomas Browne. Vol. 4. COMPLETE POEMS IN ENGLISH, MILTON: Complete poems written in English, by John Milton. Vol. 5. ESSAYS AND ENGLISH TRAITS, EMERSON: Essays and English Traits by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Vol. 6. POEMS AND SONGS, BURNS: Poems and songs by Robert Burns Vol. 7. CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE, IMITATION OF CHRIST: 'The Confessions,' by Saint Augustine, 'The Imitation of Christ,' by Thomas á Kempis. Vol. 8. NINE GREEK DRAMAS: 'Agamemnon,' The Libation Bearers,' The Furies,' and 'Prometheus Bound,' by Aeschylus, 'Oedipus the King' and 'Antigone,' by Sophocles, 'Hippolytus' and 'The Bacchae,' by Euripides, 'The Frogs,' by Aristophanes. Vol. 9. LETTERS AND TREATISES OF CICERO AND PLINY: 'On Friendship,' On Old Age,' and 'Letters,' by Cicero, 'Letters,' by Pliny the Younger. Vol. 10. WEALTH OF NATIONS, ADAM SMITH: 'The Wealth of Nations,' by Adam Smith. Vol. 11. ORIGIN OF SPECIES, DARWIN: 'The Origin of Species,' by Charles Darwin. Vol. 12. PLUTARCH'S LIVES: 'Lives,' by Plutarch. Vol. 13. AENEID, VIRGIL: 'Aeneid,' by Virgil Vol. 14. DON QUIXOTE, PART 1, CERVANTES: 'Don Quixote,' part 1, by Cervantes Vol. 15. PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, DONNE & HERBERT, BUNYAN, WALTON: 'The Pilgrim's Progress,' by John Bunyan, 'The Lives of Donne and Herbert,' by Izaak Walton. Vol. 16. THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS: 'Stories from the Thousand and One Nights.' Vol. 17. FOLKLORE AND FABLE, AESOP, GRIMM, ANDERSON: 'Fables,' by Aesop, 'Children's and Household Tales,' by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, 'Tales,' by Hans Christian Andersen. Vol. 18. MODERN ENGLISH DRAMA: 'All for Love,' by John Dryden, 'The School for Scandal,' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 'She Stoops to Conquer,' by Oliver Goldsmith, 'The Cenci,' by Percy Bysshe Shelley, 'A Blot in the 'Scutcheon,' by Robert Browning, 'Manfred,' by Lord Byron. Vol. 19. FAUST, EGMONT, ETC. DOCTOR FAUSTUS, GOETHE, MARLOWE: 'Faust, part 1,' Egmont,' and 'Hermann and Dorothea,' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 'Dr. Faustus,' by Christopher Marlowe. Vol. 20. THE DIVINE COMEDY, DANTE: 'The Divine Comedy,' by Dante Alighieri. Vol. 21. I PROMESSI SPOSI, MANZONI: 'I Promessi Sposi,' by Alessandro Manzoni. Vol. 22. THE ODYSSEY, HOMER: 'The Odyssey,' by Homer. Vol. 23. TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST, DANA: 'Two Years Before the Mast,' by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. Vol. 24. ON THE SUBLIME, FRENCH REVOLUTION, ETC., BURKE: 'On Taste, On the Sublime and Beautiful, Reflections on the French Revolution,' and 'A Letter to a Noble Lord,' by Edmund Burke. Vol. 25. AUTOBIOGRAPHY, ETC., ESSAYS AND ADDRESSES, J.S. MILL, T. CARLYLE: 'Autobiography' and 'On Liberty,' by John Stuart Mill, 'Characteristics,' Inaugural Address at Edinburgh,' and 'Sir Walter Scott,' by Thomas Carlyle. Vol. 26. CONTINENTAL DRAMA: 'Life is a Dream,' by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, 'Polyeucte,' by Pierre Corneille, 'Phèdre,' by Jean Racine, 'Tartuffe,' by Molière, 'Minna von Barnhelm,' by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, 'William Tell,' by Friedrich von Schiller. Vol. 27. ENGLISH ESSAYS: SIDNEY TO MACAULAY Vol. 28. ESSAYS: ENGLISH AND AMERICAN Vol. 29. VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE, DARWIN: 'The Voyage of the Beagle,' by Charles Darwin. Vol. 30. FARADAY, HELMHOLTZ, KELVIN, NEWCOMB, ETC: 'The Forces of Matter' and 'The Chemical History of a Candle,' by Michael Faraday, 'On the Conservation of Force' and 'Ice and Glaciers,' by Hermann von Helmholtz, 'The Wave Theory of Light' and 'The Tides,' by Lord Kelvin, 'The Extent of the Universe,' by Simon Newcomb, 'Geographical Evolution,' by Sir Archibald Geikie. Vol. 31. AUTOBIOGRAPHY, BENVENUTO CELLINI: 'The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini.' Vol. 32. LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL ESSAYS: 'Essays,' by Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, 'Montaigne and What is a Classic?,' by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, 'The Poetry of the Celtic Races, by Ernest Renan, 'The Education of the Human Race,' by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, 'Letters upon the Aesthetic Education of Man,' by Friedrich von Schiller, 'Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals,' by Immanuel Kant, 'Byron and Goethe,' by Giuseppe Mazzini. Vol. 33. VOYAGES AND TRAVELS: 'An account of Egypt from The Histories,' by Herodotus, 'Germany,' by Tacitus, 'Sir Francis Drake Revived,' by Philip Nichols, 'Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the World,' by Francis Pretty, 'Drake's Great Armada,' by Captain Walter Bigges, 'Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland,' by Edward Haies, 'The Discovery of Guiana,' by Sir Walter Raleigh. Vol. 34. FRENCH AND ENGLISH PHILOSOPHERS, DESCARTES, VOLTAIRE, ROUSSEAU, HOBBES: 'Discourse on Method,' by René Descartes, 'Letters on the English,' by Voltaire, 'On the Inequality among Mankind' and 'Profession of Faith of a Savoyard Vicar,' by Jean Jacques Rousseau, 'Of Man, Being the First Part of Leviathan,' by Thomas Hobbes. Vol. 35. CHRONICLE AND ROMANCE, FROISSART, MALORY, HOLINSHEAD: 'Chronicles,' by Jean Froissart, 'The Holy Grail,' by Sir Thomas Malory, 'A Description of Elizabethan England,' by William Harrison. Vol. 36. MACHIAVELLI, MORE, LUTHER: 'The Prince,' by Niccolò Machiavelli, 'The Life of Sir Thomas More,' by William Roper, 'Utopia,' by Sir Thomas More, 'The Ninety-Five Theses, To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation,' and 'On the Freedom of a Christian,' by Martin Luther. Vol. 37. LOCKE, BERKELEY, HUME: 'Some Thoughts Concerning Education,' by John Locke, 'Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous in Opposition to Sceptics and Atheists,' by George Berkeley, 'An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding,' by David Hume. Vol. 38. HARVEY, JENNER, LISTER, PASTEUR: 'The Oath of Hippocrates,' Journeys in Diverse Places,' by Ambroise Paré, 'On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals,' by William Harvey, 'The Three Original Publications on Vaccination Against Smallpox,' by Edward Jenner,' The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever,' by Oliver Wendell Holmes, 'On the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery,' by Joseph Lister, 'Scientific papers,' by Louis Pasteur, 'Scientific papers,' by Charles Lyell. Vol. 39. PREFACES AND PROLOGUES Vol. 40. ENGLISH POETRY 1: CHAUCER TO GRAY Vol. 41. ENGLISH POETRY 2: COLLINS TO FITZGERALD Vol. 42. ENGLISH POETRY 3: TENNYSON TO WHITMAN Vol. 43. AMERICAN HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS Vol. 44. SACRED WRITINGS 1: 'Confucian: The sayings of Confucius' Hebrew: Job, Psalms, and Ecclesiastes Christian I: Luke and Acts' Vol. 45. SACRED WRITINGS 2: 'Christian II: Corinthians I and II and hymns,' Buddhist: Writings,' Hindu: The Bhagavad-Gita,' Mohammedan: Chapters from the Koran.' Vol. 46. ELIZABETHAN DRAMA 1: 'Edward the Second,' by Christopher Marlowe, 'Hamlet, King Lear,' Macbeth,' and 'The Tempest,' by William Shakespeare. Vol. 47. ELIZABETHAN DRAMA 2: 'The Shoemaker's Holiday,' by Thomas Dekker, 'The Alchemist,' by Ben Jonson, 'Philaster,' by Beaumont and Fletcher, 'The Duchess of Malfi,' by John Webster, 'A New Way to Pay Old Debts,' by Philip Massinger. Vol. 48. THOUGHTS AND MINOR WORKS, PASCAL: 'Thoughts, letters, and minor works,' by Blaise Pascal. Vol. 49. EPIC AND SAGA: 'Beowulf,' The Song of Roland, 'The Destruction of Dá Derga's Hostel, 'The Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs.' Vol. 50. INTRODUCTION, READER'S GUIDE, INDEXES
J M W Turner / W Cosmo Monkhouse THE TURNER GALLERY c1880 Antique English Art Romanticism Landscapes Seascapes Panoramic Views Plates Title: The Turner Gallery: A Series of One Hundred and Twenty Engravings from the Works of the Late J. M. W. Turner, R. A.Author: J. M. W. Turner - Joseph Mallord William "J. M. W." Turner, RA was an English Romanticist landscape painter, watercolourist, and printmaker. Turner was considered a controversial figure in his day, but is now regarded as the artist who elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivalling history painting.Although renowned for his oil paintings, Turner is also one of the greatest masters of British watercolour landscape painting. He is commonly known as "the painter of light" and his work is regarded as a Romantic preface to Impressionism. (Information courtesy of Wikipedia), W. Cosmo Monkhouse - William Cosmo Monkhouse was a English poet and critic.Monkhouse was born in London. His father, Cyril John Monkhouse, was a solicitor; his mother's maiden name was Delafosse. He was educated at St Paul's School, quitting it at seventeen to enter the board of trade as a junior supplementary clerk, from which grade he rose eventually to be the assistant-secretary to the finance department of the office. In 1870–71 he visited South America in connection with the hospital accommodation for seamen at Valparaiso, Chile, and other ports; and he served on different departmental committees, notably that of 1894–96 on the Mercantile Marine Fund. He was twice married: first, to Laura, daughter of James Keymer of Dartford; and, secondly, to Leonora Eliza, daughter of Commander Blount, R.N.Cosmo Monkhouse was one of those who have not only a vocation, but an avocation. His first bias was to poetry, and in 1865 he issued "A Dream of Idleness and Other Poems," a collection strongly colored by his admiration for Wordsworth and Tennyson. It was marked by exceptional maturity, and scarcely received the recognition it deserved. Owing perhaps to this circumstance, it was not till 1890 that he put forth "Corn and Poppies," a collection which contains at least one memorable effort in the well-known "Dead March." Five years later appeared a limited edition of the striking ballad of The Christ upon the Hill, illustrated with etchings by William Strang. After his death his poetical output was completed by Pasiteles the Elder and other Poems (including The Christ upon the Hill).In 1868 Monkhouse wrote a novel, "A Question of Honour. Then," after preluding with a "Life of Turner" in the "Great Artists Series" (1879), he devoted himself almost exclusively to art criticism. Besides many contributions to the Academy, the Saturday Review, the Magazine of Art and other periodicals, he published volumes on "The Italian Pre-Raphaelites" (1887), "The Earlier English Water-Colour Painters" (1890 and 1897), "In the National Gallery" (1895) and "British Contemporary Artists" (1899). He wrote a monograph on the illustrator of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" entitled "The Life and Work of Sir John Tenniel, R. I." (London: 1901). He was a contributor to the Dictionary of National Biography from the beginning. Monkhouse also wrote an excellent Memoir of Leigh Hunt in the "Great Writers Series" (1887).[3]As an art critic Monkhouse's judgments were highly valued; and he had the rare gift of differing without offending, while he invariably secured respect for his honesty and ability. As a poet, his ambition was wide and his devotion to the art thorough.Monkhouse died at Skegness on 2 July 1901. (Information courtesy of Wikipedia)Publisher: Virtue and Company, LimitedCity: LondonYear: circa 1880Binding Style: HardcoverNumber of Volumes: 2 Full Set: NoWidth: 11.5" Height: 14.75"Book Details: Condition / Notes: These are the second and third volumes of a three-volume edition of this work.These antique volumes are bound in quarter dark green leather and green cloth-covered boards with leather-tipped corners. The spines have raised bands and stamped gilt lettering. The books show external wear, with light soiling to the covers and scuffing/rubbing at the edges. Fraying is visible at the top/bottom of the spines. Minor loss can be seen at the outside corners. The bindings are firm. These volumes are adorned with gilt edges and marbled endpapers. The pages exhibit scattered light foxing. This work contains tissue-guarded plates with reproductions of Turner's art. For lots which include only books, our shipping charge applies to any address within the fifty United States. For lots which are not books, the stated shipping cost in this listing will apply only to addresses within the continental 48 states. Within those parameters, the shipping cost for this lot will be: $4.50
Victorian Poetry - Browning, R.
Men and women. London, 1855. First edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, two pages of advertisements at end of volume 2, original olive-green cloth (Carter's variant A), covers stamped in blind, spines lettered in gilt, collector's morocco-backed slipcase, [Wise 9; Wise A Browning Library pp.21-22; Carter Binding Variants p.98], very occasional minor marginal staining or spotting, small tears and nicks to edges of four leaves in volume 1, corners and head and foot of spines rubbed, spines faded, hinges of volume 2 weak; Coleridge, S.T. Sibylline leaves: a collection of poems. London, 1817. First edition, 8vo, with leaf of errata, original paper-backed blue boards, a few pencil annotations to the text, manuscript poem in ink on front endpaper with signature at head "Robert Martin", [Wise 45], rebacked preserving most of the original spine, wear to edges, some staining and discolouration of the boards; Tennyson, A. The princess; A medley. London, 1847. First edition, 12mo, nineteenth-century crushed morocco gilt, original cloth bound in; [Ibid.] Maud, and other poems. London, 1855. First edition, 12mo, original cloth; another copy, first edition, nineteenth-century morocco gilt; [Ibid.] Demeter and other poems. London, 1889. First edition, 12mo, nineteenth-century crushed morocco gilt, bookplate of Joan Whitney, upper joint rubbed (7)
LEAR, Edward (1812-1888) and Alfred, Lord TENNYSON (1809-1892).Poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Illustrated by Edward Lear. London & New York: Boussod, Valadon & Co. and Scribner & Welford, 1889. 4to (313 x 245 mm). Portrait frontispiece of Tennyson after G.F. Watts, 16 plates after Lear, 7 head- and tail-pieces (including a portrait of Lear), all "Goupil gravures", each image protected by a tissue guard printed in letterpress with text giving some details of the image. Publisher's brown half-morocco over brown cloth-covered boards, the upper cover lettered in gilt "To E.L.", the flat spine lettered in gilt, t.e.g. Condition: some light thumbsoiling; binding bumped, lower cover with two tears though the board and some surface scuffing.rare: limited edition of 100 proof copies signed "for the sake of my old friend edward lear" by tennyson, this copy numbered 80. During his lifetime Lear had executed hundreds of drawings inspired by Tennyson's poetry which he admired greatly. Lear died in January 1888, and the present work was evidently intended as a memorial to both his art and his friendship with the Poet Laureate: it is illustrated with a selection reproducing 22 of his Tennyson-inspired watercolor landscapes of Europe and the Near East.
"YOU . . . MAY CERTAINLY HAVE MY PLAY" TENNYSON, ALFRED. Autograph Letter Signed, "ATennyson," to Henry Cameron, agreeing to the proposed terms for the Globe's production of his play, The Promise of May. 1 1/2 pages, 8vo, with integral blank; horizontal folds. With the original envelope. (MRS) Haslemere, October 1882with Mrs. Bernard Beere performing the role of Dora Steer and H. Cameron the role of Dora's father.
Tennyson, Alfred Lord.
The Works Of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate.12 Vols. Edited by William J. Rolfe. Bos: Estes and Lauriat, 1895-1898. 8vo. Full red morocco, 6-panel spine with gilt lettering, teg. Very good. Edition des Amateurs, #78 of 100 on Japan vellum with numerous engraved plates after various artists.
4 vols. Fine Leather Bindings: Tennyson. Alfred. Lord. The Poetic and Dramatic Works. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. (1899). Contemp. full gilt paneled polished tree calf. gilt spine compartments. turn-ins gilt. a. e. g. . maroon & black spine labels; joints just rubbed. labels scuffed. edges occasionally scuffed. Frontis. Portraits. * Practical Wisdom. London: Arthur L. Humphreys. 1907. 2nd impression. 16mo. later full double gilt lettered paneled polished scarlet calf gilt spine compartments. inner dentelles gilt. a. e. g. by Baynton-Rivere. Bright bdg. * Gibran. Kahil. The Prophet. New York: Knopf. 1964. 8vo. contemp. double gilt lettered paneled polished blue calf. gilt spine compartments. inner dentelles. gilt. a. e. g. . red & dark green morocco spine labels by Baynton; occasionally scuffed. * Iving Washington. Tales of the Alhambra Granada. (1971). 16 mo. contemp. burgundy morocco. gilt. Plates. Bright bdgs.
(lot of 17) Leather-bound library shelf books, late 19th/ early 20th c., some in French, most red, brown and black leather with gilt lettering, marbleized boards, titles include: (three) "The Book of Knowledge," volumes 2-4, (four) "Dramatic Works of Shakespeare," volumes 3-6, (two volumes) "Alfred Lord Tennyson - A Memoir by His Son," (one) with loose board, some wear, largest: approx 10.25"h, 7.5"w; 31lbs total **Provenance: From a prominent Dallas, Texas estate**
AUTOGRAPHED LETTER SIGNED BY LORD ALFRED TENNYSON AND POET MARTIN TUPPER, dated May 28, 1864. Includes E.F. Hubbard mezzotint depicting Tennyson, signed by the artist lower right. The letter reads "My Dear Sir: I am sorry not to have seen your friends & not to see yourself again - therefore no more remains but to with yourself & them a pleasant journey. Very truly yours, A. Tennyson. May 28/64." Additional information attached verso. Together in a wood frame.
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord.
The Works. Edited by William J. Rolfe. 12 Vols. Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1895-1898. 8to. Full red morocco, 6-panel spine with gilt lettering, teg. Some slight, brief wear to leather, contents near fine. Edition Des Amateurs., #78 of 100 on Japan vellum with numerous engraved plates after various artists.
2V J M W Turnter / W Cosmo Monkhouse THE TURNER GALLERY 1879 Antique English Art Romanticism Landscapes Seascapes Panoramic Views Plates Leather Binding Title: The Turner Gallery: A Series of One Hundred and Twenty Engravings from the Works of the Late J. M. W. Turner, R. A.Author: J. M. W. Turner - Joseph Mallord William "J. M. W." Turner, RA was an English Romanticist landscape painter, watercolourist, and printmaker. Turner was considered a controversial figure in his day, but is now regarded as the artist who elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivalling history painting.Although renowned for his oil paintings, Turner is also one of the greatest masters of British watercolour landscape painting. He is commonly known as "the painter of light" and his work is regarded as a Romantic preface to Impressionism. (Information courtesy of Wikipedia), W. Cosmo Monkhouse - William Cosmo Monkhouse was a English poet and critic.Monkhouse was born in London. His father, Cyril John Monkhouse, was a solicitor; his mother's maiden name was Delafosse. He was educated at St Paul's School, quitting it at seventeen to enter the board of trade as a junior supplementary clerk, from which grade he rose eventually to be the assistant-secretary to the finance department of the office. In 1870–71 he visited South America in connection with the hospital accommodation for seamen at Valparaiso, Chile, and other ports; and he served on different departmental committees, notably that of 1894–96 on the Mercantile Marine Fund. He was twice married: first, to Laura, daughter of James Keymer of Dartford; and, secondly, to Leonora Eliza, daughter of Commander Blount, R.N.Cosmo Monkhouse was one of those who have not only a vocation, but an avocation. His first bias was to poetry, and in 1865 he issued "A Dream of Idleness and Other Poems," a collection strongly colored by his admiration for Wordsworth and Tennyson. It was marked by exceptional maturity, and scarcely received the recognition it deserved. Owing perhaps to this circumstance, it was not till 1890 that he put forth "Corn and Poppies," a collection which contains at least one memorable effort in the well-known "Dead March." Five years later appeared a limited edition of the striking ballad of The Christ upon the Hill, illustrated with etchings by William Strang. After his death his poetical output was completed by Pasiteles the Elder and other Poems (including The Christ upon the Hill).In 1868 Monkhouse wrote a novel, "A Question of Honour. Then," after preluding with a "Life of Turner" in the "Great Artists Series" (1879), he devoted himself almost exclusively to art criticism. Besides many contributions to the Academy, the Saturday Review, the Magazine of Art and other periodicals, he published volumes on "The Italian Pre-Raphaelites" (1887), "The Earlier English Water-Colour Painters" (1890 and 1897), "In the National Gallery" (1895) and "British Contemporary Artists" (1899). He wrote a monograph on the illustrator of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" entitled "The Life and Work of Sir John Tenniel, R. I." (London: 1901). He was a contributor to the Dictionary of National Biography from the beginning. Monkhouse also wrote an excellent Memoir of Leigh Hunt in the "Great Writers Series" (1887).[3]As an art critic Monkhouse's judgments were highly valued; and he had the rare gift of differing without offending, while he invariably secured respect for his honesty and ability. As a poet, his ambition was wide and his devotion to the art thorough.Monkhouse died at Skegness on 2 July 1901. (Information courtesy of Wikipedia)Publisher: D. Appleton and CompanyCity: New YorkYear: 1879Binding Style: HardcoverNumber of Volumes: 2 Full Set: YesWidth: 11.75" Height: 15"Book Details: Condition / Notes: This antique set has variant binding. The first volume is bound in full leather, with raised bands and stamped gilt lettering to the spine. The front and rear cover have elaborate blind-stamped ornamental designs. The book shows external wear, with rubbing and scuffing at the edges.The second volume is bound in quarter leather and pebbled brown cloth boards with leather-tipped corners. The spines have raised bands, stamped gilt lettering and ornamental designs. The bindings are firm. These volumes are adorned with gilt edges. The first volume has marbled endpapers, the second moire endpapers. The first volume exhibits a moisture marking at the lower outside corner. The second volume displays scattered light foxing. The tissue-guarded plates show brightly.For lots which include only books, our shipping charge applies to any address within the fifty United States. For lots which are not books, the stated shipping cost in this listing will apply only to addresses within the continental 48 states. Within those parameters, the shipping cost for this lot will be: $20.50
Various letters and correspondence to and from Mr Charles Tennyson, MP of the period 1818-1820
2 vols. Leather Bindings - English Literature: Kipling, Rudyard. Puck of Pook's Hill. London: Macmillan, 1906. 1st ed. 8vo, contemp. full double-fillet gilt-paneled polished red calf, richly gilt-paneled spine, inner dentelles gilt, a.e.g., dark green & maroon morocco spine label; covers moderately scuffed, by Bayntun. Frontis., full-page illus. Complete with 1/2 title & adverts. Internally clean but slightly musty. Livingston 209. * Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. Idylls of The King. London: Macmillan, 1929. 16mo, contemp. polished speckled burgundy calf with geometric scarlet calf cover inlays, on gilt-paneled & geometric covers, with gilt-floral cover designs, gilt-lettered & richly gilt-paneled spine, inner dentelles gilt, a.e.g., marbled endpapers; corners & spine ends slightly scuffed, by Riviere & Son. Internally clean.
11 vols. Leather Bindings - English & American Literature, Poetry & Drama: Milton, John. The Poetical Works. Boston, 1852. 4to, later 19th-century 3/4 blue morocco, gilt. Portrait. Some internal dampstaining. * Shakespeare, William. The Works. N. Y. , [ca 1860]. 4to, later full polished mottled calf, red morocco spine label. Portrait. Some internal dampstaining. * (Irving, Washington. ) Sketch Book. N. Y; 1865. "Artist's Edition". 4to, contemp. full green morocco, gilt, inner dentelles gilt, a. e. g; corners rubbed. Illus. * Rossetti, Dante Gabriel. The Collected Works. London, 1890. 2 vols. Thick 12mo, contemp. 3/4 blue morocco, gilt, spines gilt, t. e. g. * (Addison, Joseph. ) Days with Sir Roger de Coverley. London, 1892. Illus. by Hugh Thomson. Sm. 8vo, contemp. full crushed green morocco, gilt-lettered spine, inner dentelles gilt, raised bands; spines fading to brown. * Tennyson, Alfred Lord. The Poetical and Dramatic Works. London, 1906. 6 vols in 3. 8vo, contemp. 3/4 scarlet morocco & marbled bds, spines gilt, t. e. g; spine ends rubbed. * Palgrave, Francis. The Golden Treasury. N. Y: [ca 1910]. 2 vols. 16mo, 3/4 scarlet morocco, spine gilt, t. e. g; minor staining. Bdgs occasionally scuffed, other faults indicated above.
53 LEATHERBOUND ENGLISH POETRY/LITERATURE BOOKS53 volumes total, including: Enoch Arden, etc.; Maud, and Other Poems; Idylls of the King; The Princess: A Medley; by Alfred Tennyson, London: Edward Moxon & Co., 1862-1865, signed Marcus Ward & Co. binding, bound in full leather, covers with blindstamped and gilt decoration, gilt lettering and decoration to spines, gilt inner dentelles, aeg; and others, including works by Swift, Cowper, Scott, etc.
Provenance: Collection of a Southern Gentlemen
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all with light wear to extremities, scattered scuffs and small losses to leather, scattered light staining throughout, some boards starting
2V J M W Turner/W Cosmo Monkhouse THE TURNER GALLERY Antique British Historical & Art Engravings Decorative Bindings Title: The Turner Gallery: A Series of One Hundred and Twenty Engravings from the Works of the Late J. M. W. Turner, R. A. - W. Cosmo Monkhouse, J. M. W. TurnerAuthor: J. M. W. Turner - Joseph Mallord William "J. M. W." Turner, RA was an English Romanticist landscape painter, watercolourist, and printmaker. Turner was considered a controversial figure in his day, but is now regarded as the artist who elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivalling history painting.Although renowned for his oil paintings, Turner is also one of the greatest masters of British watercolour landscape painting. He is commonly known as "the painter of light" and his work is regarded as a Romantic preface to Impressionism. (Information courtesy of Wikipedia), W. Cosmo Monkhouse - William Cosmo Monkhouse was a English poet and critic.Monkhouse was born in London. His father, Cyril John Monkhouse, was a solicitor; his mother's maiden name was Delafosse. He was educated at St Paul's School, quitting it at seventeen to enter the board of trade as a junior supplementary clerk, from which grade he rose eventually to be the assistant-secretary to the finance department of the office. In 1870–71 he visited South America in connection with the hospital accommodation for seamen at Valparaiso, Chile, and other ports; and he served on different departmental committees, notably that of 1894–96 on the Mercantile Marine Fund. He was twice married: first, to Laura, daughter of James Keymer of Dartford; and, secondly, to Leonora Eliza, daughter of Commander Blount, R.N.Cosmo Monkhouse was one of those who have not only a vocation, but an avocation. His first bias was to poetry, and in 1865 he issued "A Dream of Idleness and Other Poems," a collection strongly colored by his admiration for Wordsworth and Tennyson. It was marked by exceptional maturity, and scarcely received the recognition it deserved. Owing perhaps to this circumstance, it was not till 1890 that he put forth "Corn and Poppies," a collection which contains at least one memorable effort in the well-known "Dead March." Five years later appeared a limited edition of the striking ballad of The Christ upon the Hill, illustrated with etchings by William Strang. After his death his poetical output was completed by Pasiteles the Elder and other Poems (including The Christ upon the Hill).In 1868 Monkhouse wrote a novel, "A Question of Honour. Then," after preluding with a "Life of Turner" in the "Great Artists Series" (1879), he devoted himself almost exclusively to art criticism. Besides many contributions to the Academy, the Saturday Review, the Magazine of Art and other periodicals, he published volumes on "The Italian Pre-Raphaelites" (1887), "The Earlier English Water-Colour Painters" (1890 and 1897), "In the National Gallery" (1895) and "British Contemporary Artists" (1899). He wrote a monograph on the illustrator of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" entitled "The Life and Work of Sir John Tenniel, R. I." (London: 1901). He was a contributor to the Dictionary of National Biography from the beginning. Monkhouse also wrote an excellent Memoir of Leigh Hunt in the "Great Writers Series" (1887).[3]As an art critic Monkhouse's judgments were highly valued; and he had the rare gift of differing without offending, while he invariably secured respect for his honesty and ability. As a poet, his ambition was wide and his devotion to the art thorough.Monkhouse died at Skegness on 2 July 1901. (Information courtesy of Wikipedia)Publisher: D. Appleton and CompanyCity: New YorkYear: c. 1851Binding Style: HardcoverNumber of Volumes: 2 Full Set: YesWidth: 11.5" Height: 15"Book Details: Condition / Notes: This antique set is bound in brown leather with embossed designs and stamped gilt lettering and ornamentation on the covers and spines. The books show moderate external wear, with rubbing and chipping is concentrated to the edges of the spines and covers. The bindings are firm, and the text blocks are adorned with gilt edges and marbled endpapers. The pages are clean with mild age toning and pencil markings in the upper margins of the half-title and illustrated title pages. These volumes feature numerous tissue-guarded plates.For lots which include only books, our shipping charge applies to any address within the fifty United States. For lots which are not books, the stated shipping cost in this listing will apply only to addresses within the continental 48 states. Within those parameters, the shipping cost for this lot will be: $20.50
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord (1809-1892).The Life and Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson. London: Macmillan and Co., 1898. 12 vols. 4to (9 x 5 3/4 inches; 229 x 146 mm). Edition de Luxe, one of 150 large-paper editions. Frontispieces. Bound by Baytpn in blue half levant morocco over marbled boards, spines lettered in gilt in compartments, 5 raised bands, t.e.g., marbled endpapers, typed catalogue description of set bound into Vol. I. Condition: Light wear to edges and joints, slight offset to endpapers. Provenance: George J. Mecherle (bookplate).
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON HAND WRITTEN LETTER, ETC.Alfred Lord Tennyson hand written letter and two books, the letter to My dear Miss Chapman thanking her for The Review, In Memoriam , pub. 1850 and Demeter and Other Poems , pub 1889.
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* [BECKETT, Samuel]. A group of manuscripts. Together, 2 autographed letters signed. July, 1883. : * [AUTHORS - BRITISH AND EUROPEAN]. A group of 4 manuscripts, comprising: . . WORDSWORTH, William (1770-1850). Cut autograph signature ("Wm Wordsworth") with closing sentiment, from a letter to his nephew. Rydal Mount, 6 May 1849. 1 page, 12mo (90 x 103 mm), a few pale stains, short marginal tear. Comprises closing statement & signature cut from a larger sheet: "I remain, my dear Christopher, faithfully your affectionate Uncle. " -- TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord (1809-1892). Autograph letter signed ("A. Tennyson"), to "My dear C". Burlington House, 18 June 1828. 1 page, small 12mo, on blind embossed stationery, laid down, stained, creased. Requesting an address of the Defoes. Mounted to card bearing signatures of Ellen Lancaster Wallis (British actress), and Marie Marimon (French opera singer) on verso dated 1878. -- DU MAURIER, Daphne (1907-1989). Autograph note signed ("Daphne"), to Grace Beittel. London, n. d. [but 16 July 1940 or later]. 1 page, 4to, on verso of typed questionnaire with holograph notes in Du Maurier's hand, with original holograph envelope addressed in Beittel's hand with censor's sticker, a few pale stains, paperclip burn upper margin, creased at folds. Du Maurier responds to a typed questionnaire from Beittel. -- [BECKETT, Samuel]. Autograph letter signed ("Samuel Beckett"), to Mr. Smythe. Paris, 6 July 1983. 1 page, oblong 12mo (80 x 127 mm), on personal stationery. -- [With:] Autograph letter signed ("Samuel Beckett"), to Mr. Smythe. Paris, 23 July 1883. 1 page, oblong 12mo (80 x 127 mm), on personal stationery. Beckett reports: "I have no Yeats items. " . . . Estimate $800-1, 200 . . Property from the Robert L. McKay Collection, North Tustin, California . Overall Dimensions Unit: Height: 0. 00 Width: 0. 00 Depth: 0. 00 Weight: 0. 00
EXTRA-ILLUSTRATION A fine group of extra-illustrated works.
Includes OLIPHANT, MARGARET. Literary History of England. London: Macmillan and Co., 1882. Three volumes, bound by Bayntun in full purple straight-grain morocco, wide outer border of fillets, dots and fleurons, spine compartments gilt, all edges gilt. 8 3/8 x 5 1/4 inches (21 x 13 cm); extra-illustrated with 102 portraits, views etc., 30 in colour; Alfred Lord Tennyson, A Memoir by His Son. Two volumes, contemporary full green morocco by Root with five raised bands, spine compartments gilt, silk doublures, all edges gilt. 8 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches (22 x 14 cm); extra-illustrated with the addition of 107 extra plates including portraits and facsimiles; and four others works similar, variously bound by Bayntun, Root and others. Occasional minor flaws, but an extremely handsome group of books with extra-illustration, sometimes including added letters in addition to plates.
Twelve volumes in total, all magnificently grangerized.
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Harvard Classics Alumni Edition: Set of Harvard Classics. Alumni Edition, set no. 434. Edited by Charles W. Elliot, LLD. Published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, 1910. Titles include “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”, “The Journal of John Woolman”, “Fruits of Solitude William Penn, ” three works in volume no. 1; “The Apology, Phaedo and Crito of Plato”, “The Golden Sayings of Epictetus”, The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, ” two works in vol. no. 2; Francis Bacon, “Essays, Civil and Moral and the New Atlantis”, John Milton, “Areopagitica and Tractate on Education”, Sir Thomas Browne, “Religio Medici, ” three works in Vol. no. 3; “The Complete Poems of John Milton, ” written in English, Vol. no. 4; R. W. Emerson, “Essays and English Traits, ” Vol. no. 5; “The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns, ” Vol. no. 6; Thomas A. Kempis, “The Confessions of St. Augustine; The Imitation of Christ, ” Vol. no. 7; Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes, ”Nine Greek Dramas, ” Vol. no. 8; “Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero with his treatises on Friendship and Old Age”, “Letters of Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, ” two works in Vol. no. 9; Adam Smith, “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, ” Vol. no. 10; Charles Darwin, “The Origin of Species, ” Vol. no. 11; “Plutarch’s Lives of Themistocles Pericles Aristides Alcibiades and Coriolanus Demosthenes and Cicero Caesar and Antony, ” Vol. no. 12; “Virgil’s Aeneid, ” Vol. no. 13; “Stories from the Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nights’ Entertainments), ” Vol. no. 16; “Folk-Lore and Fable: Aesop, Grimm, Andersen, ” Vol. no. 17; “Modern English Drama: Dryden, Sheridan, Goldsmith, Shelley, Browning, Bryon, ” Vol. no. 18; “Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Faust, part I, Egmont, Hermann and Dorothea”, “Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus, ” two works in Vol. no. 19; “The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Hell, Purgatory, Paradise, ” Vol. no. 20; Alessandro Manzoni, “I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed), ” Vol. no. 21; Homer, “The Odyssey, ” Vol. no. 22; R. H. Dana, Jr. , “Two Years Before the Mast, and Twenty-Four Years After, ” Vol. no. 23; “Edmund Burke on Taste on the Sublime and Beautiful Reflections on the French Revolution, A Letter to a Nobel Lord, ” Vol. no. 24; “John Stuart Mill, Autobiography Essay on Liberty”, “Thomas Carlyle, Characteristics Inaugural Address Essay on Scott, ” two works in Vol. no. 25; “Continental Drama: Calderon, Corneille, Racine, Moliere, Lessing, Schiller, ” Vol. no. 26; “English Essays from Sir Philip Sidney to Macaulay, ” Vol. no. 27; “Essays, English and American, ” Vol. no. 28; Charles Darwin, “The Voyage of the Beagle, ” Vol. no. 29; “Scientific Papers: Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Geology, ” Vol. no. 30; “The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, ” Vol. no. 31; “Literary and Philosophical Essays. French, German, and Italian, ” Vol. no. 32; “Voyages and Travels, Ancient and Modern, ” Vol. no. 33; “French and English Philosophers: Descartes, Rousseau, Voltaire, Hobbes, ” Vol. no. 34; “Chronicle and Romance: Froissart, Malory, Holinshed, ” Vol. no. 35; Niccolo Machiavelli, “The Prince”, Sir Thomas More, “Utopia”, Martin Luther, “Ninety-Five Theses address to the German Nobility Concerning Christian Liberty, ” three works in Vol. no. 36; “English Poetry, Volume I from Chaucer to Gray, ” Vol. no. 40; “English Poetry, Volume II from Collins to Fitzgerald, ” Vol. no. 41; “English Poetry, Volume III from Tennyson to Whitman, ” Vol. no. 42; “American Historical Documents, 1000-1904, ” Vol. no. 43; “Sacred Writings. Volume I, Confucian, Hebrew, Christian (Part I), ” Vol. no. 44; “Sacred Writings. Volume II, Christian (Part II), Buddhist, Hindu, Mohammedian, ” Vol. no. 45; “Elizabethan Drama. Volume I, Marlowe, Shakespeare, ” Vol. no. 46; “Elizabethan Drama: Dekker, Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher, Webster, Massinger, ” volume II, Vol. no. 47; “Blaise Pascal, Thoughts, Letters, Minor Works, ” Vol. no. 48; “Epic and Saga: Beowulf”, “The Song of Roland”, “The Destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel”, “The Story of the Volsungs”, and “Niblungs, ” five works in Vol. no. 49; “The Editor’s Introduction Reader’s Guide, Index to the First Lines of Poem Songs & Choruses Hymns & Psalms, General Index, Chronological Index, ” Vol. no. 50. Some discoloration to book covers and water damage. SKU: 01405 Follow us on Instagram: @revereauctions Condition Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions. com with any condition questions.
18th & 19th C. BOOKS Twenty-five volumes: The Poetical Works of Coleridge, Shelley and Keats, Philadelphia, 1852; The Anunciation by Eugene F. Williamson, Pittsburgh, 1879; The Happy Home or the story of Annie Lyon, Boston; The Roadmaster"s Assistant by William S. Huntington, New York, 1872; Middlemarch by George Eliot, Chicago, 1884; A Key to Writing German, London, 1859; Sisters of Charity, Catholic and Protestant, and the Communion of Labor by Mrs. Jameson, Boston, 1857; Milton"s Poetical Works, New York, 1832; Latin Hymns with English Notes by F.A. March, New York, 1875; The Universe No Desert, The Earth No Monopoly, Boston, 1855; Essays on Philosophical Writers and Other Men of Letters Vols 1 & 2 by Thomas de Quincey, Boston, 1854; The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, New York; How Lisa Loved the King by George Eliot, Boston, 1869; History Primers Vol.1 - Old Greek Life by J.R. Green, New York, 1876; Gareth and Lynette by Alfred Lord Tennyson, Boston, 1872; The Resurrection of the Dead by Calvin K
A family archive relating to COMMANDER GEORGE EYRE POWELL RN (1790-1855) his ancestors and descendants, contained in a large scrapbook.On page 1 of the book there are personal details including a facsimile of a portrait, a wax impression of his seal and locks of his hair. On page 2 there is a published obituary and on page 3 a pencil sketch of HMS Heron on which he served from 18/1/1817 to October 1822. He was on board when Napoleon died at St Helena and sailed with her when she took news of his death to England. The album also contains a facsimile after Ibbetson of a sketch of Napoleon. Other details of the family include his Irish forebears and descendants. Other family names connected to the Powells include Kingdon, (GEP?s wife), Evans, Doidge, and Weld. The archive continues in to the early years of the 20th Century. GEP moved to Colyton Devon in the 1820?s and had very close connections with George Meeting (Unitarian).The memorial stone to George Eyre Powell and his wife were in the building and there is a photograph of it in the archive.There is also a small collection of letters documents and other papers including;Several 19th century copy wills.1704 sealed indenture from the Earl of Limerick and other documents.19th century passport document Eyre Powell 1861 and another similar. Cronebane Yeomanry document issued to Eyre Powell 1827.1772 Powell family indenture.Eyre Evans Powell to Ann EyreCollection of 19th and early 20th century family documents and original letters.A small collection of 19th century letters stamps and envelopes including a signed photograph of Tennyson, a mid 19th century valentine to Miss Wolfe in its original stamped envelope, and a forged early 19th century guinea note purporting to be Bank of Ireland but stamped forgery with a letter from the Bank dated 18 Sept 1812 confirming this. Books include; Book of Common Prayer 1741 published OxfordBritish curiosities in art and nature, 1728George Eyre Evans, Colytonia: a chapter in the history of Devon. signed copy, with inscription Thomas M Powell from Annie M Powell.Hand written cash book 1836-1858BIOGRAPHYA Naval Biographical Dictionary (1849) by William Richard O'Byrne George Eyre Powell, born in 1790, is fifth son of the late Eyre Powell, Esq., of Great Connel, co. Kildare. Two of his brothers fell in the service of their country.This officer entered the Navy, 19 Jan. 1806, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Wizard sloop, of 16 guns and 95 men, Capts. Edm. Palmer and Abel Ferris. Attaining soon the rating of Midshipman, he served in that capacity in the expedition to Egypt in 1807. A wound he received in the course of the same year at the cutting-out of a vessel from under the protection of a martello tower on the coast of Calabria had the effect of procuring him a grant from the Patriotic Fund. He subsequently, by jumping overboard, proved of material assistance in saving the life of the Captain?s coxswain, a man named Wm. Johnstone, who had been upset in the jolly-boat; and in May, 1808, he was on board the Wizard when she fell in with, chased for 88 hours, and, after having run a distance of 369 miles, and once beaten her opponent in an action of one hour and a half, compelled the French brig-corvette Le Requin, of 18 guns and 110 men, to seek refuge in the neutral port of Tunis. Removing in the following June to the Amphion 32, Capt. Wm. Hoste, he was placed a short time afterwards in command of a tender, with the rating of Master?s Mate, and detached on a cruize in the Adriatic, where he succeeded in capturing many of the enemy?s vessels. In March, 1809, he was sent in charge of a heavily-laden prize, accompanied by another one intrusted to the care of the present Commander Henry Browne Mason, to Malta, for the purpose of obtaining stores for the use of the Amphion. At day-break on the 6th, observing the approach of two privateers (the one carrying a long 22-pounder in the bow, a carronade in the stern, and 38 men, and the other a 22-pounder in the bow and 28 men), Mr. Powell, concentrating the force of the two prizes on board his own, made all the opposition that could be expected from 2 one-pounder swivels and 6 muskets in the hands of 14 men. The enemy at length boarded on each quarter; and the British, having no alternative, surrendered. Mr. Powell, with his companions, was carried to Zara, thence taken to Ancona, and ultimately marched across the Alps to Brian?on and Verdun. Escaping, in the autumn of 1810, with two other Midshipmen, Messrs. Burbidge and Thomas, he traversed Holland under great privations, and on reaching its shores embarked in a fishing-boat, in which he had the good fortune to be picked up by the Idas cutter, Lieut.-Commander Duncan. In that vessel, after he had been conveyed on board the Christian VII., flagship of Sir Edw. Pellew in the North Sea, and been by him highly complimented, he was sent to England. Reporting himself, on his arrival, at the Admiralty, he was at once ordered to join the Thisbe 28, Capt. Wm. Rogers, guard-ship at Woolwich. Soon after this, while absent on leave, he was attacked by the Walcheren fever, and for several weeks incapacitated from exertion. On his return to the Thisbe he was removed, in Dec. 1810, to the Primrose 18, Capt. Chas. Geo. Rodney Phillott, under whom we find him, during the next 12 months, employed in escorting troops to Lisbon, protecting the trade to Quebec, and cruizing off Flushing. Rejoining Capt. Hoste at the end of that period as Master?s Mate on board the Bacchante 38, he accompanied him a second time to the Adriatic, and again acted a part in more than one animated scene. On the night of 31 Aug. 1812, receiving charge of the Bacchante?s launch, he served with a detachment of boats under the command of Lieut. Donat Henchy O?Brien, and assisted in cutting out from the port of Lema seven vessels laden with ship-timber for the Venetian Government, together with La Tisiphone French national xebec of 1 six-pounder, 2 three-pounders, and 28 men; one gun-boat with a nine-pounder, 2 three-pounders, and 24 men; and another of 1 nine-pounder and 20 men, intended for the protection of the trade on the coast of Istria from Pola to Trieste. On 6 Jan. 1813 Mr. Powell, with the same launch under his orders, united in a successful attack made by the boats of the Bacchante and Weasel sloop on five of the enemy?s gun-vessels in the neighbourhood of Otranto. While in command, previously to the latter affair, of the above-named Tisiphone, which had been converted into a tender and named the Amphion, he had fallen in, 2 Sept. 1812, with a convoy of 11 sail under the escort of two gun-boats; one of which, carrying 1 long 28-pounder in the bow, 1 22-pounder in the stern, together with 6 brass swivels and 38 men, he had succeeded, although with but 1 Midshipman, 13 seamen, and 5 marines on board, in driving on the rocks, after a running action of 35 minutes, in so shattered a condition that she soon went down. The other gun-boat was driven off the field. As a reward for his frequently distinguished conduct Mr. Powell was made Lieutenant, 22 Jan. 1813, into the Tremendous 74, Capt. Robt. Campbell. While in that ship he assisted at the reduction of the Castle of Trieste, and commanded a battery and a division of seamen at the taking of Rovigno, and in other operations on the coast of Istria. In charge of the flotilla employed in co-operation with the Austrians under Marshal Belgrade, he ascended the Po as far as the river Mincio, and aided at the blockade of Mantua, displaying in his exertions so much zeal, alacrity, and perseverance, that he elicited the thanks of the Marshal, and induced the late Sir Chas. Rowley, then commanding the Eagle 74, to mention him in a very warm manner in his despatches to Rear-Admiral Thos. Fras. Fremantle, the chief naval authority in the Adriatic. On the restoration of Naples to its ancient sov
[RUSSIAN AUTHORS].6 Works by TURGÉNIEFF and TOLSTOI. TURGÉNIEFF, Ivan. Dimitri Roudine. Henry Holt & Co., 1873. 8vo (165x108 mm). Cream colored cloth, stamped and lettered in black on covers and spine. Condition: cloth lightly soiled and scuffed, spine darkened with small chip to head at lower joint.[With:] Virgin Soil. Henry Holt & Co., 1877. 8vo (165x108 mm). Cream colored cloth, stamped and lettered in black on covers and spine. Condition: early ownership signature; Cloth spotted and lightly browned, soiled and scuffed, spine darkened with light wear to head and foot.TOLSTOI, Count Léon. Katia. New York: William S. Gottsberger, 1887. 8vo (160x114 mm). Burgundy cloth, covers stamped in blind and lettered in gilt on upper cover and spine. Condition: lightly browned, scattered spotting; very light edgewear. [With:] Sebastopol. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1887. 8vo (178x121 mm). Blue cloth lettered in gilt. Condition: lightly browned, early ownership signature; spine lightly rubbed. [With:] Katia. New York: William S. Gottsberger, 1888. 8vo (165x114 mm). Publisher’s wrappers, panelled in red and lettered in black. Condition: lightly browned; wrappers repaired with tape, wrappers chipped and with small stains. [With:] Master and Man. Chicago: F. Tennyson Neely, 1895. 12mo (159x90 mm). Linen boards stamped and lettered in black on upper cover and spine. Condition: Some pages with small chips;Cloth lightly rubbed, 5 first american editions of these important works of russian literature with 1 scarce second edition in original wrappers.
(HARRISON, FLORENCE.) Tennyson, Alfred; Lord. Guinevere and Other Poems. 24 tipped-in color plates by Harrison with lettered tissue guards. Small 4to, gilt-pictorial cream cloth; front hinge cracked but sound; light foxing to preliminaries and edges. first edition with the harrison illustrations. London: Blackie & Sons, 1912
2 vols. Small & Private Press Books - English Literature: [Tennyson, Alfred Lord.] In Memoriam. London: Macmillan, 1885. 1/500 large paper copies. 8vo, contemp full crushed green levant morocco, gilt-lettered spine, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed, turn-ins gilt, raised bands; spine faded to brown, edges occasionally scuffed, by Macmillan & Bowes, Cambridge. * (Essex House Press.) Bunyan, John. The Pilgrim's Progress. [London], 1899. #192/750 printed at The Press of The Guild of Handicraft, under the supervision of C.R. Ashbee. 12mo, orig. vellum, edges untrimmed & unopened; occasionally dusty. Internally clean.
6 vols. Leather Bindings - English Literature & Poetry: Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Works... With His Life. London: John Ascham, 1834. 2 vols. 12mo, early 20th-Century full polished triple gilt fillet paneled brown calf, spines richly gilt, a.e.g., inner dentelles gilt, russet brown morocco spine labels, raised bands; occasionally moderately scuffed, by Morrell. Frontis. portrait. Internally clean. * (Tennyson, Alfred Lord.) In Memoriam. London: Edward Moxon, 1850. 1st ed., 1st issue. Sm. 8vo, later 19th-Century full gilt-paneled polished red calf, spine gilt, a.e.g., inner dentelles gilt; occasionally scuffed, corners, spine ends & joints rubbed, slipcase. Front matter slightly trimmed. * _ _. The Works. London: R. & A. Suttaby, n.d. [ca. 1884]. 4to, orig. gilt-paneled & decorated red morocco, a.e.g.; scuffed, joints & extremities often rubbed & slightly chipped. With mounted photo frontis. portrait + 8 mounted photo illus. Occasional internal spotting . * Wordsworth, William. The Complete Poetical Works. London: Macmillan, 1893. 8vo, slightly later 3/4 crushed blue morocco & marbled bds., gilt, t.e.g., gilt-lettered spine, raised bands; light wear. Frontis. portrait. * Bunyan, John. The Pilgrim's Progress. London: Constable, 1926. 8vo, contemp. 3/4 blue morocco & marbled bds., spine gilt, t.e.g., raised bands, slipcase. Minor wear.
2V Sir Thomas Malory THE BIRTH LIFE AND ACTS OF KING ARTHUR OF HIS NOBLE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE 1893 Limited Edition Antique Chivalric Romance Beardsley Plates Illustrations Decorative Bindings Title: The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur of His Noble Knights of the Round table Their Marvellous Enquests and Adventures the Achieving of the San Greal and in the End le Morte Darthur with the Dolourous Death and Departing Out of This World of Them AllAuthor: Sir Thomas Malory - Sir Thomas Malory was an English writer, the author or compiler of "Le Morte d'Arthur." The antiquary John Leland (1506–1552) as well as John Bale believed him to be Welsh, but most modern scholars, beginning with G. L. Kittredge in 1894, assume that he was Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire, who was a knight, land-owner and Member of Parliament. The surname appears in various spellings, including, Mallerre, Maillorie, Mallory, Mallery, Maelor, Maleore, and as it seems he may have spelled it, Malleorré. The name comes from the Old French adjective maleüré (from Latin male auguratus) meaning ill-omened or unfortunate.Publisher: J. M. DentCity: LondonYear: 1893Printing Information: Limited EditionBinding Style: HardcoverNumber of Volumes: 2 Full Set: YesWidth: 8.5" Height: 10"Book Details: "Le Morte d'Arthur" (originally spelled "Le Morte Darthur," Middle French for “the death of Arthur”) is a reworking of traditional tales by Sir Thomas Malory about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory interprets existing French and English stories about these figures and adds original material (e.g., the Gareth story).""Le Morte d'Arthur" was first published in 1485 by William Caxton, and is today perhaps the best-known work of Arthurian literature in English. Many modern Arthurian writers have used Malory as their principal source, including T. H. White in his popular "The Once and Future King" and Tennyson in "The Idylls of the King." (Courtesy of Wikipedia)Condition / Notes: This is a scarce limited edition of this deluxe edition of the classic work of Arthurian literature. This is one of the finest modern illustrated versions of the chivalric romance, with some of renowned British illustrator Aubrey Beardsley's most impressive work. This is one of 1,500 copies. This edition has an introduction by Sir John Rhys. This volume is bound in cream cloth with stamped gilt lettering and elegant ornamental designs in gold to the spines and front covers. The publisher's emblem appears as a gilt inset in the lower outside corner of the rear covers. The book shows external wear, with light soiling to the covers and a faint stain to the rear cover. The volumes have gilt top edges. The interiors are clean and bright. This work is adorned throughout by Beardsley, with tissue-guarded engraved frontispieces, illustrated title pages, textual vignettes, historiated initial letters, headpieces and plates. For lots which include only books, our shipping charge applies to any address within the fifty United States. For lots which are not books, the stated shipping cost in this listing will apply only to addresses within the continental 48 states. Within those parameters, the shipping cost for this lot will be: $9.50
TENNYSON, ALFRED, IN MEMORIAM, C. KEGAN, PAUL &CO., LONDON, 1878, BROWN LEATHER BOARDS WITH GILT LETTERING, SMALL 18 MO, 212 PAGES, GILT PAGE EDGES. ONE VOLUME. FORE-EDGE PAINTING, VIEW OF HAVANA WITH FORTRESS AND SHIPS, SHOWS SOME FOXING, OTHERWISE EXCELLENT CONDITION.
(WRITERS--19TH-CENTURY.) Group of 7 items Signed, or Signed and Inscribed. Format and condition vary. Vp, vd
Oliver Wendell Holmes. Autograph Quotation Signed, in full: "Stick to your aim; the Mongrel''s hold will slip, But only crowbars loose the bulldog''s grip." Approximately 6 1/2x5 1/4 inches. Boston, 12 March 1857 * Alfred Tennyson. ANS, in the third person within the text, to Sir Knox, sending thanks for a copy of a piece of music. 1 page, small 8vo, "Aldworth" stationery; mounted to a larger card. Haslemere, 10 August 1883 * William Somerset Maugham. TLS, "W. Somerset Maugham," with a holograph correction, stating that the book he "had in mind" is to be published by Doubleday Doran. 1/2 page, 4to, "Ritz-Carlton Hotel" stationery. New York, 24 February, 1939 * Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. ALS, "H.W.L.," an invitation to dinner, with a one-page Autograph Postscript. 2 pages, small 8vo, written on the recto and verso of a single sheet. Cambridge, 18 December 1880 * Gerhart Hauptmann. LS, sending thanks. 1/2 page, 8vo. Agnetendorf, 3 July 1922 * William Cullen Bryant. ALS, "W''m C. Bryant," to B.F. Butler, a letter of introduction. 1/2 page, 4to. New York, 14 February 1840 * John Greenleaf Whittier. Autograph Inscription Signed, sending his autograph. 1/2 page, small 32mo; mounted to a larger card. Danvers, 28 February 1889
TENNYSON'S WORKS, Macmillan, 1884, 7 vols, olive leather binding; WITH Chesterfield's Letters, Bentley, 1845, tan calf and gilt, 4 vols a fine set (11)
FRANKLIN LIBRARY BOOKS OF POETRY & PLAYS, 10 Ten leather-bound books of poetry and plays with gilt lettering published by the Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania comprising "The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats," "Romantic Poets," Alfred Lord Tennyson's "In Memoriam and Other Poems," John Donne's "Poems," Robert Frost's "Poems," "Plays" by Arthur Miller, Archibald MacLeish, and Edward Albee, Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" and "The Skin of Our Teeth," Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," Henrik Ibsen's "Plays," and "Two Plays" by Eugene O'Neill and Marc Connelly. Largest: 9.5" H x 6.25" W x 1.75" D.
HARVARD CLASSICS ALUMNI EDITIONSet of Harvard Classics. Alumni Edition, set no. 434. Edited by Charles W. Elliot, LLD. Published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, 1910. Titles include ìThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklinî, ìThe Journal of John Woolmanî, ìFruits of Solitude William Penn,î three works in volume no. 1; ìThe Apology, Phaedo and Crito of Platoî, ìThe Golden Sayings of Epictetusî, The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius,î two works in vol. no. 2; Francis Bacon, ìEssays, Civil and Moral and the New Atlantisî, John Milton, ìAreopagitica and Tractate on Educationî, Sir Thomas Browne, ìReligio Medici,î three works in Vol. no. 3; ìThe Complete Poems of John Milton,î written in English, Vol. no. 4; R. W. Emerson, ìEssays and English Traits,î Vol. no. 5; ìThe Poems and Songs of Robert Burns,î Vol. no. 6; Thomas A. Kempis, ìThe Confessions of St. Augustine; The Imitation of Christ,î Vol. no. 7; Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes, îNine Greek Dramas,î Vol. no. 8; ìLetters of Marcus Tullius Cicero with his treatises on Friendship and Old Ageî, ìLetters of Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus,î two works in Vol. no. 9; Adam Smith, ìAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations,î Vol. no. 10; Charles Darwin, ìThe Origin of Species,î Vol. no. 11; ìPlutarchís Lives of Themistocles Pericles Aristides Alcibiades and Coriolanus Demosthenes and Cicero Caesar and Antony,î Vol. no. 12; ìVirgilís Aeneid,î Vol. no. 13; ìStories from the Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nightsí Entertainments),î Vol. no. 16; ìFolk-Lore and Fable: Aesop, Grimm, Andersen,î Vol. no. 17; ìModern English Drama: Dryden, Sheridan, Goldsmith, Shelley, Browning, Bryon,î Vol. no. 18; ìJohann Wolfgang von Goethe. Faust, part I, Egmont, Hermann and Dorotheaî, ìChristopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus,î two works in Vol. no. 19; ìThe Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Hell, Purgatory, Paradise,î Vol. no. 20; Alessandro Manzoni, ìI Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed),î Vol. no. 21; Homer, ìThe Odyssey,î Vol. no. 22; R. H. Dana, Jr., ìTwo Years Before the Mast, and Twenty-Four Years After,î Vol. no. 23; ìEdmund Burke on Taste on the Sublime and Beautiful Reflections on the French Revolution, A Letter to a Nobel Lord,î Vol. no. 24; ìJohn Stuart Mill, Autobiography Essay on Libertyî, ìThomas Carlyle, Characteristics Inaugural Address Essay on Scott,î two works in Vol. no. 25; ìContinental Drama: Calderon, Corneille, Racine, Moliere, Lessing, Schiller,î Vol. no. 26; ìEnglish Essays from Sir Philip Sidney to Macaulay,î Vol. no. 27; ìEssays, English and American,î Vol. no. 28; Charles Darwin, ìThe Voyage of the Beagle,î Vol. no. 29; ìScientific Papers: Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Geology,î Vol. no. 30; ìThe Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini,î Vol. no. 31; ìLiterary and Philosophical Essays. French, German, and Italian,î Vol. no. 32; ìVoyages and Travels, Ancient and Modern,î Vol. no. 33; ìFrench and English Philosophers: Descartes, Rousseau, Voltaire, Hobbes,î Vol. no. 34; ìChronicle and Romance: Froissart, Malory, Holinshed,î Vol. no. 35; Niccolo Machiavelli, ìThe Princeî, Sir Thomas More, ìUtopiaî, Martin Luther, ìNinety-Five Theses address to the German Nobility Concerning Christian Liberty,î three works in Vol. no. 36; ìEnglish Poetry, Volume I from Chaucer to Gray,î Vol. no. 40; ìEnglish Poetry, Volume II from Collins to Fitzgerald,î Vol. no. 41; ìEnglish Poetry, Volume III from Tennyson to Whitman,î Vol. no. 42; ìAmerican Historical Documents, 1000-1904,î Vol. no. 43; ìSacred Writings. Volume I, Confucian, Hebrew, Christian (Part I),î Vol. no. 44; ìSacred Writings. Volume II, Christian (Part II), Buddhist, Hindu, Mohammedian,î Vol. no. 45; ìElizabethan Drama. Volume I, Marlowe, Shakespeare,î Vol. no. 46; ìElizabethan Drama: Dekker, Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher, Webster, Massinger,î volume II, Vol. no. 47; ìBlaise Pascal, Thoughts, Letters, Minor Works,î Vol. no. 48; ìEpic and Saga: Beowulfî, ìThe Song of Rolandî, ìThe Destruction of Da Dergaís Hostelî, ìThe Story of the Volsungsî, and ìNiblungs,î five works in Vol. no. 49; ìThe Editorís Introduction Readerís Guide, Index to the First Lines of Poem Songs & Choruses Hymns & Psalms, General Index, Chronological Index,î Vol. no. 50.
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ALFRED TENNYSON, AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, A TENNYSON Twickenham, February 28th, 1853, to Mrs. Richard Boyle, one page, 16mo (6-3/4 in.), reading,"My friend, Mr Morris, brought me the other day a most acceptable gift from yourself your 'Children's Summer' The etchings seem to me for the most part truthfully delicate & beautiful; & if they be, as I am told they are, a first attempt in etching, really marvelous. Believe me, madam Yours very thankfully A Tennyson." Presented behind mat in a wooden frame (11-3/4 x 13-3/4 in.) with an engraved portrait.
Fine leatherbound books: Poetry prose philosophy drama education and law Heywood Thomas. THE BEST PLAYS OF THE OLD DRAMATISTS-THOMAS HEYWOOD. Ed. A. Wilson Verity. London: Vizetelly 1888.; McElroy John G.R. THE STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH PROSE. New York: A.C. Armstrong 1890.; Scott William. LESSONS IN EDUCATION. Boston: Isaiah Thomas 1811.; CYCLOPEDIA OF LAW: HOW TO STUDY LAW. Ed. Charles E. Chadman. Vols. I-XII. Chicago: De Bower-Elliott 1908.; Powlett Charles. A FATHER'S REASONS FOR BEING A CHRISTIAN. London: J. Booth 1812.; Wight O.W. THE PROVINCIAL LETTERS OF BLAISE PASCAL. New York: Derby & Jackson 1859.; Symonds J. Addington. NEW AND OLD. London: Smith Elder 1880.; Macaulay Thomas Babington (Lord). LAYS OF ANCIENT ROME. London: Longmans Green and Co. 1884.; Tupper Martin F. PROVERBIAL PHILOSOPHY. London: Hatchard 1860.; THE ILLUSTRATED BIRTHDAY TEXT BOOK WITH QUOTATIONS FROM SHAKESPEARE. London: W. Mack n.d.; Goldsmith Oliver. THE MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH. London: MacMillan 1871.; Goldsmith Oliver. THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH. Ed. Austin Dobson. London: Henry Frowde 1906.; Rossetti Dante Gabriel. BALLADS AND SONNETS. Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz 1882.; Rossetti Dante Gabriel. POEMS. Leipzig: Bernhard Tachnitz 1873.; Tennyson Alfred. IDYLLS OF THE KING. London: Edward Moxon 1864.; Aldrich Thomas Bailey. THE STORY OF A BAD BOY. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1894.; Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn. CRANFORD. London: Macmillan 1891.; Thompson Slason. THE HUMBLER POETS. Chicago: A.C. McClurg 1899.; Du Maurier George. TRILBY. New York: Harper & Brothers 1894.; Burns Robert. THE WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS. Vols. I-III. London: T Cadell and W. Davies 1813.; Browning Robert. THE COMPLETE POETIC AND DRAMATIC WORKS OF ROBERT BROWNING. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1895. (34pcs) Provenance: Charlotte North Carolina private collection. Back   Inquiry    Previous Item  Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions. Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678   © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
GEORGE SALE. THE KORAN ... TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL ARABIC ... IN TWO VOLUMES. 1801GEORGE SALE. THE KORAN ... TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL ARABIC ... IN TWO VOLUMES. 1801, [Islam] The Koran; commonly called The Alcoran of Mohammed: Translated from the original Arabic. With explanatory notes, taken from the most approved commentators. To which is prefixed a preliminary discourse by George Sale. London: T. Maiden. 1801. 8vo. volume 1: xv, 248, 264, [6] pp. 3 folding plates, 1 large folding map; Volume 2: [3], 519, [6] pp. Contemporary diced calf with gilt ornamentation, the spines with 5 raised bands and gilt lettering and ornamentation. Both with the armorial bookplate of George Clayton Tennyson, father of poet Alfred Lord Tennyson affixed to front pastedowns (2)
[PALGRAVE, Francis Turner].The Golden Treasury Series. London: Macmillan and Co.,1911. 20 vols. 4to (6 x 3 3/4 inches; 152 x 95 mm). Includes works by Shakespeare, Byron, Keats, Tennyson, Wordsworth and others. Bound by Vickery in lavender levant morocco, covers paneled with central devorative motif and cornerpieces over rules in gilt, spines paneled, tooled, and lettered in gilt in compartments, 5 raised bands, gilt board edges and turn-ins, marlbed endpapers and doublures, all edges gilt. Condition: Very light wear to edges, some spotting to endpapers and fly-leaves. Provenance: Julia Parker Wightman (bookplate).
11 vols. American & British 19th-Century Verse: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1855. 1st ed. , 3rd ptg. 12mo, orig. brown cloth, gilt-lettered spine; corners bumped, other light to moderate wear. Light foxing to endpapers & front matter. BAL 12112. * (_ _, ed. ) The Estray. Boston: W. D. Ticknor, 1847. 1st ed. 12mo, contemp. bds. ; worn, spine gone, covers detached. Scattered light foxing. BAL 12088. * Morris, William. The Defense of Guenevere. London: Bell and Daldy, 1858. 1st ed. Sm. 8vo, orig. brown cloth, gilt-lettered spine; moderately scuffed, spine ends a little frayed. Some darkening to title page & front matter. Lacking errata. 500 printed, 250 issued. LeMire A-2. 01. * Meredith, George. A Reading of Earth. London: Macmillan, 1888. 1st ed. Sm. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine; occasionally slightly scuffed. Buxton-Forman 25. * Tennyson, Alfred. Gareth and Lynette. London: Strahan, 1872. 1st ed. Sm. 8vo, orig. green cloth, gilt-lettered spine; light to moderate wear. * The 1st Am. ed. , Boston, 1872, of the preceding, 12mo, orig. green cloth, gilt; spine ends chipped. Illus. Scattered generally light foxing. * _ _Harold. London: S. King, 1877. 1st ed. Sm. 8vo, orig. green cloth; light wear. * _ _. The Death of Cenone,... London: Macmillan, 1892. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. green cloth, gilt-lettered spine; light wear. * Whittier, John G. The Pennsylvania Pilgrim. Boston: J. R. Osgood, 1872. 1st ed. , 1st ptg. Sm. 8vo, orig. green cloth, gilt; slightly scuffed, some light edge wear. Frontis. BAL 21904. * Another copy of the preceding in purple cloth, gilt; some edge wear, spine fading.
1 vol. (Kelmscott Press.) Tennyson, (Alfred) Lord. Maud. Upper Mall, Hammersmith, 1893. 1/500. 8vo, orig. limp vellum, gilt-lettered spine; spine & edges a little darkened, other minor spotting, slightly warped, ties defective.
LEAR, Edward (1812-1888), Alfred, Lord TENNYSON (1809-1892), and Edward RIMBAULT (1816-1876)Poems and Songs by Alfred Tennyson, Set to Music and Inscribed to Mrs. Alfred Tennyson by Edward Lear. No. 1[-12]. London: Cramer, Beale & Chappell, [n.d. but circa 1859-1860]. 12 works in one volume, folio (340 x 255 mm). 12 lithographic titles, 12 sets of sheet music (nine of these sets lithographed and with sheets numbered from '6983'-'6991', three engraved and with sheets numbered from 'A1322'-'A1324'). Contemporary dark blue morocco-backed blue paper-covered boards with cloth tips, the upper cover lettered in gilt 'Poems and Songs / y / Alfred Tennyson / music by / Edward Lear / arranged by / Dr. E. Rimbault'. Condition: light spotting to titles, the first title and the last leaf browned; binding rubbed and cracked, free endpapers creased and loosely inserted. Provenance: Dr. E. Rimbault (binding).very rare: a complete set of the selections from tennyson that were set to music by lear, with each of the 12 titles inscribed by lear for the (apparently unacknowlegded) third person involved in the project. Each title page is signed either "Edward Lear 1871" (nos.1 and 2) or "Edward Lear, Sanremo 1871." (nos.3-12). It appears that Lear signed each of the parts at the request of the man who [re]arranged his music into a form that was publishable. The involvment of the notable English organist and author of several musical works, Dr. Edward Francis Rimbault (1816-1876), is not acknowledged on any of the title pages. The final three parts seem to be particularly rare - they are not listed on OCLC, but they do appear in Jerome V. Reel's "The Music of Arthur: A Listing" ( see "www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/acpbibs/reel.htm").
Literary Figures, Fourteen Signed Pieces. Including: Hermann Hesse signed card; James Fenimore Cooper, check signed 19 November 1843; George Bernard Shaw, photograph signed 14 February 1935; John Greenleaf Whittier clipped signature; Thackeray clipped signature; William Cullen Bryant clipped signature; Alfred Lord Tennyson clipped letter closing with signature; Lord Byron clipped signature; Oliver Wendell Holmes signed card; Ralph Waldo Emerson clipped signature; Charles Dickens clipped signature; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow autograph note signed 11 May 1868; Edwin Forrest secretarial note signed; Robert Browning clipped signature dated 11 June 1885; sizes vary. (14) Estimate $1,000-1,500 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Lot of 20 Books:
Ascott Hope "Stories of School Life", 1873; 4 vol. Edward Bulwer "The Parisians"; 2 vol. "The Life & Letters of Lord Macaulay", 1878; Paul Feval "La Cavaliere", 1881; "The Works of Alfred Tennyson", 1874; "Whitefriars or The Days of Charles the Second", vol. 1, 1851; Emily Lawles 2 vol. "Harrish", 1886; "Memoires Particuliers par Madame la Duchesse D'Angouleme", 1817; J.B. Dickson "Theodoxia", 1854; Holme Lee "Hawksview", 1864; "Souvenirs et Impressions de Voyage par le vte Walsh", 1860; 3 vol. Henry Fielding "Amelia"; E. Jouy "Les Hermites en Prison", 1823, some foxing, stains to each volume