Langhorne dr john (14 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Four volumes reissued as one. Sextdecimo, half green leather with marbled boards, some wear and title label missing from spine, binding firm, previous ownership on front free end paper, internally clean and bright, engraved title page and each volume has an engraved frontis piece, each volume paginated separately: 96, 84, ix plus 110, iv plus 69, further 2 pages of S.E.& C.'s list of New and Elegant Pocket Editions. [QP].…

Quarter leather and marbled pa. Zustand: As Described. No Jacket. British Poets. An unusual small volume being a compilation of works printed and published between 1806-8 by W. Suttaby and others, containing works written by various British poets, namely: - The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. with an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author. London, Printed for W. Suttaby, Stationers Court, and C. Corrall, 38, Charing Cross. 1806. 70pp;- The Poetical Works of James Hamond and Lord Hervey; with Biographical Sketches of the Authors. Published by W. Suttaby, Crosby and Co. and Scatcherd and Letterman, Stationers' Court. 1808. 65pp, with frontispiece;- Poems Upon Several Occasions by the Rev. John Pomfret. With the Life of the Author. Printed for W. Suttaby, Stationers' Court. 1807. x + 110pp, with frontispiece;- The Poems of Samuel Johnson. To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author, by F.W. Blagdon, Esq. London: Published by W. Suttaby and B. Crosby, Stationers'-Court. 1806. 64pp, with frontispiece.- The Poetical Works of William Collins with the Life of the Author and Critical Observations by Dr. Langhorne. London: Published by W. Suttaby and B. Crosby, Stationers'-Court. 1806. 94pp, with frontispiece. Black quarter-leather and marbled paper. Raised bands, gilt-blocked title and decoration. Marbled page edges. Measures 2 3/4" x 4 1/2" x 1". Scuffing and wear to binding but reasonably clean. Rubbing at edges and on hinges and chipping to paper. Bumped and torn corners. Binding reasonably firm. Page edges contain some scuffing and marking, and a degree of fading to marbling pattern. Inscription to free endpaper prior to Goldsmith work and signature to endpaper prior to Johnson. Some page corners dog-eared. Top edge of page 65 of Hamond and Hervey has had the top piece cut off. Some foxing, staining and other marking throughout, with a little ink blotching to initial front endpapers of book, but no underlining, marginalia, etc. 70, 65, 110, 64, 94 pp. 1806-8. …

Leather. Zustand: Good. A story by Dr John Langhorne. With previous owner's copperplate inscription to title page, dated 1826. John Langhorne (March 1735 1 April 1779) was a British translator, poet and priest. He and his brother, William Langhorne, are best known for their English translation of Plutarch's Lives. In a calf binding. Externally, sound with shelfwear and slight cracking to front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Label to front pastedown and chipping to rear blank. Age-toning to some pages at front an rear and some foxing and marks, mainly to first and last few pages and textblock edge. Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. two volumes bound as one, modern cloth, paper label, illustrated with two copper plates, printed double column, very good. first published 1763; 69 pages; keywords: fiction.

1/2 Brown Morocco. Zustand: Corner Wear. No Jacket. Later Edition. Marbled boards, matching endpapers. Covers and spine rubbed. Title-page very foxed, with light to moderate foxing throughout the text. "A Life of the Author" by F. Blagdon is prefixed to the text. Water-staining at bottom edge of the first few pages. Engraved title vignettes and floral chapter ends by Stothard. Eleven fables in all followed by a two-page advertisement for the publisher. The first edition was marketed in 1771. 81pp.…

Calf. Zustand: Good. 1st Thus. 73 pages with 20 head and tail copper engravings by Thomas Stothard, or perhaps only the headpieces as the floral tail-pieces appear to be by a different engraver, some light foxing and page 11 has a brown spot to outer edge, ex-libris bookplate for Francis Woodland Reader inside front board designed by J. Noel Bury and old bookseller label to lower edge of this page "F. Weatherhead & Son, Ltd 58 Kingsbury Square, Aylsbury", FFEP has also been re-laid and hinges thin with stringing just showing a little the original mottled calf and small morocco label is rubbed but all firm, contents in the main very good and clean. Small octavo. Note* The "Fables of Flora" (1st published in1771) have the novel approach of using interactions between plants to deliver moral lessons. This we believe is the 5th edition, but first with these engravings. Thomas Stothard (illustrator).…

Zustand: Very Good. To which is Prefixed A Life of the Author by F. Blagdon, Esq. pp. (xvi), 81. (ii) of adverts. 11 vignettes as head pieces for each fable by Thomas Stothard, with tissue guards, 11 tail pieces. Small 8vo. Full calf, hinges slightly rubbed, margins browned.

[iv], 81pp + 2pp ads, 22 engraved vignettes and tail-pieces (mostly floral decorations), bound in twentieth century half calf over marbled boards, lettered in gilt on spine, with some slight sunning to spine (not affecting gilt). A VG+ clean copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. HARDBACK VOLUME BOUND IN A 19TH CENTURY HALF LEATHER BINDING, SIX TITLES BOUND IN ONE VOLUME, FOUR FULL PAGE ENGRAVINGS. HISTORY OF RASSELAS BY DR. JOHNSON, ZADIG BY M. DE VOLATIRE, SOLYMAN & ALMENA BY DR. LANGHORNE, HISTORY OF NOURJAHAD BY MRS SHERIDAN, ALMORAN & HAMET BY JOHN HAWKESWORTH, SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY THROUGH FRANCE & ITALY BY MR YORICK. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 x 6 INCHES. SOME VERY MINOR MARKS & RUBBING TO LEATHER COVER, ENGRAVINGS LIGHTLY BROWNED, SEVERAL PAGES & ENGRAVINGS WITH MARKS, FOXING OR BROWNING. OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH HINGES STRONG. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX. …

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. A charming collection of moral fables in verse, blending Enlightenment ethics with the allegorical language of flowers and nature, illustrated with hand-coloured vignettes. In a quarter calf binding with marbled paper boards.First published in 1771, this is a charming hand-coloured illustrated edition of the poetry collection.Illustrated with twenty engraved hand-coloured vignettes after Stothard. Collated, complete.An eighteenth-century collection of moral and allegorical fables in verse, using flowers and plants as emblematic figures to convey reflections on virtue, character, and human conduct.John Langhorne (1735-1779) was an English poet, translator, and clergyman, best known for his influential translation of Plutarch"s Lives. In a quarter calf binding with marbled paper boards.Externally, smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in slight loss to calf and paper. One or two spots to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean if characteristically age toned with the odd spot. The odd minor pencil annotation from previous owner. Very Good. Thomas Stothard (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. HC - Leather boards; Spine: Gilt spine bands and decor/black text block with gilt lettering. Prev. gilt insciption ffep in pencil. Color and B/W Illustrated. Hand-Colored. Hand-laid paper. RARE. Rubbing/bumping to extremities. Some chipping to ffep lower right foot and last few flyleafs. All binding in tact. Foxing to pages. 70/1pp. 16mo. Collectible. See pics--Dave B. Box 7.…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. A beautifully illustrated edition of Langhorne's poetry collection, illustrated by Thomas Stothard. First published in 1771, this is a charmingly illustrated edition of the poetry collection.Described as consisting of 'floral debates', the collection uses interactions between plants to deliver moral lessons.Illustrated with twenty engraved vignettes after Stothard. Collated, complete.With the armorial bookplate of C. Wyndham Randon to the front pastedown.With a contemporary inscription, dated 1797, to the title page head.ESTC T68497A lovely edition of this work from the English clergyman, poet, translator, editor and author. In a full morocco binding. Light handling marks to boards. Rubbing to joints, with head of front joint starting but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Inscription to title page head. Pages clean and bright, with only the odd handling mark. Very Good. Thomas Stothard (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Full morocco, 7 1/4 inches tall. A very pretty Georgian straight grain morocco binding with gilt raised bands and delicate centre tools. The boards are framed within a lovely gilt roll and triple fillets. All edges gilt. Illustrated with fine engraved vignettes throughout. A neat ink inscription on the reverse of the free end paper and a previous owner's name on the title page. The half title has been torn out. Slightly grubby but still a charming volume.…

Zustand: Good. Early Edition. 8vo. pp iv, 5-35. A popular moralistic pseudo-oriental tale, first published in England in 1762, in which Langhorne's "chief delight is to moralize and philosophize in a gentle and leisurely fashion" and which "advances slowly because frequently broken by generalizations, by descriptions of places like the 'frowning' ruins of Persepolis and emotions aroused thereby, and also by digressions on the state of literature and manners in England . On the whole, although the story is stiff, tedious, and over-moralistic, it has an attractive kind of purity and sweetness like the fragrance from an old-fashioned garden." - Conant, The Oriental Tale in England in the Eighteenth Century, pp. 99-100 Disbound (i.e. lacking covers) but otherwise in decent sound condition with clean text. Suitable for rebinding or reading and reference.…