Dodsley Robert Editor (23 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. With notes critical and explanatory. Containing God's Promises by John Bale; The Four P's by John Heywood; Ferrex and Porrex by Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst and Thomas Norton; Damon and Pithias by Richard Edwards. 292 pages. Full leather, rebacked. Very good outside and clean inside. We have 5 of the 12 volumes available. Provenance Stoneleigh Abbey.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. With notes critical and explanatory. Containing The Mal-Content by John Marston; All Fools by George Chapman; Eastward Hoe by George Chapman, Ben Johnson, John Marston; The Revenger;'s Tragedy by Cyril Tourner; The Dumb Knight by Lewes Machin. 497 pages. Full leather, rebacked. Very good outside and clean inside. We have 5 of the 12 volumes available. Provenance Stoneleigh Abbey.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. With notes critical and explanatory. Containing The Roaring Girl or Moll Cutpurse By Tho Middleton and Tho Dekker; The Widow's Tear's by George Chapman; The White Devil or Vittoria Corombona by John Webster; The Hog has Lost his Pearl by Robert Tailor; The Four Prentises of London by Thomas Heywood. 556 pages. Full leather, rebacked. Very good outside and clean inside. We have 5 of the 12 volumes available. Provenance Stoneleigh Abbey.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. With notes critical and explanatory. Containing the Miseries of Inforced Marriage by George Wilkins; Lingua by Anthony Brewer; The Merry Devil of Edmonton; A Mad Word my Masters by Thomas Middleton; Ram Alley, or Merry Tricks by Lodowick Barry. 519 pages. Full leather, rebacked. Very good outside and clean inside. We have 5 of the 12 volumes available. Provenance Stoneleigh Abbey.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. With notes critical and explanatory. Containing Andromana or the Merchant's Wife by James Shiley; The Mayor of Quinborogh by Thomas Middleton; Grim the Collier of Croydon. The City Night-Cap by Robert Davenport. 535 pages. Full leather, rebacked. Very good outside and clean inside. We have 5 of the 12 volumes available. Provenance Stoneleigh Abbey.

hardcover. Condition: Good +. New Edition. Duodecimo. Full red Morocco. Good+ Etchings by Harding, King This anonymously produced moral treatise became one of the most popular, widely reprinted works of the 18th century. Robert Dodley, a bookseller, ultimately admitted its authorship, although he had attributed it to a Brahmin via a Chinese translation. All edges gilt. Contemporary straight grained morocco, simple rules, marbled endpapers, inked name on title-page, inked inscription on flyleaf, scuffed. Studio.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fifth Edition. Six volumes, (4), 335; (4), 336; (4), 350; (4), 360, (1, engraved music); (4), 336; 336 pp. With an engraved vignette repeated on each title page, an engraved headpiece to each volume, and two engraved tailpieces. Fifth Editions of Vols. I-III, Second Edition of Vol. IV, and First Editions Vols. V and VI. A3 and P1 in Vol. VI are cancels, as usual. Very Good in early marbled boards, vellum backstrips intricately gilt, red morocco labels with gilt lettering, heraldric bookplates of T. Swaffield each volume front paste down. Very Good, boards rubbed, soiling to vellum, a pretty set with interiors clean and free of toning. A choice set of Dodsley's anthology, the most famous and popular of 18th c. anthologies, containing virtually every poet of any distinction at all.

Hardcover. Facsimile Edition. Octavos, six volumes. In Very Good plus condition with Very Good slip case. Bound in full red cloth with gilt titling to spine. Slip case full covered in red cloth matching bindings; somewhat dusty with moderate bumping to lower rear corners. Very minor marking to spines of two volumes. Scattered pencil annotations to first volume. From the library of Ronald Paulson, leading expert on William Hogarth and former professor of English literature at Yale and Johns Hopkins. From the Routledge series CULTURAL FORMATIONS: THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, containing a facsimile of the 1782 London edition of A COLLECTION OF POEMS BY SEVERAL HANDS published by J. Dodsley. [Multivolume set. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.] Shelved in Room G. 1389544. Special Collections.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 392. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1790 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 392.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. Repriint. Later edition from 1775 in six volumes: I (335pp), II (336pp), III (351pp), IV (361pp), V (336pp) and VI (336pp). The first three volumes were originally published as a set in 1748 with all six volumes first being published in 1758. Contemporary full leather binding. The title panel is partially present for only the fifth volume. The volume numbers are stamped on the spines. The spines have a little chipping at the tops and bottoms and a little cracking to the edges. The corners are bumped with some rubbing and fraying and there is some light surface wear to the front and rear panels. Name of a previous owner in ink to the front free endpaper of five volumes - Lady Wale of Shelford near Cambridge. The front free endpaper of volume II is missing so her name is on the half-title page of that volume. There is the bookplate of another family member on the front pastedowns. Browning and some spotting to the endpapers. Volume I has some spotting to the title page. Volumes II, IV and V have some creasing to corners in places. There is light browning to the pages with some spots and marks in places but the pages are otherwise generally unmarked. Heavy item due to it being six volumes so there will be an additional postage charge for overseas orders.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Six volumes. Publisher's original leather binding. Some boards starting or coming away. Leather smooth from being held by many hands. Ex Libris stamps on inside front cover, ffep and half title pages. Clean and bright otherwise. Octavo. ( xxxx ) Pp. [ 4 ], 368 ; [ 4 ] 352 ; [ 4 ], 366 ; [ 4] 387, plates [ 1 ] engraved music ; [ 4 ], 360 ; [ 4 ] 380. Edition statement and vol. numbers from half-titles. All volumes with half titles, engraved vignettes on the title pages, and engraved head pieces on the initial pages of the poems. Originally published as ' A collection of Poems by Several Hands ' in 1748, 3 volumes, over the years more poems were added and hence the number of volumes was increased to add volumes five and six in 1758. In the first edition, vol.1. Dodsley states that his wish in publishing the work is to preserve to the public those poetical performances, which seemed to merit a longer remembrance than what would probably be secured to them by the Manner wherein they were originally published .Robert Dodsley (1703 - 1764 ) was an English bookseller, publisher, poet, playwright, and miscellaneous writer. Coming from very humble beginnings in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, with the help of Alexander Pope and others he became one of the foremost publishers of the day. He is probably best remembered for the book offered here and his ' Select Collection of Old Plays,12 vols., 1744. The ODNB notes of this work - ' 'Its pages reflect the work of most major and minor practicing poets in Dodsley's era' . For more details of Dodsley see ODNB. ESTC T116246. Additional shipping required for this set.

Six volumes, 8vo, pp. [iv], 335; [iv], 336; [iv], 351; [iv], 360; [iv], 336; [iv], 336; with an engraved leaf of music at the end of vol. IV; bound in19th-century blue-green half calf, covers ruled in gilt and blind, spines gilt, red morocco labels The last edition published in Robert Dodsley's lifetime, though he had by this time retired as a publisher. The text closely follows that of the previous edition (1758), with only a few minor adjustments in the placing of several short poems. A very attractive set, in fine condition.

Six volumes, 8vo, pp. [iv], 335; [iv], 336, [iv], 351; [iv], 360; [iv], 336; [iv], 336; with a leaf of engraved music at end of vol. IV; contemporary calf, spines gilt, contrasting red and green morocco labels (spines slightly worn). The fourth edition in six volumes, preceded by those of 1758, 1763, and 1765.

Complete set of six volumes bound in full 18th century calf with spines decorated in gilt. Marbled endpapers. Ex-library set with old shelf numbers inked on spine; library name stamped on preliminary blank and title page of each volume. These were non-circulating books and appear to have been seldom used. Clean and tight text with firm bindings. An attractive early edition of this popular 18th century anthology of English poetry.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Six volumes . Octavo. ( xxxx ) Pp. [ 4 ], 368 ; [ 4 ] 352 ; [ 4 ], 366 ; [ 4] 387, plates [ 1 ] engraved music ; [ 4 ], 360 ; [ 4 ] 380. Edition statement and vol. numbers from half-titles. All volumes with half titles, engraved vignettes on the title pages, and engraved head pieces on the initial pages of the poems. Sporadic spotting throughout all volumes, in other respects a clean set. Contemporary full calf lightly rubbed, the smooth spines with red morocco labels. Couple of corners bumped with the boards peeping through. A very good and atrractive set in a contemporary binding. Originally published as ' A collection of Poems by Several Hands ' in 1748, 3 volumes, over the years more poems were added and hence the number of volumes was increased wth volumes five and six being added in 1758. In the first edition, vol.1. pages iii-iv Dodsley gives his reasons for publishing the work - ' to preserve to the public those poetical performances, which seemed to merit a longer remembrance than what would probably be secured to them by the Manner wherein they were originally published .' Robert Dodsley (1703 - 1764 ) was an English bookseller, publisher, poet, playwright, and miscellaneous writer. Coming from very humble beginnings in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, with the help of Alexander Pope and others he became one of the foremost publishers of the day. He is probably best remembered for the book offered here and his ' Select Collection of Old Plays,12 vols., 1744. The ODNB notes of this work - ' 'Its pages reflect the work of most major and minor practising poets in Dodsley's era' . For more details of Dodsley see ODNB. ESTC T116246.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A new edition: with additional notes and corrections. Twelve volumes. Octavos. Half-title leaf in each volume. A splendid set bound by Riviere & Son for John Wanamaker, a prominent American merchant and U.S. Postmaster General from 1889-93. Bound in polished half calf and light brown cloth over boards, gold tooling on each spine in six compartments and with two leather titling labels, marbled endpapers, gilt tops. Rubbing and light wear at the edges and joints, the first three volumes are lightly stained on the cloth covers, very good or better overall. A handsome set of Robert Dodsley's classic collected edition of plays, with a nice association to Philadelphia's department store magnate John Wanamaker.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Twelve volumes, complete. Brown full leather binding with gilt decorations and lettering on spine. Five raised bands. 4 1/4" x 6 3/4." All pages of each volume, complete. Vol. 1: xl, [12] 1-299. Vol. 2: 364 pages. Vol. 3: 412 pages. Vol. 4: 384 pages. Vol. 5: 360 pages. Vol. 6: 394 pages. Vol. 7: 340 pages. Vol. 8: 407 pages. Vol. 9: 456 pages. Vol. 10: 376 pages. Vol. 11: 324 pages. Vol. 12: 437 pages and two additional pages in back advertising other books printed for R. Dodsley. Former owner's bookplate (black-and-white illustrated coat of arms) and "F.S.I" sticker tipped in on front pastedown of each volume except Vols. 11-12 which have the sticker but no bookplate. Pages are very clean and intact except for light to moderate foxing and slight offsetting from the printed text. Covers are very clean and intact overall but have rubbing and light to moderate wear to extremities. Binding is tight. Vols. 1, 4, 5-6, and 10-12 are missing spine labels. Each volume and the entire set are Very Good. A collection of English plays edited by Robert Dodsley. Vol. 1 has a list in front naming the plays in Vols. 1-10. Vols. 11-12 contain additional plays Dodsley thought would be of interest to the general public. The following are the plays, organized by Volume. Vol. 1: A Tragedy or Interlude, manifesting the chief Promises of God unto Man in all Ages, from the Beginning of the World to the Death of Jesus Christ (1537) by John Bale; New Custom: a Morality; The Four P's: An Interlude by John Heywood (Jester to King Henry VIII); Gammer Gurton's Needle: a Comedy; The Pinner of Wakefield: a Comedy; and Damon and Pithias: a Comedy by Richard Edwards. Vol. 2: The Tragedy of Gorboduc by Lord Buckhurst; Campaspe: a Comedy by John Lilly; The Spanish Tragedy, or Hieronimo is mad again; The History of Edward the Second by Christopher Marlow; and Mustapha: a Tragedy by Lord Brooke. Vol. 3: Green's Tu Quoque, or the City Gallant by Joseph Cooke; The Honest Whore: a Comedy: With the Humours of the Patient Man and Longing Wife by Thomas Decker; The Hog Hath Lost His Pearl: a Comedy by Robert Tailor; Fuimus Troes: The True Trojans, Being a Story of the Britons Valor at the Romans first Invasion; and Vittoria Corombona, a Lady of Venice: a Tragedy by John Webster. Vol. 4: The Malcontent: a Comedy by John Marston; The Woman Kill'd with Kindness: a Tragedy by Thomas Heywood; Eastward Hoe: a Comedy by Ben Johnson, Chapman, and Marston; The Widow's Tears: a Comedy by George Chapman; and The Revenger's Tragedy by Cyril Turneur. Vol. 5: Lingua, or the Combat of the Tongue and the five Sense for Superiority: a Comedy; A Mad World My Masters; a Comedy by Thomas Middleton; 'Tis Pity She's a Whore: a Tragedy by John Ford; Grim the Collier of Croydon by J. T.; and Microcosmus: a moral Maik by Thomas Nabbs. Vol. 6: The Widow: a Comedy by Ben Johnson, John Fletcher, and Thomas Middleton; A Match at Midnight: a Comedy by William Rowley; The Dumb Knight: a Comedy by Lewis Machin; The Muses Looking-Glass: a Comedy by Thomas Randolph; and The Jovial Crew, or Merry Beggars: a Comedy by Broome. Vol. VII: The Heir: a Comedy by May; The Old Couple by May; The Antiquary: a Comedy by Shakerly Marmion; The Goblins: a Comedy by John Suckling; and The Shepherd's Holiday: a Pastoral by Mr. Rutter. Vol. VIII: The City Madam: a Comedy; The New Way to Pay Old Debts: a Comedy; The Guardian: a Comedy; The Unnatural Combat: a Tragedy; and The Picture: a Tragi-Comedy by Philip Massenger. Vol. IX: Albumazar: a Comedy; The Gamester: a Comedy; The Bird in a Cage: a Comedy by Mr. Shirley;The City Night-Cap: a Comedy by Mr. Davenport; and The Parson's Wedding: a Comedy by Thomas Killegrew. Vol. X: The City-Match: a Comedy by Jasper Maine; The Lost Lady: a Tragi-Comedy by William Barclay; The Ordinary: a Comedy by Mr. Cartwright; The Queen of Arragon: a Tragi-Comedy by Mr. Habington, and The Marriage Night: a Tragedy by Lord Falkland.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 13 volume set, 9 inches tall. A splendid tall paper set in a magnificent hard grain morocco by one of London's most celebrated binders, Clarke & Bedford. With gilt raised bands, ornate gilt tooling to the panels and the play titles in the surely smallest type a binder could use. The boards framed within triple fillets, gilt dentelles and all edges. Some speckles to the boards. With the striking bookplate of John Wodehouse, Earl of Kimberley Foreign secretary under Queen Victoria. This collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean plays was significant in reacquainting the public with many previously neglected works. A very fine set.

12mo. 17cm, first edition, in 3 volumes, rubricated title pages each with vignette "Three Muses", v,286 & 332 & 446pp., volume indexes, complete with half titles, in ful contemporary speckled brown calf, real raised bands, gilt borders and decorations in the panels, wanting the title labels, wear on the edges, very good to fine sound set (lt.ds). ~ "The intent of the following volumes is to preserve to the public those poetical performances which seemed to merit a longer remembrance than what would probably be secured to them by the manner wherein they were originally published." (Dodsley). Poets include Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson, George Lyttleton, Horace Walpole, Thomas Tickell, Joseph Warton, William Whitehead, Stephen Duck, Richard West and others. The "Collection" went through numerous editions, expanded and revised into six volumes by 1758. The rare first edition; an attractive set in original bindings.

Twelve volumes, 8vo, engraved frontispiece and pp. cxxxiii, [iii], 292; [iv], 415; [iv], 486; [iv], 499; [iv], 519; [iv], 556; [ii], 526, [1]; [iv], 513, [1]; [iv], 489, [1]; [iv], 530, [1]; [iv], 535, [1]; [iv], 436, [20] index and errata; a very good copy in contemporary tree calf, spines with morocco labels, some joints a little weak, but sound. An important collection: the first edition of Dodsley's Collection of Old Plays was published in 1744, and this edition was completely revised by Isaac Reed, with considerable assistance from George Steevens - some copies acknowledge Reed as editor on the title page to volume I. It includes a substantial new preface in volume I, textual collations and hundreds of notes which are not in the original edition. Lowndes p. 1883, recording that 'Many copies of this edition were destroyed by fire'. Indeed ESTC would suggest this to be so, as copies of this edition recorded seem to number about half that of the 1744 edition, even though one would expect more copies of this one to be printed, and a greater survival rate.

3 vols., 12mo., pp. [2], v, [1], 263, 238-286; [4], [332]; [4], 336, with the half titles and cancels, engraved vignette of the three muses to each title-page; a very good copy in contemporary speckled calf; joints rubbed, the front joints of vols. I and III cracked, but the cords holding; bookplate of James Hustler.First edition, the most influential poetical miscellany of the eighteenth century. Dodsley's avowed aim was 'to preserve to the public those poetical performances, which seemed to merit a longer rememberance than what would probably be secured to them by the Manner wherein they were originally published'. How well he succeeded was pointed out by R. W. Chapman: 'Gray's poems were not collected in a popular form until 1768, Johnson's not until 1785; but The Vanity of Human Wishes, the Drury-Lane Prologue, and some of Gray's Odes were universally accessible because they were in Dodsley', otherwise 'they must have been almost forgotten for twenty years of more'.The success of his Collection prompted Dodsley immediately to set about revising and expanding it. A second, revised edition appeared in the same year, and two more editions by 1755, when a fourth volume was added; two further volumes were published in 1758.Case 458, 1(a)-3(a); Rothschild 804. Language: English.

Large Paper. A New Edition: with additional Notres and Corrections, by the Late Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist and the Editor. Thomas White, Printer. 12 vols. 8vo. Bound in full contemporary Polished brown calf,gilt spines and marbled edges Thomas White, Printer. 12 vols. 8vo Large Paper. A New Edition: with additional Notres and Corrections, by the Late Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist and the Editor.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1758. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 593, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 593 593.