Prior William Matthew (11 results)

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Postcard in fine condition. Unmailed. Cards are sent in stiff mailers. Photo.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Gebunden. Condition: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

, Vol 3. Somervile - The Chase etc., Prior - Henry and Emma etc., Blair - The Grave etc., Shenstone - The School Mistress etc., 216 pages; Vol 4. Pope - Essay on Man, Essay on Criticism, Rape of the Lock etc. 216 pages, with 8 engraved plates for the various sections First Edition thus , front board detached, cracked down middle of spine, title label missing, spine and boards rubbed, lacks title page, foxing to plates but text clean, in fair condition , half brown calf with marbled paper to boards, gilt bands to spine 6mo, 14 x 9 cm Hardback ISBN.…

Condition: New. KlappentextSolomon De Mundi Vanitate est liber scriptus a priore Matthaeo anno MDCCXXXIV. In hoc libro, Prior considerat vanitatem mundi et mundanarum rerum, ut videtur ex titulo. Liber nomen accepit a rege Salomone, qui in libro Ecclesi.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 4 vols. Bound by Walter Davis. 8vo. half morocco, t.e.g. marbled eps. Spines faded, bds. a little marked, bookplates, occasional foxing, else generally good. (Heavy item, will require extra postage).

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 354.

First edition thus. 8vo, [iv], 71pp, [iv], 91pp. Disbound. Small piece missing from the title page of the 1735 work, pp51/52 of the first work chafed at the edges. Overall, this copy is in good condition. The first and second parts of Dobson's translation of Prior's poem, with the original printed on the right-hand pages and the Latin translation printed on the left. The third part (Power) was published in 1736, but is not present in this copy.…

Condition: VG. DISBOUND TEXT (No covers). 120 x 77 mm. Not dated but perhaps about 1810. Halftitle; Frontispiece; Title page. 64 pages. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.

First edition thus, large paper issue, number 36 of 50 copies signed by the printers at the Chiswick Press. This copy has been extra-illustrated with illumination on 25 pages, including borders and opening initials. Many feature grotesques which are seldom seen in modern illumination. The illuminator, William Cushing Bamburgh, worked for a couple of small presses in New York City, illuminating limited editions of their publications. In contrast, this finely printed edition was not issued with illumination. In 1902 this copy appeared in a dealer's catalogue, described as illuminated and in wrappers. The latter were bound in when it was finely bound by the distinguished Macdonald Bindery. Octavo (200 x 130 mm). Portrait frontispiece with tissue guard. Gouache illuminations throughout. Early 20th century red crushed morocco by Macdonald, spine lettered in gilt, single gilt tool to compartments and corners of boards within gilt fillet, two gilt fillets and dotted roll to turn-ins with elaborate corner pieces, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges uncut, purple-red bookmarker. Original vellum wrappers bound in. Bookplate of Joseph Harrison Brazier (1837-1911), ownership inscription of George B. Clothier (1869-1941) dated 1926 to verso of first blank. Occasional contemporary underlining and annotation to p. 201. Superficial split to head of front joint, lower corner worn, foot of front pastedown skinned. Nonetheless a near-fine copy.…