Simon Wagstaff (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Like New. Fine copy. Heavily illustrated with photographs, patterns, and line drawings, primarily in color. 51 pages. Next day shipping guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Rare original 1738 copy of Jonathan Swift's, "A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation, According to the Most Polite Mode and Method Now Used at Court, and in the Best Companies of England. In Three Dialogues," which is written under the pseudonym Simon Wagstaff. The book has a beautiful modern full leather rebinding and new marbled endpapers. It is overall in very good antiquarian condition with some minor signs of wear and age. The leather cover only has some minimal wear. The binding is good and strong. The interior is lightly toned from age with some mild foxing. There is a period gift inscription to the title page. Two of the leaves (page 125/126 & 127/128) have closed marginal tears which have been neatly repaired with acid free archival tissue. Along with that there is likely the very occasional page with some kind of other imperfection such as a creased page corner, tiny chip or tear, minor stain or marking, wrinkle etc. Generally though, it's a nice copy. The book measures approximately 8 inches by 5 inches and is 86+215 pages long. Please look at all of the photos to further note the condition. *********This book will require additional shipping charges if being sent outside of the United States**********.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A wonderful uncommon large paper first edition of one of Jonathan Swift's final works, a satire of the banal conversation exchanged between the upper classes in the early 18th century. The uncommon first edition of this work. The large paper first issue, with Neptune headpiece as called for. These large paper copies are printed on heavier paper than the standard issue.A satirical work published by Jonathan Swift, under the pseudonym Simon Wagstaff.Presented as a reference-style guide to the "most polite mode and method now used at court, and in the best companies of England." Swift uses witty, ironic conversation among fictional speakers to mock the banal, formulaic, and pretentious exchanges of English high society, and the affectations of upper-class manners.The majority of leaves - excepting title page - have been washed and are clean and bright.ESTC T9741[1], a-e8, f4, B-O9, P4. Collated, bound without the preliminary advertisement leaf, otherwise complete.Rebacked, retaining the original endpapers. With the armorial bookplate of Sir Joseph Copley, Bart, to the front pastedown, and of Oliver Brett, a British peer and politician, to the front free endpaper.Bergen Evans calls it "a tissue of moth-eaten phrases, worn-out wisecracks, musty proverbs and threadbare sententiousness". Rebacked in morocco, retaining the contemporary calf boards, and retaining original endpapers, with hinges reinforced with cloth. Rubbing to board perimeters, otherwise externally excellent. Bookplates to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The majority of leaves have been washed and are exceptionally clean and bright, with the title page unwashed and age toned. Bound without the preliminary advertisement leaf. Very Good. None (illustrator). book. …

Leather. 1st Edition. 1st ed., octavo, full leather binding, pp lxxxvi, 215, i. Restored and rebound by Cottage Bindery of Bath, original upper and lower boards with gilt rule, new leather spine with raised bands and gilt, gilt spine title label, new endpapers, light tanning to some pages otherwise very good condition. Written under a pseudonym by Jonathan Swift. A satirical commentary on the perceived banality of conversation among the upper classes, presented in the form of a guide for those lacking in conversational skills. One of Swift's last works.…

Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 8" x 5-1/8", (ii)(lxxxvi)(i)215pp., includes the initial ad leaf, complete, internally clean and bright. Bound in contemporary full speckled calf, covers double ruled in gilt, expertly rebacked, gilt lettered spine, VERY GOOD. Housed in a 1/4 green morocco open ended slipcase, raised bands, gilt lettered spine, spine sunned.…