Sylvanus Gent (46 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. minor shelf wear Satisfaction 100% guaranteed.

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. No covers. Edges and corners exhibit heavy wear with chips, creasing and soiling. Yellowing to text. Spine is weak. Still quite readable. Includes articles with lists of deaths, marriages, promotions, preferment, bankrupts, etc. Chapters on foreign affairs and price of stocks and much more. The text is clean and unmarked. Printed by E. Cave at St. John's Gate with a drawing of the gate on the front page. All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-lib unless stated.

Condition: New. In.

PF. Condition: New.

Wraps. Condition: Very good. Periodical. Stitched wraps. Pages 89-176, [6] pages of advertisements. Blue paper covers with title and contents listed on the front. Advertisements printed inside the covers and on the rear cover. Old ink inscription on the front cover. Untrimmed paper. Contents internally clean.

Condition: New. In.

First Edition. Softcover bound into modern cloth over boards, good with age toning and edge wear, collection of articles, blurbs and letters on various subjects including several on a proposed bill dealing with the legal status of jews in England.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An original edition of this newspaper/ magazine. 55pp, with modern tape strengthening to the spine. B + w illustrations. A portion of loss to the back page, affecting the news from Sweden, bills of mortality, and books registered, otherwise very clean and tight. The contents include parliamentary reports especially on the War, disguised as proceedings in the Senate of Lilliput, objections to Mr Yates' theory of comets, fortifications, account of the battle of Dettingen, list of forces killed and wounded and french standards taken, poetry, and the chronicle of events, and the register of books, plays etc for July 1743.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An original edition of this newspaper/ magazine. 56pp, with modern tape strengthening to the spine. B + w illustrations. Internally very clean and tight. The contents include parliamentary reports especially on the War, disguised as proceedings in the Senate of Lilliput, parliamentary grants etc including American ones, fortifications, a man who lived 18 years on water, revolutions in Morocco, a new theory of comets, a list of the corporations in England, poetry, a list of Scotch nobility, archbishops, and the chronicle of events, and the register of books, plays etc for May 1743.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An original edition of this newspaper magazine. 56pp, with modern tape strengthening to the spine and one very short closed tear to the margin of the front page. Original owner's name to front page, otherwise very clean and tight. The contents include parliamentary reports especially on the War, disguised as proceedings in the Senate of Lilliput, and articles on the export of wool, grain, Irish cattle, tax on spirits, the War, Spanish ships captured, including ships voyaging to America, the Caribbean etc, letters written before execution by Col. Penruddock, poems, births, marriages, deaths etc. Very rare.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Spine of Cover badly torn Many pages of manuscript writing in front and back of book.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Sylvanus Urban, Gent. The Gentleman's Magazine. Lon: E. Cave, February 1749, 47 pp. *** A complete issue of this famous and important English periodical. Among the many topics dealt with are the following -- On Rockets and Other Fireworks; Of the Ancient Galleys, with 3 Cuts; Curious Remarks on Noah's Ark, with a List of the Beasts Which Were Preserved in it; Extraordinary Natural Curiosities; etc. With three (3) woodcut text illustrations of ancient galleys, a folding woodcut plan titled "A View and Plan of Noah's Ark", a table listing types and locations of the animals carried on the Ark, and a folding woodcut illustration of Marco, a lion in the Tower who was a gift from the Ambassador of Morocco. This issue is in my inventory and the images are of this particular item. *** This magazine was extracted from a bound annual volume. The contents are complete, clean, age-toned, and still held together by part of the original binding. *** 8 inches tall by 5 inches.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An original edition of this newspaper/ magazine. 87pp, with modern tape strengthening to the spine. Internally very clean and tight. The contents include parliamentary reports especially on the War, disguised as proceedings in the Senate of Lilliput, the expedition to Cathagena, the conduct of the Carolina forces in the invasion of Georgia, Greenland, wool trade, and the words and music of The Jealous Swain set by Mr Russell, calculation of the moon's curve, ships taken from the spanish, poetry etc.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An original edition of this newspaper/ magazine. 57pp, with modern tape strengthening to the spine. Internally very clean and tight. The contents include parliamentary reports especially on the War, disguised as proceedings in the Senate of Lilliput, the phenomena of Lambourn Stream, Berkshire, path of the moon, Horace's Testudo & Mutis explained, an account of Greenland, Muscovy, transit of Mercury, fortifications, a letter on the discovery of 'a subterraneous city near Mount Vesuvius' (Herculaneum), fortifications, M Croufaz on Pope's Essay on Man, Matthew xxvii 46, poetry, including an ode on the King's birthday by Colley Cibber, chronicle and register of books, plays etc for November 1743.

Wraps as issued. Condition: Good. First edition. Scarce, single early issue of the famed monthly which was published for 200 years. Edges of wraps are taped with professional book tape. Prospectus ad for ""Proposals for printing, in weekly numbers, from a copy with Improvements, Additions and Corrections bequeathed by Dr. Johnson to Sir Joshua Reynolds.A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson" Plate at frontispiece: fig. 1, "The Slepetz", fig. 2, "Gelinottes" Plate II is a foldout of the "Druid Remains at Stanton Drew" with sigils. Tear in foldout plate is neatly taped with proper tape on front and back side. Light dampstain to front edge of some pages, a few marginal ink marks. Gentleman's Magazine (originally "Trader's Monthly Intelligencer") was the first periodical to use the term "magazine" Gentleman's Magazine, which began in January 1731, was a 'repository of all things worth mentioning'. It was the most important periodical in 18th century England, reflecting in its pages the diversity of Georgian life, politics and culture. Writers such as Dr Johnson, John Hawkesworth, Richard Savage, and Anna Seward were just a few of the thousands who contributed to it. A gentleman's and trader's journal, includes a final page on "Daily Variations in the Prices of Stocks" Multitudinous topics covered, and including book reviews and letters to the editor.

Condition: Fair. First edition. [Johnsonian England] Scarce, single early issue of the famed monthly. Samuel Johnson's first regular employment as a writer was with The Gentleman's Magazine. This issue, published just 6 months after his death in December, 1784 calls for contributions for the erection of a monument for Johnson in Westminster Abbey, where he was buried. 1780 letter from Dr. Johnson to a young clergyman first published, at page 361. Folding plate of antiquities at frontispiece. Wraps are taped with tissue tape. Sewn binding. Special news from American colonies, and letter at p. 495-6 against giving up the colonies. Gentleman's Magazine (originally "Trader's Monthly Intelligencer") was the first periodical to use the term "magazine" Gentleman's Magazine, which began in January 1731, was a 'repository of all things worth mentioning'. It was the most important periodical in 18th century England, reflecting in its pages the diversity of Georgian life, politics and culture. Writers such as Dr Johnson, John Hawkesworth, Richard Savage, and Anna Seward were just a few of the thousands who contributed to it. A gentleman's and trader's journal, includes a final page on "Daily Variations in the Prices of Stocks" Multitudinous topics covered, and including book reviews and letters to the editor.

Wraps as issued. Condition: Good+. First edition. RARE INDEX volume for 1785, with preface to the 55th volume published the year after Samuel Johnson's death. Samuel Johnson's first regular employment as a writer was with The Gentleman's Magazine. Folding plate of "Ancient Bath lately discovered at Scrisheim in the Palatines" Wraps are taped with tissue tape. Sewn binding. Text and plate are good to very good. Gentleman's Magazine (originally "Trader's Monthly Intelligencer") was the first periodical to use the term "magazine" It began in January 1731, and earned its claim to be a 'repository of all things worth mentioning'. It was the most important periodical in 18th century England, reflecting in its pages the diversity of Georgian life, politics and culture. Writers such as Dr Johnson, John Hawkesworth, Richard Savage, and Anna Seward were just a few of the thousands who contributed to it. A gentleman's and trader's journal, includes a final page on "Daily Variations in the Prices of Stocks" Multitudinous topics covered, and including book reviews and letters to the editor.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. A year's worth (1760) of the Gentleman's Magazine by Sylvanus Urban; the pseudonym of Edmund Cave, founder and originator of the Magazine. Indeed, this publication was the first to adopt the word and covered newsworthy and other items across a wide range of topics e.g. Observations on the North Sea, the Decline of Christianity (sic), Methods of Curing the Bite of a Mad Dog. It includes the front page of each monthly edition; usually with a b/w illustration of St John's Gate, London. At the end of the book is a 'Supplement to the Gentleman's Magazine For the Year 1760,' (containing memorable events of that year; including the capitulation of Montreal). The layout is of its time with drop capitals, lettered paragraphs with two columns on each page (not unlike a contemporary bible). There are also occasional lists, tables, maps and diagrams (b/w). Quarter leather boards with patterned card decorated covers. Both the boards and spine are faded and damaged in places; especially at the head and tail of the spine - see close up image. The binding remains reasonably tight. Internally, the pages are mildly to moderately tanned with occasional spotting; much more evident on the preliminary and final ones. At the front of the book there are some notes/page references in pencil on the ffep, a pencil signature and name plate on the front pastedown. (Photos on request). pp. 623 + various indices/130 x 210. Please note that, depending on destination, we may request an additional payment to cover any extra shipping/postage charges. Abe2250.

Original copper engraved double map depicting Spain and Portugal (15.5 x 18 cm) and the harbour of Lisbon (8 x 18 cm). With two fold creases as issued. Some light foxing, but overall a very good example.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 6 issues of The Gentleman's Magazine for 1798, from July to December with a Supplement for the Year and Indices. Original binding of brown paper covered boards with very worn leather spine, the front board very shaky. Internally clean. Illustrations include Malling Abbey, Cottingham Minster in Kent and Walsall Church, Flete Church, monument at Kirk Michael in the Isle of Man and Aldworth Church. Obituaries include a remarkable midwife of Otley and a peppermint licensee of Nottingham. Poetry, news from the USA and the world, the royal expedition to Weymouth, parliament, religion, the use of lemon for scurvy and many other articles, book reviews etc.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. The bound edition, including all 12 issues of The Gentleman's Magazine for 1753, with a Preface and Indices. Original front board covered with worn marbled paper with very worn leather spine. The back board is missing. Owner's name cut from the title page, otherwise internally clean and tight. B + w illustrations, including Pliny's Grotto del Cane, Glastonbury Pump Room, Llanroost Bridge, the poison wood and purple gross beak, St Thomas's Chapel on the Pier of London Bridge, history of Spain (hand coloured) shields of new baronets, St Philips Church South Carolina, etc, Fold out illustrations include the Corn Factors Exchange in Mark Lane, the new roads from Westminster Bridge, the port of Callao. a depiction of Incas and llamas. Includes poetry, book reviews, music (including a song in arabic), Boston and Philadelphia compared (lacks the map) the Jews Bill, an antique stone in London Wall, antiquities of Northumberland, an anecdote of Sir Godfrey Kneller, receipt for the gout, ventilators in hospitals, historical chronicles, the Glastonbury thorn, life of Richard Savage etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. London: Edward Cave at St. John's Gate, 1741. Contemporary worn leather with sound binding. Front board is bowed and gilt letters on spine are mostly faded. NOT ex-library. No internal markings other than hand-written annotations on endpapers. Contains all 12 issues of Volume 11.

Original wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. An historic, full-page trial report in this Dec. 1770 issue of the Gentleman's Magazine (of London), in which it's reported British Captain Thomas Preston was defended by none other than John Adams -- and ultimately acquitted in the October 1770 trial of all charges leveled against him for presiding over the March 5th 1770 "Boston Massacre". Beyond this there's a notable fold-out, nicely-engraved map of Constantinople ("A Plan of Constantinople, Places adjacent and Canal of the Black Sea") appearing in this issue. Wear along the spine, covers lacking, still though bright and very presentable.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The bound edition, including all 12 issues of The Gentleman's Magazine for 1744, with a Preface and Indices. Later rebinding with blue paper covered boards with leather spine with leather label and leather corners. B + w illustrations, including music. Some browning to the edges, otherwise a very clean, attractive copy. Includes Debates in the Senate of Lilliput, with a Supplement with the real names, Pope's Will, and character, account of a Roman inscription at Lannercost, poetry, expedition to Cartagena, On Writng History by Voltaire etc.

First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, bound in contemporary marbled boards with calf spine, the spine with 5 raised bands, title labels in compartments; the front panel restored at a later date with non-matching decorated paper. 608 pp + [16] pp Indexes at rear. General title leaf plus 12 individual title leaves for each of the months. With 17 (of 22 possible) copper engraved plates, including 8 maps (6 of which are folding). Included is the folding 'Map of that Part of America which was the Principal Seat of War in 1756', along with maps of 'The Seat of War in the Circle of Westphalia'; 'A Map of the Several Countries thro' which the Russians are to Pass in their March to Prussia' (including Upper Poland, Lithuania, Lavonia (modern day Latvia and Estonia), the Baltic Sea and Eastern Sweden; 'A Draught of the Road and Harbour of Brest with the Adjacent Coast'; 'A Map of The Mouths of the Ganges in the Bay of Bengal showing English Settlements lately Destroyed by the Nabob of that Province'; 'The Coast of France from Rochelle & Rochfort with the Island of Ree Oleron & Aix'; and a 'Map of Upper Saxony Comprehending that Part of Germany which is the Present Seat of War'. Lacking or never issued with this copy are the large planisphere, the large map of England and Wales; and the Map of Corsica. A very good copy, tight and clean. The North American map is an interesting French & Indian War map, and is one of the very first seat of the war maps to report on the battles in North America. It extends from Lake Ontario and Fort Ontario to western Nova Scotia, centered on Lake Champlain and the Iroquois Country; Boston Harbour, Marblehead, Salem, Cape Ann, & Portsmouth are shown along with Montreal and the Outawacs (Ottawa) River (noted as the boundary between the French and English Settlements as made by the Treaty of Utrecht); many early Forts are marked (Fort Oswego and Fort Ontarion on Lake Ontario; Fort Halifax, Ft. William Henry, and many others. The GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE covered a broad range of topics, from literature to politics, and frequently used maps as illustrations.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. Scuffed and rubbed leather boards and spine, the latter lettered with faded gilt and with five raised bands, cracked down hinges but string holding firm. Internally end papers a little marked and the front free one with 1 cm x 1 cm loss to top corner, and title page likewise; first blank frayed around edges; two Contents pages foxed but subsequent pages less so. Map by page 373 split wit 15% loss; 'Steuartia' plate by page 472 hand coloured as is 'The Red Bird' by page 512 and 'Rattle Snake' by pp 609. Pp (1), (6), 594, Order of Baronets 20 + 4 plates, 598-626, Index (22) + Appendix (4). Plates collated correct.

BRITISH PRINTING OF THE AMERICAN DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, 1776. 8vo, 210 x 130 mm, 8½ x 5 inches, full year of 12 issues, January - December 1776, bound together, plus the Supplement, each month with its own title page with a woodcut of St. John's Gate at the top. Complete with14 engraved maps and plates as reqired in the plate list on final page, including: Map of the South Pole, Map of the discoveries of Captain Cook, Folding Projection of the Western and Eastern Hemispheres, plus a folding plan of the City and University of Cambridge in the 16th century, Map of the Country round New York and Philadelphia, Map of Long Island, Map of Connecticut, Map of the Progress of His Majesty's Armies in New-York, 5 engraved plates,1 folding, plus a few small illustrations in the text, engraved plate at page 80 misplaced at page 248, pages: [4], 1-608, plus 16 pages of index, errata and list of plates. Bound in half calf, marbled boards, gilt title, volume number and date to spine, engraved bookplate to first pastedown. Marbled covers rubbed with loss of paper, shelf wear to lower edges of boards, pale foxing to both Hemisphere maps, small repair to Eastern Hemisphere plate, no loss of image, pale browning and offset from text to maps, occasional pale browning, otherwise a very good copy. The DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE is found on pages 361 and 362 of the August issue for 1776. There are also some other articles of interest on America, such as: Account of the Proceedings of the American Colonists, since the passing of the Boston Port-Bill. Edward Cave (1691 1754) launched The Gentleman's Magazine in 1731 creating the first general-interest "magazine" in the modern sense. It soon became the most influential and most imitated periodical of its time. See Joseph Sabin, Dictionary of Books Relating to America, No.26954. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.