March Intellect, First Edition (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Pictorial yellow wrappers. 16mo. 4 by 6 inches. 36pp. Illustrated with 6 full-page engravings by Robert Cruikshank. A satirical poem by the English dramatist William Thomas Moncrieff about efforts by various reformers to promote knowledge among the masses through cheap tracts and other means. A worn copy with some foxing and wear to the covers. The front cover is detached and has a stain in the upper left corner (not affecting the text) and a short tear to the right side. The rear cover has a stain in the upper left corner affecting the last two pages. The text is otherwise good with light foxing and wear.

First edition. 8vo (7 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches), pages: viii:470. Contemporary full calf. The binding very poor, rubbed & chipped. Some light foxing to prelims. but very good internally; an ideal candidate for rebinding and priced to allow for such. Bound without half-title.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 3 vols, front hinge on volume one completely broken, spine of vol. 2 torn, all in all shappy Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.

12mo, pp. vii, [i], 344, [2]. Original purple textured cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt. A little toning and spotting. Sometime rebacked preserving most of original spine panel. The first edition of this ?silver fork? novel by Edinburgh-born Catherine Sinclair (1800-1864), which examines the lives of young women and their education. Sinclair worked as her father?s secretary from age fourteen until his death in 1835, and she acknowledges his support and interest in her writing at the start of this, her second book. Besides authoring two dozen titles throughout her life, she ?founded a mission school at Water of Leith, a volunteer corps, and a Sinclair Cooking Depot in Edinburgh, to provide good cheap food for the poor. She also set up public benches and drinking-fountains in that city? (ODNB).

FIRST EDITION. Final ad. leaf. Uncut in orig. olive green diced cloth, spine lettered in gilt; spine sl. faded & with one or two small nicks at head & tail. Signature on titlepage, 'E. Somers, 1845'; booklabel of Robert J. Hayhurst. Sadleir 3061g, '9th thousand'.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Moncrieff, W. T. The March of Intellect, A Comic Poem. London: William Kidd & Charles Tilt. 1830. First edition, pp: i-ii,[5]-36, frontispiece & 5 full page illus.With Hood, Thomas. The Epping Hunt. Illustrated with Six Engravings on Wood . After the Designs of George Cruikshank. London: Charles Tilt 1830. pp: i-vi,[5]-29[1], frontispiece & 5 plates. With The Devil's Progress. A Poem. By the Editor of the 'Court Journal'. London: Lupton Relft 1830. pp: [iv] adverts, half title & i-vi,[7]-67[1], frontispiece, vignette title-page & 4 plates, lacks one plate, 4pp Advertisement for the Devil's Progress preceding the title page. With Coleridge, S.T. and Southey, Robert. The Devil's Walk. A Poem. London: Alfred Miller n.d. [1830]. Second Edition, pp: x,[11]-33[1], frontispiece & 5 plates.With Taylor, John. Monsieur Tonson. Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank. London: Marsh and Miller. 1830. pp: i-iv,[5]-19[1], frontispiece & 6 plates. With [Shelley - Mary Wollstonecraft] [Godwin] Monsieur Nongtongpaw. With Illustrations by Robert Cruikshank. [Written when she was nine.] London: Alfred Miller, 1830pp: i-ii,[3]-19[1], vignette title page & 6 plates. (Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, née Godwin, only daughter of W. Godwin & Mary Wollstonecraft.)With Anon. Steamers v. Stages; or, Andrew and his Spouse. Illustrated with Six Humorous Designs by Robert Cruikshank. London: William Kidd 1830. pp: i-iv,[5]-27[1], half title, frontispiece & 5 plates all with tissue guards.Seven items bound in One volume, uniform in size, 12mo (153x98mm), with foxing to 'The Devil's Progress', plus one plate missing, and two half titles missing from 'The March of Intellect' and 'The Devil's Walk', otherwise complete & in very good condition, bound in half green calf, diced spine, marbled boards, red leather title label to spine gilt lettered 'Comic Poems' treble gilt ruled, lightly rubbed with the bookplate and signature of E. H. Greenly 1832, sound, tight & very good condition for these ephemeral items, in a contemporary binding.

Vellum. Condition: Good. Robert Cruikshank (illustrator). First edition. A delightful volume comprising five satirical poems with Cruikshank's illustrations. Including the first separate edition of Coleridge and Southey's 'Devil's Walk'. Bound together are five satirical and comical poems from the likes Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey (under the pseudonym Professor Porson), William Thomas Moncrieff, H. W. Montagu, and John Taylor. All but Taylor's are first editions. Illustrated by eminent British caricaturist George Crukshank, perhaps best known for his internationally acclaimed book illustrations for Charles Dickens. A fascinating satirisation of the social and political standings of the early Victorian period. In contemporary full vellum, with gilt to the spine and marbled endpapers. Rubbed morocco spine label. Offering the following works: The Devil's Walk (Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey)- The second issue, with the omission of pp. 21-22 rectified [Wise p. 137]. Frontispiece and five plates. First published under the titleThe Devil's Thoughts, this poem describes the Devil amusing himself with the sight of the various sins of mankind. It was first published in 1799 by Coleridge and expanded by Southey in 1827. The poem was imitated by many over the years, notably by Shelley (The Devil's Walk, 1812) and Byron (The Devil's Drive, 1813). Minor poet H. W. Montagu provides an introduction and notes. Collated, complete. The Real Devil's Walk (Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey) - Frontispiece, six plates and numerous vignettes. A continuation of the previous, this time alluding to the use of a pseudonym with "Not by Professor Porson" to the title page. Collated, complete. The March of Intellect (W. T. Moncrieff) - A very scarce first edition, commenting on the social disruption and political unrest of England at the time, partly a result of mechanization. Frontispiece and six plates. Collated, complete. Monsieur Mallet: or, My Daughter's Letter. A Random Record (H. W. Montagu) - Frontispiece and five plates. Collated, complete. Monsieur Tonson (John Taylor) - The second edition. First published in 1808, this poem narrates a Mr Tom King continuously knocking on the door of a Frenchman to ask if a Mr Thompson lives there, to which the Frenchman replies that "No 'Monsieur Tonson'" lives there. Frontispiece and six plates. Collated, complete. Twenty-five pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In contemporary full vellum, with gilt to the spine. Externally, morocco spine label is significantly rubbed, with yellowing and handling marks to the vellum. Boards slightly sprung. Internally, generally firmly bound, with plate facing p. 17 to 'Monsieur Mallet' detached but present, and front free endpaper working loose slightly. Pages are bright and clean, with only the odd spot to the blanks. Rear free endpaper is clipped to the lower corner. Good. book.