'THE SHAM WEDDING'
ANONYMOUS. The Apparition: or, The Sham-Wedding. A comedy. ... By a gentleman of Christ-Church-College in Oxford. The fourth edition. 12mo.Printed for W. Feales. 1736
Front., title in red & black. Disbound.
ANONYMOUS. The Borgias; or, Italy in the fifteenth century. An historical drama. Tall 8vo.
William Pickering. 1845
Partly unopened in contemp. plain green cloth; faded at head & spine
William Pickering. 1845
Partly unopened in contemp. plain green cloth; faded at head & spine
ANONYMOUS. The Broken Troth. A tale of village life in Tuscany. From the Italian. By Philip Ireton. 2 vols. Cambridge: Macmillan & Co. 1861
Half title, 24pp cata. vol. I. Sl. damp-marking on e.ps. Orig. purple pebble-grained cloth; spines darkened & rubbed at heads & tails, edges faded, vol. II with string marks. Kimpton's Library labels, with rules. A good sound copy.
ANONYMOUS.
ANONYMOUS. The Chateau de Vésinet: a memory of France. A tale. By the Author of "Cinderella: A New Version of an Old Story". Chapman & Hall. 1877
Half title. Orig. green cloth, blocked in black, spine lettered in gilt; spine v. sl. rubbed at head & tail, Mudie's Library label partially removed from front board. Booklabel of Reginald Thornton on leading pastedown.
ANONYMOUS. The Conduct of the Allies and the Management of the War impartially examined. In which the reasoning of the author of Faction Detected, as to foreign affairs, is considered and refuted. By the author of Desertion Discussed.
Printed for M. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-noster-Row. 1744
[4], 54 [i.e. 56]pp, half title. Pp49, 52-53 & 56 misnumbered 51, 50, 55 & 54 respectively. 8vo. Disbound.
Printed for M. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-noster-Row. 1744
[4], 54 [i.e. 56]pp, half title. Pp49, 52-53 & 56 misnumbered 51, 50, 55 & 54 respectively. 8vo. Disbound.
ANONYMOUS. The Cottage Fire-Side. 12mo. Dublin: printed by Napper and White. 1826
Front., illus. Contemp. full speckled calf, later red morocco label; a little rubbed. Ownership inscription of 'C. Wykeham Martin, Leeds Castle' on leading f.e.p. A nice copy.
ANONYMOUS. The Countess of Glosswood. A tale. Translated from the French. Burns, Oates, & Co. 1870
Half title, final ad. leaf. Orig. pebble-grained brown cloth, bevelled boards, blocked & lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed. Blind stamp of St Clare's Abbey, Darlington; bookseller's ticket: R. Washbourne, London.
'THRONELESS, NAMELESS, DATELESS!'
ANONYMOUS. The Dalesman: a drama, in six acts.James Ridgway & Sons. (Chelsea: printed by W. Blatch.) 1836
Sm. tear from tail of 2nd leaf. Sl. later half dark green calf.
ANONYMOUS. The Faithful and Unfaithful Minister Contrasted. The third edition.
Printed for Joseph White, at the Corner of Lincoln's-Inn-Fields; and W. Frederick, at Bath: And to be had likewise of the Booksellers in the Country on a short Notice. [1769]
vii, 17pp, half title. 12mo. Some foxing, outer pages dusted. Disbound.
Printed for Joseph White, at the Corner of Lincoln's-Inn-Fields; and W. Frederick, at Bath: And to be had likewise of the Booksellers in the Country on a short Notice. [1769]
vii, 17pp, half title. 12mo. Some foxing, outer pages dusted. Disbound.
MIRACLE PLAY
ANONYMOUS. The Harrowing of Hell, a miracle-play written in the reign of Edward the Second, now first published from the original manuscript in the British Museum, with an introd., translation, and notes. By James Orchard Halliwell.John Russell Smith. 1840
Title in red & black, middle English text with parallel modern version. Orig. brown printed wraps; spine reinforced with paper.
PRINCE LEE BOO
ANONYMOUS. The History of Prince Lee Boo, a native of the Pelew Islands, brought to England by Captn. Wilson. A new edition. E. Newbery. [1790?]
vi, 178, [6]pp ads. 12mo. Front. port., 5 plates, one partly hand-coloured. Orig. marbled boards, green vellum spine; edges worn and remains only of paper label. Ownership inscr. of Louisa Bazett 1792 & also of another member of the Bazett family.
ANONYMOUS. The Honour and Prerogative of the Queen's Majesty Vindicated and Defended against the Unexampled Insolence of the Author of the Guardian; in a letter from a country Whig to Mr Steele. John Morphew. 1713
23 [1]pp. Nineteenth century half red roan, marbled boards.
SATIRE IN PLAY FORM
ANONYMOUS. The Humours of the Court: or, Modern gallantry. A new ballad opera. As it was intended to have been perform'd at one of the theatres.Printed for W. James. 1732
Dusted and stained at end with a few pencil and ink scrawls. Disbound.
ANONYMOUS. The Hunchbacks: a drama, in two acts.
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's Minor theatre.) [1826?]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound; badly marked.
John Cumberland. (Cumberland's Minor theatre.) [1826?]
Front. after R. Cruikshank. Disbound; badly marked.
J.P.'S GUIDE: SCARCE DUBLIN EDITION
ANONYMOUS. The Justice of Peace's Guide being a collection of precedents, relating to the office of a justice of peace. Consisting of informations, summonses, orders, examinations, warrants, recognizances, committals, and other instruments. In an alphabetical order. To which is prefixed a copy of the commission of the peace; with some observations thereon. The third edition.Dublin: printed by Peter Hoey, at the Mercury. 1790
v, 196, [15]pp ads. 12mo. Marginal tear to Q5 without loss of text. Full contemporary calf, decorative blind spine bands, red morocco label; v. sl. crack to upper joint towards head. From the library of the Perceval-Maxwell family of Finnebrogue, Downpatrick, Co. Down, and Groomsport House, Bangor.
TRISTRAM BATES - SHANDY?
ANONYMOUS. The Life and Memoirs of Mr. Ephraim Tristram Bates, commonly called Corporal Bates, a broken-hearted soldier: who, from a private centinel in the guards, was, from his merits, advanced, regularly, to be Corporal, Serjeant, and Pay-Master Serjeant; and had he lived a few days longer, might have died a Commission-Officer, to the great Loss of his lamentable Lady,... who... publishes these Memoirs from the original Papers,... Printed by Malachi ****, for Edith Bates, relict of the aforesaid Mr. Bates, and sold by W. Owen. 1756
238, [2]pp ads. 12mo. Some offset browning to titlepage edges & final leaf, light browning to text. Recent full calf, double gilt bands, gilt label.
'WITH FLOWERS CROWN'D'
ANONYMOUS. The Mind of the Front.[1701?]
A single sheet four verse poem, apparently describing a frontispiece, and beginning 'With Flowers Crown'd here Flora sits as Queen...'. Rather dusted, light creases. 30 x 19cm.
'NATURAL AND AMUSING'
ANONYMOUS. The Modern Fine Gentleman. A novel. In two volumes. 2 vols in 1. Dublin: Printed by R. Marchbank, for R. Moncrieffe. 1775
[ii], 2-264pp. 12mo. Contemp. speckled calf, raised bands, red morroco label; surface worming to front & back boards, corners sl. bumped. Ink ownership inscription on leading pastedown 'Cne. Tipping, Bellurgan Park, 1775', later date added '1781'.
POEMS ON THE DEATH OF QUEEN MARY
ANONYMOUS. The Mourning Poets: or, an account of the poems on the death of the Queen. In a letter to a friend.Printed for J. Whitlock, near Stationers-Hall. 12pp. 1695
Folio. Some browning. Probably originally bound in a contemporary miscellaneous collection, as top corners have hand-written pagination, 283-295. Rebound in recent leather-backed marbled boards, gilt lettered spine.
ANONYMOUS. The Negotiators. Or, Don Diego brought to Reason. An Excellent New Ballad. Tune of Packington's Pound. Printed for R. Thompson. 1738
[3], 6-7, [1]pp. Folio. Lacks the satirical frontispiece. Disbound, dusted, edges chipped not affecting text.
'DON DIEGO' & WALPOLE
ANONYMOUS. The Negotiators. Or, Don Diego brought to reason. An excellent new ballad. Tune of Packington's Pound. R. Thompson. 1738
7, [1]pp, with an added full page illustration. Folio. Disbound.
MEDITATIONS & PRAYERS
ANONYMOUS. The New Week's Preparation for a worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper, as recommended and appointed by the Church of England; consisting of meditations and prayers for the morning and evening of every day in the week: ... To which are added a morning & evening prayer for the closet or family, &c. The thirty-sixth edition.Printed by Assignment from the Executors of the late Edwd. Wicksteed. [c.1770-c.1781]
[4], ix, [1], 156pp, engraved titlepage and frontispiece. BOUND WITH: Part the Second. 156pp, engraved titlepage and frontispiece. 12mo. A fine clean copy in full contemporary Scottish sprinkled calf, raised & gilt banded spine, red morocco label. From the library at Invercauld.
NORFOLK CONGRESS
ANONYMOUS. The Norfolk Congress: or, a full and true account of their hunting, feasting and Mrry-making [sic]; beiwg [sic] singularly delightful and likewise very instructive to the Publick. 'London, Printed by R. Light-body and not sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminst.' [1728]
6pp. Folio. Unbound.
SELECT MORAL SENTENCES
ANONYMOUS. The Rule of Life. A Collection of Select Moral Sentences, extracted from the greatest authors, ancient and modern, and digested under proper heads.Edinburgh: printed by and for Gavin Alston. 1772
[vi], 259, [1]p. 12mo. Titlepage dusted, small paper flaw to lower blank margin A3, old stain to lower corner pp67-70, some minor marginal waterstaining. Full contemporary sheep, gilt banded spine, red morocco label. Binder's stamp of A. Milne, Forres.
ADVICE TO A SCHOOL MISTRESS
ANONYMOUS. The Schoolmistress for the Poor. The Fourth Edition.Printed for the Author, and sold by J. Debrett... and G. Kearsley. [1779?]
(iv), 163(1)pp. Text a little darkened and occasionally marked. Excellently rebound in half calf, marbled boards.
ANONYMOUS. The Secret of Health, and guide to home nursing. Revised and enlarged edition. By a diplomée of a London hospital.
Port Sunlight, Cheshire: Lever Brothers Ltd. [c.1900]
3pp commercial ads. Ads on e.ps. Orig. blue cloth, gilt lettering largely rubbed away; unevenly faded. 93pp.
Port Sunlight, Cheshire: Lever Brothers Ltd. [c.1900]
3pp commercial ads. Ads on e.ps. Orig. blue cloth, gilt lettering largely rubbed away; unevenly faded. 93pp.
HOME NURSING
ANONYMOUS. The Secret of Health. With the story of "The Missing Bag". By a diplomée of a London hospital. (Port Sunlight, Cheshire: Lever Brothers.) [c.1895]
Illus. throughout. Orig. maroon cloth, bevelled boards, front board lettered in gilt; front board a little creased, small superficial cloth tear on back board. 98pp.
ANONYMOUS. The South Briton: a comedy of five acts: ... Written by a Lady.
Printed for J. Williams. 1774
Horizontal chain lines; last two leaves shaved in margin touching letters on two pages. Disbound.
Printed for J. Williams. 1774
Horizontal chain lines; last two leaves shaved in margin touching letters on two pages. Disbound.
THE STATE FARCE
ANONYMOUS. The State-Farce: A lyrick. Written at Clermont, and inscribed to His Grace the Duke of Newcastle. Mary Cooper. 1756
8pp. Disbound.
MUNCHAUSEN
ANONYMOUS. The Surprising Travels and Adventures of Baron Munchausen, in Russia, the Caspian Sea, Iceland... a voyage to the moon and dog star; with many extraordinary particulars relative to the cooking animals in those planets which are there called the human species. A sequel containing his expedition into Africa - his being buried in a whirlwind of sand... Published for the Booksellers. [c.1840]
Front., plates (3 folding); 1 plate with closed tear, repaired. Untrimmed in orig. pebble-grained orange cloth, dec. in blind, spine lettered in gilt; a little marked, spine sl. dulled. Bookseller's ticket of C. & E. Brown, Bayswater on leading pastedown, ownership syamp of W.J.F. Galloway on leading f.e.p.
ANONYMOUS. The Tailor & Cutter Year Book of Fashions. 1922. The John Williamson Co. 1922
4to. Illus. throughout. Orig. printed brown boards, grey cloth spine. v.g.
ANONYMOUS. The Tailors, (or "Quadrupeds",) a tragedy for Warm Weather, in three acts ... Illus. with original designs by Robert Cruikshank, ...
Joseph Thomas. (Thomas's Burlesque drama.) 1836
Front., illus., 3pp ads. Orig. pink printed wraps; dusted & stained, spine splitting.
Joseph Thomas. (Thomas's Burlesque drama.) 1836
Front., illus., 3pp ads. Orig. pink printed wraps; dusted & stained, spine splitting.
BRIDGEWATER BROADSIDE
ANONYMOUS. The Terror that the Publick Papers is under at this Time, occasions the circulating the following in this Manner [sic]. Extract of a letter from Bridgewater. 4to. n.p. [1755]
Broadside. Tear from upper inner corner, just touching text; a few other marginal tears without loss. 24 x 18cm.
ANONYMOUS. The Three Chances. By the Authoress of "The Fair Carew". 3 vols. Smith, Elder. 1858
Primrose endpapers, inner hinges cracking vol. I. Original pale brown morocco-grained cloth by Westleys, blocked with ornamental panel on front & back, spines gilt lettered with blind ornament, with publishers' names at tail. Slight brown spotting & two small holes in following hinge vol. I.
ANONYMOUS. The Toodles. A domestic drama, in two acts ...
New York: T.H. French. (The Minor drama, no. LIV.) c.[1900?]
Orig. wraps; sl. dusted, rusting at staples.
New York: T.H. French. (The Minor drama, no. LIV.) c.[1900?]
Orig. wraps; sl. dusted, rusting at staples.
ANONYMOUS. The Toodles. A domestic drama, in two acts ...
New York: T.H. French. (The Minor drama, no. LIV.) c.[1900?]
Orig. wraps; dusted, rusting at staples.
New York: T.H. French. (The Minor drama, no. LIV.) c.[1900?]
Orig. wraps; dusted, rusting at staples.
ANONYMOUS. The Vagaries of John Bull, (dedicated, without permission, to all the Whigs) by One of his unfortunate Servants.
Bristol: J.M. Gutch, &c.; W. Wright, London. 1820
Uncut. Disbound. iv, 68pp.
Bristol: J.M. Gutch, &c.; W. Wright, London. 1820
Uncut. Disbound. iv, 68pp.
TEWKESBURY CHAPBOOK
ANONYMOUS. The Virtuous Wife of Bristol.Tewkesbury: printed and sold by S. Harward. [c.1775]
8pp. 12mo. Old water stain to lower corners not too intrusive. Disbound.
ANONYMOUS. Twenty Minutes with a Tiger. A farce in one act. Adapted from the French.
Samuel French. (French's Acting edition, no. 351.) [c.1900]
Orig. wraps; creased & torn.
Samuel French. (French's Acting edition, no. 351.) [c.1900]
Orig. wraps; creased & torn.
ANONYMOUS. Twenty Minutes with a Tiger. A farce in one act adapted from the French.
Samuel French. (French's Acting edition, no. 351.) [c.1900]
Orig. wraps.
Samuel French. (French's Acting edition, no. 351.) [c.1900]
Orig. wraps.
ANONYMOUS. What Has Been, may be again: or an Instance of London's Loyalty, in 1640, &c. Being the substance of a traiterous play acted in the guild-hall... in the year 1642. Never before printed. Printed by Edm. Powell & sold by J. Morphew. 1710
8pp. Disbound.
ANONYMOUS. What of That! Occasion'd by a pamphlet, intitled, Are These Things So? And its answer, Yes, they are. T. Cooper 'and sold by the Pamphlet shops of London and Westminster'. 1740
16pp. Folio. Disbound.
THE GARTHS OF RAVENSGARTH
ANONYMOUS. White Elephants. A novel. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. Tinsley Brothers. 1882
Bound without half titles in contemp. half maroon morocco, marbled boards, spines gilt; a little rubbed.
ANONYMOUS. Wolfern Chace: A chronicle of "days that are no more". A novel. 3 vols. Remington and Co. 1879
Ad. leaf, printed on verso, precedes title in all three volumes. Original olive diagonal fine-ribbed cloth, blocked in black with 'R' to back boards, front boards & spines lettered in gilt.
ANONYMOUS. Would You Know, Whether You Believe, and Live as a Christian ought to do, as yourself these questions. n.p. [1790?]
4pp, as issued.
ANSTEY, F., pseud. (Thomas Anstey Guthrie) Baboo Jabberjee B.A. With illustrations by J. Bernard Partridge. J.M. Dent & Co. 1897
Half title, front., illus. Partially uncut in orig. blue cloth; sl. rubbed, a little cocked. t.e.g.
ANSTEY, F., pseud. (Thomas Anstey Guthrie) Lyre and Lancet. A story in scenes. FIRST EDITION. Smith, Elder. (The Novel Series.) 1895
Half title, illus., 2pp ads. Orig. blue cloth, blocked in black, lettered in gilt; fore-edge sl. rubbed, spine sl. darkened.
ANSTEY, F., pseud. (Thomas Anstey Guthrie) The Giant's Robe. FIRST EDITION. Smith, Elder. 1884
Half title. viii, 439pp. Orig. green cloth, blocked in black, spine lettered in gilt. Ownership inscription in ink on leading pastedown, blind stamp of W.H. Smith Lending Library in blind on leading f.e.p.
ANSTEY, F., pseud. (Thomas Anstey Guthrie) The Tinted Venus. A farcical romance. FIRST EDITION. Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith; London: Simpkin, Marshall. (Arrowsmith's Bristol Library vol. VI.) 1885
8pp ads. Orig. brown cloth, blocked & lettered in black, spine lettered in gilt; sl. marking to boards.
ANSTEY, F., pseud. (Thomas Anstey Guthrie) The Travelling Companions. A story in scenes. (Reprinted from "Punch".) 4to. Longmans, Green. 1892
Half title, front. & illus. by J. Bernard Partridge. Orig. salmon-pink cloth, pictorially blocked & lettered in red, maroon cloth spine lettered in gilt. Pencil ownership inscription on leading f.e.p.
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