William shenstone esq (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Poor. No Jacket. 204 pages; pages yellowed with some foxing on endpapers, title page; and several pages. Page edges darkened. End papers have smudges, some creases; no markings. Leather back and spine well worn with cracking on spine creases; gild lettering on spine. Corners bumped; Portions of inner page binding exposed along spine. Front cover missing from book. Memoirs of William Shenstone in front. Essays headings include: On Publications; The Hermit; An Humourist; On Reserve, a fragment; On External Figure; An Opinion of Ghosts; On Hypocrisy; On Vanity; On Modesty and Impudence; On Politics; On Dress; On Writing and Books; Of Men and Manners; Of Books and Writers; ON Religion; On Taste, etc. AN EXTREMELY VINTAGE RARE COPY.…

Leather. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Book has cracked outer hinges, chipped spine label. Description: [1], 146, 124, 80, [1],[ ], 45,[ ], [1], [ ], 86 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. (In 3 Volumes). Tan leather, strong but worn, corners bumped. Leather worn thru' at btm of front cover on Vol 2. Spine w. decorated gilt pattern, red label title, (Vol 1, small pieces of label missing, Vol 2, label complete, Vol 3, half label missing). Spine partly split at sides, (all 3 vols.). Illustrated w. b&w drgs. Some age-toning. Frontispiece & illus. title page (Vols 1 & 2). Vol I: (332 pp). 4th Ed. Green marbled endpaper w. bookplate, gutter split. Small ink ownership inscription. Preface. I. Prefatory essay. Elegies (I-XXVI), II. Odes, Songs, Ballads, III. Levities. IV. Moral pieces. Vol II: (i-vii), 343 pp. 4th Ed. Green marbled endpapers w. bookplate. Essays on Men & Manners. Fold-out plan, foll. by A Description of The Leasowes. Verses to Mr Shenstone. Vol III: (i-viii), 360 pp. Green marbled endpapers w. bookplate. Containing Letters to particular Friends, from the Year 1739 to 1763, The Third Edition. Preface. Letters. List of contents.…