Imperfect: Nos. 150-191 omitted in paging. and Thomas Hardy's copy. Bookplate: From the library of Thomas Hardy, O.M., Max Gate. Manuscript notes by Hardy.
Publisher:
Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co.,
Subject (Name):
Hardy, Thomas,--1840-1928--Bookplate and Hardy, Thomas,--1840-1928--Ms. notes
Christmas books., Works of Mr. Charles Dickens, and Works. 1847
Description:
"Christmas books" consists of: A Christmas carol, The chimes, The cricket on the hearth, The battle of life, The haunted man and the ghost's bargain., Cover title for one vol.: The works of Charles Dickens, cheap editions., Cover title. Imprint and dates from title pages of individual works., On half title verso of some vols.: Cheap edition of the works of Mr. Charles Dickens., One vol.: Christmas books. Inscribed: Mrs. John Leech from her affectionate friend, Charles Dickens, November twenty eight, 1852., Text in two columns., and Total no. of vols. published is unknown.
Publisher:
Chapman and Hall,
Subject (Name):
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Christmas carol, Dickens, Charles,--1812-1870--Presentation inscription to A. Leech., and Leech, Ann (Eaton)--Presentation inscription from C. Dickens.
In morocco cases 37 cm. Volume 1 lacks individual t.p.; v. 3 lacks front? Copy used by Samuel Johnson during the compilation of his Dictionary, with his manuscript markings in v. 3. Volume 3 signature N4 (pp. 103-104) mutilated at top, affecting about 8 words text, p. 104. Copy has no front to v. 3 ; has book-plate of George Harper; manuscript criticism of the work, signed: Moshemii. In case with v. 3: Ingpen & Stonehill, firm, [1930?].
Leaf O2 is a cancel., Port. signed: Geo. Vertue sculpsit., Signatures: pi⁴ a-c⁴ B-N⁴ O⁴(±O2) P-3I⁴ 3K²(3K2 blank)., Thick paper copy. Imperfect: half-title wanting. Printed receipt for first payment on subscription for Pope's Iliad, filled in to Richard Caryll and signed by Pope, mounted on front paste-down. Bookseller's label: Brick Row Book Shop., Vol. 1 only., and With half title.
Publisher:
Printed by W. Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot between the Temple-Gates,
Subject (Name):
Caryll, Richard--Ms. notes and Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744--Autograph
Errata on p. [1] at end., Made-up volume bound in 2 v. with groups r, s and t as per Griffith 372 (on thin paper; half-title (A2) of group r, on thick paper, bound in at front of 2:2), groups u (on thin paper) and v (on thick paper; quire C² on thin paper) as per Griffith 514, and groups s and u (on thick paper) as per Griffith 515., Signatures: A⁴ [superscript chi]B⁴ B-I⁴ K²(-K2) [superscript chi]K²(-K1) ²K2(K1+[superscript chi]A²), ²G-I⁴ ³[superscript chi]K²(-K1), ³B-C⁴ D² *F²(-*F2) F-K⁴, ⁴A-L⁴, ⁵A⁴ B⁴(-B4), ⁶B-2H⁴ [²[superscript chi]K1 signed K2]., The sheets of this edition were reissued, possibly in 1739, in a number of made-up copies in thick paper which include, in varying combinations, other separately published pieces by Pope up to 1738, (see Griffith, R.H. Pope, 514)., Title page in red and black., and With a half-title.
Publisher:
Printed by J. Wright, for Lawton Gilliver at Homer's Head in Fleetstreet,
Engravings variously signed: M. vander Gucht, AE, L. du Guernier. and Includes Chetwood's Life of Virgil and Preface to the Pastorals (v. 1, p. 13-100) and Addison's An essay on the Georgics (v. 1, 77-92). Neither work is signed. Cf. D.N.B., v. 4, p. 210 on Chetwood and The new Cambridge bibliography of English literature, v. 2, col. 1100 on Addison.
Publisher:
Printed by Jacob Tonson ...,
Subject (Name):
Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719 and Chetwood, Knightly, 1650-1720
I-IV. The works of the Right Honourable John, late earl of Rochester -- V-VI. Miscellaneous works by the Right Honourable the Earl of Roscommon : and miscellaneous poems by others., Imperfect: closely trimmed, with some loss of text., and Part V has special t.p.: Miscellaneous works by the Right Honourable the Earl of Roscommon. London, 1709.
Publisher:
Printed: and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster,
Subject (Name):
Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Earl of, 1633?-1685. and Saint-Evremond, 1613-1703.