Sammelband of fourteen works or part works.
London: 1760-1782.
Price: $1,500.00
About the item
4to. Quarter contemporary calf and boards, red morocco spine label, front joint cracked, spine ends worn, some scattered foxing and staining to text.
Item #305177
An attractive sammelband of late 18th-century poetry in contemporary binding. Comprising:
1. HAYLEY, William. Triumphs of Temper. London: J. Dodsley, 1781. 1st edition. xii, 164 pp., half-title, 12-line errata on the verso of the title. Early manuscript corrections of the errors mentioned in the errata. First edition of Hayley's most enduring work. "Possibly his greatest achievement … This allegorical work aspired, in rhyming couplets, to teach young women the virtues of a pleasant nature" (ODNB). Barker, 'Some notes on the bibliography of William Hayley, Part I', Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society Vol. 3, No. 1 (1959), pp. 103-112, 14; not in Rothschild.
2. MISS AIKIN, [i.e. Mrs. Anna Laetitia Barbauld]. Poems. London: printed for Joseph Johnson, 1773. 1st ed. vi, [1-] 73, 66, 67, 76, 77, 70, 71, 80-138 pp., ?lacks half-title. ESTC T236. This is the first setting of the first edition with errata on page vi. In the second setting the errata, and possibly the erratic pagination, are corrected. Although opening with the bold political statement, "Corsica," this collection is a very personal piece of work, and many of the poems are addressed to members of Mrs Barbauld's family or to friends associated with the Warrington Academy, where her father was a teacher. The collection includes the most interesting piece "On a Lady's Writing," in which the author explores how the discipline of handwriting forms an important, and empowering accomplishment for women in the 18th century.
3. [COMBE, William].The Diaboliad, a poem. Dedicated to the worst man in his majesty's Dominions ... new edition. London: for G. Kearsly, "1677" i.e. 1777. Half-title. [iv], iv, 24 pp.
4. [COMBE, William]. Additions to the Diaboliad. London: for G. Kearsly, "1677" i.e. 1777. First edition. [iv], 13 pp., with half-title.
5. [DELAMAYNE, Thomas Hallie]. The Senators: or, a candid examination into the merits of the principal performers of St. Stephen's chapel. London: for G. Kearsly, 1772. First edition. Engraved title vignette. ii, 36 pp., ?lacks half-title. B1 lower outer blank corner torn away.
6. [KEATE, George]. Ancient and Modern Rome. A Poem. London: for R. and J. Dodsley, 1760. 1st edition. Engraved title vignette of the Colosseum [3]-39 pp., ?lacks half-title. First edition of the author's first published work. Keate is remembered as an intimate friend of Voltaire, of whom he wrote "Fernay." ESTC T21871. Printed by William Bowyer; his records show 500 copies printed.
7. CHURCHILL, Charles. The Prophecy of Famine. A Scots Pastoral ... inscribed to John Wilkes ... Third Edition. London: printed for the Author, 1763. ii, 24 pp., INCOMPLETE, lacks half-title and final 4 pages.
8. [MCGREGGOR, Malcolm, pseud. William Mason]. An Heroic Postscript ... third edition. London: for J. Almon, 1774. [3]-14, [i-ii] pp., lacks half-title.
9. [MCGREGGOR, Malcolm, pseud. William Mason]. An Heroic Epistle to Sr Wm Chambers ... fourteenth edition. London: for J. Almon, 1777. [1]-16 pp.
10. MCGREGGOR, Malcolm, pseud. William Mason. An Ode to Mr Pinchbeck ... fifth edition. London: for J. Almon, 1776. 11, [i] pp.
11. [MCGREGGOR, Malcolm, pseud. William Mason]. An Epistle to Dr. Shebbeare; [drop title]. [London: J. Almon, c. 1770s].[5]-18 pp
12. [MCGREGGOR, Malcolm, pseud. William Mason]. An Ode to Sr. Fletcher Norton [drop title]. [London: J. Almon, c. 1770s]. [19]-26; with 1 leaf fragment of another work.
13. [MCGREGGOR, Malcolm, pseud. William Mason]. The Dean and the Squire ... Second edition. London: for J. Debrett, 1782. [i-iv], [i]-iv, [1]-15, [1] pp.
14. [ANSTEY, Christopher]. The Patriot: a Pindaric address to Lord Buckhorse. The second edition, with an Appendix. Cambridge: printed by Fletcher and Hodson, 1768. 67, [1] pp. The more desirable 2nd edition, as the first edition (1767, 44 pages) does not include the "Appendix: containing the Author's Conversation with his Bookseller..." The Lord Buckhorse referred to in the title was the prizefighter John Smith. "John Smith was a pugilist who was known as Buckhorse from the time that he rode for the Duke of Queensbury. 'Boxing', from An Almanac of Twelve Sports by William Nicholson depicts Smith as the fighter on the left, the portrait clearly derived, directly or indirectly, from Dodd's mezzotint." (NPG website). Harley #69 : ESTC T2675.
