The Epicurean, a Tale

hardcover. AND Alciphron, A Poem. Extra engraved title page. The Epicurean is illustrated with 4 exceptional hand-colored vignette engravings by J.M.W. Turner. [ii], xii, 238, [2], 67pp. Short 8vo, beautifully bound by Root & Son in full crimson polished calf with ornate gilt-decorated spine and covers; inner & outer dentelles, uncut edges, t.e.g. London: John Macrone, 1839. First edition… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Printed For Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown And Green, 1827 Gilt Tooled Borders, Embossed Calf, With Banded Blocked Gilt Spine. Gilt Fore-Edges, Borders. Blue Fep, Rep. Orange Crayon Scribble To Two End Pages. 332 Pgs Notes. Solid Tight Boards.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 4th Edition. Embossed Leather. Very Good.

Paris: A. and W. Galignani, 1827. First Continental Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 17.5cm x 10.5cm. viii, 265 pages. Signed armorial binding, quarter leather, gilt lettering and decoration, marbled papered boards, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. The Paris Edition published the same year as the UK first. This copy in the armorial binding of Lord Henry Seymour… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Wells and Lilly, 1827. Hardcover. Good. 275p. Full leather. 17cm. The surface of the binding appears dry and uneven. Outer leaves at both ends of book heavily foxed; scattered and mostly light to moderate foxing in the rest of the book.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1827. Third edition, 12mo, pp. viii, 332; contemporary full dark green straight-grain morocco, gilt-lettered direct on gilt-decorated spine, a.e.g.; minor wear and rubbing, later (1888) ownership signature on front free endpaper; very good. One of the 4 editions the work would go through in its first year of publication. NCBEL III, 266.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Heidelberg: Joseph Engelmann, 1828. Book. Good. Hardcover. 3rd Edition.. Mid C19th black leather over marbled board; brown endpapers, red leather title label on spine. Boards grazed, left edge of title label rubbed, light foxing, good. The hero, Alciphron, travels to Egypt in search of the secret of eternal life..

C.S. Francis & Co,, 1857 A New Edition, Revised and Corrected by the Author, With Notes. Brown hardcovers are very worn, spine is missing, binding is good, Previous owner inscription. Page edges are decorated. Some foxing inside covers. Publisher's ads in back of book.

Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green, 1827. 12mo (7 x 4 ins). Contemporary half calf on marbled paper-laid boards, gilt ruled blind-stamped spine with gilt lettered label, red sprinkled edges (VG). Pp. [ii] + viii + 332 + [2] blank (prelims lightly toned; no inscriptions).

Boston: Wells & Lilly, 1827. Book. Near VG Plus. Full-Leather. First Edition. Book has original leather boards which have modest wear, new leather spine. First US edition..

London: John Macrone, 1839. Full Leather Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. (12)238,67pp. With vignette illustrations by J. M. W. Turner consisiting of 4 full-page tissue-covered plates. Bound by Root & Son in period leather with gilt-stamped spine & raised bands front inner hinge being split, half of one spine label missing, spine quite darkened. Gilt top. Bookplate of… Saber más sobre este artículo

HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1827 London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1827 viii, 332 pp Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Handsome marbled endpapers. Gilt-edged pages, still bright. Bound in dark green calf with gold-stamped frames on front and back boards and on corded spine plus a black lozenge with stamped gold title alo on spine.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Good. 1849 good solid tight book a bit of spine chipping pages hardly ever used

Paris: A. and W. Galignani,, 1828. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Twelvemo. viii265pp. Bound in half brown leather over blue marbled boards with gilt titles on black leather spine label, blue marbled endpapers. Rubbing to covers with slight chipping to label, otherwise very good. Name to second endpaper.

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