The Minstrel

London: N. Hailes; J. Bumpus; and Baynes and Son, 1823. Leather. 168p. A small hardcover book bound in full olive-green leather with gilt decorations on the boards and spine. Edges scuffed and gilt detailing lightly stained green, possibly having bled in from the leather. Early owner's small signature in ink on the half-title page. Fingerprint-sized stains on pages 164-168,… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: George Routledge & Co, 1858. First edition. Hardcover. Navy decorated blue cloth with elaborate gilt gilt cover border panels and center gilt lettered title with beveled edges. Aeg. Near fine. 91 pages. 20 x 15 cm. Lovely gift book with contents clean and very fresh. Small book label of Bone & Son, 76 Fleet St. London. James… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: George Routledge & Co., 1858. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 6". Birket Foster; Brothers Dalziel. A lovely copy of Beattie's poem The Minstrel; the first edition to be illustrated with designs by Birket Foster. An illustrated work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with blind-stamping and gilt decoration to the front board. All edges gilt. Binder's… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: John Bumpus, 1821. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". None. A smart edition of Beattie's poem The Minstrel, with a collection of other works. With portrait frontispiece. A copy of Beattie's well-known poem The Minstrel; or, The Progress of Genius, which traces the progress of a poetical genius across two books. … Saber más sobre este artículo

London, United Kingdom: Printed for J. Mawman, 1801. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition THUS, First Print of the 1801 New Edition. Octavo, pp. 120. 4 plates including frontis present. Bound in red leather gilt borders and gilt decorations to the spine. Marbled end pages. Bookplate of Richard Rothwell, Rockfield to verso of front… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Routledge, 1858. First. hardcover. very good(+). Birket Foster. 33 engravings by the Brothers Dalziel, after Birket Foster. 91 pages. Square 8vo, original highly gilt-decorated red leather, all edges gilt. London: Routledge, 1858. First edition with these illustrations. Some foxing throughout, still a very good(+) copy in an attractive binding.<br/> <br/>

London: Printed for J. Mawman, 1806. 8vo, pp. lvi, 102, [2, ads] + engraved frontispiece and 4 plates. Contemporary marbled calf, spine divided by gilt rules, black morocco label, other compartments tooled in gilt. A little spotting, tear across one leaf of introduction repaired. Binding a touch rubbed and scratched.

London: Printed for John Bumpus, 1821. viii, [4], ii, 168pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Attractively bound in contemporary red straight-grain morocco, richly tooled in gilt and blind, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Offsetting to title page, else internally clean and crisp. A handsome copy of Scottish poet and philosopher James Beattie's (1735- 1803) most influential poem, first published in two… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: John Sharpe, 1819. Hardcover. Very Good+. Early green calf, boards ornately stamped in gilt and blind, gilt-stamped lettering in red leather spine labels, gilt-stamped ornament in spine compartment and on 4 thick raised bands; 16mo; pp. 176, plus additional title-page and 5 plates engraved by Charles Heath after Richard Westhall, dated 1816. Spine tips and corners… Saber más sobre este artículo

Alnwick; Catnach and Davison, 1808., 1808. Hard Cover. Second Alnwick printing (first pub. by Catnach and Davison in 1807). 12 mo bound in sixes, pp. 140, [2]. With 7 engraved plates and 10 tail-pieces, designed by Mr Thurston and cut by Luke Clennell at the workshop of Thomas Bewick. Full polished calf with gilt titles to black label… Saber más sobre este artículo

Alnwick.: W. Davison., 1810. First printing thus. . Hard. Good. 12mo.. 'With designs by Mr. Thurston; and engraved on wood by Mr. Clennel'.. Good. Ex-library, library binding, usual stamps and markings. Bound without original endpapers.

London: printed for John Sharpe, Piccadilly, by C. Whittingham, Chiswick, 1816. 12mo, pp. [3], 6-16, [1]-176; inserted engraved vignette title page, 5 engraved plates by Charles Heath after Richard Westall; contemporary half tan calf over marbled boards; extremities rubbed, a little bit of cracking of the calf along the joints; good and sound, or better. Ownership signature of "Nora… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: printed for John Sharpe, Piccadilly; by C. Whittinghamn, Chiwick, 1816. 12mo, pp. 176; engraved vignette title page and "embellished with [five] engravings [by Charles Heath] from the designs of Richd. Westall, R.A.," original blue paper-covered boards, printed paper label on spine (rubbed to the point of illegibility); all else generally very good and sound. First published in 1771… Saber más sobre este artículo

Alnwick: Catnach and Davison, 1808. Cloth. Good. 7" by 4". Mr. Thurston. An interesting collection of poetry written by Scottish poet James Beattie. The Minstrel follows the progress of a Poetical Genius and admits both simplicity and magnificence of sound and of language. James Beattie was a Scottish poet, moralist and philosopher. He is remembered today for his… Saber más sobre este artículo

Alnwick; Catnach and Davison, 1807., 1807. Hard Cover. First Alnwick printing. Quarto in half sheets, pp. 140, [2]. 6 engraved plates and 10 tail-pieces, designed by Mr Thurston and cut by Luke Clennell at the workshop of Thomas Bewick. Publisher's original plain light brown paper covered wraps with partial MS title to spine. 19th c. ownership inscription of Mary… Saber más sobre este artículo

London & New York: George Routledge & Co, 1858. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FOSTER Birket. Green beveled cloth bards with blind tooling to front and rear covers, gilt title to front cover and spine, corners and edges bumped and lightly worn. Internally, frontis present, (vi), [2], 89 pp, pl, 33 B&W illustrations within… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Published by John Sharpe, 1823. later green calf, cover panels formed of gilt rules and blind roll patterns, gilt roll pattern on turn-ins, four false raised bands with gilt panels, marbled endpapers and edges. Whittingham, Charles. 12mo. later green calf, cover panels formed of gilt rules and blind roll patterns, gilt roll pattern on turn-ins, four false raised… Saber más sobre este artículo

London : E. & C. Dilly, in the Poultry, 1797. 1st edition. Hardcover. Poor copy bound in leather-covered boards. Spine and boards loosening. Panels dust-toned, bumped, and rubbed as with age. Tanning to the pages. Physical description; 120 pp,14 cm. Subjects; Beattie, James 1735-1803. Beattie, James Hay 1768-1790. 1701-1800. English poetry 18th century. Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) ; Poetry… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: John Sharpe, 1823. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". Rich Westall. A collection of poetry by Scottish poet and philosopher James Beattie. A later edition. First published in 1771. Illustrated with an engraved title page and four engraved plates from designs by English painter and drawing master to Queen Victoria, Rich Westall. Collated complete. Bound in full calf. This work… Saber más sobre este artículo

New-York : Published by William Durell, 1802. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy, boards detached. Text remains in fine condition. Title page damaged. Physical description; 76, [3], 78-124 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm. Subject; English poetry 18th century.