Books Printed before 1800

English Dictionary, printed 1750, by Thomas Dyche and William Pardon

Dyche, English Dictionary, 1750

Dyche and Pardon

A New General Dictionary of the English Language…The Sixth Edition

Published in 1750 by Richard Ware in London.

Eighteenth Century dictionaries are surprisingly scarce.  A fascinating book to dip into:- the definitions and obsolete words give a wonderful taste of the Eighteenth Century. Read more about English Dictionary, printed 1750, by Thomas Dyche and William Pardon

Price: £95.00
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Observations On Poetry, Occasioned by the Late Poem Upon Leonidas by Henry Pemberton bound with Leonidas by Richard Glover

Observations On Poetry, by Henry Pemberton, 1738

Pemberton, Henry

Observations On Poetry , Especially the Epic: Occasioned by the Late Poem Upon Leonidas

London, H. Woodfall for J. Brotherton etc., 1738

Small 8vo. (16 x 9.5 cm), xii + errata leaf + 167 pages. Bound with the half title page present. Generally a very clean copy, although a water stain runs down the page from page 142 onwards, on the text but never obscuring it, faint apart from the last four pages, where it is more noticeable.

Published anonymously.

Bound with and proceeded by;- Read more about Observations On Poetry, Occasioned by the Late Poem Upon Leonidas by Henry Pemberton bound with Leonidas by Richard Glover

Price: £85.00
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The British Muse, scarce and important anthology of English Poetry

The British Muse, 1738, for sale

Hayward, Thomas (editor)

The British Muse, Or, A Collection of Thoughts Moral, Natural and Sublime, of our English Poets…

London, F. Cogan etc., 1738

3 volumes, 12mo. (16 x 9.5 cm). Volume 1: xxiv + 20 unnumbered + 288 pages. Volume 2: title page + 312 pages. Volume 3: title page + 312 pages. Read more about The British Muse, scarce and important anthology of English Poetry

Price: £150.00
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La Vie de Gaspard de Coligny, Cologne 1686

La Vie de Gaspard de Coligny, Cologne 1686, for sale

Courtilz de Sandras, Gatien

La Vie de Gaspard de Coligny

Cologne, Pierre Marteau, 1686. Read more about La Vie de Gaspard de Coligny, Cologne 1686

Price: £185.00
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Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow Esq. British Civil War

Ludlow Memoirs, 1751, for sale

Ludlow, Edmund

Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow Esq.; Lieutenant-General of Horse…

London, A. Millar etc., 1751

Folio (31x20cm), portrait frontispiece + xii +502 + 18 + pages + index.

Generally a clean, crisp copy internally, with a little browning and light marking to some pages. A brown mark on the back of the portrait and a narrow brown mark at the edge of the title page (approximately 3 millimetres wide and 8cm long). Read more about Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow Esq. British Civil War

Price: £180.00
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Jacobean Drama

Beaumont and Fletcher, Works 1701

Beaumont and Fletcher

The Works of Mr. Francis Beaumont and Mr. John Fletcher. Volume the Seventh.

London, J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1701.

8vo. (20x12cm), title page + 476 + (2) pages. Some browning, particularly to the first 98 pages and a few other marks. The type sometimes tending to show through the paper in places, but always a readable copy. A small hole in a blank leaf before the title page. Read more about Jacobean Drama

Price: £75.00
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Bell's British Theatre

Bell's British Theatre 1776
Illustration from Bell's British Theatre

Bell’s British Theatre Consisting of the Most Esteemed British Plays, complete in 20 volumes.

London, John Bell and York, C. Etherington, 1776 Read more about Bell's British Theatre

Price: £595.00
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Taylor, Jeremy Unum Necessarium Or, The Doctrine and Practice of Repentance…

London, James Flesher and R. Royston, 1655

8vo. (18x11.5cm), A complete copy: 48 unnumbered pages, folding engraving, 1-448, 8 unnumbered pages, 449-690, 8 unnumbered pages Read more about Taylor, Jeremy Unum Necessarium Or, The Doctrine and Practice of Repentance…

Price: £275.00
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The Epinal Glossary, Latin and Old-English. Eighth Century (facsimile)

London, Trubner and Co., for the Philological and Early English Text Societies, 1883
A photo-Lithographed reproduction of the Eighth-Century Manuscript with a translation, introduction and notes by Henry Sweet.
Folio (42.5x 34 cm), xiv + 29 pages + 29 pages facsimile of the eight Century manuscript, errata slip inserted.
Slight foxing and marking, but a clean copy. In the original boards, marked and worn. A little weak at the hinges, but a good solid copy. Read more about The Epinal Glossary, Latin and Old-English. Eighth Century (facsimile)

Price: £35.00
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George Gregory Essays, 1788, including two essays on slavery

George Gregory Essays, 1788, including two essays on slavery

Gregory, George

Essays Historical and Moral

London, J. Johnson, 1788.  The second edition.

Scarce. 8vo. (21x12.5cm), xx+410 pages+ 2 page Catalogue of this author’s works. Bound with the half title page. Some foxing and marking throughout, mainly in the margins and never obscuring the text. A curved crease running across the top part of many pages, quite light but persistent, rather heavier on the last half dozen pages. One leaf with a blank corner missing. A few lightly pencilled notes in the margins. Read more about George Gregory Essays, 1788, including two essays on slavery

Price: £250.00
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