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Ravilious (Eric).- Shakespeare (William) Twelfth Night or, What You Will, number 97 of 275 copies, wood-engraved title-vignette, borders, illustrations and decorations by Eric Ravilious printed in brown or grey, original half morocco over pictorial cloth, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, t.e.g., others uncut, a little rubbed, a few scuffs to boards, light staining to spine, [Chanticleer 82], small folio, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press, 1932.⁂ "Eric Ravilious is discovered to be a clever decorator". Chanticleer.

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Vale Press.- Browning (Robert) Dramatic Romances and Lyrics, one of 210 copies, wood-engraved border and initials by Charles Ricketts, light spotting at beginning and end, bound in attractive contemporary crushed brown morocco, gilt, by Rivière & Son, upper cover with title in central panel formed by three double gilt rules and small dots within wide decorative border of gilt scrolling leafy sprays and small circles, spine gilt in compartments with title, author & date and heart-shaped leaves with small dots and five raised bands, turn-ins of gilt rules and small dots, t.e.g., spine a little faded, some spotting to lower cover, upper joint slightly rubbed, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, [Watry B26], 8vo, [Vale Press], printed by the Ballantyne Press for Hacon & Ricketts, 1899.⁂ A splendid Art Nouveau binding on one of the press's fastest-selling titles.

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Obstetrics.- [Pseudo-Aristotle.] Aristotle's Manual of Choice Secrets, shewing the Whole Mystery of Generation. With Receipts to prevent Barrenness, and cause Conception...translated out of Latin by J.P., woodcut frontispiece (a little frayed at upper corner just touching border of image), light foxing, E5 & 6 slightly defective at upper margin not affecting text, contemporary sprinkled sheep, rubbed and a little stained, gouge to lower cover, spine wormed and worn, splits to joints, [Wing A3697eA, Not in British Library], 12mo, for John Back, 1699.⁂ Rare guide to midwifery, the health of women during and after pregnancy, and the care of babies and children. ESTC records only one copy, in the University of Illinois; COPAC lists a printed copy at Leeds University and WorldCat adds copies in the Wellcome Library and the University of Edinburgh. The only auction record we have been able to find was for a copy sold in 1956, for £38.

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Burchiello (Giovanni di Domenico) Rime, with commentary by Anton Francesco Doni, collation: A-O8, italic type, woodcut printer's device to title and verso of otherwise blank f., 2 full-page woodcut portraits of the author, woodcut decorative initials, 18th century light red morocco, spine in compartments, richly gilt and with morocco label, covers with double filet and single scrolling foliage borers, small 4to, Venice, Francesco Marcolini, 1553.⁂ Scarce first edition with commentary by Doni. Literature: Adams B3296; Gamba 1371; EDIT 16 CNCE 7957.

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Emblemata.- Horapollo, the grammarian. Les Sculptures ou graveures sacrees d'Orus Apollo, Niliaque, c'est a dire voysin du Nil, lesquelles il composa luy mesme en son langage egyptien, & Philippe les meit en grec, 2 parts in 1, collation: a-o8,132 woodcut emblems, some staining, occasional spotting, 19th century light tan straight-grain morocco, gilt, narrow band of fading to head of lower cover, Paris, [Benoît Prevost for] Jacques Kerver, 1553; and a charming 1570's Marnef edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses in 19th century red straight-grain morocco, 16mo (2)⁂ Literature: Adams, Rawles and Saunders F.331; Landwehr, Romanic, 388; Praz pp.373-374.

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Heliodorus (Emesenus, Bishop of Tricca) L'Histoire Ethiopique...contenant dix Livres traictant loyalles & pudiques Amours de Theagenes Thessalien, & Chariclea Ethio-pienne, translated by Jacques Amyot, collation: A-Z8 AA-RR8, woodcut head-piece and decorative initials, occasional spotting or very light foxing, gilt endpapers and pastedowns, 19th century dark green roan, gilt, flat spine in compartments with lattice decoration, covers with outer filet border and inner Greek key border, little rubbed, g.e., 16mo (book block 113 x 71mm.; binding 120 x 82mm.), Paris, Etienne Groulleau, 1560 [colophon: Acheué d'imprimer le Lundy treziesme iour de Nouembre 1559].⁂ A rare edition of this Greek novel. USTC lists only two copies (BL and Bayerische Staatsbibliothek). The BNF records an edition of 1599 by the same printer, but seemingly with only 123 ff..Literature: Not in Adams. Provenance: 'Edward White, Bought at Sotheby's - 8/-' (pencil inscription to front free endpaper).

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Spinoza (Baruch) Réflexions curieuses d'un esprit des-interessé sur les matières les plus importantes au salut, tant public que particulier, [translated by Gabriel de Saint-Glen], etched portrait frontispiece of the author (not called for), woodcut ornament to title, errata f. and 30pp. of 'Remarques' at end, occasional light spotting, contemporary red morocco, covers with triple gilt filet borders, spine in compartments, all but one compartment with central rosette tool within double filet borders with foliage corner-pieces, upper part of lower cover faded, rubbed at extremities, g.e., [Van der Linde, 11; Wolf 371], 12mo (book block 140 x 72mm.; binding 147 x 89mm.), Cologne [but Amsterdam], Claude Emanuel , 1678.⁂ First French edition of Spinoza's great Tractatus Theologico-Politicus. With two other title-pages with fictitious imprints bound in at start: Traitté des cérémonies des juifs tant anciens que modernes, Amsterdam, Jacob Smith, 1678 and La Clef du santuaire, Leiden, Pierre Warnaer, 1678.

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[Chavigny de la Bretonnière (François de)] Le Cochon Mitré. Dialogue, manuscript on vellum, 32pp., text in black and red, title with floral ornament, full-page illustration, head- and tail-piece, decorative initial, framed in filet borders of red and blue throughout, yellow silk pastedowns and endpapers,18th century dark green crushed morocco, gilt, covers with filet and garland borders, flat spine in compartments, all but one filled with a pattern made up from small circular tools, the other with red morocco label, lower joint starting, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, large12mo (book block 133 x 87mm.; binding 138 x 196mm.), no place, [c.1780].⁂ A stunning manuscript copy of this vehement late 17th century satire, which closely imitates the printed text in style. Originally published in 1688 this satire against François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis of Louvois (Secretary of State for War under Louis XIV) and his brother Charles-Maurice Le Tellier, Archbishop of Reims (the eponymous 'Cochon mitré) takes the form of a dialogue in hell between Scarron et Furetière. The author was a defrocked Benedictine, who having written against Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon and the Académie Française fled to Holland. He was extradited by Louvois, who threw him into the Bastille. He was later transferred to Mont Saint-Michel, where he was kept in a cage without heat or light.

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Ficino (Marsilio) Platonica theologia de immortalitate animorum, collation: [*]10 a10 b-z8 &8 aa-nn8 oo10, 318 ff., [*]9 blank, 33 lines, Roman type, initial spaces with guide-letters, first f. frayed and holed, some holes repaired, with loss of several letters, last couple of ff. little frayed, ff3 marginal tear at foot, occasional foxing (mostly light, but hevaier in a few instances)or spotting, 19th century vellum-backed marbled boards, folio (283 x 209mm.), Florence, Antonio di Bartolommeo Miscomini, 7 November, 1482..⁂ First edition of Marsilio's chief work, which aimed to prove the harmonious bond between Christian theology and Platonism. In it he argues for the immortality of the soul. A complete and handsome copy of this highly important book, very rare in such state.Literature: BMC VI 637; Bod-inc F-049; BSB-Ink F-121; Goff F157; HC 7075*; GW 9881.

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Aristotle. [Opera omnia, graece], edited by Desiderius Erasmus and Simon Grynaeus, 2 vol. in 1, collation: α8 a-z aa-tt8; A-O8 P6 Q-Z AA-HH8 II6, text in Greek, woodcut printer's device to titles and verso of final f. in each vol., woodcut historiated initials, later ink marginalia, underlining in pencil at start, some marginal water-staining, spotting or light foxing, occasional staining, contemporary blind-stamped panelled pigskin over wooden boards, lacking clasps, corners worn, soiled and rubbed, folio (335 x 201mm.), Basel, Johann Bebel, 1531.⁂ Erasmus' monumental edition of Aristotle - the second edition in Greek, preceded only by the 5 volume Aldine edition, which was textually incomplete (lacking the Poetics and Rhetoric), the present is accordingly the first complete Opera in Greek. Edited in collaboration with Simon Grynaeus, it is dedicated by Erasmus to Thomas More's son John. A handsome and desirable copy bound in contemporary pigskin.Provenance: Sebastian Müller (title inscription dated Mansfeld, 1572, recording the gift to:) Gaspard Hesdelin; Albert Frick (small title inscription dated Jena, 1734); P. Passloch (signature dated 1935).Literature: Adams A1730.

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False Rome imprint.- [Hutten (Ulrich von)] Duo volumina epistolarum obscurorum virorum, ad D. M. Ortui, 2 vol. in 1, collation: A-X12, first title within ornate woodcut foliage and floral border, woodcut decorative initials, some light foxing and staining, 19th century calf, gilt, rebacked in later morocco, covers crackled, rubbed, 12mo (121 x 69mm.), Rome [but Frankfurt], [David Zöpfel], 1570.⁂ A rare edition, with false Roman imprint, EDIT 16 records one copy and VD16 five copies. Provenance: 'T.C. Burkitt, Feb '84, ¶'. Literature: VD 16 E 1728; EDIT 16 CNCE 51184.

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Piranesi (Francesco, 1758-1810) A bound collection of 45 plates, including 'Teatro di Ercolano', 32 double-page plates, with one folding, and 13 single-page, with vedute, architectural details, plans, columns, bound with the title and 4 pp. of text for 'Teatro di Ercolano', engravings with etching on thick laid paper, various sizes, one or two marginal repairs and light spotting, 19th century diced russia, rebacked, edges scuffed, folio, [circa 1780s].

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Wine making.- Steinlen (Christian Gottlieb) La Fête des Vignerons at Vevey, extensive panoramic scroll of this once-in-a-generation wine festival, original hand-coloured lithograph on 30 plates conjoined, each plate individually approx. 185 x 500 mm. (7 1/4 x 19 3/4 in), the first 15 plates mounted on the back of the latter 15, some minor spotting and light creasing, folding concertina-style into modern marbled boards, [Lausanne, Spengler & Cie., 1833].⁂ An impressively large panorama running over 14 metres in total. The fête of 1833 was held over two days in August, involving nearly 800 participants pulling numerous floats, and was organised by David Constantin and Steinlen. In the present day the Swiss fête is organised by the Confrérie des Vignerons (Brotherhood of Winegrowers), and while they are free to choose how often the festival takes place, it can only happen five times each century. The next Fête des Vignerons is set to take place in July of this year.

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Bindings.- Bacon (Sir Francis) The Essays..., edited by R.Montagu, with 2 original drawings, one in black ink of initial R formed by flowers and leafy tendrils facing title, the other in brown ink of Cupid atop an anchor having fired an arrow at a heart opposite fly-title of 'Wisdom of the Ancients', light soiling, damp-staining to endpapers, contemporary green morocco with elaborate gilt border, by Hering, spine gilt in compartments, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., signed at head of front free endpaper (detached), a little rubbed, William Pickering, 1836 § Quiller-Couch (A.T., editor) The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900, contemporary crushed blue morocco, gilt, spine gilt in compartments with five raised bands, g.e., spine slightly rubbed and faded, Oxford, 1908; and a copy of Taylor's Holy Dying by Pickering bound in black morocco, 8vo (3)

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Mediterranean Tour.- Young (Sir Frederick, traveller and writer on Imperial affairs, Honorary Secretary of the Royal Colonial Institute (RCI), married Cecilia, daughter of Thomas Drane, brewer of Torquay, c. 1820-73, 1817-1913) [Tour of Greece, Malta, Turkey & Italy], autograph manuscript, 118pp. excluding blanks, 9pp. of 10 botanical specimens collected from various locations, slightly browned, original straight-grained morocco, rubbed, lacks most of spine, sm. 4to, 29th September 1844 - 4th February 1845.⁂ Young's itinerary includes: Queen Victoria's yacht at Tilbury; passing Tangiers, Ceuta and Gibraltar; visits Malta, goes ashore at Valletta, visits St. John's Cathedral and Knights Templar Library; lands at Corfu, Olive groves, indolent people, meets Mrs Ward and her son, visit to the Citadel and Messonghi; Greek mainland, Patras, Piraeus, long description of Athens classical antiquities, visit to the field of Marathon, attends the opening of the Chamber of Deputies and saw King Otto (1815-67); visits Syra [Syros]; lands in Turkey at Smyrna [Izmir], sees a caravan of camels, bazaars in Smyrna; passes the site of Troy; mentions Lord Byron's swimming the Dardanelles; passes Gallipoli; lands at Constantinople, "a most superb City", bazaars, procession of the Sultan [Abdülmecid I, 1823-61) attending Friday prayers, visits the "dancing Dervishes", the tomb of Mahmoud II, the Hippodrome, Egyptian obelisk, the Cistern of Constantine, visit to the Royal Armoury and Saint Sophia; slavery in Turkey; travels back to Malta and put in quarantine in the Lazaretto; sails to Italy and lands at Syracuse, visits the catacombs, sails along the coast and visits Catania, Etna, Messina, cooking lunch in the heat of Vesuvius, Naples, description of the ruins of Pompeii, Pozzuoli, and Baiae, Pisa, Genoa, Marseille & Paris.Constantinople: [Dervishes]. "On the 9th... I went to see the Dancing Dervishes. The place, where this religious sect exhibits their singular performances is of somewhat spacious dimensions, and of a circular shape. Their costumes... is a high crowned felt hat, in shape like a flower pot, and a coarse kind of woollen cloak of a dark brown, or green hue. Suddenly they each throw off their cloaks... they commence twisting round, and round the room in a kind of waltz". [Slavery]. "On our way home, we passed thro' the Slave Market, where the traffic in the sale of human blood is held every morning... . It is a large quadrangular court, with railed platforms ranged round the sides - These were elevated about six, or eight feet from the ground; and parties of slaves are placed in them, previously to being sold, like flocks of sheep - Slavery in the East is not, however, to be regarded in the same light, as elsewhere - Here the slaves are invariably treated most kindly by their masters... ".

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Switzerland.- Brandt (Alice Florence, daughter of Adolphus Brandt, Commission merchant of Emmanuel Henry Brandt's Son & Co., Great St Helens, London, Consul General of the King of Bavaria, d. 1884, ?1853-73) Letter Book to a friend, autograph manuscript, 173pp., slightly browned, original limp morocco, slightly rubbed, 8vo, Bellerive, Lucerne, 29th September 1871 - Paris, Hotel Windsor, Rue de Rivoli, 23rd January 1872.⁂ Opening of the St. Gotthard Railway. "I am afraid I have been dreadfully gay this week, a dinner party, theatre, opera, & last night the festival in honour of the St Gotthard Railway... . When we reached the quay everything was one blaze of light. The door & verandah of the Schweilgesthof was one blaze of coloured glass lamps... formed the... white on red, the Swiss colours - surrounded by white, red & green the Italian colours. Above this... the words Dr. Alfred Escher in colours... ." A series of passionate letters to her friend Janie, on religion, opera, friends and life in Switzerland from a young woman who died at the age of 19.

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First World War.- Watson (Thomas W., soldier, wounded on the Somme, once in the face, served in the 6th & 19th Durham Light Infantry, of Hude Gate, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Durham, fl. 1919-1951) Collection of letters to his parents and family, numerous pp., most 8vo, some in pencil, 1915-18 & after the war, at training camp, convalescence in Ledbury, Cardiff and Dublin, after being wounded, "A.2. Ward... Hospital... Rouen... Dear Mother, Just these few lines to let you know that I have been wounded and I am getting on allright [sic]. I hope to be with my Battalion soon. Dear Mrs Watson I am writing these few lines for your son as he cannot use is arm yet hopeing he will be able to use it soon", folds, numerous tears, browned; and a few ragged copies of The Whizz-Bang Magazine (qty).

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Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand.- Eichenberg (Fritz, German-American illustrator, promoter of social justice and nonviolence, 1901-1990) Autograph inscription by Ghandi with celebrated bust-length portrait by Eichenberg, wood-engraving with pen and ink inscription by Ghandi that reads "God is Truth", signed 'MKGhandi' below, further pencil dedication note underneath that reads 'To Eva Aug. 16th, 1948 with love from Fritz' and signed 'Fritz Eichenberg', the engraving a proof impression on thin japan, sheet 305 x 230 mm. (12 x 9 in), light exposure lines with browning showing outside the image, minor handling creases, unframed, circa 1942.⁂ One of the most famous graphic images of Gandhi, signed and inscribed with the core tenet of his religious philosophy: "God is Truth". The present portrait by Eichenberg was originally created for The Catholic Worker, a Christian newspaper in the cause of social justice, and was subsequently used in multiple other publications. Signed copies of this image are exceptionally rare."The word satya (Truth) is derived from Sat which means 'being'. Nothing is or exists in reality except Truth. That is why Sat or Truth is perhaps the most important name of God [...] In such selfless search for Truth nobody can lose his bearings for long. Directly he takes to the wrong path he stumbles, and is thus redirected to the right path. Therefore the pursuit of Truth is true bhakti (devotion). It is the path that leads to God." [Ghandi, January 1st, 1927]

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Bible, English.- The Bible, Complete Old Testament only, comprising Genesis to Prophets, double column, largely printed in black letter, general title within woodcut architectural border printed in red and black, Psalter also with woodcut border, full-page woodcut of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, woodcut illustrations, decorations and initials, lacks initial blank leaf and B1, B6 and gathering C1-6 from genealogical table at beginning, trimmed with occasional loss of headlines or side-notes, light water-stain towards end but generally clean and crisp, 17th century calf, rubbed, clasps, spine cracked, [Herbert 178; STC 2136], folio, by Christopher Barker, 1583.⁂ Handsomely printed, this was the last black letter folio edition of the Geneva version. The full text included the Apocrypha and New Testament. Later bookplate of Lord Walsingham.

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Stow (John) A Survay of London. Conteyning the Originall, Antiquity, Increase, Moderne estate, and description of that City..., second edition, black letter, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials, 2P3r list of errata, lacking final blank, a few ff. trimmed at head, occasionally just touching headline, occasional marginal water-staining, some spotting or light foxing, 19th century blind-stamped calf, stamped and ruled in black, a little worn at corners and spine ends, [STC 23343], 8vo, by John Windet, 1603.Provenance: Godfrey Wentworth (bookplate).

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Davenant (Sir William) Gondibert: an heroick poem, first edition, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut decorative initials and tail-pieces, N4 and Qq4 present in both cancelled and uncancelled states, first and last ff. blank, occasional spotting, light browning to edges, modern green crushed morocco, richly gilt, by Tout, g.e., [Wing D324; Pforzheimer 252 (mentioning this copy in regard to cancels], small 4to, printed by Tho. Newcomb for John Holden, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Anchor in the Nevv-Exchange, 1651.⁂ With an 'Answer to the Preface by Thomas Hobbes'. According to lettering to the spine of the binding this purports to be Abraham Cowley's copy. Indeed there are the initials 'A.C.' to title, but this provenance remains inconclusive. Provenance: Jane Barkham; John Alured; William and Samuel Brandling (17th century ink inscriptions to recto of first blank); 'G. Thorn Drury, May 11, 1889'; H. Buxton Foreman; R.B. adam; Frank Brewer Bemis (bookplates).

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Law.- Polygamy, Adultery & Divorce.- Ochino (Bernardino) The cases of polygamy, concubinage, adultery, divorce, &c. seriously and learnedly discussed. Being a compleat collection of all the remarkable tryals and tracts which have been Written on those Important Subjects, 4 parts in 1, first edition of this collection, first title with woodcut ornament, woodcut tail-pieces, some light spotting and browning, bookplate of the LA Law Library, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, spine in compartments and with later red morocco label, chip to head of spine, large 12mo, printed for T. Payne, in Pater-Noster-Row; J. Chrichley, at Charing-Cross; and W. Shropshire, in New-Bond-Street, 1732.⁂ A scarce copy of the first edition of this collection, which includes the first English translation of Ochino's dialogue on divorce.

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Catherine the Great's Architect.- Johnson (Samuel) The Works, 12 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece, some light foxing and browning, contemporary continental (?Russian) binding of diced russia, gilt, gilt arms of Cameron of Lochiel to upper covers, spines gilt, a little rubbed and bumped, 8vo, Printed for T. Longman [&c.], 1792.⁂ Ownership stamp of Charles Cameron A.M.I.R. on each title and the initials below the arms in gilt on each upper cover. Cameron (c.1745-1812) was a Scottish architect who had a successful career at the Imperial Court in St. Petersburg, in particular designing and decorating buildings for Catherine the Great. We have been unable to establish for certain what the designatory letters A.M.I.R. stand for, but possibly 'Architecte de sa Majeste Imperiale Russe'. Cameron's library was sold at auction in 1812 but this set is not individually listed in the catalogue, though there are several group lots of "miscellaneous volumes"; furthermore, according to a 1943 work on Cameron by Georges Loukomski, in 1798, after he lost his Royal patronage and thus main source of income, Cameron was forced to sell some of his books to a painter called Argounov.

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Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) Midland Conservative Club. Presidential Address Delivered by Winston Spencer Churchill, Esq., June 1st, 1899, first edition, 16pp., damp-staining to first and final ff., minor loss to a few corners, occasional underlinings in pencil, disbound, some splitting to head and foot of spine, with broken remains of original wrappers, [not in Woods], 8vo, [1899].⁂ An unrecorded piece of early Churchilliana. We can trace no other copies at auction and there are no copies listed on either COPAC or WorldCat. The speech gives an excellent insight into the young Churchill's early political thoughts. Churchill gave the speech on 1st June 1899 in the run up to his first foray into politics as an unsuccessful candidate in the Oldham by-election on 6th July of the same year. In the speech the young Churchill sets our his world views, adopting a surprisingly isolationist stance in light of his stance in his later years. The speech was clearly well received, at the end of the pamphlet it is noted "It was resolved amid cheers, that the President's speech should be printed in a pamphlet, and a copy presented to every member of the club." The speech was also reported in several papers including those in America and was printed in full in the The Morning Post. Reporting on the speech was generally very positive with The Morning Post giving a glowing and somewhat prescient write up: "The old politicians had better look to their laurels. Churchill's speech has a force of movement and humor that delighted his hearers and discloses a sense of form and consciousness that oratory is an art, which will leave the public to expect more In that respect than has hitherto been supplied."Other than this edition and its contemporary appearance in the The Morning Post, the only other publication of this speech in full that we can trace was in an appendix to Correspondence: Winston S. Churchill to Christine Lewis Conover 1899-1943, ed. Martin GIlbert, 1996, it does not appear in Winston Churchill: His Complete Speeches, 1897-1963, ed. Robert Rhodes James, 1974.

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Utopian fiction.- [Holberg (Ludvig, Baron)] A Journey to the World Under-Ground. By Nicholas Klimius, first edition in English, woodcut device to title, woodcut initial, head- and tail-pieces, very occasional light damp-staining to foot of lower margin, very occasional light finger-soiling, front free endpaper with contemporary ink inscription and upper half torn away and restored, contemporary speckled calf, sympathetically rebacked, retaining original backstrip, corners repaired, light staining to upper cover, for T. Astley, at the Rose in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and B. Collins, Bookseller, in Salisbury, 1742; and and a copy of The Memoirs of Signor Gaudentio di Lucca, large 12mo (2)⁂ Aware that his satirical science fiction-fantasy novel would likely cause controversy in his native Norway, Holberg first published the work in Germany in Latin as Nicolai Klimii iter subterraneum novam telluris in 1741.

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Prevost (Abbé) The Dean of Coleraine. A Moral History, Founded on the Memoirs of An Illustrious Family in Ireland, 3 vol., first Dublin edition, engraved frontispiece, pagination and collation occasionally erratic but as issued, light offsetting, ink name to titles, occasional light soiling, contemporary calf, Dublin, by S.Powell, for R.Gwynne, S.Hyde, G.Risk, [& c.], 1742 § Memoirs... on the Turks and the Tartars, 3 vol., first Dublin edition, vol.2 half titles only (likely as issued), ink name to titles, contemporary calf, spines gilt with red morocco labels, a little scuffed, Dublin, for L. White, J. Cash, and R. Marchbank, 1785 § Fauques (Marianne Agnes Pillement, Dame de) The Vizirs: or, the Enchanted Labyrinth. An Oriental Tale, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles, engraved title vignettes, occasional foxing, vol.3 G3 with small portion of loss with loss to a few letters of text, bookplates, contemporary speckled calf, spines gilt with red morocco labels, for G. Riley, Bookseller, at Sterne's-Head, Curzon-Street, May-Fair, 1774; and 8 others, works in French or French works in translation, large 12mo (17)⁂ A good group of works in translation demonstrating the cross-channel development of the novel, many scarce.

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Unrecorded imprint.- Davys (Mrs. [Mary]) The Reform'd Coquet, or Memoirs of Amoranda, a Novel, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, A3 & 4 loose and reattached with old pin, occasional light foxing, ink name to pastedown, contemporary calf, surface wear, large 12mo, Dublin, by M.Rhames, for R.Gunne, Bookseller, in Capel-Street, 1749.⁂ An unrecorded imprint of an early novel. This seems to likely be the second Dublin edition, after the first of 1735.

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[Kimber (Edward)] The Life and Adventures of Joe Thompson, 2 vol., first Dublin edition, engraved frontispiece, occasional light spotting or browning, small puncture mark to vol.2 outer margin, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed and scuffed, Dublin, by S. Powell, for Robert Main, Bookseller in Dame-Street, opposite to Fownes's-Street, 1750.⁂ A scarce 'ramble novel' (so-called due to the large cast of characters and their eccentric progression through the story). Joe Thompson was well-received at the time and sold well but has since disappeared into obscurity, copies of early editions are rare at auction.

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History of Charlotte Summers (The), The Fortunate Parish Girl, 2 vol., first Dublin edition, advertisement ff. to both vol., woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, vol.1 F5 and G2 with tears running into text without loss, vol.1 P1 with burn hole to margin, very occasional patches of light foxing, contemporary calf, a little rubbed and scuffed, large 12mo, Dublin, by Augustus Long, under Welsh's Coffee-House in Essex-Street; and Henry Hawker, at Homer's-Head, in Dame-Street, booksellers, 1750.⁂ Rare, ESTC lists the BL and Smith College copies only. Occasionally attributed to Sarah Fielding, Charlotte Summers was one of the more successful imitations of the recently popular Tom Jones, running through numerous edition in both English and French.

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[Lennox (Charlotte)] The Life of Harriot Stuart, Written by Herself, 2 vol. in 1, first Dublin edition, woodcut devices to titles, some pulling to a few gatherings, occasional light browning or soiling, early ink scribblings to second title, ink name to endpaper, contemporary calf, a few small abrasions, 12mo, Dublin, for J.Exshaw, at the Bible on Cork-hill, 1751.⁂ Lennox's rare first novel, one of the first English novels set in America, ESTC lists the Otago Central Library copy only.

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Fielding (Henry) Amelie, Roman, translated by Mme. Riccoboni, 3 parts in 1 vol., first French edition, half-titles, woodcut devices to titles, bookplate of Westport House, contemporary half calf, red morocco label to spine, rubbed, Paris, Brocas & Humblot, 1762 § [Hawkesworth (John)] Almoran and Hamet: An Oriental Tale, first Dublin edition, 2 vol. in 1, half titles, occasional light soiling, contemporary calf, light surface wear, Dublin, for W Smith, H. Saunders, R. Watts, [& c.], 1761 § [Pope (Alexander)] The Dunciad, half-title with engraved frontispiece to verso, woodcut decorations, occasional damp-staining, contemporary calf, rubbed and a little worn, for Lawton Gilliver, 1729; and 4 others, The Adventurer, Rousseau's Letters from and Italian Nun, and Joseph Andrews, 8vo & large 12mo (7)

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Orientalist (The): A Volume of Tales after the Eastern-Taste, first edition, 7pp. advertisements, very occasional light marking or soiling, ink ownership inscription dated 1823 to title, contemporary calf, red morocco label to spine, spine a little faded, some marking to covers, large 12mo, Dublin, by James Hoey, junior, 1764.⁂ A scarce collection of oriental tales after the fashion of the then in-vogue Arabian Nights. The author is given as 'the Author of Roderick Random, Sir Lancelot Greaves, &c.' (i.e. Tobias Smollett), but this attribution is highly disputed.

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[Brooke (Frances)] "Mary Singleton, Spinster". The Old Maid, new edition, woodcut device to title, woodcut initial and decorations, occasional very light browning, ink inscriptions to title, bookplate to pastedown, contemporary calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, rubbed, large 12mo, A.Millar, 1764.⁂ Scarce in commerce. Brooke's periodical that helped establish her literary reputation, The Old Maid deals with subjects as diverse as the Lisbon earthquake, the war with France and the issues surrounding male primogeniture.

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[Brooke (Frances)] The History of Emily Montague, 4 vol., first edition, half-titles, errata f. to rear of vol.4, occasional light foxing, ink name to titles, contemporary calf, spines gilt with morocco labels, covers a little rubbed and marked, [Sabin 8240], large 12mo, for J.Dodsley, 1769.⁂ The first English novel set and possibly written in Canada. Frances Brooke lived in Sillery, Quebec, where her husband was garrison chaplain, from 1763 to 1768. Emily Montague gives a vivid description of the Quebec scenery and manners of the time and is particularly notable for its sympathetic portrayal of the Canadian Indians.

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[Scott (Sarah)] Agreeable Ugliness: Or, the Triumph of the Graces, 2 parts in 1 vol., first Dublin edition, lacking half-title, woodcut illustration to title, woodcut head-pieces, light damp-staining to foot, occasional light browning, contemporary tree calf, rubbed and scuffed, Dublin, [?1769]; The Test of Filial Duty. in a Series of Letters Between Miss Emilia Leonard, and Miss Charlotte Arlington, 2 vol. in 1, first Dublin edition, woodcut head-pieces and decorations, occasional light browning, ink name to title, contemporary calf, light rubbing and marking, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1772:38 (first edition)], Dublin, for D. Chamberlaine, J. Potts, J. Mitchell, J. Williams, T. Walker, and C. Jenkin, 1772, large 12mo (2)⁂ Both rare, with only two copies located of the first and 3 of the second (all in the US). The first a translation of Le Laideur Aimable, the second the author's final novel, addressing the rights of a daughter to choose a husband.

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Utopian fiction.- [Mercier (Louis-Sébastien)] Memoirs of the Year Two Thousand Five Hundred, translated by W. Hooper, 2 vol., first Dublin edition, occasional light browning to head, library labels to pastedowns, contemporary speckled calf, minor chipping to spine ends, vol.2 joints splitting at foot but holding firm, a very good set overall, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1772:36 (first English edition)], Dublin, for W. Wilson in Dame-Street, 1772; and a copy of The Memoirs of Signor Gaudentio di Lucca, large 12mo (3)⁂ Mercier's hugely popular Utopian fantasy, first published in 1770, in which the narrator falls asleep after debating with a friend about the injustices of Paris to awake to a Paris of the future in which there are no priests, prostitutes, beggars, slavery, taxes and (curiously) pastry chefs.

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The History of Miss Pamela Howard, 2 vol. in 1, first Dublin edition, without half titles, vol.2 without title seemingly as issued, a few short tears to margins, occasional light soiling, contemporary calf, Dublin, by James Williams, 1773 § Ramble of Philo, and his Man Sturdy, first Dublin edition, half-title, foxing and browning, ink name to title, contemporary calf, [cf. Summers pp.471-2 (first edition)], Dublin, W. Gilbert, P. Byrne [& c.], 1789, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1773:9, 1788:65 (first editions)]; and 6 others, 18th century one-volume works, large 12mo (8)

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[Brooke (Frances)] The History of Lady Julia Mandeville, 2 vol. in 1, third Dublin edition, woodcut head-pieces, initials and decorations, occasional light damp-staining, light soiling to title, contemporary calf, Dublin, for T.Armitage, 1775; The History of Charles Mandeville, first Dublin edition, half-title, E7 with short tear running into text without loss, contemporary tree calf, light wear, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1790:39 (first edition)], Dublin, for Chamberlaine and Rice, P. Wogan, P. Byrne, H. Colbert, [& c.], 1790; and another copy of the first in wrappers, large 12mo (3)⁂ The third edition of Frances Brooke's most successful novel, reprinted several times during her lifetime and a first edition of its sequel, Brooke's final novel, printed in the year following her death.

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Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) Young James or The Sage and the Atheist, an English Story, half-titles, occasional very light foxing, ink names to endpaper and half-title, front free endpaper trimmed, contemporary calf, spine label, Dublin, for D. Chamberlaine, W. Whitestone, J. Sheppard, J. Potts, S. Watson [c.], 1776; L'Ingenu; Or, The Sincere Huron: A True History, without half-title, woodcut decorations, occasional light damp-staining to foot, ink name to title, contemporary calf, red morocco label to spine, Dublin, for J. Milliken, in Skinner-Row, 1768, first Dublin editions, large 12mo (2)⁂ Two rare work by Voltaire. The first published in French the previous year as Histoire de Jenni. ESTC lists 3 copies only (Cambridge, Marsh's and New York Public Library). The second a satirical novella telling the story of Huron, a Native American of the Wyandot people.

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Relapse (The), a Novel, 2 vol. in 1, first Dublin edition, half-titles, woodcut decorations, a few gatherings pulling, ink name to title, contemporary calf, rubbed, Dublin, for S. Price, W. and H. Whitestone, W. Sleater, C. Jenkin, [& c.], [1780] § Belinda, or the Fair Fugitive. A Novel. By Mrs. C-, first Dublin edition, half-title, occasional light spotting or browning, ink name to front free endpaper, contemporary calf, spine a little scuffed, [cf. Summers p.245 (first edition)], Dublin, for Mess. P. Byrne, P. Wogan, J. Moore, J. Jones, and J. Halpen, 1789, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1780:16 & 1789:36 (first editions)], large 12mo (2)⁂ A good pair of two rare anonymous epistolary novels. The second especially so with only the BL copy listed on ESTC.

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[Muller (Richard)] Memoirs of the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Cherington, containing a Genuine Description of the Government, and Manners of the Present Portuguese, 2 vol. in 1, first Dublin edition, occasional light browning, contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, [cf.Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1782:18 (first English edition)], large 12mo, Dublin, by John Parker, for Messrs. R. Cross, Walker, Beatty, Burton, and Webb, 1782.⁂ A scarce work in the first Dublin or first edition, with only an handful of copies known of either. Contrary to the title, much of the novel takes place in Rio de Janiero.

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Emily Herbert; or, Perfidity Punished. A Novel. In a Series of Letters, first Dublin edition, occasional light spotting or soiling, ink ownership inscription to A2, contemporary calf, rebacked and top section of upper cover restored, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1786:5 (first edition)], large 12mo, Dublin, by William Porter, for Mess. White, Colbert, Cash, W. Porter, Lewis, Jones, and Halpen, 1787.⁂ Rare epistolary novel. The first edition was printed in London in 1786, sometimes erroneously attributed to Elizabeth Inchbald, but in fact by the same anonymous author as Appearance is Against Them, 1786.

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Cartwright (Mrs. H.) The Platonic Marriage: a Novel, in a Series of Letters, 2 vol., first Dublin edition, without half-titles as issued, some pulling to a few gatherings in vol.2, occasional light foxing, ink ownership inscription 'Lady Tyrone' to endpaper, contemporary calf, spine labels chipped, spine ends a little chipped, rubbed, [Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1786:20], large 12mo, Dublin, by William Porter, for Messrs. W. Watson, Colles, Burton, White, Byrne, [&c.], 1787.⁂ A rare novel, ESTC lists 5 copies only of this edition (and even fewer of the first). As with many of her novels, Platonic Marriage is a largely didactic novel and is most notable for featuring in Mary Wollstonecraft's novel Mary as an example of a titillating novel enjoyed by one of the more foolish characters. Its somewhat eccentric plot involves a young man falling in love with his grandmother-in-law.

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[Hughes (Anne)] Caroline; or, the Diversities of Fortune: a Novel., 2 vol., first Dublin edition, half-titles, Cath. Tipping ink name to vol.1 title, occasional light foxing, vol.2 E11 with portion of loss to head affecting text, modern antique-style half calf, Dublin, by M. Graisberry, for Messrs. Gilbert, White, Byrne and H. Whitestone, 1787 § The History of Eliza Warwick, 2 vol., half-titles, woodcut decorations, contemporary calf, spines faded, some light surface wear, Dublin, for S. Price, W. Whitestone, R. Fitzsimmons, D. Chamberlaine, J. Sheppard, [& c.], 1778, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1787:41 & 1778:3; Summers pp.260 & 356 (first editions)], large 12mo (4)⁂ A good pair of two rare novels by women authors.

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School for Fathers (The); or, The Victim of a Curse. A Novel, 2 vol., first Dublin edition, without half-titles, vol.1 D6 & 7 becoming detached, vol.2 P3 detached, vol.2 lacking front free endpaper, occasional light browning, contemporary calf, rubbing and surface wear, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1788: 33; Summers p.496 (first editions)], Dublin, for Messrs. Chamberlaine, Moncrieffe, Byrne, Lewis, Moore and Halpen, 1788 § [Moore (John)] Mordaunt, 3 vol., first Dublin edition, vol.2 lacking endpapers, a few gatherings pulling, occasional patches of foxing or damp-staining, ink names to titles, contemporary half calf, vol.2 upper joint split at foot, rubbed, Dublin, for W. Watson and Son-G, Burnet-P, Wogan-P, Byrne-H, [& c.], 1800; and 8 others, large 12mo & 8vo (13)⁂ The first is a scarce gothic novel set against the backdrop of the American Revolution.

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Inchbald (Mrs. [Elizabeth]) A Simple Story, 2 vol., first Dublin edition, vol.2 half-title only, vol.2 gathering N with several ff. transposed but all present, occasional light browning, contemporary calf, spines gilt with red and green morocco labels, some rubbing and surface wear, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1791:41; Summers p.504 (first editions)], large 12mo, Dublin, by William Porter, for W. Wilson, P. Wogan, P. Byrne, W. McKenzie, J. Moore, [&c.], 1791.⁂ Rare first Dublin edition of Elizabeth Inchbald's enormously popular first novel, still in print to this day.

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[Walpole (Horace)] The Castle of Otranto, A Gothic Story. Translated by William Marshall, Gent. From the Original Italian of Onuphrio Muralto, sixth edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece, wide margins, light finger-soiling, 2b4 verso with piece of gilt tooling affixed to margin, early 19th century ink gift inscription to endpaper, contemporary dark blue straight-grain morocco, gilt, triple gilt ruled borders, spine gilt in compartments with gilt lozenges, a little rubbed and scuffed, Greek key border inner dentelles, g.e., 4to, Parma, by Bodoni, for J Edwards, 1791.⁂ The handsome first Parma edition, one of 300 copies and often attractively bound.

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Smith (Charlotte) Desmond, a Novel, 2 vol., first Dublin edition, vol.1 half-titles only, occasional foxing or light browning, bookplate to pastedowns, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt with red and black morocco labels, a little rubbed, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1792:52; Summers p.295 (first editions), large 12mo, Dublin, for P. Wogan. P. Byrne, J. Moore, W. MʿKenzie, H. Colbert [&c.], 1792.⁂ Set during the French Revolution, Desmond is Smith's most explicitly political novel and is broadly supportive of the revolutionary ideals. With the commencement of the Anglo-French War as well as the Reign of Terror in 1793, public attitudes towards the revolution soured and Smith would avoid such an expressly political setting in her next book The Old Manor House.

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Wollstonecraft (Mary) Original Stories from Real Life; with Conversations, calculated to regulate the affections, and form the mind to truth and goodness, first Dublin edition, with half-title and final blank f., women's ink names to title, occasional light foxing or browning to foot, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, light rubbing to joints, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1788:79 (first edition); Rothschild 2597 (first illustrated edition)], large 12mo, Dublin, for J. Jones, No. 111, Grafton-Street, opposite the College, 1792.⁂ Rare, ESTC lists 4 copies only (National Library of Ireland, Oxford, Newberry Library and University of California). First published anonymously in 1788, Original Stories presents a series of didactic tales in which Wollstonecraft counters the pedagogical theories espoused in Rousseau's Emile and promotes the education of women.

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[Tomlins (Elizabeth Sophia)] Memoirs of a Baroness, first Dublin edition, advertisement f. (torn at inner margin), D6 with short tear running into text without loss, occasional light foxing or browning, 19th century ink inscription to endpaper, contemporary calf, joints splitting but holding firm, lacking spine label, corners bumped, a little rubbed, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1792:56 (first edition)], large 12mo, Dublin, for P. Wogan, P. Byrne, A. Grueber, J. Halpen, J. Moore, J. Jones, W. Jones, R. M'Allister, J. Rice, 1792.⁂ Rare, ESTC and COPAC list 5 copies between them (not in BL). Purporting to have been transcribed from a 17th century manuscript, the novel takes place in the court of Henry IV of France.

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Gunning (Mrs. [Susannah]) Anecdotes of the Delborough Family, 3 vol., first Dublin edition, half-titles to vol. 2 & 3 only, occasional light foxing or soiling, contemporary ink inscription on labels to pastedowns, contemporary calf, spines gilt with black and green morocco spine labels, spines rubbed, a few joints cracked but holding firm, [cf Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1792:36; Summers p.232 (first editions)], large 12mo, Dublin, for Messrs. G. Burnet, P. Wogan, P. Byrne, A. Grueber, J. Halpen, [&c.], 1792.⁂ Gunning's fourth novel, scarce. Gunning's reputation was firmly established by this point, evident both by her name appearing on the title and by the adverts published by the Minerva Press in the run up to publication claiming "The Demand for this excellent Work is now so great, that the first Impression is nearly subscribed for amongst the Trade." Indeed, such was Gunning's reputation by this stage that the press issued further notices warning of "a most invidious false report" that Gunning was not the author and offering to show the original manuscript as proof to any interested parties.

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Smith (Charlotte) The Old Manor House. A Novel, 2 vol., first Dublin edition, without half-titles (?as issued), pulling to a few gatherings, occasional light foxing, vol.2 lacking front free endpaper, ink name to pastedown, contemporary calf, spines gilt with red and black morocco labels, vol.1 spine ends chipped with small portion of loss to foot, rubbed and marked, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1793:39; Summers p. 611 (first editions), large 12mo, Dublin, for Messrs. G. Burnet, P. Wogan, P. Byrne, H. Colbert, J. Moore [&c.], 1793.⁂ Rare, ESTC lists 4 copies only. Generally considered Smith's most successful novel, The Old Manor House was set during the American Revolution, partly to provide a vehicle for Smith's thoughts on the French Revolution and the formation of democracy.

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Russia.- Strawberry Hill Press.- Whitworth (Charles, Lord) An Account of Russia as it was in the Year 1710, first edition, [one of 700 copies], engraved title-vignette, errata leaf at end, some light spotting or browning, late 19th century russet morocco, gilt, by Rivière, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., very slightly rubbed and faded, [Hazen 5], 8vo, [Twickenham], printed at Strawberry-Hill, 1758.⁂ The 22pp. 'Advertisement' at beginning is by Horace Walpole.

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Unrecorded imprint.- [Green (Sarah)] Court Intrigue, or, The Victim of Constancy, first Dublin edition, light worming to outer margin throughout, many ff. neatly strengthened or repaired, damp-staining to foot, occasional light soiling, 'R.D. Cooke No.61' ink ownership stamp to title, contemporary calf, spine ends and corners neatly repaired, light wear to covers, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1799:44; Summers p.286 (first editions)], 8vo, Dublin, for G. Burnet. W. Porter, G. Polingsby and P. Moore, 1800.⁂ An unrecorded imprint of a rare novel, no copies listed on ESTC, or COPAC.Court Intrigue was first published anonymously in 1799 by the Minerva Press with the writer only given as "The Author of 'Mental Improvement'". This was almost certainly an attempt by Minerva to drum up sales by indicating the authorship of Priscilla Wakefield. The Dublin publishers clearly took them at their word however and the work is here misattributed to Priscilla Wakefield. Though there is uncertainty regarding the attribution of some earlier works, Court Intrigue is the first work of fiction that can be firmly attributed to Sarah Green.

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[Pilkington (Mrs. Mary)] The Accusing Spirit: or, De Courcy and Eglantine, 4 vol., first edition, lacking half-titles, lacking frontispiece (?as often), occasional light foxing or soiling, one or two ff. with short chips or tears, not affecting text, occasional creasing to corners, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt with black morocco labels, some joints splitting at head but holding firm, corners bumped, rubbed, some marking to covers, [Blakey p.201; Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1802:54; Summers p.221; Tymn 1-299], large 12mo, Minerva Press, 1802.⁂ A rare gothic novel, COPAC lists the Oxford copy only. There does seem to be some dispute over authorship, with Frances Brooke suggested by some sources. Blakey calls for a frontispiece although the Oxford copy does not appear to carry one.

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London Villains.- Cheats of London Exposed (The); or, the Tricks of the Town laid open to both Sexes..., engraved frontispiece and 5 plates, 6pp. bookseller's catalogue at end, light soiling, a few small stains, 19th century half calf, rubbed, 12mo, for J.Cooke, [?1780].⁂ Scarce guide for "innocent Country People", warning them of the base practices of highwaymen, sharpers, swindlers, money-droppers, duffers, setters, mock-auctions, quacks, bawds, jilts etc. in 18th century London. All editions are uncommon; ESTC lists one copy only of this edition (University of Toronto).

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S[erres] (Olivia W[ilmot]) Memoirs of a Princess; or, First Love. An Historical Romance, 2 vol., first edition, signed by the author below dedication, occasional very light foxing or soiling, library label to pastedown, contemporary boards with vellum fore-edges, sympathetically rebacked in modern antique-style calf, [Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1812:54], large 12mo, John Maynard, 1812.⁂ A rare novel by a famed English imposter and pretender to the title of Princess Olive of Cumberland. COPAC lists the BL copy only. Olivia Serres (1772-1834) began her career as a writer and RA-exhibited painter before becoming notorious for claiming to be the daughter of Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland. Her likeness to her alleged father was enough to dupe a number of figures and even temporarily afforded her a few royal privileges.

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[West (Jane)] Alicia De Lacy; an Historical Romance, 4 vol., without half-titles, occasional spotting and browning, ink names to titles, bookplates, contemporary calf, gilt, spines gilt with red morocco labels, some chipping to spine ends, 1814; The Loyalists, 3 vol., without half-titles, occasional light foxing or soiling, bookplate, contemporary half calf, spines gilt, rubbed, 1812, first editions, [Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1814:60 & 1812:64; Summers pp.228 & 393; Wolff 7110 & 7112]; and 2 others, the first Dublin edition of Tale of the Times, large 12mo (9)

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Godwin (William) Mandeville, A Tale of the Seventeenth Century on England, 3 vol., half-titles, occasional light spotting, bookplates, contemporary red straight-grain half morocco, slight fading to spines, covers a little rubbed, [Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1817:29; Wolff 2588], 1817; Deloraine, 3 vol., vol.1 lacking half-title and front free endpaper, 1f. advertisements at end of vol.2 & 3, ink name to titles, original cloth-backed boards, spine labels chipped, spines faded, 1833, first editions, [Summers pp. 398 & 292]; and the Bentley edition of Caleb Williams, large 12mo & 8vo (7)

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[Ferrier (Susan Edmonstone)] Marriage, a Novel, 3 vol., vol.1 & 3 half-titles only, occasional light foxing, bookplates, contemporary half morocco, covers rubbed, [Wolff 2236], Edinburgh, 1818 § Porter (Jane and Anna Maria) Tales Round a Winter Hearth, 2 vol., vol.2 half-title only (as issued), 4pp. advertisements to front of vol.1, 2pp. advertisements to rear of vol.2, occasional light foxing, original boards, sympathetically rebacked, 1826 § [Gore (Catherine)] The Fair of May Fair, 3 vol., 2pp. advertisements at end of vol.2, original boards, paper labels to spines, vol.1 upper joint split at head, spine ends and corners a little bumped,[Sadleir 1001; Wolff 2614], 1832, first editions; and 13 others, novels by women authors, including the Bentley edition Pride and Prejudice, large 12mo (21)Saleroom notice: Please note that this contains the Bentley edition of Sense and Sensibility, not Pride and Prejudice.

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