professor porson (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Landseer; Cruickshank et al. (illustrator). First Edition. Leather joints strong. Loss of marbled paper along much of edges of boards. No splitting to gutters at endpapers. Some foxing and finger marks and smudges. Many tissue guards present. A couple of the engravings in "An Address to the Deil" have been cropped a little in their printed area.; Eight titles bound in one volume. They are: 1. "An Address to the Deil" by Robert Burns. London: William Kidd, 1830. With wood engravings after designs by Thomas Landseer. 23, [1] pages + 7 [of 11?] plates, including frontis. 2. "Tam O'Shanter and Souter Johnny, A Poem" by Robert Burns. Illustrated by Thomas Landseer. London: Marsh and Miller, 1830. 16 pages + 5 plates, including frontis. 3. "The Children in the Wood: With Engravings by Thompson, Nesbit, S. Williams, Jackson, and Branston and Wright; Drawn by William Harvey." London: Jennings and Chaplin, 1831. 15, [1] pages + 6 plates, including frontis. 4. "Monsieur Tonson" by John Taylor. Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank. London: Marsh and Miller, 1830. 19 pages + [1] page advertisements + 7 plates, including frontis. 5. "The Devil's Walk: A Poem" by Professor Porson. "Illustrated with beautiful engravings on wood by Bonner and Slader, after the designs of R. Cruikshank." London: Marsh and Miller, no date. 33 pages + [1] page advertisements + 6 plates, including frontis. 6. "Bombaster Furioso: A Burlesque Tragic Opera" by William Barnes Rhodes, with designs by George Cuikshank. London: Thomas Bodd, 1830. 34 pages + 7 plates, including frontis. 7. "Tom Thumb; A Burletta, Altered from Henry Fielding by Kane O'Hara. With Designs by George Cruikshank." London: Thomas Rodd, 1830. 34 pages + 5 plates, including frontis. 8. "The March of Intellect, A Comic Poem" by W. T. Moncrieff. London: William Kidd, 1830. 36 pages + 6 plates including frontis. All bound without half-titles. Page dimensions: 158 x 99mm. Contemporary half-leather and marbled boards. Spine title: "Address to the Deil Etc."; 16mo 6" - 7" tall.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Robert Cruikshank (illustrator). First edition. A Birdsall bound first edition of two satirical poems about the devil bound together, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey's popular poem 'The Devil's Walk', and illustrations by Robert Cruikshank. Bound by Birdsall & Son, Northampton, with the original wraps and adverts bound in.Two volumes bound in one, containing 'The Devil's Walk' and 'The Devil's Visit', both published in 1830.'The Devil's Walk' published by Marsh and Miller. The first separate and expanded edition, the second issue, not including pages 23-24 in the pagination. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and five plates. Three pages of adverts to the rear. Collated, complete.'The Devil's Visit' published by William Kidd. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and five plates. One leaf of adverts to the rear. Collated, complete.Both of these poems are humorous satirical pieces. 'The Devil's Walk' is written in common metre, and describes the Devil going on a simple walk enjoying the sight of the sins of mankind. Originally published as 'The Devil's Thoughts', this first expanded separate edition was retitled. Byron imitated this poem in 'The Devil's Drive', and Shelley in his work that's also titled 'The Devil's Walk'.'Professor Porson' is stated as the author to the title page of 'Walk', however the preface for 'Walk' states that the poem has been attributed to both Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey.Both works illustrated by Isaac Robert Cruikshank, a popular caricaturist, and the less well known brother of George Cruikshank.Bookplate of Philip Manfield to the front paste down. Manfield was a shoe manufacturer and a politician, based in Northampton. He was knighted in 1884. In a full rebacked calf binding. Externally, generally smart. A little discolouration to the boards, mostly to the joints, and to the backstrip. A few light marks to the boards. Bookplate and label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age toned with some light spots, including to the original wraps. Very Good. book.