Rev william cooper (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. 373.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A splendid antique engraved portrait. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive and decorative.

Revised Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Some light foxing to prelims. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xi, 544 pages, XX plates. Subjects; Cooper William M pseud. Flagellation History. Flagellants. Corporal punishment History. Discipline History. Sexual deviation History. 1 Kg. …

Zustand: Fair. RARE MACKAY CROSWELL CATSKILL NEW YORK IMPRINT - Octavo, 6-10/16 inches high by 4-2/16 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in original marbled paper covered boards backed with a tan calf spine, titled "American Revolution" in gilt on the spine. The covers are heavily rubbed and chipped and the front cover is detached. Pages [i]-xii, [1], and pages 14-264. There is evidence of early worming to the top front corner of the first 2 leaves. There is some scattered foxing and staining throughout with occasional pencil annotations. An internally good copy of this rare imprint. RARE CATSKILL NEW YORK IMPRINT.Although for many years attributed to the Reverend William Cooper [see Howes C-761], modern scholarship has identified the author as being Richard Johnson, (1733 or 1734-1793), He wrote the text for Elizabeth Newbery, who published the first edition in 1789. [M.J.P. Weedon, "Richard Johnson and the Successors to John Newbery," The Library (1949), pp. 25-63]. Richard Johnson also wrote an adaptation for children of several stories of the "Thousand and one nights" under the pseudonym Reverend J. Cooper. It appeared under the title "The Oriental moralist, or the beauties of the Arabian nights entertainments", accompanied with suitable reflections adapted to each story in 1790.Mackay Croswell, (1765-1847), was an important early printer in the Hudson Valley who started the first Catskill New York newspaper, "The Catskill Packet", in 1792. Together with his brother Thomas he opened a book and print shop in Catskill in 1790. Mackay was soon joined in the the business of journalism by his brother Harry Croswell. In 1800, the paper was renamed "The Western Constellation" in 1800 and was co-edited by Mackay and Harry. For a brief period, the brothers mentored a well-known future journalist, Thurlow Weed who worked in their print shop.…

[Head of title: Flagellation & the Flagellants]. Small 8vo. xi, [1], 544 pp. Frontis., 20 illus., index. Modern full black calf and triangle-shaped red morocco onlays, raised bands, gilt stamping, upper cover with gilt central "rod and birch" motif, all edges gilt, marbled endleaves, hand bound by Martin Frost, with his gilt-stamped monogram label on rear board. Red cloth thumb-hold slip-case. Fine. "THE ALLURE OF THE WHIP!" With a splendid fore-edge painting showing a pair of horse or carriage riders, "riding" their partners, back-sides prominently showing, in the spirit of Thomas Rowlandson, and, in this case, like Martin Frost, who often displays a remarkable sense of humor and the exotic for artistry. Frost's signed book label mounted as a bookplate in front, dated 2007. The artist is playing with us by making the trees into the shape of a phallus (all of them!). Painting also signed "MF". Frost himself describes this as "A Rowlandesque road scene of travelers 'whipping up' themselves as well as their mounts!" / This is one of the early efforts of MF to bind and paint the book himself.…