roscoe william mulready (5 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Mulready, William (illustrator). (Early English) THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL, BOUND WITH NINE OTHER WORKS. A SUPERB SAMMELBAND OF TEN SCARCE VOLUMES OF JUVENILE POETRY PUBLISHED BY J. HARRIS IN 1808. London: Printed for J. Harris, Successor to E. Newberry, at the Original Juvenile Library, Corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard (unless otherwise noted), 1808. SEVERAL FIRST EDITIONS. 32mo - 4-7/8" x 4". Contemporary maroon roan-backed gray paper covered boards with decoration and titles stamped in gilt to spine with rubbing and wear. Plain endpapers with "Contents" and titles of the 10 books neatly inked to FFEP. The contents are as follows: 1) [Roscoe, William] THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL AND THE GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST. BY MR. ROSCOE. TO WHICH IS ADDED, AN ORIGINAL POEM, ENTITLED A WINTER'S DAY. BY MR. SMITH, OF STAND. London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 16 pp., plus 8 leaves of engraved plates. 2) [Dorset, Catherine Ann] THE PEACOCK "AT HOME:" A SEQUEL TO THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL. WRITTEN BY A LADY. London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 16 pp., plus 6 leaves of engraved plates. 3) THE ELEPHANT'S BALL, AND GRAND FETE CHAMPETRE. INTENDED AS A COMPANION TO THOSE MUCH ADMIRED PIECES, THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL, AND THE PEACOCK "AT HOME." BY W. B. London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 16 pp., plus 8 leaves of engraved plates. 4) [Dorset, Catherine Ann] THE LION'S MASQUERADE, A SEQUEL TO THE PEACOCK AT HOME. WRITTEN BY A LADY. London: Printed for J. Harris; and B. Tabart, 1808. 2nd edition. 16 pp., plus 6 leaves of engraved plates, five of which are folding. 5) THE COUNCIL OF DOGS. London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 1st edition. 16 pp., plus 8 leaves of engraved plates. 6) THE HORSE'S LEVEE, OR THE COURT OF PEGASUS, INTENDED AS A COMPANION TO THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL, AND THE PEACOCK "AT HOME." London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 16 pp., plus 8 leaves of engraved plates. 7) THE ROSE'S BREAKFAST. London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 1st edition. 32 pp., plus 8 leaves of engraved plates. 8) FLORA'S GALA. London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 1st edition. 16 pp., plus 6 leaves of engraved plates. 9) THE FEAST OF THE FISHES; OR, THE WHALE'S INVITATION TO HIS BRETHREN OF THE DEEP. London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 14, [2] pp. publisher's advertisements, plus hand-colored engraved frontispiece. 10) THE LOBSTER'S VOYAGE TO THE BRAZILS. London: Printed for J. Harris; and B. Crosby, 1808. 1st edition. 16 pp., plus 8 leaves of engraved plates. Together, 10 works in 1 volume, all bound without wrappers, with some light offsetting and minor scattered foxing, occasional trimming slightly effecting pagination or signatures, but generally in excellent condition. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD. Includes both SCARCE and RARE titles that are rarely found together.