Steele mr richard (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. G HB rebound ex Chicago Library 63pp browned title. First edition not in BL. complete. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 5th or later Edition. (16), 68 pages. 140x80mm. Contemporary blind stamped calf. Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) essayist, dramatist and politician. Born in Dublin, Steele's father was a well known attorney in that city, with a country house at Monkstown. On the death of his parents, Steele passed at an early age into the care of his uncle Henry Gascoigne, private secretary to James Butler, first Duke of Ormond. Educated at Oxford, he pursued a career in the army until able to support himself through a combination of advantageous marriage, political appointment and literary endeavor. The writing of 'The Christian Hero' was occasioned by his involvement in a duel, where he seriously injured a fellow Irishman named Kelly. Its style is unlike that of the devotional or inspirational manuel of the time and gives strong hints of Steele's later celebrated essay style. This is a very attractive little copy of the fifth edition with the blind stamped initials BB on front cover and a contemporary bookplate with crest of pierced mullet and fleur de Lis, initialed E S R. Advertisement at front for 'Books lately Printed and Sold by Owen Lloyd.' Without any damage, library stamps, inscriptions or other markings.…

A collection of 9 Plays and 6 Essays bound in 2 Volumes. 12mo. (approx. 16.5 x 10cm) hardbacks bound in 18th century style quarter tan calf with raised bands, dark brown morocco title labels, gilt to spines and marbled boards. All except the Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray have titles pages and most of the plays have engraved frontispieces excepting Sir Courtly Nice, The Beaux Stratagem and The Drummer. Small modern bookplates to each front pastedown and elegantly hand-written list of contents to early blanks. Occasional light foxing. A VERY GOOD SET. (Shelf 4) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. A charming sammelband consisting of five very scarce eighteenth century editions of literary works, including poetry and plays. Present in this volume are:The 1754 edition of the play 'The Distrest Mother, A Tragedy' by Mr Philips. This is a translation and adaptation of Racine"s "Andromaque". Illustrated with a frontispiece. ESTC reference T34733A 1753 edition of Sir Richard Steele's play 'The Funeral: or, Grief a-la-Mode. A comedy'. ESTC reference T184180The 1751 fifth edition of Robert Blair's poem 'The Grave'. With a final advertisement leaf. ESTC reference N17830The 1728 edition of Mr Sterling's edition of the poem 'The Loves of Hero and Leander', with some further short translations from Greek authors. Illustrated with a frontispiece. ESTC reference T102931The 1754 twelfth edition of the dramatic monologue 'The Fair Circassian', with several further poems included.With the bookplate of lawyer and book collector David Stather to the front pastedown, and a handwritten contents list to the rear blank.A charming work filled with very scarce examples of eighteenth century poems and plays. Rebacked, in a quarter calf binding with marbled paper covered boards. Light rubbing to boards, otherwise externally very smart. Bookplate to front pastedown. Inscription to rear blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age tone, but generally clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…