History own time compiled (8 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The History Of His Own Time: Compiled From The Original Manuscripts, Of His Late Excellence Matthew Prior, is a book written by English poet and diplomat Matthew Prior in 1740. The book is a compilation of Prior's personal accounts and observations of the events and people he encountered during his lifetime, including his experiences as a diplomat in France and his interactions with prominent figures such as William III and Queen Anne. The book provides a unique perspective on the political and social climate of the early 18th century in England and Europe. The original manuscripts used for the compilation of this book were discovered after Prior's death and were edited and published by his friend, Samuel Johnson. The History Of His Own Time is a valuable historical document that offers insight into the life and times of one of England's most celebrated poets and diplomats.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.…

Zustand: Very Good Minus. 1st Edition. Complete two volume set. Contemporary full mottled calf leather bindings. Spines with five raised bands, morocco title labels, gilt decoration to compartments. Wear to ends of spine, with both tail bands loose. Cracking to joints, front board of 'Misc. Works' is loose but held by cords. Wear to corners. Very clean text throughout both volumes. Engraved portrait frontis to Volume I, and Prior's monument to Volume II (with a tear within the illustration). The first London printing of the first collected edition of Prior's works and autobiography (preceded by the 1739 Dublin edition). This work was issued simultaneously as a two volume set, priced at 12 shillings to the title page, and two separate volumes priced at 6 shillings each. This is a uniformly bound set of the two single volumes. In this example the two dedications have been swapped during binding. ESTC: T62166 (Volume I); N35208 (Volume II). Provenance: From the library of John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork and 5th Earl of Orrery, with his engraved bookplate to front pastedown endpaper in both volumes. Boyle was a friend of Jonathan Swift, Samuel Johnson and Alexander Pope, and published several works of his own. His father, Charles Boyle, was the envoy in Flanders in 1713 and worked with Prior during the negotiations that led to the signing of the first treaty of Utrecht. . Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.25 x 8 inches (13 x 20 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. vi, 472, [8]; viii, xcv, [1], iv, 380. …

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Second Edition. 8vo. 1740. second edition. Edited Adrian Drift. Engraved frontis. 472pp. Some light browning throughout. Small area of worm damage affecting paste-downs and prelims.Hinges split internally but binding still sound. Full calf binding. Small worm holes affecting spine and boards,generally a little worn. Images available on request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Leather-bound. Zustand: Very Good Plus. Second Edition. Later smooth calf. Spine ruled in gilt, with gilt title lettering.8" x 5 1/4" (21 cm.). viii + 472, [8] ) Index) Many letters relating to political and personal affairs, quoted in full. "When Prior was abroad Drift acted as his secretary and was a personal friend and one of the poet's executors" (Westminster Abbey site). Signed.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Two volumes of Matthew Prior's works, issued following his death and edited by the executor of Prior's will. ESTC No. T75984. Published in two volumes, with a separate title page to each volume but with an additional title page to volume I. With a frontispiece to 'Miscellaneous Works' (Volume II). Ex library, both volumes are in library cloth bindings, with shelf numbers gilt stamped to the spines. Lambeth public library plates to the front pastedowns. Matthew Prior was an English poet and diplomat remembered for contributing to the political newspaper, 'The Examiner'. Stylistically, Prior's poems vary and exude skill. He was full of witty turns, well-remembered allusions and his mastery of the octo-syllabic couplet. In full library cloth bindings. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Minor bumping to the head and tail of spines and to the extremities. Library bookplate to the front pastedowns, Lambeth Public Libraries. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the occasional spots. Very Good Indeed. None Stated (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Two volumes of works by Matthew Prior. Two leather bound volumes with gilt titles to the spine. Matthew Prior (July 21, 1664 September 18, 1721) was an English poet and diplomat. When Queen Anne died and the Whigs regained power, Prior was impeached by Robert Walpole and kept in close custody for two years (17151717). In 1709, he had already published a collection of verse. During this imprisonment, maintaining his cheerful philosophy, he wrote his longest humorous poem, Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind. This, along with his most ambitious work, Solomon, and other Poems on several Occasions, was published by subscription in 1718. Prior's poems show considerable variety, a pleasant scholarship and great executive skill. The most ambitious, i.e. Solomon, and the paraphrase of The Nut-Brown Maid, are the least successful. But Alma, an admitted imitation of Samuel Butler, is a delightful piece of wayward easy humour, full of witty turns and well-remembered allusions, and Prior's mastery of the octo-syllabic couplet is greater than that of Jonathan Swift or Pope. His tales in rhyme, though often objectionable in their themes, are excellent specimens of narrative skill; and as an epigrammatist he is unrivalled in English. In full calf bindings. There is some wear to the extremities including minor bumping to the corners, creasing to the spine and some slight rubbing to the leather. The bindings are tight and firm with all pages securely attached although the joints are cracked on both volumes. Internally the pages are clean and bright with the occasional handling mark and isolated spot. There are some water stains to several pages in Volume II. There are bookplates to the front pastedowns. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…