Jure Divino:; A Satyr. In Twelve Books. . .
London: 1706. First Edition. 8vo, xlii, [2], i-ii, i-v, 23, [1], 24, 19, 68-93, 26, 15, 135-278; contemporary calf. Moore 115. More
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Religious Courtship:; Being Historical Discourses on the Necessity of Marrying Religious Husbands and Wives only. As Also Of Husbands and Wives being of the same Opinions in Religion with one another. With an Appendix Of the Necessity of taking none but Religious Servants, and a Proposal for the better managing of Servants.
London: Printed for E. Matthews, et al, 1722. First Edition. 8vo, [vi], 358pp with 2pp publisher's list in rear; woodcut head- and tailpieces throughout; full polished calf (19th century) rebacked; a.e.g. Rare first edition with a distinguished provenance, from the library of the great composer and bibliophile Jerome Kern, whose..... More
The Secrets of the Invisible World Disclos'd: Or, An Universal History of Apparitions; Sacred and Profane, Under all Denominations; whether Angelical, Diabolical, or Human Souls departed. With a great Variety of Surprising and Diverting Examples, never Publish'd before. . .
London: J. Watts, 1735. Second Edition. 8vo, [xii] 395pp; frontispiece and five full-page copperplate engravings; contemporary calf, rebacked. First published in 1727 and reissued with a new title after Defoe's death. An appealing copy. Moore 494. More
Memoirs of the Church of Scotland,; In Four Periods . . . With an Appendix of some Transactions since the Union.
London: Eman. Matthews and T. Warner, 1717. First Edition. 8vo, [ii] 1-232 + 137-333 (i.e. 429), [9, Appendix] pp; contemporary calf, rebacked. With the repeated page numbering starting from 137, as called for. Moore 368. More
Castle Rackrent;; An Hibernian Tale. Taken from Facts, and from the Manners of the Irish Squires, Before the Year 1782.
London: J. Johnson, 1800. Second Edition. 8vo, xvi, 214pp; contemporary polished calf. The second edition of Edgeworth's novel appeared in the same year as the first, but added a lengthy glossary at the end, explaining with wit a number of the idiomatic phrases she employed. An influential work, being one..... More
The Female Quixote;; Or, The Adventures of Arabella. In Two Volumes . . .
London: A. Millar, 1752. Second Edition. Two vols., 12mos; vi, [10], 271; [ii], 322pp; contemporary calf. The second edition, revised and corrected, of Lennox's popular satire. Although issued anonymously, her authorship was an open secret and widely recognized. Lennox's mentor Samuel Johnson is believed to have written the dedication as..... More
Memoirs of North Britain;; Taken from Authentick Writings, as well Manuscript as Printed. In which it is Prov'd, That the Scots Nation have Always been Zealous in the Defence of Protestant Religion and Liberty. . .
London: Printed for J. Baker . . . and J. Graves, 1715. First Edition. 8vo, [10] vi, 289, [blank], [14, index]pp; modern cloth. Important, early historical work, dating from just prior to the failed Jacobite revolt in 1715. This copy was withdrawn from the Mercantile Library, for whom it was..... More
A Voyage to Abyssinia.; By Father Jerome Lobo, A Portugese Jesuit. . . With a Continuation of the History of Abyssinia . . . By Mr. Legrand. From the French.
London: Printed for A. Bettesworth, and C. Hitch, 1735. First Edition. 8vo, xii, 396, [8, contents]pp; contemporary calf, rebacked. First edition, first issue (with title page in red and black) of Johnson's first book publication, an uncredited translation. Fleeman 35.2LV/1a. Courtney pp. 2-4. More
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland.
London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand, 1775. Second Edition. 8vo, [iv], 384pp; nineteenth-century morocco and marbled boards. Fleeman notes this as the second edition, first issue, with six-line errata and the noted catchwords, correcting Courtney's identification of it is as the second issue of the..... More
The Rambler.; In Four Volumes Embellished with Elegant Frontispieces . . .
Montrose: D. Buchanan et al, 1800. Four vols., 12mos, iv, 344; iv, 326; iv, 336; iv, 280; contemporary calf. First Montrose edition. Fleeman 50.3R/36. More
Irene:; A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane
London: R. Dodsley, 1749. First Edition. 8vo, [vi], 86pp; nineteenth-century morocco and marbled boards (by Bradstreet's), t.e.g.; bound without terminal blanks and without publisher's list in rear. Johnson's only play, published in an edition thought to be around 1000 copies. Fleeman 49.2I/1a; Courtney & Smith pp. 24-25. More
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London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall; and W. Johnston, in Ludgate-Street, 1759. First Edition. Two vols., 12mos, viii, 159; viii,165pp; contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards, bound without final blanks. With a coronetted initial stamped in gilt at the top of each spine. With "Contents," rather than..... More
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
Baltimore: Philip H. Nicklin and Co., 1810. Stated First American edition. 8vo, [iv], 284pp; modern brown morocco with marbled endpapers. More
Prayers and Meditations,; . . . Published from his Manuscript by George Strahan, A.M.
London: T. Cadell, 1785. Second Edition. 8vo, xvi, 233, [1]pp; contemporary calf, rebacked. A posthumous publication, and so intended by Johnson, this second edition includes three prayers that were not in the first edition of the same year. From the library of Charles Asa Clough, Bishop of Springfield, with his..... More
Memoirs of Several Ladies of Great Britain,; Who Have Been Celebrated for their Writings or Skill in the Learned Languages Arts and Sciences.
Oxford: Printed by W. Jackson for the Author, 1752. First Edition. 4to, xvii, [1], 472, 2pp of "Corrections and Additions"; contemporary calf-backed marbled boards. At a time when the art of biography was flourishing, Ballard offered this, his only published work, stating: ". . . I know not how it..... More
The Arraignement, Tryal, and Condemnation of Algernon Sidney, Esq. for High-Treason; For Conspiring the Death of King, And Intending to raise a rebellion in this Kingdom. Before the Right Honourable Sir George Jeffreys, Knight and Baronet, Lord Chief Justice of England, at His Majesties Court of Kings-Bench at Westminster, on the 7th. 21th. and 27th. of November, 1683
London: Printed for Benj. Tooke at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1684. First Edition. 4to, [4], 67ppp; modern cloth-backed boards, library binding with inner hinges reinforced with cloth. Algernon Sidney's trial was a political sensation. He was tried for treason for conspiring against Charles II on the basis of..... More
A Pindarique Ode, Humbly Offer'd to the Queen.; On the Victorious Progress of Her Majesty's Arms, under the Conduct of the Duke of Marlborough.
London: Jacob Tonson, 1706. First Edition. 4to, (2), (iv), 10pp; later calf-backed boards, bound without final blank. One of the few works of poetry published by the prominent playwright. More
The Hind and the Panther; Transvers'd To the Story of The Country-Mouse and the City-Mouse. Much Malice mingled with a little Wit. . .
London: Printed for W. Davis, 1687. First Edition. 8vo, [vi], 28pp; pages added at rear for bulk; later three-quarter cloth and marbled boards. Prior's first separate publication, a pamphlet satirizing John Dryden, was a popular success bringing early fame to poet who soon became a prominent diplomat as well. Published..... More
The Life of Tobias Smollett, M.D.; With Critical Observations on his Works.
Edinburgh: Mundell & Son, 1803. Fourth Edition. 8vo, 242pp; contemporary diced calf. The first three editions of Anderson's Life of Smollett were published as prefaces to collected editions of Smollett's works. Anderson continued to expand and revise his book until this edition when it first appeared independently as a separate..... More
Amiri Baraka: The Kaleidoscopic Torch; A Literary Tribute
New York: Steppingstones Press, 1985. First Edition. 8vo, 189pp; printed wrappers. Anthology of texts for and about Baraka, edited by James B. Gwynne. This copy inscribed by Baraka: "For Max, the Master, Keep on pushin!! Amiri Baraka, 1985, and with a second inscription next to the list of contributors, which..... More
Funk Lore; New Poems (1984-1995). Edited by Paul Vangelisti
Los Angeles: Littoral Books, 1996. First Edition. 8vo, 119pp; printed wrappers. Inscribed on the half-title page: "For Max, Unity, Struggle, Victory, Amiri Baraka, 1996." There was no hardcover issue of this book. More
Black Boogaloo; (Notes on Black Liberation)
San Francisco: Journal of Black Poetry Press, (1969). First Edition. 4to, 60pp; printed card wrappers, stapled. An exceptional copy of Neal's first book, one of the most important publications of the Black Arts movement. The book includes a preface by LeRoi Jones. The two poets were co-editors of the anthology..... More
The Black Bird; A Parable for Black Children
Fresno, California: Al Kitab Sudan, 1968. First Edition. Broadside, approx. 8-1/4 X 11 in., printed on one side only. Marvin X's first separate publication, telling the tale of black bird in a white house too afraid to leave its cage and fly free. In 1971 the poet adapted the tale..... More
Vibration Cooking,; Or the Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl
New York: Ballantine Books, (1992). 8vo, 228pp; printed wrappers. A writer and actress, Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor had a unique career that spanned downtown bohemian circles, the Black Arts movement, the Broadway stage, Sun Ra's Arkestra, and regular appearances on National Public Radio. She found her voice as writer about food and..... More
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