Eighteenth Century English Books

Johnson, Samuel. A dictionary of the English language... The second edition, corrected. London: for J. Knapton et al., 1760, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf, rubbed--Dickens, Charles. Sketches by Boz. A new edition. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839, 8vo, plates by Cruikshank, calf-backed boards, Hastings bookplate, spotting--Ibid. The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. With illustrations by Phiz. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839, first edition in book form, 8vo, plates, contemporary purple calf gilt, Hastings bookplate, plates foxed, spine faded, binding rubbed--IIbid. The postumous papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837, 8vo, plates by Phiz, contemporary olive morocco, plates foxed, extremities rubbed--Pope, Alexander. The works. London: for J. & P. Knapton et al., 1751, 9 volumes, 12mo, engraved plates, contemporary calf, armorial bookplates of Sir Jacob Astley--Ibid. The Iliad of Homer. London: for T. Osborne et al., 1763, 4 volumes, 12mo, 2 engraved portraits, 3 folding plates, contemporary calf--Gray, Thomas. Poems... A new edition. London: J. Murray and C. Elliot, 1776, 8vo, engraved frontispiece, contemporary tree calf, flat spine gilt; and many others, authors including Butler, Plutarch, Burke and others (list available on request); chiefly 8vo or 12mo (68)

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Johnson, Samuel. A dictionary of the English language... The second edition, corrected. London: for J. Knapton et al., 1760, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf, rubbed--Dickens, Charles. Sketches by Boz. A new edition. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839, 8vo, plates by Cruikshank, calf-backed boards, Hastings bookplate, spotting--Ibid. The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. With illustrations by Phiz. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839, first edition in book form, 8vo, plates, contemporary purple calf gilt, Hastings bookplate, plates foxed, spine faded, binding rubbed--IIbid. The postumous papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837, 8vo, plates by Phiz, contemporary olive morocco, plates foxed, extremities rubbed--Pope, Alexander. The works. London: for J. & P. Knapton et al., 1751, 9 volumes, 12mo, engraved plates, contemporary calf, armorial bookplates of Sir Jacob Astley--Ibid. The Iliad of Homer. London: for T. Osborne et al., 1763, 4 volumes, 12mo, 2 engraved portraits, 3 folding plates, contemporary calf--Gray, Thomas. Poems... A new edition. London: J. Murray and C. Elliot, 1776, 8vo, engraved frontispiece, contemporary tree calf, flat spine gilt--Butler, Samuel. Hudibras... the second edition. London: for C. Hitch et al., 1764, 2 volumes, 8vo, engraved frontispiece portrait, engraved plates by Hogarth (some folding), contemporary calf, armorial bookplate of Sir Jacob Astley, wormhole at start of vol.1--Plutarch. Morals. London: Thomas Braddyll, 1704, 5 volumes, 8vo, engraved frontispiece in each volume, contemporary panelled calf, armorial bookplate of Sir Jacob Astley, slightly worn--Le Sage, Alain René. The history and adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. London: for D. Owen and W. Graves, 1766, 4 volumes, 12mo, 4 engraved frontispieces, contemporary calf--The perfect politician: or, a full view of the life and actions... of Oliver Cromwell... third edition. London: for J. Crumpe, 1681, 8vo, engraved frontispiece portrait, contemporary calf, binding rubbed--Petronius. The satyrical works. London: Sam. Briscoe, to be sold by B. Bragge, 1708, 8vo, engraved plates, contemporary calf, worn--[Burke, Edmund] A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and the beautiful. The fifth edition. London: J. Dodsley, 1767, 8vo, contemporary calf--Chariton of Aphrodisias. The loves of Chaereas and Callirrhoe. London: for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1764, 2 volumes, 12mo, calf-backed boards, bindings rubbed--with 33 others (list available on request) (68)