The British Essayists

Little, Brown and Co, 1855. Hardcover. Acceptable. ***please read*** Hard corner bumps, top of spine chipped off, bottom of spine scuffed - some foxing on interior - name stamed on front pastedown and flyleaf - book is otherwise tight and clean with no other marks on text - 397 pages - my shelf location -32-e-30

1817. Nichols, Son, and Bentley, F. C. and J. Rivington et al. London. 1817. First edition thus. 12mo. vii, [i], xlviii, 294 pages. Engraved portrait frontis. of Alexander Pope which is foxed. Very handsomely bound in half olive calf gilt. Marbled boards, slightly rubbed and marbled edges. Slight wear to edges and endpapers otherwise a remarkably clean and sound… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co., 1856. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 384pp; HB full-leather w/blk,maroon&gilt-foredge&endpapers in maroon marble; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; stains on covers; ft.hinge cracked; slight bow; foxing; some lt.tan w/clean,tight pgs. 'On Reluctance to leave the World-Letter from Sir Andrew Freeport on his retiring' (549) - 'Enlargement of… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co., 1855. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 407pp; HB full-leather w/blk,maroon&gilt-foredge&endpapers in maroon marble; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; stains on covers; sml.chip on spine; some lt.tan w/clean,tight pgs. 'Letter on Bashfulness: Hughes-Reflections on Modesty' (231) - 'Letters from various Lovers-On Tale-bearers-Petition from the Readers of the Spectator'… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co., 1855. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 397pp; HB full-leather w/blk,maroon&gilt-foredge&endpapers in maroon marble; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; stains on covers; ft.hinge cracked; some lt.tan w/clean,tight pgs. 'Letter on Fortune-stealers: Hughes-Remarks on them-On Widows' (311) - 'The Bishop of St. Asaph's Preface to his Sermons' (384) … Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co., 1864. Hardcover. Good +/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 408pp; HB full-leather w/blk,maroon&gilt-foredge&endpapers in maroon marble; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; stain,bk.cover; some lt.tan w/clean,tight pgs. 'On Impertinents-Whiperers-Letters to them' (148) - 'Benevolent Disposition-Letter of Pliny: Hughes-Plan of an Academy' (230)

Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co., 1856. Hardcover. Good-/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 397pp; HB full-leather-missing blk,maroon&gilt labels-foredge&endpapers in maroon marble; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; ft.hinge cracked; slight bow; some lt.tan w/clean,tight pgs. 'Death and Character of Dick Estcourt' (468) - 'Letter on Poetical Justice' (548)

Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co., 1864. Hardcover. Good +/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 408pp; HB full-leather w/blk,maroon&gilt-foredge&endpapers in maroon marble; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; stain,ft.cover; chip on spine; some lt.tan w/clean,tight pgs. 'Allegory of several Schemes of Wit' (no.63) - 'On reading the Church-service (no.147)

C. and J. Rivington et al, 1823. Volume 14. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Octavo, leatherbound. Frontispiece portrait of George Berkeley. Printed by G. Woodfall. Backstrip missing. Front cover hanging by a thread. Leather well worn… Read more about this item

Little, Brown, 1856. Hardcover. Very Good. 38 volumes 16mo, 3/4 calf, marbled boards and endsheets, red and green spine title labels, gilt decorations in the spine compartments. Very Good overall, with scattered light scuffing of the leather and very modest rubbing to the corners. A lovely set. Please request a shipping quote before ordering. … Read more about this item

Nichols & Son, London, 1817. 287 pp, lacks rear paste-down, rebound copy in green, cloth boards.. With the signature of Brian Hone - legendary head of Melbourne Grammar - on front paste-down, and Macauley signature on title page.