FINE COPY. 657. JOHNSON (SAMUEL). The Vanity of Human Wishes. The Tenth Satire of Juvenal, imitated by Samuel Johnson. FIRST EDN. 4to, full polished mottled calf, gilt inside and outside borders, full gilt edges, by RIVIERE. Lond. 1749 * A BEAUTIFUL COPY of this RARE work. It was much altered in after editions. THE RARE FIRST EDITION. 658. [JOHNSON (SAMUEL).] The Prince of Abyssinia. A Tale. FIRST EDN. 2 vols. 16mo, beautifully bound in full green levant, gilt inside and outside borders, gilt edges, by RIVIERE. Lond. 1759 * A SUPERB COPY. This tale was afterwards published under the title of Rasselas." IN ORIGINAL BOARDS, UNCUT. 659. [JOHNSON (SAMUEL).] Letters to and from the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D., to which are added some Poems never before printed, published from the original MSS. in her possession, by Hester Lynch Piozzi. 2 vols. 8vo, ORIGINAL BOARDS, uncut. Lond. 1788 *Fine tall copy of the FIRST EDITION, with rough uncut edges, rare in this state. 660. JOHNSON (SAMUEL). Works. A new edition. To which is prefixed an Essay on his Life and Genius, by Arthur Murphy. Portrait. 12 vols. 8vo, full straightgrained (contemporary) morocco, broad gilt border on covers, tooled backs, full gilt edges. Lond. 1820 * Fine set. A beautiful specimen of English binding of that period, PROBABLY BY CHARLES LEWIS. [661. JOHNSON (SAMUEL). A Dictionary of the English Language. To which are prefixed a History of the Language and an English Grammar. Thick royal 8vo, cloth, uncut. Lond. 1834 662. JOHNSON (SAMUEL). Johnsoniana; or, Supplement to Boswell: being anecdotes and sayings of Dr. Johnson, collected by Piozzi, Steevens, Horne, Reed and others. 45 engraved portraits, views, and facsimiles. Thick 8vo, full bright calf gilt, gilt edges, by RIVIERE. FINE COPY. Lond. 1836 663. JOHNSON (SAMUEL). Graphic Illustrations of the Life and Times of Samuel Johnson. A collection of 24 plates of portraits, views, and facsimiles of autographs, engraved by E. Finden, Scriven, etc., after Stanfield, Ireland etc. 8vo, half calf (embossed stamp on title). Lond. 1837 664. JOHNSON (SAMUEL). Lives of the British Poets. Completed by William Hazlitt. 4 vols. 8vo, cloth. 1854 *Contains considerably more matter than originally given by Dr. Johnson, also, the very beautiful bookplate of W. B. Scott. 665. JOHNSON (SAMUEL). Footsteps of Dr. Johnson (Scotland). By George Birkbeck Hill. With illusts. by Lancelot Speed. 4to, half morocco, gilt top, uncut. * Fine copy. Lond. 1890 666. JOHNSTONE (-). The Table Talker; or, Brief Essays on Society and Literature. 2 vols. 12mo, half blue crushed levant morocco, gilt tops, by MACDONALD. Lond. Pickering, 1840 667. JONSON (BEN). Works, with notes, critical and explanatory, and a Biographical Memoir, by W. Gifford. Fine impression of Jonson's portrait, engraved by J. Fittler. 9 vols. 8vo, full polished calf gilt, gilt edges, by BEDFORD. Lond. 1816 * Best Edition. A very uncommon set. 668. JONSON (BEN) AND BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER. The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson and Beaumont and Fletcher. With the Notes of Peter Whalley. Portraits (spotted). 4 vols. 4to, calf (joints weak). Lond. 1811 *LARGE PAPER COPY. Old Celtic Romances. Transl. FIRST EDN. 12mo, half calf, gilt back. 669. JOYCE (P. W.). from the Gaelic. Lond. 1879 670. JUNIUS. The Letters of Junius. With numerous fine portraits. 4to, full contemporary straight-grained morocco gilt extra, gilt edges. A REMARKABLY CHOICE COLLECTION. Lond. 1813 KEATS (JOHN). Poems, vignette on title, 12mo, 671. KE WITH ALL THE HALF TITLES, 1817; Endymion, 8vo, FINE, TALL COPY, WITH THE LEAF OF ERRATUM, THE FIVE-LINE SLIP OF ERRATA, AND ALL THE HALF TITLES, 1818; and Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and other Poems, 12mo, WITH THE LEAF OF Advertisement," DATED JUNE 26, 1820, AND ALL THE HALF TITLES, 1820. Together 3 vols. ALL FIRST EDNS. * Some one has said of John Keats' life, "the publication of three small volumes of verse, some earnest friendships, one profound passion and a premature death are the main incidents to be recorded." All of Keats' books-these "" three smull volumes of verse"-appear above in the most desirable condition that could be wished for. They have been beautifully and uniformly bound by BEDFORD IN FULL CRIMSON MOROCCO, A MEDALLION DESIGN IN THE CENTRE WITH GREEN AND BROWN [See Reproductions.] |