1832, ISBN: cb1d946aa8780d669dd73e5d140c6f1d

London: Taylor and Hessey, 1812. Leather. Fair. 9" by 5.5". None. This is the first book of a projected three. The other two books were never published. This poem attacks the reputation… Altro …

London: Taylor and Hessey, 1812. Leather. Fair. 9" by 5.5". None. This is the first book of a projected three. The other two books were never published. This poem attacks the reputation of Samuel Johnson. Hardbound volume with remains of leather binding, marble paper covered boards, and marble paper pastedowns. Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832), was an English cleric, writer and collector, well known for his eccentricities. Colton was educated at Eton and King's College, graduating with a B.A. in 1801 and an M.A. in 1804. In 1801 he was presented by the college with the perpetual curacy of Tiverton's Prior's Quarter in Devon, where he lived for many years. He was appointed to the vicarage of Kew and Petersham in 1812. His performance of church-related functions at both locations was erratic: at times conscientious and brilliant while at other times cursory and indulgent. He left formal church service, and England, in 1828. Contemporaries believed that he had fled from his creditors, who took out a legal "docket" against him, identifying him as a wine-merchant. For two years Colton traveled throughout the United States. He later established a modest residence in Paris. There he invested in an art gallery and had a large private collection of valuable paintings. Other pastimes included wine collecting and partridge-shooting. He also frequented the gaming salons of the "Palais Royal" and was so successful that in a year or two he acquired the equivalent of 25,000 English pounds. He continued gambling, however, and lost his French fortune. At the time of his death, Colton was living on funds received from his immediate family. An illness required surgery, but Colton dreaded the operation. He eventually killed himself rather than undergo the procedure. His books, including collections of epigrammatic aphorisms and short essays on conduct, though now almost forgotten, had a phenomenal popularity in their day. Toward the end of 1820, Colton published Lacon, or Many Things in Few Words, addressed to those who think., in a small cheap edition. It attracted attention and praise, however, and five additional printings were issued in 1821. Lacon, Vol. II appeared in 1822. In 1822 Colton re-published a previous work on Napoleon, with extensive additions, under the title of The Conflagration of Moscow. In Paris he printed An Ode on the Death of Lord Byron for private circulation and continued to write. At his death he left an unpublished poem of 600 lines called Modern Antiquity. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. There is some wear to the extremities including complete loss of leather to the spine, heavy rubbing to the boards, with loss to the paper and leather, and bumping to the corners. The binding is fairly tight and firm although both covers are holding by the cords only and these could become detached in the post. Internally the pages are generally slightly spotted with the occasional handling mark and waterstaining to the edges of a few pages. There is an ink inscription to the front blank endpaper. Fair, Taylor and Hessey, 1812, 2, Paris: Armand Aubrée, 1830. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5". Not stated. Two volumes from the complete works of Lord Byron. Published in French, each with frontispiece. Volumes three and ten from a French edition of the Complete Works of Byron. Published in French, each with frontispiece. Alongside a memoir of Byron by the Irish poet Thomas Moore, this collection contains a translation of one of Byron's best-known works; Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Originally published between 1812 and 1818, the the lengthy narrative poem describes the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man who is disillusioned with a life of pleasure and looks for distraction in a foreign land. The four part poem is often viewed as an expression of melancholy and disappointment felt by a generation tired of the wars of the post-Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras. Rebound in a green quarter cloth binding over blue patterned boards. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards and extremities, with a small chip in the paper to the front extremity of volume 10. A little rubbed to the spine, with some light bumping to the tail, with a tiny chip in the cloth to the head of the spine to volume 10. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with and generally clean with patches of light scattered foxing. Very Good, Armand Aubrée, 1830, 3, Philadelphia: Key, Mielke & Biddle, 1832. Hardcover. Very Good+. Atelier Bindery of New York; later gilt-ruled green calf, gilt-stamped lettering in second spine compartment (5 raised bands), a.e.g.; 4 volumes bound in 2, 32mo (72x110mm). Illustrated. Some light scuffing along spine and edges of boards, otherwise pretty little bindings. A little foxing, but text bocks are overall bright and clean. Short, fat, cute Byrons; volumes 3, 4, 5, and 6 (of 8), includes: Giaour, Bride of Abydos, Corsair, Lara, Curse of Minerva, Siege of Corinth, Parisina, Prisoner of Chillon, Beppo, Mazeppa, Manfred, Marino Faliero, Sardanapalus, Two Foscari, Cain, Werner, Deformed Transformed, Heaven and Earth, Prophecy of Dante, Island, Age of Bronze, Vision of Judgment, Morgante Maggiore, Waltz, Lament of Tasso, Hebrew Melodies., Key, Mielke & Biddle, 1832, 3<

1856, ISBN: cb1d946aa8780d669dd73e5d140c6f1d

Philadelphia, Penna: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1856. Hardcover. VG- (Moderate wear to outer edges, esp. along spine; book is tightly intact; only a few soil marks on a few interior pages; e… Altro …

Philadelphia, Penna: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1856. Hardcover. VG- (Moderate wear to outer edges, esp. along spine; book is tightly intact; only a few soil marks on a few interior pages; engraving pages have lightly shadowed adjacent pages; overall a lovely book.). Brown boards with intricate carvings on both covers; gilt letters on spine & both covers; gilt edges all around; 764 pp., 8 BW plates, one color tinted plate; weighs 3.75 lbs. Title on spine: Byron's Poetical Works. A collection of the complete verses penned by English Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788-1824). Begins with a 34-page bio written by J. W. Lake. Includes one color-tinted plate announcing the book as part of the series, "The American Standard Edition of the British Poets." And 8 BW full-page engravings appear scattered throughout the text, illustrating some of the characters featured in Byron's poems. A terrific resource, and still quite handsome., J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1856, 3<

1832, ISBN: cb1d946aa8780d669dd73e5d140c6f1d

Philadelphia: Key, Mielke & Biddle, 1832. Hardcover. Very Good+. Atelier Bindery of New York; later gilt-ruled green calf, gilt-stamped lettering in second spine compartment (5 rais… Altro …

Philadelphia: Key, Mielke & Biddle, 1832. Hardcover. Very Good+. Atelier Bindery of New York; later gilt-ruled green calf, gilt-stamped lettering in second spine compartment (5 raised bands), a.e.g.; 4 volumes bound in 2, 32mo (72x110mm). Illustrated. Some light scuffing along spine and edges of boards, otherwise pretty little bindings. A little foxing, but text bocks are overall bright and clean. Short, fat, cute Byrons; volumes 3, 4, 5, and 6 (of 8), includes: Giaour, Bride of Abydos, Corsair, Lara, Curse of Minerva, Siege of Corinth, Parisina, Prisoner of Chillon, Beppo, Mazeppa, Manfred, Marino Faliero, Sardanapalus, Two Foscari, Cain, Werner, Deformed Transformed, Heaven and Earth, Prophecy of Dante, Island, Age of Bronze, Vision of Judgment, Morgante Maggiore, Waltz, Lament of Tasso, Hebrew Melodies., Key, Mielke & Biddle, 1832, 3<

ISBN: cb1d946aa8780d669dd73e5d140c6f1d

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