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GB: Longman, Hurst ..., 1817. Small paper subscriber's copy. 462/500 copies. Half white leather over marbled boards (bound by Caldwell of Dublin). Marbled endpapers. Frontispieces of Northumberland and Puckle and illustrated throughout text (twenty or so vignettes). Top edge gold. Moderately heavy spotting to first 20 or so leaves but hardly any to remainder of book. Damp mark to top edge of first ten or so leaves. Leather is rather grubby in places and extremities of covers bit rubbed. Contents generally clean and tight. . 1st Thus. Hardback. Good/No DW.

London,: J. Johnson,, 1817. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. pp 39-40 missing. Recent brown cloth binding. Page edges slightly browned, pp 39-40 missing, otherwise very good.

Printed for the Author, 1713. Hardcover. Good. . Full tooled calf with gilt lettering and embellishments on spine, gilt dentelles. Light rubbing at edges, light shelf wear. One stain on front board. Overall a really nice copy for its age. A few pages have minor foxing, overall clean. Binding sturdy.

London: Longmans, 1817. Limited. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece portrait of Puckle; decorative title, and 27 small wood engravings by Thurston and James Thompson. [10], x, 96 pages. Short 4to, in an fine contemporary binding of diced Russia covers, the boards with armorial centerpiece surrounded by elaborate gilt and blind-stamped foliate borders. Red morocco spine, presumably later, but equally ornate; inner & outer dentelles, marbled edges. London: Printed for the proprietor by John Johnson, and sold by Longman, et al., 1817. The frontis and title are foxed and dampstained but other pages generally quite clean. A very good copy in very attractive and intriguing early binding.<br/> <br/> Limited Edition - one of only 200 large paper copies, with the illustrations printed on smooth paper and skillfully laid in. Reprint of the 1711 edition of this popular collection of character sketches, embellished by Thurston illustrations. "A neat edition." Lowndes 2005.<br/>… Read More

[London: Printed For The Proprietor By John Johnson; and sold by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown…], 1817., 1817. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., x, [8], 95, [1]. engraved frontis. portrait of Pucke by T.Bragg after an original portrait by Vertue. numerous wood engravings in the text by R.Branston, J.Thompson, W.Hughes & others after designs by John Thurston. contemporary red morocco (bit rubbed, dampstain to outer edge of upper cover, some light spotting – a little heavier on frontis. & title, small paper adhesion in upper margin on one page). Limited edition of 735 copies, this one of 500 on regular or small paper. Puckle’s collection of character sketches was originally published in 1711. "A young man is represented by the author as having met one night at a friend’s club…twenty-five typical personages, including an antiquary, buffoon, critic, quack, rake, and usurer, and he gives next morning a sprightly description of each of his companions to his father, who interposes… Read More

London: Longman, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1817. leather_bound. Full maroon morocco.Aeg. Very good. 96 pages. 26.5 x 19 cm. First published 1711. Limited ediiton, Large Paper Copy [Imperial Edition], one of 200. With three ALS laid-in -- two from James Rimell & Son Ltd, a London Bookseller to Edgar H. Wells, rare book dealer in New York from 1921 to 1938 on Madison Ave., discussing the authenticity of the Imperial Edition, and one from Philip Hofer [to Wells] on New York Public Library letterhead, verifying this copy as an Imperial Edition together with bibliographical details for the various editions of this work. All letters dated 1932. Hofer also invites Wells to tea, offering to show him copies of the three issue described in his letter. With a series of engravings drawn by John Thurston. First few leaves toned, mostly marginal; infrequent additional and minor text spotting. Bookplate, half centimeter nick spine head with loss, slight joint rubbing, raised bands, spine panels richly gilt, cover… Read More

London.: Longman, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1817. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This copy Satin (Mounted on Imperial) of which is one of only 7 produced from a limited edition of 735 produced in various forms. Blue Morocco, 5 raised bands, Gilt embellishments and titles. Satin endpapers with Gilt embellishments to front and rear pastedowns. All fore edges are tipped in gilt. One contemporary name and date 0f 1866 to ffep. Contemporary gift inscription in ink from Robert Watson Wade (Who is also one of the subscribers listed) to John Capel esq and dated 1823 to ffep. 107pp and printed by John Johnson, St James Street, Clerkenwell in 1817 Book condition: Some moderate to heavy rubbing to board and spine edges. Small pull at the head of the spine. Tiny amount of loss to the base of the spine. One worm hole in the rear board. 2mm deep. Long since vacated. Blue satin endpapers a trifle foxed. Some foxing to the first fifteen or so pages. Silk marker still… Read More