18th Century – Rare (174 items)

[Homer] Charles Rollin, The Method of Teaching and Studying The BELLES LETTRES

62. [Homer] Rollin, Charles.

The Method of Teaching and Studying The BELLES LETTRES ; Or An Introduction to Languages, Petry, Rhetorick, History, Moral Philosophy, Physicks, &c. with Reflections on Taste ; And Instructions with regard to the Eloquence of the Pulpit, the Bar and the Stage. The Whole Illustrated with Passages from the most famous Poets and Orators, Ancient and Modern, with Critical Remarks on them. Designed more particularly for Students in the Universities. By Mr. [Charles] Rollin, Late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the royal College, and Member of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.

The Seventh Edition. Four Volumes [complete Set]. London, Printed for W.Strahan, J. and F. Rivington etc., 1770. Octavo (11 cm wide x 17.8 cm high). Pagination: Volume I: VIII, [3], 346 pages / Volume II: [4], 372 pages plus 4 unnumbered pages of an Advertising for “Books printed for L.Hawes, W.Clarke, and R.Collins, in Pater-Noster-Row, London” / Volume III: [4], 318 pages / Volume IV: [5], 392 pages. Hardcover / Original full leather with gilt lettering and ornament on spine and boards. Only the first Volume with some unfortunate wormhole-damage up to page 54 and then with one tiny wormhole at the lower margins to page 161. Very few dogears. Otherwise this very rare set in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate loosely inserted in Volume II.

EUR 980,-- 

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Augustus von Kotzebue - The Constant Lover; Or, William and Jeanette / With an Account of the Literary Life of the Author

70. Kotzebue, August von / [Plumptre, Anne].

The Constant Lover; Or, William and Jeanette: A Tale. From the German of Augustus von Kotzebue. To which is prefixed “An Account of the Literary Life of the Author” [with the printed dedication by Kotzebue to his friend Charles Georg Graumann] / Also included (separately bound): “Pizarro – The Spaniards in Peru; or, The Death of Rolla. A Tragedy, in Five Acts:. The original of the play, Performing at the Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, under the title of PIZARRO. Translated from the German by Anne Plumptre – Translator of Kotzebue’s “Virgin of the Sun”, &c.

First Edition. Three Volumes in one Solander Box. Dublin, Printed by William Porter / Printed for J. Moore, 1799. Small Octavo (11 cm x 17 cm). Pagination of the two Volume-Set: “The Constant Lover / Account of the Literary Life of Kotzebue”: Volume I: XIV, 203 pages / Volume II: 216 pages / Pagination for the accompanying Volume: “Pizarro”: 102 pages. Hardcover / Stunning, recent half leather and marbled-paper-covered-boards with gilt lettering and ornament to spine, bound to style of the 18th/19th century. All three Volumes housed in a bespoke built Solander Box (see plenty of images on our website). Excellent condition. From the library of Susannah Townsend-Meade (Ballymartle), with her name to titlepage. The accompanying Volume bears the name of one Mary Johnston. The “Constant Lover”, with the “Account of Kotzebue’s Life” is a very scarce publication !

EUR 1.000,-- 

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