Bloomsbury Auctions

Lot 412
412. Comenius (John Amos) viSible wo r l d: o r, a no m e n C l at u r e,
a n d pi C t u r e S, o f a l l t h e Ch i e f th i n g S t h at a r e in t h e wo r l d,
translated by Charles Hoole, twelfth edition, woodcut illustrations,
edges of title and B1-5 repaired, not affecting text, small hole to C8,
affecting 3 letters, a few small stains, occasional spotting, modern
half calf, gilt spine in compartments, large 12mo, for S.Leacroft,
1777. £200 - £300
413. Chambaud (Louis) no u v e a u di C t i o n n a i r e fr a n ç o i S-an g l o i S,
& an g l o i S-fr a n ç o i S, 2 vol. in 1, half-titles, contemporary calf, gilt
spine in compartments and with a red morocco label, covers with
some staining and marking, 4to, W.Strahan, T.Cadell, & P.Elmsly,
1778. £120 - £180
Lot 414
414. [Shute (Barrington)] th e h o u S e o f pe e r e S S e S: o r, f e m a l e
o r at o ry. Co n ta i n i n g t h e d e b at e S o f S e v e r a l pe e r e S S e S o n
t h e bi S h o p o f la n d a f f â€S bi l l f o r t h e m o r e e f f e C t u a l
d i S C o u r a g e m e n t o f t h e C r i m e o f a d u lt e ry, half-title, occasional
spotting, for G. Kearsly, 1779 b o u n d w i t h The Court of Adultery: A
Vision, fifth edition, lacking half-title, upper corner of H2 repaired,
some spotting or light foxing, for M.Smith, 1778, both works interleaved,
early 20th century half morocco, gilt, rubbed and scuffed,
4to £200 - £300
Lot 415
415. Johnson (Samuel) de f o r m i t i e S o f dr Sa m u e l Jo h n S o n.
Se l e C t e d f r o m h i S wo r K S, [edited by John Thomson Callender],
second edition, new endpapers, modern half calf, for the Author,
1782 § Piozzi (Hesther Lynch) Anecdotes of the Late Samuel
Johnson, half-title, B3 small tear in margin, bookplate removed
from front pastedown, contemporary tree calf, corners repaired,
rebacked in modern calf, T. Cadell, 1786 § Hawkins (Sir John) The
Life of Samuel Johnson, errata at end, lacks A1 half-title, engraved
bookplate of Edward Lord Suffield on front pastedown, hinges
weak, contemporary calf, slightly rubbed, corners worn, joints
splitting, gilt spine, red morocco label, rubbed, for J. Buckland, J.
Rivington and Sons and others, 1787, all but the first firSt e d i t i o n S;
and 3 others, Burney’s Memoirs of Dr. Burney, 1832, 8vo (6).
£300 - £400
Lot 416
416. Johnson (Samuel) a di C t i o n a ry o f t h e en g l i S h la n g u a g e, 2
vol., The Fifth Edition, titles in red and black, titles slightly soiled,
vol. I title with small tear at head and slightly creased, slightly
browned, new endpapers, modern half calf, gilt spines, slightly
faded, [Courtney & Smith p. 57], folio, W. Strahan, J.F. & C.
Rivington and others, 1784. £400 - £600
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