Bloomsbury Auctions

Lot 423
423. Condorcet, (Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat ,Marquis
de) ou t l i n e S o f a n h i S t o r i C a l v i e w o f t h e p r o g r e S S o f t h e h u m a n
m i n d: b e i n g a p o S t h u m o u S w o r K o f t h e l at e m. d e Co n d o r C e t,
engraved portrait frontispiece, half-title, lacking final blank,
partially erased contemporary ink signature to head of title,
causing 2 very small holes, lightly browned, occasional foxing or
spotting, modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine gilt and with
red leather label, spine slightly faded, 8vo, Philadelphia, Lang and
Ustick for M. Carey [&c.], 1796. £100 - £150
Lot 424
424. Shakespeare (William) th e dr a m at iC wor K S, 93 engraved
plates, occasional damp-staining or foxing, a few worm traces,
mostly marginal, contemporary russia, gilt, some covers detached,
spine ends and corners worn to varying degrees, rubbed, folio,
John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £350 - £450
425. Johnson (Samuel) an aC C o u n t o f t h e life o f dr. Sa m u e l
Jo h n S o n... to h i S el e v e n t h ye a r... to w h iC h a r e a d d e d, o r i g i n a l
le t t e r S to... Jo h n S o n b y miSS hi l l bo o t h b y, slightly foxed
and browned, small rust mark in margin of title and A2 & A3,
ink inscription on front pastedown: “Presented to the Spalding
Permanent Library by Dr. Williams”, original boards, rubbed,
corners worn, rebacked in modern paper, small tear at tail, 8vo,
1805. £200 - £300
Lot 426
426. Shakespeare (William) th e pl ay S , 9 vol., engraved portrait
of Shakespeare and 36 plates after Henry Fuseli by William Blake
(2), Neagle, Rhodes and others, tissue guards, occasional spotting,
contemporary tree calf, gilt flat spines in compartments and with
a red morocco label, a few small wormholes to foot of 4 vol., vol.3
head of spine nicked, rubbed, [Bentley, Blake Books, 498], 8vo,
1805. £400 - £600
*** A good set. The plates by Blake are his only Shakespeare
illustrations.
Lot 427
427. Astronomy.- Enfield (William) firSt e d i t i o n, engraved
frontispiece and 3 plates, 1 with volvelle, the others folding,
folding letter-press table, preliminaries water-stained, particularly
frontispiece, some browning and spotting, contemporary clothbacked
marbled boards, corners worn, rubbed, 12mo, 1809.
£120 - £180
*** A rare little work by this gifted amateur astronomer. Not in BL
or on COPAC. WORLDCAT lists only one copy (Norwich).
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