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Lot 181
181. Blackstone (William) Co m m e n ta r i e s o n t h e law s o f en g l a n d
in fo u r bo o k s, 4 vol., fourth edition, 2 engraved plates (one
folding), early 19th century ownership inscription to front end paper
of each volume, contemporary tree calf, red morocco spine labels, a
handsome set, 4to, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1770-69. £300 - £400
182. [Sheridan (Richard Brinsley)] th e ri va l s, second edition,
lacking half-title, light stain to title-page, occasional spotting,
modern quarter morocco over marbled boards, 8vo, 1775.
£300 - £400
*** The correct numbering of p.79 indicates second edition,
published the same year as the first.
Lot 183
183. Gibbon (Edward) th e hi s t o ry o f t h e de C l i n e a n d fa l l o f
t h e ro m a n em p i r e, 6 vol., v o l.1 t h i r d e d i t i o n, v o l s. 2 & 3 s e C o n d
e d i t i o n, v o l s. 4-6 first e d i t i o n s, engraved portrait and 3 maps,
2 folding, slight foxing in places,, bookplate Del Pollaio di Piero
Casini to front free end-papers, contemporary tree calf, bit worn,
especially to joints and spine ends, rebacked, gilt, 4to, 1777-88.
£600 - £800
184. Customs.- in s t r u C t i o n s f o r of f i C e r s o f t h e du t i e s o n hi d e s
in t h e Co u n t ry, ink signatures and inscription: “Carlisle 1st
Dec”, 1778 [bound with] Instructions for Officers Concerned in
ascertaining the Duties on Candles in the Country, 1778 [bound
with] Instructions for Officers Concerned in ascertaining the Duties
on Sope, [ESTC lists 2 copies in the British Isles and 2 copies in
America], 1778, together 5 pamphlets in 1 vol., first two customs
pamphlets defective, browned, first and second mentioned [ESTC
lists 1 copy in the British Isles and 1 copy in America], contemporary
half calf, rubbed, initials “V.E.” on spine, 8vo, 1778. £300 - £400
Lot 185
LONDON
185. Priestley (Dr. Joseph) a fr e e disCussion o f t h e do C t r i n e s
o f mat e r i a l i s m a n d ph i l o s o p h i C a l ne C e s s i t y, first e d i t i o n, 2ff.
advertisement, lacks half-title, contemporary calf, rebacked,
[Crooke 364], 8vo, for J. Jonson, 1778. £200 - £300
186. Johnson (Samuel) th e li v e s o f t h e en g l i s h po e t s, 3 vol.,
first du b l i n e d i t i o n, reprint of vol. I, slightly browned, ink initials
stamped on verso of title of vol. I, contemporary half tree calf,
slightly rubbed, gilt spines, red morocco labels on spines, [Courtney
& Smith p. 141], 8vo, Dublin, for Messrs. Whitestone, Williams,
Colles and others, 1779-81. £300 - £350
Lot 187
187. 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., sixth edition, engraved frontispiece portrait, internally
very good, bookplate of Henryson Caird on front pastedowns,
contemporary diced russia, sympathetically rebacked, 4to, for
J.F. & C.Rivington, L.Davis, T.Payne and Son, T.Longman, B.Law
[&c.], 1785. £400 - £600
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