JEST BOOKS.--Rusted's humourous and entertaining Jester Or Pabulum of
Life. Containing a variety of original Jests, entirely new. London:
Sold by R. Rusted, . . . J. Adlard, printer, . . . [n. d.] _12mo,
brown straight-grain morocco, Janseniste, gilt edges, by The Club
Bindery._
Frontispiece etched by Haynes and coloured by hand.
JEST BOOKS.--Sam Brown's precious collection of merry Jokes; with his
curious Story of the unfortunate little French Pastry Cook. London:
printed for R. Rusted, . . . Six-pence. Bentham, Printer, . . . [n. d.]
_12mo, blue straight-grain morocco, Janseniste, gilt edges, by The
Club Bindery._
Frontispiece, "Misfortune the First," by Haynes.
JEST BOOKS.--The Town and Country Nut-cracker, or Jack Sharp's Jests. . . .
London, Printed and sold by T. Sabine, No. 81, Shoe Lane. [n. d.]
_Small 8vo, green straight-grain morocco, Janseniste, gilt edges, by
The Club Bindery._
Frontispiece in two compartments.
JEST BOOKS.--The Variety, or The Evening's Entertainment; In a Parcel of
Interesting Novels, Histories, Amours, Intrigues, &c. &c. &c. . . .
London: Bailey, Printer, . . . [n. d.] _12mo, blue straight-grain
morocco, Janseniste, gilt edges, by The Club Bindery._
Frontispiece.
JEST BOOKS.--The Whimsical Jester; or, the Humors of High Life.
Calculated for the entertainment of the polite world; . . . London:
printed for J. Sudbury, . . . [n. d.] Price six-pence. _12mo, red
straight-grain morocco, Janseniste, gilt edges, by The Club Bindery._
Frontispiece, "The Amorous Lovers," preliminary blank leaf, A1, and two
final leaves of advertisement, E5 and E6.
JEST BOOKS.--The Humourist: a collection of Entertaining Tales,
Anecdotes, Repartees, Witty Sayings, Epigrams, Bon Mots, Jeu d'esprits,
&c. carefully selected. . . . Vol. I. [Vols. II.-IV.] London: Printed
and Published by J. Robins and Co. . . . 1822. [1819. 1819. 1820.]
_12mo, four volumes, original decorated boards, uncut edges._
Forty coloured plates by George Cruikshank.
JEST BOOKS.--See Wit.
JEWITT, LLEWELLYNN.--The Wedgwoods: being a Life of Josiah Wedgwood;
with Notices of his Works and their Productions, memoirs of the Wedgwood
and other families, and a history of the Early Potteries of
Staffordshire. By Llewellynn Jewitt, . . . with a portrait and numerous
illustrations. London: Virtue Brothers and Co., . . . 1865. _8vo, cloth,
uncut edges._
JEWITT, LLEWELLYNN.--The Ceramic Art of Great Britain from pre-historic
times down to the present day, being a history of the ancient and modern
Pottery and Porcelain Works of the Kingdom and of their productions of
every class by Llewellynn Jewitt . . . illustrated with nearly two
thousand engravings. London Virtue and Co., . . . 1878. _Royal 8vo, two
volumes, cloth, gilt top, uncut edges._
JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY.--The John Carter Brown Library The
Dedication of the Library Building May the seventeenth A. D. M DCCCC
IIII With the Addresses by William Vail Kellen LL.D. and Frederick
Jackson Turner Ph.D. Providence Rhode Island M DCCCC V. _8vo, half
cloth, uncut edges._
Presentation copy.
JOHNSON, CHARLES.--Fortune in her Wits. A Comedy. London, Printed for
Bernard Lintott . . . 1705. Price 1s. 6d. _4to, green levant morocco,
gilt fillets, uncut edges, by The Club Bindery._
First edition. A2-A4, a1-a2, and B-I2 in fours, title on A2.
JOHNSON, CHARLES.--Love and Liberty. A Tragedy. As it is to be Acted at
the Theatre Royal in Drury-lane. Written by Charles Johnson, Of the
Middle-Temple, Esq; London; Printed for Bernard Lintott . . . 1709.
Price 1s. 6d. _4to, blue levant morocco, Janseniste, gilt edges, by
Mercier._
First edition. A-I in fours, half-title on A1, title on A2. Dedicated
"To the Judicious Criticks Throughout the Town," "From my Chambers in
the Middle-Temple, November 25, 1708"; but never acted.
JOHNSON, CHARLES.--The Wife's Relief: or, the Husband's Cure. A Comedy.
As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by Her Majesty's
Servants. Written by Mr. Cha. Johnson. [Two lines in Latin] London:
Printed for Jacob Tonson, . . . 1712. _4to, brown levant morocco, gilt
back, side borders, gilt edges, by Zaehnsdorf._
First edition. A-K2 in fours, title on A1. Dedication to Henry Bentinck,
Earl of Portland.
JOHNSON, CHARLES.--The Generous Husband: or, the Coffee House
Politician. A Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in
Drury-lane. By Her Majesty's Servants. Written by Mr. Charles Johnson.
[One line in Latin] London: Printed for Bernard Lintott . . . and
Egbert Sanger, . . . [1713] Price 1s. 6d. _4to, green levant morocco,
gilt back, gilt edges, by Zaehnsdorf._
First edition. A-I in fours, title on A1. Dedicated to Lord Ashburnham.
JOHNSON, CHARLES.--The Victim. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre
Royal in Drury-Lane By Her Majesty's Servants. Written by Mr. Johnson
. . . . London, Printed: And Sold by Ferd. Burleigh . . . MDCCXIV. _12mo,
brown levant morocco, gilt back, gilt edges, by Riviere._
Frontispiece by Lud. Du Guernier.
Taken from Racine and plagiarized from the adaptation of Abel Boyer.
JOHNSON, JOHN.--Typographia, or the Printers' Instructor: including an
Account of the Origin of Printing, with Biographical Notices of the
Printers of England, from Caxton to the close of the Sixteenth Century.
A Series of Ancient and Modern Alphabets and Domesday Characters . . .
By J. Johnson, Printer Longman . . . London: 1824. _8vo, two volumes,
red levant morocco, Janseniste, gilt over uncut edges, by Brany._
Thick and largest paper copy. A Roxburghe Club copy. Portrait of Caxton,
etc.
Johnson was assisted by T. F. Dibdin and other bibliographers.
JOHNSON, SAMUEL.--Irene: a tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre
Royal in Drury-lane. By Mr. Samuel Johnson. London: Printed for R.
Dodsley at Tully's-head in Pall-mall and sold by M. Cooper in
Pater-noster-Row. M DCC XLIX. _8vo, green levant morocco, gilt
fillets, uncut edges._
First edition. A1-A4 and B-G3 in eights, half-title on A1, title on A2,
and final leaf of advertisement, G4.
JOHNSON, SAMUEL.--The Vanity of Human Wishes. the Tenth Satire of
Juvenal, imitated By Samuel Johnson. London: Printed for R. Dodsley
. . . , and Sold by M. Cooper . . . M.DCC.XLIX. _4to, citron levant
morocco, gilt back, gilt edges, some uncut, by Chambolle-Duru._
First edition. A-D2 in fours, title on A1.