112 Dryden (John) Complete Works. Edited with Notes,
historical, critical and explanatory, and a Life of the Author
by Sir Walter Scott. With a fine portrait on copper by Fittler,
and a large folding view of the Solemn Mock Procession of
the Pope, Cardinals, etc., through the City of London, 1679.
Revised and corrected by George Saintsbury. Unexpurgated
Edition. 18 vols. New 3/4 brown morocco extra, full gilt backs,
gilt tops, uncut. Edinburgh, 1882. =$75.00=
An exceptionally fine set in a handsome binding.
113 Dryden (John) Complete Works. Edited with notes,
historical, critical and explanatory, and a Life of the Author,
by Sir Walter Scott. Illustrated with a portrait by Fittler and
a large folding view of the Solemn Mock Procession of the Pope,
Cardinals, etc., through the City of London, 1679. 18 vols.
8vo. half calf, bindings rubbed, gilt backs, marbled edges.
London, 1808. =$40.00=
Scarce.
114 Dryden (John) Fables, from Boccaccio and Chaucer. Many
quaint woodcuts in the text. 12mo. New 3/4 crushed maroon
morocco extra, gilt tooled back with green levant inlays, gilt
top. Chiswick: C. Whittingham, 1822. =$5.00=
115 Dodgson (L. C.) [Lewis Carroll]. Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland. With the original illustrations by John Tenniel.
8vo. decorated boards, cloth back, gilt top, uncut. London,
1914. =$5.00=
Limited to 1,000 numbered copies, printed in the Riccardi Fount
on hand-made Riccardi Paper.
116 Dramatic. Colley Cibber. Written by Himself. Duplicate
frontispieces, printed on Japan vellum, and on Whatman paper,
finely colored by hand, and other full-page illustrations. 2
vols. 8vo. 3/4 French levant morocco extra, gilt tops and backs
with raised bands, uncut. London: Privately printed by the
Grolier Society. =$10.00=
One of the Amatory "Days of the Dandies" series. "Edition de
Luxe" of which only a limited number of sets have been printed.
117 Dramatic. The Works of Thomas Otway, consisting of his
Plays, Poems and Letters. 3 vols. 12mo. contemporary polished
calf, raised bands. London, 1768. =$10.00=
Very fine copy, now scarce. Contents: Alcibiades, Don Carlos,
Titus and Berenice. With the Charts of Scapin, Friendship in
Fashion, Soldier's Fortune, Atheist, Orphan, Poems and Letters,
etc.
118 Dramatic. Songs from the Dramatists. Edited by Robert Bell.
First Edition. 12mo. original cloth. New York, 1882. =$1.50=
119 Dramatic. The Virtuoso. A comedy, acted at the Duke's
Theatre. Written by Thomas Shadwell. Small 4to. half red
leather. London: Printed by T. W. for Henry Herringman, 1676.
Title page neatly mended. =$7.50=
A scarce play by Shadwell.
120 Dramatic. Crosby's Pocket Companion to the Playhouses.
Being the Lives of all the principal London Performers, who
may hereafter be engaged in the Theatres of Drury Lane, Covent
Garden, and the Haymarket. To which are subjoined, Particulars
of the Life of Mr. Dibdin. Dedicated to Richard Brinsley
Sheridan. Fine stipple portrait of Sheridan. 16mo. new half
polished brown calf extra, gilt tooled back, gilt top, uncut.
London, 1796. =$3.50=
120A Dramatic. Annals of the English Stage, from Thomas
Betterton to Edmund Kean. Actors--Authors--Audiences. By Dr.
Doran. 2 volumes. Small 4to. original cloth, uncut. New York:
W. J. Widdleton, 1865. =$10.00=
Edition limited to 161 numbered copies only, printed on Large
Paper. An exceptionally fine, tall copy for extra-illustrating.
121 Edgeworth (Maria). Complete Novels. With finely vignette
engraved frontispieces and title-pages, and quaint etchings,
all printed on India paper, 12 vols. Post 8vo. New 3/4 polished
light brown calf extra, full gilt tooled backs, with red and
blue levant labels, gilt tops. London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1893.
=$60.00=
Only 250 numbered copies of this edition have been printed on
Holland hand-made paper. The daintiest edition of these well
known novels yet issued.
122 English Literature, in the Reign of Victoria. With a
Glance at the Post. By Henry Morley. Portrait, 12mo. 1/2 brown
morocco, gilt top and back, uncut. Leipzig, 1881. =$2.75=
A most interesting volume depicting the history of Queen
Victoria's reign.
123 France (Anatole). First Complete Edition of the Authorized
English Translation of the Novels, and Short Stories.
Unexpurgated Edition. Illustrated with special drawings and
reproductions on French plate paper, text printed on genuine
Spartan deckle-edged paper. 19 vols. Newly and very handsomely
bound in 3/4 levant morocco extra, gilt tooled backs with
inlays, gilt tops, uncut.