Authors starting with H from Stuart Bennett Rare Books

London: John Murray, 1848. xv, [i], 418pp., 8vo. A large and fresh copy in slightly worn contemporary calf by Riviere. Front flyleaf inscribed “Rt. Hon Sir Robert Peel Bt. from the Author,” and with Sir Robert’s contemporary engraved Drayton Manor bookplate on the front pastedown. First edition, a fine presentation copy from the great historian to the great statesman. Hallam’s View of the State of Europe first appeared in 1818; this supplemental volume, as the author acknowledges ... more information

London: Printed for J. Ridgway, 1808. [ii], 86pp., 8vo. Paper somewhat crinkled but perfectly sound; small and old inkstamp of the Mercantile Library, Philadelphia in the upper blank margin of title and first leaf of text. Neatly bound in calf-backed boards antique, spine gilt. First and only edition of one of Hanger’s rarest tracts. He was regarded in his own time as something of a crackpot, the type of the eccentric aristocrat (he became the fourth Baron Coleraine in 1814), but he served in th... more information

London: Sold by Dodsley, in Pall-mall, 1778. xiv, 240pp., 12mo. Engraved frontispiece by Major after Cypriani; a few stains. Original calf, bound for Hanway by his second binder (see below), the monogram “I.H.S.” within a diamond on the front cover and a winged hourglass on the lower, gilt floral cornerpieces, and the spine gilt with an all-over chequered pattern and red morocco label; rubbed with the gilt somewhat faded in places, one small abrasion on upper cover. Contemporary ownership in... more information

London: Printed for William Crook, at the Green Dragon without Temple Bar, near Devereux-Court, 1684. [iv], 321, [3]; 23, [1]pp., 4to. Engraved frontispiece of the author in a contemplative pose beneath Mount Parnassus, and a plate showing “The Garden and Groue of the Muses,” the latter signed “F.H. Van Houe. Sculp.”; frontispiece signed “Tho. Warren 1702” on blank recto and with a tear near-invisibly repaired, the plate shaved at foot touching the caption, minor occasional... more information

Edinburgh: Printed by John Catanach, in Wariston’s Closs, opposite to the Luckenbooths, 1729. [xx], 232pp., 4to. With a fine Scottish subscribers’ list; a few very minor stains. Handsomely bound by Philip Dusel in full calf, gilt with a morocco spine label. First edition, “founded,” says the author, “on Historical Truth,” and dedicated to the then Lord Bruce, who afterwards succeeded his father as the Earl of Elgin. The poem was several times reprinted during the eightee... more information

London: Printed for the Proprietors; and sold by Darton and Harvey, Gracechurch Street; and E. Newbery, 1799. iv, 137, [1]pp., 18mo. Engraved frontispiece, three plates, and one engraved illustration, together with some unusually charming woodcut illustrations; old repairs to the lower corners of pp. 91-92 and 101-102 with loss of a word or two on three pages (the affected part of p. 102 is blank), the sense perfectly clear. Attractively bound in period-style green morocco-backed marbled boards, by Phi... more information

London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1777. xv, [i], 355, [1]pp., sm. 8vo. Last leaf slightly spotted. Contemporary calf, spine gilt; very worn but the sewing cords firm. First edition of a fine literary correspondence, with much on Alexander Pope including his “odd perplexity,”, Bolingbroke’s philosophy, the “peculiar beauty” of certain kinds of printing, “the King of Prussia’s Anti-Machiavel,” and various minor poets.... more information

London: Printed by W.C. Drake, 1822. viii, “144” [i.e. 154], 6pp., 12mo. With an index of poems at end, a few pencil notes (seeming to indicate dates for assigned texts), and occasional minor spotting. Contemporary sheep; expertly rebacked with a gilt spine. Ninth edition, first published in 1796, this edition with a new “advertisement” following the dedication to the school patronesses, where the editor “acknowledges her obligations for the increasing demand for this little b... more information

London: Printed; And Sold by M. Cooper [ditto - Printed for M. Cooper - “a Londres” 1750-1750-1750-”1752”. Together four works in one volume: [ii], 48; [ii], 50; [ii], 54, and 70pp., 8vo, with the last work 18mo. The first work bound without the half-title. The four bound together in twentieth century half blue morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt-lettered; lower joint partly split. An engaging group, comprising the first and third editions of Hill's most enduring and often-... more information

London: Printed for J. Harris, 1816. iv, 183, [9]pp., 12mo. Engraved frontispiece (tiny inkstain in the blank margin), with a substantial publisher’s catalogue at end. Contemporary sheep; neatly rebacked and with a gilt spine. First edition, with a preliminary advertisement invoking the approval of Mrs. Hofland’s previous works by “Mr. and Miss Edgeworth.” This is a fine example of what DNB describes as Mrs. Hofland’s books “depicting the struggles of a Christian family ... more information

London Printed, and Sold by J. Roberts, 1719. 2 vols., 12mo. A sound set in rather worn contemporary calf, spines gilt; spine ends slightly chipped. First collected edition. Philip Horneck appears to have had some medical training: some years ago I catalogued a previously unrecorded 1720 tract by him on venereal diseases in which he proclaimed himself an M.D. This may explain the title of this periodical - Horneck's index defines a High-German Doctor as an “Ostentatious Quack, or Pretender t... more information

York: Printed by T. Wilson and R. Spence, 1804. viii, 139, [1]pp., sm. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece and one plate, with the half-title but without the two leaves of subscribers issued with some copies (see below). Nice copy in contemporary calf gilt; slightly worn with a short split at head of the upper joint. First edition of some highly Romantic topographical and other poems. Bickleigh Vale is in deepest Devon; “the River Plym flows through it, in a very picturesque manner.” Shorter poems ... more information

In the Savoy: Printed for Henry Herrigman, 1668. [iv], 14pp., sm. 4to. A little browning, without the final blank leaf. Nice copy in late nineteenth century half calf over cloth, spine gilt, bound for Pickering with their decorative label on upper cover; just a little rubbed. First edition of Howard's allegorical verses on the monarchy, dedicated to the Duke of Buckingham who, according to the dedication, “shap't and pollish’t” the verses. Wing H2991; Grolier, Wither to Prior, ... more information

London: Printed for Thomas Tegg, 1843. [iv], 176pp., 18mo. Engraved frontispiece and additional title (these slightly spotted). A fine copy in the original brown vertically-ribbed embossed cloth, upper cover and spine gilt. First edition, by the prolific author and translator, and an unusually engaging story about the discovery of practical wisdom with the action partly set in America. First editions of these small format novels are now rare. Block, English Novel, p. 115; Gumuchian 3101; not in Osbo... more information

Carlisle: Printed by F. Jollie, 1796. vi, [ii], 362pp., 8vo. Engraved title with a Masonic vignette, the date on the title altered in manuscript from “MDCCXCV” to “MDCCXCVI,” woodcut Masonic and other ornaments in text, and a terminal list of subscribers. A good large copy in contemporary flame calf, spine gilt; extremities worn and joints cracked. Second edition, first published in London in 1775, one of the more substantial eighteenth-century books on the subject, evidently aimed... more information