Authors starting with R from Stuart Bennett Rare Books

London: Printed for S. Tipper, 1808. [xvi], 140, [4]pp., sm. 8vo. Folding hand-colored engraved frontispiece by J.A. Atkinson, with the terminal publisher’s catalogue; occasional minor soiling. Bound with Charles Cotton’s Scarronides, Whitehaven: J. Dunn, 1776, 144pp., in early nineteenth-century half calf, spine label missing. First edition of an amusing series of poems, occasionally attribted to George Colman. The frontispiece illustrates the scene in “Tom Shuttle and Blousalinda”... more information

Oxford: Printed by W. Hall for John Forrest, 1662. [xii], 397, [33]pp., 8vo. Title printed in red and black, with the longitudinal half-title present at end. Contemporary panelled calf; extremities worn and the front joint split, but firm. Front free endpaper missing, a couple of contemporary annotations on title, including an inked-through ownership inscription. Robert Midgley’s ownership inscription, dated1710, is on the front pastedown, with a long not in his hand about Ridley and John Gregory... more information

London: Printed, and now first published, by Robert Triphook, 1821. iv, 232 pp., 8vo. Engraved portrait and vignette illustrations. A very attractive copy in contemporary calf; expertly rebacked with the original label. First edition, the original 1785 sheets with two leaves of 1821 preliminaries and an engraved silhouette portrait of Ritson. Shortly before the present work was supposed to be published in 1785, a fire destroyed part of the printer's warehouse along with the manuscript of Ritson... more information

London: Printed for Longman. . . and John Harris, 1815. [ii], 298, [1]pp., 12mo. Engraved frontispiece by Romney dated 1812; a little browning and minor staining. Contemporary half calf, spine gilt; a bit worn, but sound, front free endpaper missing. Second edition, not so stated; the first was published in 1812. This is one of two children’s books by Mrs. Roberts, who died young. She was a friend of Amelia Opie, who wrote a notice of her life for the posthumously-published adult three-decker, D... more information

London: Printed by J. Bonsor. . . for the Author, 1801. [viii], 199, [1]pp., sm. 8vo. With the half-title; first and last few leaves somewhat stained at edges, a couple of tiny marginal tears, but sound. Attractively bound in calf-backed boards antique, spine gilt. First edition, with a verse dedication to Lady Georgiana Cavendish, a series of original poems on Spanish themes. The author later went on to translate many of his sources. ... more information