Titles starting with G from Stuart Bennett Rare Books

London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1753. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. iv, [iv], 84pp., 8vo. Disbound. First edition. “The Prologue and some of the most admired passages, including the greater part of the scene between Lewson and Stukely in the fourth act, were written by Garrick.” (DNB). Stratman 4509. ... more information

Shrewsbury: Printed by Sandford and Maddocks, 1800. or, a Short and Easy Method of Teaching and Learning Geography. . . whereby Even Children may in a short Time know the Use of the Terrestrial Globe and Geographical Maps, and all the considerable Countries in the World. xii, 154pp., 12mo. Folding engraved hemispheric map of the world as frontispiece, two engraved charts, and a folding engraved table of the spheres; one short split in a fold of the frontispiece, but a good fresh copy in the original bli... more information

Halae-Saxonum: Petrus Faber, 1624. [110]pp., sm. 8vo. Title printed within a border of type-ornaments (old repair at lower corner just touching the border). Printed on poor paper, but a very good copy in nineteenth century half calf, from the Crewe library, with engraved bookplate. A late edition, cheaply produced and very rare, testifying to the enormous popularity of this neo-Latin verse satire, celebrating the boorishness, gluttony, and drunkenness of the anti-hero ‘Grobianus’ - “dwel... more information

London: Printed for Jonathan Robinson, 1686. [xvi], 168pp., 8vo. Small hole in the outer blank margin of title, paper flaw resulting in a marginal tear pp. 139-140, no text affected. Still a large and fresh copy, bound without endpapers in contemporary trade blind-ruled sheep, unlettered. First edition in English, a translation of the Latin text printed in Oxford in 1660 at the expense of, and dedicated to, Robert Boyle. The still-anonymous translator implies that he was directed by Boyle to undertak... more information

London: Printed by W. Sayes, for William Hawes, 1704. xvi,[iv], 128, 121-279, [1]pp., 8vo. With the initial blank leaf and with the original title, later replaced by a cancel; a little marginal staining at the beginning, p. [iv] in the final preliminary bifolium a little short (clearly an economical use of paper by the original printer, not a later defect; only the headline is partly affected). Contemporary panelled and sprinkled calf, spine gilt; foot of spine worn and label missing. First edition, ... more information