Titles starting with T from Stuart Bennett Rare Books

London [but Brussels?]: Se vend chez la Société Typographique, et à Bruxelles, chez B. Le Francq, 1784. avec Un Précis de la Constitution de l’Angleterre, & de sa Décadence. 191, [1]pp., 8vo. A nice large copy, bound with another work (Regnault-Warin’s Memoirs, 4 parts, Paris, 1819) in early nineteenth century Continental morocco-backed boards, spine gilt and lettered “Melanges Historiques.” First edition of this anti-English commentary, opening... more information

London: Printed for J. G. and F. Rivington, 1838. viii, 175, [1]pp., 8vo. With the half-title, drop-head title to the second part at pp. [81-2]. Original drab wrappers, printed label (including “Price 5s. 6d.”) on upper cover; wrappers rather worn, with a chip off one corner, sometime rebacked with a strip of vellum. First collected and first published edition. The author’s preface notes that a few copies were privately printed for presentation; these appeared in Louth, the first part in... more information

Worcester, Massachusetts: Printed. . . by James R. Hutchins, for Nathaniel Ely, Jun. of Longmeadow, 1795. 187, [1]pp., 12mo. Marginal piece off the outer edge of pp. 185-186 with no loss of text, some spotting and a few signatures partly sprung. A sound, complete, and unsophisticated copy in the original sheep-backed grey boards; sides chafed with some loss of cover paper, foot of spine slightly chipped. Ownership inscription on front free endpaper, “Rufus Cotton’s Book Longmeadow Feby 7th 18... more information

London: Printed for T. Wiche, Bookseller to the Society for promoting religious Knowledge among the Poor, 1797. xii, 34; [6],44pp., 18mo. Two parts, each with separate title-page; title somewhat soiled, a couple of gatherings partly sprung. Original blind-tooled sheep; spine slightly defective, but sound. First published in 1671, Janeway’s puritan exhortation to potentially-damned children was popular for well over a century on both sides of the Atlantic. All early editions are rare, ESTC locatin... more information

London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, [1825]. or a Visit to Dovedale, & c. A Poem. xi, [i], 122, [2]pp., 18mo. With the half-title and a terminal advertisement leaf. A fine fresh copy, untrimmed in the original printed drab boards, spine covering mostly gone, but sound. Second edition, but considerably reworked, with revisions to the verse and the prose notes expanded. Some occasional pieces in the first edition, published in 1821, are here omitted in order to conce... more information

London: Printed for Samuel Heyrick. . . and Isaac Cleave, 1696. Who Upon gull Evidence were found Guilty of High-Treason, at the Sessions-House in the Old-Baily, March 11. 1695/6. Together with a True Copy of the Papers delivered by them to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex at the time of their Execution. 76pp., folio. Last leaf soiled and frayed, a few stains, but a well-margined copy with text unaffected. Disbound. First edition. Charnock, Keyes and King were tried and executed for their roles in ... more information

London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1759. [iv], 34; [2], 39, [1]pp., 8vo. Small piece off lower corner of title, well clear of text, small old institutional blind-stamp in the margin of a few leaves (deacquisition confirmed). Antique-style grey wrappers, with facsimile title on upper cover. First edition. The first, 34-page, section is Bentham’s reflections on the two orations by Thucydides and Plato; these are translated, respectively, by William Smith, Dean of Chester, and by Gilbert West. ... more information