1812, ISBN: 70ed5fcc9ce45d9d22e8d0b195aac7d1

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[PU: Printed for J Nichols & Son. 1812-17, London], REFERENCE 33A, GOOD to VG set. VG to NEAR FINE internally. Initially published in 1761, then in 1784 & expanded to 15 vols in 1798-1810… Plus…

[PU: Printed for J Nichols & Son. 1812-17, London], REFERENCE 33A, GOOD to VG set. VG to NEAR FINE internally. Initially published in 1761, then in 1784 & expanded to 15 vols in 1798-1810. Chalmers took this 15 vol edition, which was principly edited by William Tooke, and to 32 vols. 1908 DNB says: "No man ever edited so many works as Chalmers for the booksellers of London. . But the work on which his fame as a biography chiefly rests is [this 32 vol set]". First 4 vols were printed monthly starting in May 1812, last vol in Mar 1817. Each vol has own index. Vol 32 has a general index. Full calf. 6 spine compartments. 2nd a gilt lettered red leather title label, 3rd a gilt lettered black leather vol # label. Blank panels all decorated & edge ruled in gilt. Board surfaces double edge ruled in blind. Board edges gilt devorated. Likely some sort of EX LIBRARY. Each vol with bookplate of Irish college and a locator label on spine heel. No other EXLIB markings. Contemporary bkplts. The NEAR FINE text condition and overall light cover wear indicates these were non circulating and may have been an academics personal library. CONDITION: All spines, edges & extrems with light wear, spine ends with 1/4" chips, weak hinges. Vol 4 front board detached. Vol 1 & 6 boards holding only by cords, backstrip left heel area chipped away, vol 32 backstrip cracked at center. All pre & postlims moderately foxed. Text largely free of foxing, aging, soiling, etc. BUT: vols 5-19 pre & postlims damp stained. All told a decent & useful set. WARNING, APPEARANCE NOT AS GOOD AS THE PIX. GOOD to VG set. 1st thus ed. VG to NEAR FINE internally.<

1798, ISBN: 70ed5fcc9ce45d9d22e8d0b195aac7d1

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[PU: G G and J Robinson, J Johnson, London], BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY BIOGRAPHY, A complete set of the biographical dictionary. A first edition thus, published under the editorship and tra… Plus…

[PU: G G and J Robinson, J Johnson, London], BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY BIOGRAPHY, A complete set of the biographical dictionary. A first edition thus, published under the editorship and translator William Tooke. A New Edition of this dictionary, but a first edition thus overall. The General Biographical Dictionary was first published in 1761 in eleven volumes, with a supplement released in 1767. Tooke notes to the preface that 'though the work is apparently extended only by the addition of three volumes, the actual augmentation is much greater'. Collated, complete. A comprehensive study, due to Tooke's capability to translate German, French and Russian. Tooke was assisted in this work by William Beloe and Robert Nares. Tooke was a regular contributor to the Monthly Review and the Gentleman's Magazine. With entries on numerous important people including George Abbot, Abraham Cowley, William Cowper, William Dampier, Isaac Newton, Nicholas Rowe, Palladius, Wiliam Shakespeare and Tobias Smollett. In a uniform half calf binding, with paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart. Some rubbing to the spines and boards. Small loss to the head and tail of spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with occasional scattered spots to pages. Very Good Indeed<

1766, ISBN: 70ed5fcc9ce45d9d22e8d0b195aac7d1

[SC: 14.8], [PU: T. Osborne et al., London], Eleven volumes, octavo; a most handsome set in contemporary speckled calf. This grave and ambitious work sets out to list the most famous and … Plus…

[SC: 14.8], [PU: T. Osborne et al., London], Eleven volumes, octavo; a most handsome set in contemporary speckled calf. This grave and ambitious work sets out to list the most famous and infamous individuals encountered in the histories and legends of all nations. Volume one commences starts with Aaron, the brother of Moses from the Old Testament; so begins a bewildering array of Oxford dons, saints, explorers and inventors, chosen and sketched with a view towards improving the reader by educative example. . Regular preliminary foxing of some volumes.<