2008, ISBN: fecd7abf7d23d44f72514e16cf36c16b

Oxford University Press. 2008, 402pp, Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. As new! A publishing phenomenon began in Glasgow in 1765. Uniform pocket editions of the English Poets pri… Plus…

Oxford University Press. 2008, 402pp, Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. As new! A publishing phenomenon began in Glasgow in 1765. Uniform pocket editions of the English Poets printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis formed the first link in a chain of literary products that has grown ever since, as we see from series like Penguin Classics and Oxford World Classics. Bonnell explores the origins of this phenomenon, analysing more than a dozen multi-volume poetry collections that sprang from the British press over the next half century. Why such collections flourished so quickly, who published them, what forms they assumed, how they were marketed and advertised, how they initiated their readers into the rites of mass-market consumerism, and what role they played in the construction of a national literature are all questions central to the study. The collections played out against an epic battle over copyright law, and involved fierce contention for market share in the 'classics' among rival publishers. It brought despair to the most powerful of London printers, William Strahan, who prophesied that competition of this nature would ruin bookselling, turning it into 'the most pitiful, beggarly, precarious, unprofitable, and disreputable Trade in Britain'. Samuel Johnson's Lives of the Poets were part of such a collection, dubbed 'Johnson's Poets'. The third edition of this collection, published in 1810, brought the national project to its high water mark it contained 129 poets, plus extensive translations from the Greek and Roman classics. By this point, all the features that characterize modern series of vernacular classics had been established, and never since has such an ambitious expression of the poetic canon been repeated, as Bonnell shows by peering forward into the nineteenth century and beyond. Based on work with archival materials, newspapers, handbills, prospectuses, and above all the books themselves, Bonnell's findings shed light on all aspects of the book trade. Valuable bibliographical data is presented regarding every collection, forming an indispensable resource for future work on the history of the English poetry canon. ISBN: 9780199532209, Oxford University Press, 0, London: Lackington, Allen and Co., 1810. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A smart tenth edition of James Beattie's philosophical examination of the nature of truth. This was Beattie's most important work, and spoke out against the recent works by David Hume, causing controversy. It was first published in 1770, and was approved of by the likes of Samuel Johnson and Edmund Burke. It also led to the author's audience with the King of England, and an LL.D. from the University of Oxford.James Beattie (1735-1803) was a Scottish philosopher, poet and co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. A tenth edition of this important philosophical work. In a half crushed morocco binding. Externally a trifle worn, with all leather corners lost and some slight wear to the head of the front joint and spine. Lacking a front endpaper. Ownership inscription to the title page. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the front hinge a little strained. Pages are a little age-toned. Good, Lackington, Allen and Co., 1810, 2.5<

1834, ISBN: fecd7abf7d23d44f72514e16cf36c16b

London: Charles Knight, 1834. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 7.5". Various. A fascinating work containing twenty four fascinating biographies of eminent men, each with a… Plus…

London: Charles Knight, 1834. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 7.5". Various. A fascinating work containing twenty four fascinating biographies of eminent men, each with an accompanying gallery portrait plate; volume III from Arthur Thomas Malkin's original seven volume work. This work was originally published 'under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge'. Whilst no author is listed to the title page, this volume and the others in the set are attributed to Arthur Thomas Malkin. Volume III only. With numerous black and white in-text illustrations, twenty four portrait plates (each with a protective tissue guard) and an additional portrait frontispiece of 'Peter the Great'. This work contains portraits and biographies on the following subjects: Erskine Dolland John Hunter Petrarch Burke Henry IV Bentley Kepler Hale Franklin Schwartz Barrow D'Alembert Hogarth Galileo Rembrandt Dryden La Perouse Cranmer Tasso Ben Jonson Canova Chaucer Sobieski. In a full cloth binding with gilt detail to spine. Externally generally smart, bumped to extremities and head and tail of spine. Small splits to cloth to head and tail of joints. Slight fading to spine and extremities of boards. Internally firmly bound, slightly strained in places. Pages slightly age toned but very bright and clean, with only the odd light spot to the occasional page. A few light scattered spots to the occasional plate. Tear to tissue guard to plate 'Petrarch'. Tissue guard to 'Cranmer' partially detached to gutter but present. Very Good Indeed, Charles Knight, 1834, 3, London: Lackington, Allen and Co., 1810. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A smart tenth edition of James Beattie's philosophical examination of the nature of truth. This was Beattie's most important work, and spoke out against the recent works by David Hume, causing controversy. It was first published in 1770, and was approved of by the likes of Samuel Johnson and Edmund Burke. It also led to the author's audience with the King of England, and an LL.D. from the University of Oxford.James Beattie (1735-1803) was a Scottish philosopher, poet and co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. A tenth edition of this important philosophical work. In a half crushed morocco binding. Externally a trifle worn, with all leather corners lost and some slight wear to the head of the front joint and spine. Lacking a front endpaper. Ownership inscription to the title page. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the front hinge a little strained. Pages are a little age-toned. Good, Lackington, Allen and Co., 1810, 2.5<