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FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL TREE CALF BINDING: The World for the Year 1753-56
by Fitz-Adam, Adam (pseudonym for Moore, Edward)
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London: London: Printed for R[obert]. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, (where letters to the author are taken in) and sold by M[ary]. Cooper at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row, 1753. 1st Printing. Full leather. Very Good. First edition, four volumes in two, folio; 1-628; 629-1258, [16]pp, In contemporary tree calf (lightly worn, hinges cracked but firm), spines gilt, red and green gilt-lettered leather spine labels, contemporary marbled endpapers, woodcut headpieces opening each number, a very clean copy. Very attractive example of this full bound-up run of Edward Moore's weekly periodical in handsome period binding with original collective title-pages added to each volume.. Contributors include Horace Walpole, Soame Jenyns and John Boyle Earl of Orrery, and with Chesterfield's articles of late 1754 extolling Johnson's imminent Dictionary on the eve of its publication, ESTC P1858, citing 14 examples in the UK (5 of which at British Library and 4 at Cambridge) and 8 examples in US (3 of which at University of Virginia).
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- 000698
- Title
- FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL TREE CALF BINDING: The World for the Year 1753-56
- Author
- Fitz-Adam, Adam (pseudonym for Moore, Edward)
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed for R[obert]. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, (where letters to the author are taken in) and sold by M[ary]. Cooper at the
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1753
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- world periodical journal georgian fitz-adam horace walpole orrery soame jenyns robert dodsley johnson dictionary samuel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian books; Antiquarian English Literature; Samuel Johnson and his circle;
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Lyppard Books was established in Worcester, UK, in 2012, adopting the unusual name from Lyppard Grange, once a farm attached to the monastery of Worcester's ancient cathedral. We maintain a small and select stock of English and Continental antiquarian titles from the dawn of western printing to the 19th century, and aim to offer original, early examples of scarce and sought-after texts.
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