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Life and letters of William Ballantyne Hodgson, LL.D : late professor of economic science in the University of Edinburgh
Hodgson, W B (1815-1880); Meiklejohn, J M D (1830-1902)
1883
The history of Pamela; or, Virtue rewarded. In a series of familiar letters from a beautiful damsel to her parents. Published, in order to cultivate the principles of virtue and prudence in the minds of the youth of both sexes. A narrative which has it's foundation in truth... To which are prefixed extracts from several curious letters, written to the editor on the subject
Richardson, Samuel (1689-1761)
[1792-1793]
[A]⁴ B-4D⁴. Issued in 14 parts; engraved series title before letterpress title, dated 1792. Publisher's advertisement for the continuation of the series, 4D4v. Printed in 2 cols.; press figu...
Faust : eine Tragödie
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832)
1825
First of two 1825 printings (p. 6:'Mein Leid ertönt'; p. 60 'Burgemeister'... etc.)-- cf. Goedeke, K. Grundriss zur Geschichte der deut. Dichtung, IV/3, p. 614; Hagen, W. Gesamt- und Einzeldrucke von...
A ghost story : a drama in two acts
Serle, Thomas James (1798-1889)
1836
"First performed at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, January 4th, 1836" - Title-p.
Tartuffe : a comedy
Oxenford, John (1812-1877); Molière (1622-1673)
[1853?]
"Correctly printed from the prompter's copy." "With the cast of characters, scenic arrangments, sides of entrance and exit, and relative positions of the dramatis personae."
The white horse of the Peppers : a comic drama in two acts
Lover, Samuel (1797-1868)
[18--?]
"Correctly printed from the prompter's copy, with the cast of characters, costume, scenic arrangement, sides of entrance and exit, and relative positions of the dramatis personae".
The complete angler, or The contemplative man's recreation
Walton, Izaak (1593-1683); Thomson, Richard (1794-1865); Major, John (1782-1849); Cotton, Charles (1630-1687); Bogue, David (1812-1856); Wix, H; Nicol, William (1777-1857)
1844
Edited by R. Thomson with introduction by John Major -- cf. Bibliotheca Piscatoria, Westwood, 1966. With half-title. Printer statement on t.p. verso: "Printed at the Shakspeare Press, by W. Nicol,...
Hop-o' my-thumb and the seven league boots
Cruikshank, George (1792-1878)
[1853]
Printed by G. Barclay, Castle St., Leicester Sq. 1st item in a bound volume of 2 items Bound with 2. letter from Hop-o'-my-thumb to Charles Dickens, Esq., upon "Frauds on the fairies," "Whole hogs...
The chimes : a goblin story, of some bells that rang an old year out and a new year in
Dickens, Charles (1812-1870); Maclise, Daniel (1806-1870); Doyle, Richard (1824-1883); Leech, John (1817-1864); Stanfield, William Clarkson (1793-1867); Becker, E P; Groves; Linton, W J (1812-1897); Gray, Charles (1845); Dalziel, George (1815-1902)
1845
Printed: London: Bradbury and Evans. Illustrations: engraved frontispiece and vignette title page by D. Maclise, E. P. Becker Sc. Woodcut illustrations by R. Doyle, J. Leech, C. Stanfield and engr...