The New Bath Guide: or, Memoirs of the B-N-R-D Family. In a Series of oetical Epistles by [Antsey, Christopher] - 1797

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

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Orlando Press. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

London: Printed by C. Whittingham, for the Associated Booksellers,Verner and Hood, J. Cuthell, Ogilvy and Son, J. Walker, Lackington, Allen & Co., J. Nunn, Otridge and Son, 1800. New Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. I here present you with a collection of letters, written by a family during their residence at Bath; the first of them, from a romantic young lady . . . " A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but internally quite nice and readable. Some discoloration to and staining of rear panel of vellum boards, cracking to half of front joint, cover beginning to separate. Title in pen to spine, toning to endpapers, missing half-title, faded damp-staining to a range of pages at book's end, unobtrusive. iii, 155 pp., [5] pp. including a page of the publisher's ads, with five engraved plates, quite fine, each engraved in 1797.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or… Read More

London: N. Biggs, Crane-Court, Fleet-Street, 1804. New Edition. Full Leather. Very Good. 16.5 x 10.5 cm 16mo.155pp. Bound in contemporary brown leather, newer spine with red leather spine label and gilt design. Illustrated with 10 plates. Previous owner's name, James B. Ferguson, on title page. Frontispiece is bound later in the book. Scuffing to boards. Binding is tight. Halkett and Laing vol 4 p. 167.

London: Robert Dodsley, 1788. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, old calf, good copy with some rubbing, soil and wear to covers, no spine label, bookplate, contents very good, light occasional foxing, lacks rear flyleaf. 156 pp.

Bath: John Browne, 1807. 12mo, pp. 106; copper engraved title page, 11 plates; covers lacking, gilt-tooled calf spine, 3 maroon gilt-lettered morocco spine labels completely intact, a.e.g., marble endpapers; interior fine.

Bath: John Browne, 1809. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, paper backed original buff sea-gray boards, very good, some restoration and painting-over of the spine paper; new spine label, contents very good, with engraved title page dated 1807, letterpress title page dated 1809, 12 engraved plates by Eginton of Birmingham. Bookplate on pastedown.

London: Printed by T. Wright.., 1801.. Small 8vo, viii, 155, (5 advertisement) pp. 5 wood engraved plates, dated 1797, marbled endpapers and sides. Contemporary half morocco, light rubbing to extremities, spine with gilt bands and a maroon label. A rousing success on its original publication in 1766, although Anstey never matched it afterwards. Horace Walpole wrote to Lord Montagu "so much wit, so much humour, fun, and poetry... never met together before... the man has a better ear than Dryden or Handel", while Thomas Gray commented "Have you read the "New Bath Guide"? It is the only thing in fashion..."

London: N. Biggs, 1804. Leather. Good Only. 7" by 4.5". None. An uncommon satirical verse describing a family's visit to Bath published at the turn of the nineteenth century, inscribed by Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer, an English historian and biographer. This work is a humorous verse, recounting a family's trip to the city of Bath, including episodes regarding bathing and Beau Nash.Gifted to Henry Lewis by Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969), an English landowner, historian and biographer who lived at Felbrigg Hall, which he left to the National Trust upon his death. His writings includes biographies of Horace Walpole, William Windham and Horace Gray, which won the James Tait Black Award.An uncommon work detailing Bath at the turn of the nineteenth century. In a full calf binding, rebacked upon cloth. Externally a little rubbed to the spine in particular, with some loss to the leather at the base of the spine in particular, with worn extremities and boards. Ownership stamp to the front… Read More