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SPENSER, Edmund, The Faerie Queene. With an exact Collation of the Two Original Editions, Published by Himself [Spenser] at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590, and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added, A new Life of the Author, and also a Glossary. Adorn'd with thirty-two Copper-Plates, from the Original Drawings of the late W. KENT, Esq., London: Printed for J. Brindely. . . , 1751. 3 volumes. 4to, pp. [ii], lxiii [lxiv blank], xxxvii [xxxviii blank, xxxix - xl Contents, xli errata, xlii blank], 453 [454 blank]; [ii], 440, 20 full-page engraved plates in volume 1, 7 full-page engraved plates in volume 2, 5 full-page engraved plates in volume 3, dully rebound (probably 19th century) in quarter calf, publisher's cloth; tear in pp. 125-126 in volume 3, but otherwise a good clean set with good impressions of the plates.
The life is by Thomas Birch, prolific writer, member of the Society of Antiquaries and Fellow of the Royal Society. The… Read More

ed. Edmond Malone, The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare in 16 volumes, John Exshaw, Dublin 1794, Hardcover, 8vo - over 73/4 - 93/4 tall.
Rebound professionally by Robert Porter of Preston. In vol. 6 page 275/276 had been torn out and in vol. 10 the half title and title page was missing. These are supplied in facsimile from the copy in the National Library of Ireland. They have been loosely inserted so that any future purchaser may if they wish rephotocopy them on antique style paper to match the other pages. They have been rebound in original condition which means that in vol.8 the duplication of pages 29-52 and 53-76 has been left, as originally bound. Slight browning of pages and roungh endpapers but wide margins and all text clean and legible. A most important work in the Shakespeare canon from the pre-eminent Irish scholar. Additional essays and dissertations make this a very sought after and scarce set.
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Desaguliers, J[OHN] T[HEOPHILUS]. A Course of Experimental Philosophy. London, 1763, 32 beautiful engraved folding copper plates. 2 volumes, 4to, contemporary calf, joints starting, spine dried, covers rubbed, Important and rare work from the French born philosopher.
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The Works of Shakespear in nine volumes : with a glossary, carefully printed from the Oxford edition in Quarto, 1744. ed. Thomas Hanmer, 1760, London : Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. and R. Tonson, B. Dod, J. Rivington, R. Baldwin..., 1760,
Physical description 9 vols. : ill. ; 13 cm. Text edited by Hanmer, with Pope's preface and Rowe's 'Life of Shakespeare'. from the Library of Francis Enys, original calf,gold gilt, some damage to spine lettering, binding, nice clean copy clean, complete.
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James Spedding, Robert Ellis & Douglas Heath, The Works of Francis Bacon in 15 volumes, 1861, Brown & Taggard, Boston, 1861. A modern reprint of the original 15 volume Boston edition. Complete and Excellent condition.
James Spedding is the recogized authority on Sir Francis Bacon and this is still the standard and indispensable work.