Sales catalogue 18: Andrew Block

Date:
1936
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/26/12
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 18: Andrew Block. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    368 TELEGRAPH.—The Electric and International Telegraph Company. Chart of the Company’s Telegraphic System in Great Britain, 1859. Large folding map, mounted on linen, in @ case 21/- 369 TELESGOPES.—Do Ltionp (Peter) Some Account of the Discovery made by the late Mr. John Dollond, which led to the grand improvement of Refracting Telescopes. Ist edn. Lond., 1789. 4to. Sewn £2/2/- Peter Dollond was the inventor of the improved triple achromatic object-glasses. His father, John Dollond, invented the modern heliometer, etc. 370 TENNYSON (Alfred, Lord) Lancelot and Elaine. [1872]. 8vo £10 PRooF copy, with corrections on pp.5; 7; 9; 15; 19; 33; 34; 35; 39; 40; 41; 45; 46; 69; 81, in the Author's hand, and the autograph of Frederick Locker-Lampson on title. 371 TENNYSON (Alfred, Lord) The Last Tournament. A ‘“‘ Tria Epition,’’ specially printed for the author during his revision of the poem, previous to publication in the Con- temporary Review, December, 1871. [1871]. 24 pp. 8vo. Sewn £70 With numerous autograph corrections by the author and a note in pencil in the author’s hand, at the foot of p. 1. “This poem forms one of the Idylls of the King. Jts place is between Pelleas and Guinevere.”’ 372 THACKERAY (W. M.) The Second Funeral of Napoleon, in Three Letters to Miss Smith, of London, and The Chronicle of the Drum. . With cover design by the Author and 4 full-page woodcuts. ist edn. Lond., Hugh Cunningham, 1841. Sq. 16mo. Orig. wrappers, in morocco case. ( Joints strengthened). Extremely rare £190 One of the varest of Thackeray’s works to find in its original state ; this is important, as the tllustvation by Thackeray of Napoleon, on the cover, was never reprinted. At the time of writing this pamphlet Thackeray had not become famous. He was in Paris ~ when Napoleon’s body was brought there from St. Helena. Although this is one of his finest pieces of descriptive writing he realized nothing from its sale, and it became lost to circulation immediately. 373 THACKERAY (W. M.) The Students’ Quarter or Paris Five-and-Thirty Years Since. By the late William Makepeace Thackeray. Not included in his Collected Writings. With 5 coloured plates by the author. 1st edn. Lond., Hotten, [c. 1874]. Cr. 8vo. Ovig.cl. £2/10/- 374 [THOMPSON (Francis)].—MEYNELL (Everard) The Life of Francis Thompson. Port. Ist edn. Lond., 1913. Demy 8vo. Ong. buckram, Uncut, t.e.g. 21/- Letters and other material by, and referring to, Francis Thompson are published here for the first time. 375 THOMSON (James) Coriolanus. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. Ist edn. Lond., 1749. 8vo. Sewn 30/- TITHES.—See under SELDEN 376 TRADES.—A General Description of all Trades, Digested in Alphabetical Order: by which Parents, Guardians, and Trustees, may, with greater Ease and Certainty, make choice of Trades agreeable to the Capacity, Education, Inclination, Strength, and Fortune of the Youth under their Care. Lond., 1747. Sm. 8vo. Old cf. 21/- 377 TRODDEN DOWN STRENGTH, by the God of Strength, Or, Mrs. Drake Revived. Shewing Her strange and rare Case, great and many uncouth Afflictions, for tenne yeares together. Related by her sometime unworthy friend, Hart On-hi. Ist edn. Lond., 1647. 12mo. Orig. cf. 35/- 378 TWAIN (Mark) Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Iiius. 1st edn. Hartford, 1897. Thick demy 8vo. Ovig. cl. gilt. Fine £3/3/- The first issue, with the elephant picture on the front cover. 379 ULBAGH (Louis) L’Ile des Réves. Aventures d’un Anglais quis’ennuie. Illustrations par MM. Rouargue Fréves. 1st edn. Paris, 1860. 8vo. Ovig. decorated cloth with designs stamped in gold and colours on the sides and back £1 Presentation copy, inscribed in the author's hand: “A Madame Gutvreaud, respectueux hommages de l’auieur—un ami de son mari. Louis Ulbach.” 380 VALE PRESS.—Lanpbor (Walter Savage) Epicurus, Leontion and Ternissa. [Colo-_ phon]: Printed by the Ballantyne Press, the build of the book and its decoration being by Charles Ricketts. 1909. 8vo. Orig. bds., with the printed labels. Uncut 21/- Only 210 copies printed.
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