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[THOMAS JOHNSON, SCOTTISH PRINTER IN THE HAGUE]. Sammelband of four English Restoration Plays

[THOMAS JOHNSON, SCOTTISH PRINTER IN THE HAGUE]. Sammelband of four English Restoration Plays by [Various authors]

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[THOMAS JOHNSON, SCOTTISH PRINTER IN THE HAGUE]. Sammelband of four English Restoration Plays
Author
[Various authors]
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Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Good
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London [i.e. The Hague]: Printed for the Company (i.e. Thomas Johnson), 1720. Good. 8vo. Contemporary (Dutch?) marbled calf, smooth spine gilt in six compartments, red lettering piece "Tragedy" (chipped) in the second (binding worn, significantly at the foot and corners, headcap missing); marbled endpapers, red edges. CLANDESTINELY PUBLISHED BY THE KEY FIGURE IN THE SCOTTISH-DUTCH BOOKTRADE OF THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY. Excellent Sammelband of four English Restoration plays (three tragedies and one comedy). All imprints are ficticious: the present volume was published -- and probably compiled -- by Thomas Johnson (ca. 1677-1735), a Scotsman who was active as a bookseller in The Hague from 1701 to 1728; he then went to Rotterdam where he was active until his death. With Alexander Cunningham, Johnson was the most significant agent of the Scottish Dutch book trade at that time. Johnson created and exploited Anglo-Dutch communications and retail networks, and in doing so became one of the foremost publishers in The Netherlands during the Enlightenment, Scottish or otherwise. "Johnson was probably born in 1677 in Edinburgh and he arrived in the United Provinces around 1700. It is not known what motivated him to move, and there is no indication that he intended to become a bookseller. He was probably simply attracted by the significant Scottish presence in the United Provinces, their economic successes and the tolerant Dutch climate. Soon after his arrival, he established himself as a bookseller in The Hague after a brief cooperation with the French publisher Jonas l'Honore." (SOURCE: Esther Mijers, 'News from the Republick of Letters': Scottish Students, Charles Mackie and the United Provinces, 1650-1750" pp. 135-137). "Johnson brought out upwards of 60 English plays, Pope's 'Works' and translation of the 'Iliad,' and a number of other titles in the 1710s and 1720s. He did not own the rights to any of them. In the Netherlands, that was not a problem; indeed, he was providing a valuable service for expatriates. But in Britain, Johnson's books were illegal and so had to be smuggled in, sometimes bearing false imprints" (as here). SOURCE: Allington et al., The Book in Britain: A Historical Introduction (2019), pp. 202-203. CONTENTS OF THE SAMMELBAND: 1. Rowe, N[Icholas]. The Ambitious Step-Mother. A Tragedy. London [i.e., The Hague], printed for the Company [of, booksellers, Thomas Johnson], [1715]. 92, (4) pp. Early edition of the first work by Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718), first performed in 1700 and published in 1702. 2. Cibber, [Colley]. The Non-Juror. A Comedy. London [i.e., The Hague], printed for T[homas] J[ohnson] & are sold by the Booksellers of London & Westminster, 1718. 110, (2) pp. One of several editions in the year of the first publication. Cibber's Whig-inspired version of Moli re's "Tartuffe" (with a caustic foreword by Nicholas Rowe) was dedicated to King George I, who rewarded the author with 200 guineas and made him Poet Laureate in 1730. 3: Dryden, [John]. All for Love: or, The World Well Lost. A Tragedy. Written in Imitation of Sakespear's [sic] Stile. [The Hague], printed for T. Johnson, 1720. 101, (1) pp., final blank leaf. Later edition of Dryden's tragedy in blank verse (first published in 1678), written in imitation of Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" and probably still his most frequently performed play. 4. Banks, John. The Unhappy Favourite: or, The Earl of Essex. A Tragedy. London [i.e., The Hague], printed for the Company [of booksellers; Thomas Johnson], [1711 or 1730?]. 85, (3) pp. (final page -- a blank -- pasted onto flyleaf). Later edition of Banks's first dramatic success, "The Unhappy Favourite", a tragedy in blank verse first shown in 1682. John Dryden contributed the Prologue and Epilogue. Literature: Emil Rybczak, "Thomas Johnson: the publisher as an agent of Enlightenment" in: Dutch Crossing: Journal of Low Country Studies (online, accessed 5/2020). See also: B.J. McMullin, "T. Johnson, Bookseller in The Hague" in: An Index of Civilization: Studies of Printing and Publishing History in Honour of Keith Maslen (1993) pp. 99-112.
AISCHINOU HO KATA KTESIPHONTOS KAI DEMOSTHENOUS O PERI STEPHANOU LOGOS. | ARGUMENTUM. ORATIONIS. IN CTESIPHONTEM. PRO CTESIPHONTE, SEU DE CORONA. (2 VOLUMES)

AISCHINOU HO KATA KTESIPHONTOS KAI DEMOSTHENOUS O PERI STEPHANOU LOGOS. | ARGUMENTUM. ORATIONIS. IN CTESIPHONTEM. PRO CTESIPHONTE, SEU DE CORONA. (2 VOLUMES) by Demosthenes | Joseph Stock (Translator)

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AISCHINOU HO KATA KTESIPHONTOS KAI DEMOSTHENOUS O PERI STEPHANOU LOGOS. | ARGUMENTUM. ORATIONIS. IN CTESIPHONTEM. PRO CTESIPHONTE, SEU DE CORONA. (2 VOLUMES)
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Demosthenes | Joseph Stock (Translator)
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
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Good binding
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Dublin: Guliel McKenzie, 1795. Full Leather. Good binding. Complete in two volumes. Text in Greek, followed by Latin translation. Pagination resets with beginning of Latin translations. Vol. I: 166 and 192 pages; Vol. II: 202 and 214 pages. Writing and library bookplate on the endpapers. Foxing scattered throughout, with mild toning. Significant toning to the edges of the preliminaries. Flaking and creasing to the spine. Bound in mottled calf, with red morocco label and gilt rules. Two copies of the Dublin edition found on OCLC and one published in Glasgow. Good binding.
Polonaise brillante pour le Violon, avec Accompagnement de deux Violons, Alto et Basse composée et dediée à Monsieur le Baron Ferdinand de Müller. [Op. 7]. [Parts]

Polonaise brillante pour le Violon, avec Accompagnement de deux Violons, Alto et Basse composée et dediée à Monsieur le Baron Ferdinand de Müller. [Op. 7]. [Parts] by ST. LUBIN, Léon de 1805-1850

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Polonaise brillante pour le Violon, avec Accompagnement de deux Violons, Alto et Basse composée et dediée à Monsieur le Baron Ferdinand de Müller. [Op. 7]. [Parts]
Author
ST. LUBIN, Léon de 1805-1850
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description
Leipzig: Hofmeister [PN] 981, 1824. Folio. Disbound. Violin principal: [1] (title), [2] (blank), 3-7; Violin I: 3; Violin II: 3; Viola: 3; Bass: 3 pp. Lithographed throughout. Slightly worn; staining to violin principal part; London musicseller's handstamp to foot of title.
The Magic Castle Fairytale Book; The Pop-Up Magic Castle Fairytale Book with Punch-out Fairytale Characters

The Magic Castle Fairytale Book; The Pop-Up Magic Castle Fairytale Book with Punch-out Fairytale Characters by PENICK, Ib, paper engineering

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The Magic Castle Fairytale Book; The Pop-Up Magic Castle Fairytale Book with Punch-out Fairytale Characters
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PENICK, Ib, paper engineering
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780394835488
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New York: Random House, 1978. First Printing. Boards. Fine. Dale Payson. First printing. 8vo; [16pp + 2 sheets of punch-out characters and fold-out flap with pop-up castle]; glazed paper color pictorial tri-fold board; $4.95 price sticker to front board; color illustrations; fine with unused sheets of punch-outs. In 7 WorldCat libraries. ISBN code: 394-83548-4. Includes the stories of The Golden Goose, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rumpelstiltskin and Sleeping Beauty with punch-out characters for each story.
Teen-Time Cooking with Carnation Evaporated Milk; Cover title: Teen-Time Cooking with Carnation

Teen-Time Cooking with Carnation Evaporated Milk; Cover title: Teen-Time Cooking with Carnation by BLAKE, Mary

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Teen-Time Cooking with Carnation Evaporated Milk; Cover title: Teen-Time Cooking with Carnation
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BLAKE, Mary
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
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Near fine
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Los Angeles, California: Home Service Department, Carnation Company, 1959. Staplebound. Near fine. 8vo; 16pp; color pictorial stiff glazed wrapper, 2 staple binding; color illustrations through text; light soiling to wrapper; near fine. Located in 7 WorldCat libraries. Published with a corporate pseudonym, this booklet is aimed at those needing instruction in running a household. Subjects on kitchen skills are presented in bullet-form with colorful illustrations. Eight pages of recipes using Carnation brand evaporated milk.
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An Introduction to Illuminated Manuscripts by [VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM] HARTHMAN, John

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An Introduction to Illuminated Manuscripts
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[VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM] HARTHMAN, John
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
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Owings Mill, MD: Stemmer House, 1983. First edition. Fine. 4to. Profusely illustrated in color. Original glazed decorated boards. FIRST EDITION of this introductory work by the former Keeper of the Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum. "For the scholar it is the only pictorial record available of an extensive part of the V&A collection including the bequests of George Reid, George Salting, David Currie and Sir Sydney Cockerell" (back board note).
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Uroki muzyki, stikhi [Music Lessons, Poems] by Akhmadulina, Bella Akhatovna

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Uroki muzyki, stikhi [Music Lessons, Poems]
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Akhmadulina, Bella Akhatovna
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Moskva: Sovetskii pisatel, 1969. Paperback. Near Fine. Original wraps; pp. [160], with author portrait. Spine tips lightly chipped, else fine. The author's first collection of poems.

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