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Dobson, Mrs The Life of Petrarch - 2 vol set London. Vernor Hood & Co. 1805. Worn condition - each front board detached - spines partly missing - covers and spine rubbed - corners rubbed and bumped - tightly bound - slight age darkening to page edges - marbled endpapers contents in Good condition. 220mm x 140mm (8" x 5") Each volume Illustrated with an engraving. Binding is leather cover. Price: US$ 38.92 Bookseller: Barter Books, Alnwick, Northumberland, NBL, United Kingdom
[Sade, Jacques-Fran■ois-Paul-Aldonce de] The Life of Petrarch collected from the Memoires de la Vie de Petrarch by Mrs. Dobson London: Printed by T. Maiden for Vernor and Hood, et al.É, 1799. Enormously popular and reprinted many times, Mrs. Dobson's translation of the Life of Petrarch was first published in 1775; these fine illustrations were first printed in the edition of 1797 (PETRARCH) Fourth Edition. 2 vols., 8vo. Two engraved frontispieces and 6 other engraved plates by Ridley after Krik. Contemporary tree calf, flat spine in red morocco with elaborate gilt decoration including 4 gilt stamped birds in flight with branch on mouth., marbled endpapers. Beautiful set in fine condition. Bookplates of Abel Berland.
Price: US$ 1500.00 Bookseller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
(Petrarch.) [SADE (Jacques François Paul Aldonce de)] The Life of Petrarch. Collected from Memoires pour la Vie de Petrarch, by Mrs. Dobson. In Two Volumes. The Fifth Edition, embellished with eight copper-plates, designed by Kirk, and engraved by Ridley .... Vernor and Hood [et al]. 1803, copper engraved frontispieces and 6 plates, offset, title-page vol.ii with top half inch of blank margin cut away, both vols. have index at rear, pp.xviii+388+[11]; [ii]+400+[8], 8vo., contemp. speckled and marbled brown calf, expertly rebacked, orig. smooth backstrips relaid, rubbed, divided by gilt rules between rope rolls, gilt lettered black morocco label in second compartments, vol. number gilt lettered direct in fifth, remainder with central star tool and flower roll at top and bottom, gilt leaf roll on board edges, corners rubbed, endpapers stained by turn-ins, blue sprinkled edges, good. Price: US$ 233.54 Bookseller: Blackwell's Rare Books, Oxford, OXF, United Kingdom
(PETRARCH). DOBSON, Mrs. The Life of Petrarch. Collected From Memoires Pour La Vie De Petrarch, By Mrs. Dobson.
London: Printed by T. Maiden..For Vernor and Hood, ... 1803. In two volumes. The Fifth edition. Tall 8vo., full cont. calf, raised bands, xviii, 388, (9); 400, (6)pp. With illustrations. Outer hinges rubbed and tender a very good copy.
Price: US$ 191.78 Bookseller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
DOBSON, Susanna (Kirk: illustrator/ Ridley: engraver) Life of Petrarch. Collected from Memoires pour la vie de Petrarch, by Mrs. Dobson. (Complete 2 volumes. Full leather bindings) London: T. Maiden,Sherbourn-Lane, 1803. Sixth edition; 8 copper-plate by Kirk & engraved by Ridley; 2 vols; full tan leather boards; raised bands & gold stenciling to spine; endpps have browning from glue used; lots of rubbing to edges of boards; both volumes tight and and boards still attached; some of the plates have the tinyest bit of foxing on the back of them; pages have browning from age but plates and interior overall are in GOOD COND. Price: US$ 150.00 Bookseller: DUOBOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A. |