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Price: US$399.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: FAIR/ NO DUST JACKETS. Two volumes. Vol. 1: 296 pp.; Vol. II 305 pp. Text is clean and unmarked except for previous owner's notations in pencil, and catalogue information slip pasted in at flyleaf og Vol. I. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Original paneled leather boards with raised bands at spine, one black and one red compartment at spine of each volume, lettered in gilt. Rear board detached on Vol. I, front board detached on Vol II. Vol. I with tape repair at front hinge, repair failing. Both volumes show board wear, especially edges and corners. Spine of Vol II shows wear and a loose upper panel above the first raised band. Textblocks intact and firm.
Seller: RPL Library Store, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$576.39 + shipping
Description: Two vols., 8vo., wanting the half titles, but with the terminal advertisements in volume II; titlepage in volume I and gatherings HH-II in volume II foxed, the last three gatherings in volume I working loose, else a good copy in early half sheep and marbled boards, joints cracked and spines torn, edges rubbed.First edition. Coleridge's estimates of contemporary German poets and philosophers are justly celebrated, and the long autobiographical passages and critical analyses of Wordsworth and of Lyrical Ballads are of primary interest. 'Though maddeningly unsystematic in structure, the book is a touchstone of Romantic criticism' (OHEL).Wise, Coleridge, 40; Tinker 696. Language: English
Seller: Bernard Quaritch Ltd ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Zapolya: A Christmas Tale, in Two Parts. Rest Fenner, London, 1817.
Price: US$627.62 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A leather bound first edition of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Christmas verse play, 'Zapolya'. The first edition of this work. Bound without a half-title. 'Zapolya' is a Christmas verse play, presenting the drama of aab Kiuprili, a heroic chieftain who confronts the usurper of the crown. The play was rejected by the Theatre Royal on Drury lane, and was performed instead at the Surrey Theatre under the production of Thomas Dibdin. Written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a poet who is known as being one of the founders of the Romantic Movement in literature. His best known works are 'Kubla Khan', 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', and 'Biographia Literaria'. From the library of Jonathan Fletcher Wordsworth, critic and scholar, and descendant of William Wordsworth. In a full calf binding, rebacked with the original boards and spine restored. Some light patches of rubbing to the boards, and minor marks to the boards. Small surface cracks to the boards. Front endpaper and front free endpaper detached but present. Bound without rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some marks. Title page detached but present. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Two volumes. 8vo. 5 x 8 inches. Bound in mid 19th Century contemporary three quarter smooth dark brown calf, marbled boards. 296; 309, with half-titles. First edition of arguably Coleridge's most influential work containing a mix of philosophy, criticism and satire, along with a substantial amount of autobiographical detail. Begun as early as 1800, the work deals with the estrangement from the poetics of Wordsworth. The book received criticism later owing to some apparent plagiarism from various authors, probably due to Coleridge's physical state of overwork and stress in putting out this book, with all its personal ramifications. Spines and boards worn, foxing present in areas. Scarce. "Arnold Library, 1862" written on pastedown. Early bookplate.
Seller: Nudelman Rare Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. [iv], 296; [iv], 309, [3, ads] pp., with half-titles. 8vo. First edition of perhaps Coleridge's most influential work - a jumble of autobiography, philosophy, criticism, and satire. The Biographia Literaria grew from Coleridge's increasing estrangement from the poetics of Wordsworth, and as early as 1800 Coleridge began planning the work. Coleridge saw his book as a response to Wordsworth's Poems of 1815, and even instructed his printer to mimic the size and type of Wordsworth's book. He wrote the entire work in only 3 and a half months during the summer of 1815, suffering from exhaustion and opium addiction, and scrambling to supply enough material to fill out a balanced two-volume set. The rushed pace and strain of composition has been suggested as a possible cause of the several examples of plagiarism from Schelling, Kant, Maass, and Jacobi - borrowings first discovered by De Quincey in 1834. Ashley I, p. 205; Wise, Coleridge 40; Tinker 699. Provenance: contemporary marginalia in pencil throughout and ms index on rear blank; K.M. Chapman (pencil inscription, 1915, on flyleaf); John Davidson (bookplate) Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Rebacked, preserving most of original spine, some spotting to text [iv], 296; [iv], 309, [3, ads] pp., with half-titles. 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Biographia Literaria. Rest Fenner, London, 1817.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: London : Rest Fenner, 1817. First Edition.2 volumes Bound in 3/4 period gilt calf extra marlbed boards, spine title labels renewed by Alan Grace in black and gold of Surrey UK raised bands and gilt cross hatch spine compartments quite richi, rubbed boards, dark and chipped as usual spines a tad but the book is still excellent and textblock tight and clean . ([2], 296; [2], 309, [1] p.) ; 8°. Notes; "S. Curtis, printer, Camberwell" - verso of each title-leaf. note light damp to a few leaves else good plus Vol. 1: [A]1 B-T8 U4 -- Vol. 2: pi1 2A-2T8 2U4 (-2U4 [=pi1?]). Subjects; Wordsworth, William (1770-1850) - Lyrical ballads. Wordsworth, William (1770-1850) - Criticism and interpretation. Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834). Poetry. Criticism. Aesthetics. Referenced by: Wise, T.J. Bibliography of Coleridge 40. Thomas Wise of Yale University, a famous author and Literati. Size: 8vo
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$1310.03 + shipping
Description: Provenance; Lord Stanley of Alderley's bookplate. Contemporary half aniline calf over marble boards. Gilt-cross bands with the titles blocked direct. Spine compartments uniformly tooled. Bands and panel edges rubbed and worn but remaining tight and strong. Scans on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description2 v. ([2], 296; [2], 309, [1] p.) ; 8°. Notes; "S. Curtis, printer, Camberwell" - verso of each title-leaf. John Wright, Macclesfield bookseller ticket.Signatures: Vol. 1: [A]1 B-T8 U4 -- Vol. 2: pi1 2A-2T8 2U4 (-2U4 [=pi1?]). Subjects; Wordsworth, William (1770-1850) - Lyrical ballads. Wordsworth, William (1770-1850) - Criticism and interpretation. Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834). Poetry. Criticism. Aesthetics. Referenced by: Wise, T.J. Bibliography of Coleridge 40. 2 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$1444.00 + shipping
Description: Provenance; Lord Stanley of Alderley's bookplate. Contemporary half aniline calf over marble boards. Gilt-cross bands with the titles blocked direct. Spine compartments uniformly tooled. Bands and panel edges rubbed and worn but remaining tight and strong. Scans on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description2 v. ([2], 296; [2], 309, [1] p.) ; 8°. Notes; "S. Curtis, printer, Camberwell" - verso of each title-leaf. John Wright, Macclesfield bookseller ticket.Signatures: Vol. 1: [A]1 B-T8 U4 -- Vol. 2: pi1 2A-2T8 2U4 (-2U4 [=pi1?]). Subjects; Wordsworth, William (1770-1850) - Lyrical ballads. Wordsworth, William (1770-1850) - Criticism and interpretation. Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834). Poetry. Criticism. Aesthetics. Referenced by: Wise, T.J. Bibliography of Coleridge 40. 2 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.