Excerpt from A Catalogue of a Portion of the Library of Charles Isaac Elton and Mary Augusta Elton A Discourse on Ancient and Modern Learning. By the late Joseph Addison, Esq.; now first published from an of Mr. Addison's, Prepared and Corrected by himself. London, Printed for T. Osborne, in Gray's Inn, 1739. Fol. The first edition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books ...
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Excerpt from A Catalogue of a Portion of the Library of Charles Isaac Elton and Mary Augusta Elton A Discourse on Ancient and Modern Learning. By the late Joseph Addison, Esq.; now first published from an of Mr. Addison's, Prepared and Corrected by himself. London, Printed for T. Osborne, in Gray's Inn, 1739. Fol. The first edition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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First edition. 8vo. (4), 222 pp. Illustrated from bindings, plates, chapter head and tail-pieces, historiated initial letters. Inscribed on the front endpaper "Elizabeth Gordon / from the compilers. / M. A. E. / C. I. E. / 13th Ap. 99." Charles Elton (1839-1900), a lawyer (Queen's Counsel) and antiquary, and his wife Mary Augusta Elton, whom he married in 1863, published the popular title "The Great Book-Collectors" in 1893; Elton, a member of the Selden Society, possessed a large library which "contained many rare books, as well as fine specimens of sixteenth to eighteenth century binding … he was an enthusiastic collector and a good judge of all articles of vertu" (DNB, 1901 supplement). The recipient may be Elizabeth Anna Gordon (1851-1925) who visited Japan in the early 1890s, published an account of her visit, part of a world tour with her husband, joined the newly formed British Japan Society in England upon her return, and amassed a large collection of books which she donated to various Japanese institutions. Old tideline on several plates and pages at the rear, one intruding into the image; otherwise very good. Original black pebbled cloth (some wear to spine joints, with one rather crude repair), gilt spine title. (10621).
