£200 - £300
Bentley, Richard
Richardi Bentleii Et Doctorum Virorum Epistolæ, Partim Mutuæ. Accedit Richardi Dawesii Ad Joannem Taylorum Epistola Singularis.
London: Typis Bulmerianis 1807.
[iv], 330, [2bl], [4] pl. (incl. 2 ports.)
First edition, limited to 200 copies printed for presentation, of which 50 are on large paper. Superb example edited by Charles Burney. London: [privately printed by] William Bulmer in 1807. Condition: spotted to endpapers and in parts. A very good example. Large 4to, In contemporary purple straight-grained morocco, elaborately tooled in gilt and blind. 330mm x 260mm.
Provenance: Robert Nares (1753-1829, the editor's compliments slip pasted onto front blank, with presentation inscription).
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