1790 English Poets Ireland Jonathan Swift William Boome Samuel Johnson 3v

1790 English Poets Ireland Jonathan Swift William Boome Samuel Johnson 3v “Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” ? Jonathan Swift Beginning in 1779, Samuel Johnson began comprising a

1790 English Poets Ireland Jonathan Swift William Boome Samuel Johnson 3v “Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” ― Jonathan Swift Beginning in 1779, Samuel Johnson began comprising

...Biographical and Critical (London: Nichols, n.d.), to include 16 of 75 titles published in 1790, 16mo (6.25 x 4 in.), full calf, gilt spine with titles. Additional high-resolution photos are avail

1779-1781, volumes 1 through 68 of "The Works of the English Poets" with prefaces, biographical and critical, by Samuel Johnson; full leather, 18mo or 32mo h. 6 w. 3-7/8 in. (approx.) Provenance: from

A rare double handled loving cup as a tribute to William Wordsworth. William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 ? 23 April 1850) was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch

1727 1st ed Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift English Literature Classic Laputa “Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.” ― Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels Jonath

1756 Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift English Classic Illustrated Maps FAMOUS “Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.” ― Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels Jonatha

SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM) The Plays... Notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. The fourth edition revised and augmented (with a glossarial index) by the editor of Dodsley's collection of old plays [I

1785 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English Language Americana Lexicon 2v “I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.” ― Samuel Johnson   A fi

1773 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English Language Americana Lexicon 2v “I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.” ― Samuel Johnson A fine

1792 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English Language Americana Lexicon “I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.” ― Samuel Johnson A fine 18t

Autographs WILLIAM COWPER Signed Annuity Payment made by "His Majesty's Receipt of Exchequer." Annuities 1706 Document WILLIAM COWPER (1731-1800). English Poet and Hymnodist, wrote "God moves in a mys

1800s William Blake ART Sacrifice of Job Color Illustrated Framed Engraving William Blake was an English poet and painter whose work was underappreciated during his lifetime but became immensely popul

Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language:..., 2 vol., first edition, titles in red and black, vol. 1 4Z with small marginal tear affecting catch-word (no loss), vol. 1 7R2 with tear to fo

Bindings.- Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece, scattered spotting, contemporary diced-calf, rebacked, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and e

William Henry Hunt (1790-1864, English) framed and matted watercolor titled "A Boy in a Barn", pencil signature verso painting. 10.5" x 14.75" ss / 18" x 22" oa

Ellenshaw, Peter (William Samuel Cook) (British, 1913-2007), Hogs Head, County Kerry, Ireland, 1975, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, artist's copyright stamp and personal inventory number

Either George, Jonathan/John or William Womersley (English, Huddersfield, active late 18th to early 19th century), circa 1800, mahogany and mahogany veneered tall case clock, having patera inlay, the

Heading: Author: Johnson, Samuel Title: A Dictionary of the English Language: In Which the Words are Deduced from their Originals, and Illustrated in their Different Significations by Examples from

William Blake (English, 1757-1827) "Illustration IV from "The Book of Job". Line engraving. "And I alone am Escaped to tell thee." Exhibited at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University

Heading: (Miniature Books) Author: Shakespeare, William et al. Title: The Midget Classics edition of Shakespeare [with] the Geoffrey Parker series of The English and Scottish poets Place Published: Lo

19th Century English School oil on canvas Provenance: Christie's--New York, September 1, 2009, Anonymous Sale [LOT 82] Christie's-- South Kensington, 7 March 1996 [LOT 33] 36 x 28 inches

William Samuel Schwartz (American/Russian, 1896–1977) Symphonic Forms #2 oil on canvas signed William S. Schwartz (lower right); signed, titled, and inscribed Chicago and Painting #272 (on the r

William Samuel Schwartz (American/Russian, 1896-1977) Before the Storm, 1925 oil on canvas signed William S. Schwartz (lower left); signed, titled, and dated (verso) 24 x 18 inches. Provenance: R.H. L