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Wollstonecraft (Mary) Original Stories from Real Life; with Conversations, calculated to regulate the affections, and form the mind to truth and goodness, first illustrated edition, engraved frontispiece and 5 plates by William Blake, 3pp. advertisements at end, plates lightly offset (as usual), a little foxed towards end, bookplate of Charles George Milnes Gaskell, engraved pictorial bookplate of Alice Marion Trusted tipped to front free endpaper, attractive later red straight-grain morocco, gilt, by Roger de Coverly, covers with single gilt fillet border and cornerpieces of leafy sprays against a background of small dots, spines gilt in compartments with five raised bands, g.e., very slightly rubbed at edges, [Bentley 514; Rothschild 2597], 12mo, for J.Johnson, 1791.

⁂ Originally published in 1788 this is the first illustrated edition, with copper-engraved plates by William Blake, and in a pretty binding by Roger de Coverly.

Charles George Milnes Gaskell (1842-1919), lawyer and Liberal Party politician who married Lady Catherine Henrietta Wallop, a minor author. They entertained many artistic and literary figures at their home, Wenlock Abbey, Salop., including Henry James and Thomas Hardy.

Lot 52

Wollstonecraft (Mary) Original Stories from Real Life;, first edition, 6 engraved plates by William Blake, later red straight-grain morocco, gilt, by Roger de Coverly, for J.Johnson, 1791.  

Hammer Price: £2,600

Description

Wollstonecraft (Mary) Original Stories from Real Life; with Conversations, calculated to regulate the affections, and form the mind to truth and goodness, first illustrated edition, engraved frontispiece and 5 plates by William Blake, 3pp. advertisements at end, plates lightly offset (as usual), a little foxed towards end, bookplate of Charles George Milnes Gaskell, engraved pictorial bookplate of Alice Marion Trusted tipped to front free endpaper, attractive later red straight-grain morocco, gilt, by Roger de Coverly, covers with single gilt fillet border and cornerpieces of leafy sprays against a background of small dots, spines gilt in compartments with five raised bands, g.e., very slightly rubbed at edges, [Bentley 514; Rothschild 2597], 12mo, for J.Johnson, 1791.

⁂ Originally published in 1788 this is the first illustrated edition, with copper-engraved plates by William Blake, and in a pretty binding by Roger de Coverly.

Charles George Milnes Gaskell (1842-1919), lawyer and Liberal Party politician who married Lady Catherine Henrietta Wallop, a minor author. They entertained many artistic and literary figures at their home, Wenlock Abbey, Salop., including Henry James and Thomas Hardy.

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