Matthew Arnold (England, 1822-1888). 7 first edition books of essays and criticism.
Culture and Anarchy: An Essay in Political and Social Criticism. First edition, 1869. Smith, Elder and Co., 15 Waterloo Place, London; printed by Smith, Elder & Co., London. Discoloration to boards, corners bumped, fraying at corners, shelf wear, fraying along bottom of spine, interior pages detached from boards, notations in pencil on front endpaper, some foxing. Provenance: Ximenes Rare Books, New York, 12/23/1971; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Discourses in America. First edition, 1885. Macmillan and Co., London; printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh. Corners bumped, some scratches to boards, foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, notations in pencil front endpaper and pastedown, binding loose. Provenance: Ximenes Rare Books, New York, 7/18/1972; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Essays in Criticism. First edition, 1865. Macmillan and Co., London and Cambridge; printed by R. Clay, Son and Taylor, London. Scratches and discoloration to boards, shelf wear, binding loose, some foxing to endpapers, notations in pencil on front and rear endpapers, W.A.C. Mcfarlane bookplate front pastedown. Provenance: W. Thomas Taylor, Austin, TX, 4/28/1982; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Essays in Criticism. Second Series. First edition, 1888. Macmillan and Co., London; printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburg. Shelf wear, bumped corners, minor scratches to boards, some foxing, notations in pencil. Provenance: Alan Hancock Fine Books, Cheltenham, England, 2/1/1971; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Irish Essays and Others. First edition, 1882. Smith, Elder, & Co., London; printed by Spottiswoode & Co., London. Corners bumped, minor scratches to boards and spine, shelf wear, notations in ink and pencil on front endpapers, foxing to pages and fore edge. Provenance: Ximenes Rare Books, New York; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Isaiah of Jerusalem. In the Authorized English Version. First edition, 1883. Macmillan and Co., London; printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh. Shelf wear and wear to spine, corners bumped fraying, spine loose, cover separating at front pastedown, tear at spine on rear pastedown, minor foxing, John W. Lucas bookplate front pastedown. Provenance: Ximenes Rare Books, New York, 9/22/1982; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
Mixed Essays. First edition, 1879. Smith, Elder, & Co., London. Corners bumped, shelf wear, binding loose, minor foxing, tear to front end paper, inscription ink dated 1879; notations in pencil on front endpapers and half title page, Thomas A. Donohoe, Edinburgh Ex-libris plate dated April '65 front pastedown. Provenance: The Antiquarian Shop, Scottsdale, AZ, 2/8/1980; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
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