JESSE, John Heneage.—Memoirs of King Richard the Third and some of his contemporaries With an Historical Drama on the Battle of Bosworth by John Heneage Jesse . . . London Richard Bentley, . . . 1862. 8vo, blue levant morocco, gilt fillets, gilt over uncut edges, by Chambolle-Duru.
First edition. Portrait of Richard by B. Holl after T. Wageman, and coloured plate.
JESSE, John Heneage.—Memoirs of the Life and Reign of King George the Third. By J. Heneage Jesse, . . . Second edition. London: Tinsley Brothers, . . . 1867. . . . 8vo, three volumes, blue levant morocco, gilt fillets, gilt over uncut edges, by Chambolle-Duru.
JESSE, John Heneage.—Memoirs of Celebrated Etonians: including
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Henry Fielding. The Earl of Chatham. Horne Tooke. Horace Walpole. George Grenville. |
Thomas Gray. George Selwyn. Lord North. Earl of Bute. Earl Temple. etc. etc. etc. |
By J. Heneage Jesse, . . . In two volumes. . . . London: Richard Bentley and Son, . . . 1875. 8vo, two volumes, blue levant morocco, gilt fillets, gilt over uncut edges, by Chambolle-Duru.
First edition.
JESSE, W.—The Life of Beau Brummell, Esq., commonly called Beau Brummell. By Captain [W.] Jesse London: Saunders and Otley . . . MDCCCXLIV. 8vo, two volumes, red levant morocco, gilt back, gilt over uncut edges, by David.
First edition. In addition to the full-length portrait of the "Beau" and the frontispiece to Volume II, a brilliant impression of Cook's engraving of Brummell and a proof portrait of Byron have been inserted.
JEST BOOKS.—Joe Miller's Jests. or, the Wits Vade-Mecum. Being A Collection of the most Brilliant Jests; the Politest Repartees; the most Elegant Bon Mots, and most pleasant short Stories in the English Language. First carefully collected in the Company, and many of them transcribed from the Mouth of the Facetious Gentleman, whose Name they bear; and now set forth and published by his lamentable Friend and former Companion, Elijah Jenkins, Esq; Most Humbly Inscribed To those Choice-Spirits of the Age, Captain Bodens, Mr. Alexander Pope, Mr. Professor Lacy, Mr. Orator Henley, and Job Baker, the Kettle-Drummer. London: Printed and Sold by T. Read, . . . MDCCXXXIX. 8vo, green morocco, filleted back and sides, gilt over red edges, by Rivière.