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1740185749London: R. Francklin 1740. Hardcover. VG Cover has fading staining peeling edge/corner damage. Part of title block missing. Bookblock has age toning. Interior pages have age toning and foxing. Brwon leather boards. Red title block with gilt lettering on 5 raised band spine. 364 page illustrations some fold-out. Translated from the original French by Mr. Humphreys. R. Francklin hardcover books
17279077Arausione: Offray 1727. pamphlet. good. 28 pages 12mo early wrappers: some leaves stained. Arausione: P. Offray 1727. First Edition. Good.<br/><br/> Doctoral dissertation.<br/><br/> Offray unknown books
1800182151800. Original Victorian Christmas and New Year's cards dating the the late 19th century. Generally single sheets folded about 3.25 x 5 inches to a little larger The fronts are chromolithographed; two have an applied fringe. Friendship verses. Faint soil but generally in very good. condition and unused. Two are Christmas cards three New Year's cards. unknown books
1798JC4968Paris: C.-F. Patris 1798. Hardcover. Very Good. Marbled paper backed in gilt-ruled calf with gilt-stamped lettering in black leather spine label. Lacks the two plates. Boards faintly rubbed; some light scuffing at spine tips corners and along edges of boards. A handsome binding. <br/><br/> C.-F. Patris hardcover books
175126185Paris: Chez la Veuve Estienne & Fils 1751. A New Edition. 30 folding engraved plates. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary sprinkled calf morocco labels. Some rubbing of joints head of spine chipped short marginal tears in section at the back else a very good copy. A New Edition. 30 folding engraved plates. 1 vols. 12mo. The plates primarily show machinery relating to the woolen industry: looms spinning machines and the like. There is a section on agriculture and also on leather tanning. Chez la Veuve Estienne & Fils unknown books
17461219622Wien und Nurnberg: Peter Conrad Monath 1746. Small octavo 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; 31 572 8 pp. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece and 26 engraved plates many folding. First volume only of eight. Contemporary calf with five raised bands on spine leather spine label. Very Good. Boards rubbed and slightly bowed. Lacks front endpaper. Some soiling to edges of engraving No. 25. Text in German. Shelved in Case #4. 1219622. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Peter Conrad Monath unknown books
1752WAS44061J. Wren London 1752. Very good. Third Edition 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches full calf Two volumes with 24 engraved plates and one engraved frontispiece in volume one. 18th century engraved bookplate of James Lord Forbes in both volumes. A rather late publication disclaiming the major achievements of science and philosophy including the work of Decartes and Newton in favor of the teachings of Moses and other bibical figures. J. Wren, London unknown books
179821607Paris: C.-F. Patris 1798. First edition 12mo pp. vi 2 188; 2 copper-engraved plates; contemporary calf stamped in gilt red leather spine label lettered in gilt a.e.g. covers worn with a 1/2 inch chip at the foot of the spine glue stains to endpapers and first and last few leaves hinges starting still a good sound copy. "This anthology of priapic verses was edited and published by F.-J. Noel Inspector of Universities who was University counsellor and Inspector General of Studies during the government of Napoleon I c. 1833" Private Case 672. Brunet IV 869. <br/><br/> C.-F. Patris hardcover books
17399104PARIS V ESTIENNE 1739 1739. 2 VOL/BK CLOTH SLIPCASE FIRST EDITION. F. Hardcover. PARIS, V ESTIENNE, 1739 hardcover books
174056667Paris: Chez la Veuve Estienne rue S. Jacques à la Vertu 1740. Seconde édition. Copper engraved frontispiece and 24 plates by J. P. le Bas on Greek and Egyptian mythological and symbolic themes all in vol. I. Pp. xxxvii 2 list of plates and explanation of frontispiece 1 corrigenda 518; 4 496. 2 vols. 12mo. Contemporary mottled French calf. Occasional offsetting to plates. Fine. Seconde édition. Copper engraved frontispiece and 24 plates by J. P. le Bas on Greek and Egyptian mythological and symbolic themes all in vol. I. Pp. xxxvii 2 list of plates and explanation of frontispiece 1 corrigenda 518; 4 496. 2 vols. 12mo. Noel Antoine Pluche 1688-1761 was director of the College of Reims until suspected of opposition to the papal bull 'Unigenitus' 1713 when he was obliged to resign. He wrote the enormously popular Le spectacle de la nature 1732 and is widely known as a popularizer of science. "In the Histoire Pluche restated his opposition to the cosmologies proposed by the physicists . He also attempted to demonstrate that monotheism preceded polytheism" DSB. "Ouvrage utile à toute personne s'occupant de l'occulte; on y trouve des renseignements précieux. Il est ainsi divisé: le zodiaque l'écriture symbolique les céremonies symboliques la théogonie la divination les principes d'alchimie" Caillet.<br/>A curious and fascinating study of mythology symbol and the occult in a very pretty contemporary binding. Cioranescu XVIIIe siecle 50659; Barbier 2916; Caillet 8756 Chez la Veuve Estienne, rue S. Jacques à la Vertu unknown books
1789D1401Paris: Chez Knapen 1789. Hardcover. Very Good. Full calf gilt-stamped detail on compartmented spine 5 raised bands gilt-stamped lettering in black leather spine label. Additional shipping charges may apply. <br/><br/> Chez Knapen hardcover books
178256686Paris: Knapen & Fils 1782. Engraved frontispiece to each volume and 57 engraved foldout plates. 2 vols. 8vo. Bound in full contemporary speckled tan calf gilt spine with labels in red and green marbled endpapers. Fine. Engraved frontispiece to each volume and 57 engraved foldout plates. 2 vols. 8vo. Abbé Pluche's work -- intended for the instruction of the young -- first appeared in 1732 and was frequently reprinted thereafter. Knapen & Fils unknown books
174424289Haye: Jean Neaulme 1744. Fourth edition revised and corrected. 12mo pp. iv xxxv 516; ii 495. With an engraved frontispiece and 23 full page engraved plates of solar symbols and figures. Bound in contemporary full French calf spines gilt in compartments little rubbed but a very good tight set. A little light marginal water marks. See for the first edition. Cioranescu 50658; Sander 1579; Dorbon 3689; Houzeau-Lancaster I 645; DSB XI 44; Caillet 8755. Rare the OCLC locates just two copies one in the US. EYM EMW. A discussion on the mythology and influence of celestial bodies. A French writer Pluche 1688-1761 was a classical professor at Reims before taking Holy Orders and becoming director of the college at Clarement. His opinions forced him to leave the college and he settled in France where he made his reputation with his popular work "Spectacle de al Nature" 1732 in nine volumes. It was translated into 9 languages and was popular in England. The present work was first issued in 1735. This Catholic apologist offers a extended discussion of Newtonianism and the conformity of modern science to the teachings of Genesis. "In his Histoire Pluche restated his opposition to the cosmologies proposed by the physicists-whom he termed `romans philosophiques'-- and sought to display the excellence of the physics of Moses which supposedly conforms to the teachings of both `history and experimental physics. He also attemped to demonstrate that monotheism preceded polytheism." Dic. of Scientific Biog. XI pp. 42-44. Jean Neaulme unknown books
1745262419Paris: Le Veuve Estienne 1745. Reprint. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece in each volume and illustrated with a profusion 162 folding and 34 single-page engravings. 8 volumes bound in 9. Thick 12mos contemporary leather with gilt-decorated spines still firm but several volumes have cracked joints and worn ends; marbled endpapers all edges red. Paris: Le Veuve Estienne & Jean Desaint 1732-1755. A mixed edition in matching bindings. 2 volumes with dampstaining on fore-edge otherwise rather clean inside.<br/><br/> Volume I 1732 Les Animaux & Les Plantes. Volume II 1735 Les Dehors & l'Interior de la Terre. Volume III 1735 Les Dehors & l'Interior de la Terre. Volume IV 1755 Le Ciel & l'Universe. Volume V 1755 l'Homme considere en lui-meme. Volume VI 1755 l'Homme en Societe. Volume VII 1755 l'Homme en Societe. Volume VIII & IX 1751 l'Homme en Societe avec Dieu.<br/><br/> Le Veuve Estienne unknown books
179126261Bingii ad Rhenum: G. C. Voigt 1791. First quarto edition. Editio omnium novissima notis et animadversionibus quoad historiam et dissertationem sic Novi Testamenti aucta ad castigationem et illustrationem opinionum quorumdam sic auctoris opera et studio Constantini Roncaglia . Quibus accedunt praeter animadversiones a P. Joanne Dominico Mansi . in 2. Lucensi editione inserta sic aliae insuper ejusdem auctoris noviter elucubratae. Full mottle calf raised bands gilt decorated compartments morocco labels marbled endpapers all edges red. Spines and boards rubbed and scuffed worn at extremities heads and heels of a few volumes chipped calf occasionally darkened or brittle mainly on spines library call numbers to lower compartments seminary book plate to front pastedowns occasional bookseller's ticket bindings tight some scattered foxing otherwise leaves clean and unmarked. A valuable set. Illus. Sm. 4to.25 cm. Noel Alexandre or Alexander Natalis 1639-1724 was a French historian and theologian of the Order of St. Dominic who studied philosophy and theology in the convent of Saint Jacques Paris where he taught for twelve years obtained the licentiate from the Sorbonne and in 1675 the doctorate and was urged to write a complete history of the church the first volume appearing in 1677. "His directness and conciseness his critical acumen and his manner of viewing history and dividing it into special studies then quite original although now common enough won for him the approbation of the learned. The first volumes of the history brought him letters of commendation and praise from Pope Innocent XI and many cardinals but later volumes gave offense at Rome because of the author's Gallicism and Innocent XI finally forbade the faithful to read .it" Cath.Ency. Alexandre corrected the work in the third edition. Constantino Roncaglia brought out a sixth edition unaltered but with the addition of paragraphs and dissertations correcting the most offensive statements. The work was thus removed from the Index by Pope Benedict XIII. The edition offered here is the best and most complete edited by Giovan Domenico Mansi who added many explanatory notes. An anonymous writer in two supplementary volumes also included here carried the history into the eighteenth century and added various dissertations from other historians. The work thus completed appeared at Venice in 1778 in eleven folio volumes and at Bingen 1785-91 in twenty volumes. Brunet I 169. G. C. Voigt hardcover books
1727CAT000162Dublin: J. Watts 1727. Second Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Full contemporary paneled calf corners worn recently rebacked in calf. Introduction by Richard Bradley preface subscriber list. Scattered browning endpapers discolored generally clean internally.<br/><br/>The first English edition was London 1725 the first French was 1709. A great deal of information on food and drink as well as gardening weights and measures destruction of vermin bee keeping etc. Attractive in-text illustrations scattered throughout. Size: Folio. 2-volume set complete. Previous owner's book-plate on front pastedown. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Gardening. Inventory No: CAT000162. J. Watts hardcover books
178035911France 1780. Line engraving. Proof before title state ii/iv. Image size: 16 11/16 x 12 11/16 inches. An impressive proof impression of this famous portrait of George Washington and one of the first accurate likenesses of the General to be produced in Europe.<br/> <br/>This is a remarkably rare proof impression of this fascinating portrait of George Washington and one of the earliest European prints to produce an accurate likeness of this celebrated American hero. Public curiosity for prints of Revolutionary heroes was not limited to America but spread to the English and European print shops where an inquisitive audience clamored for a glimpse of the key figures of the war. One of the first correct likenesses of Washington to make its way over to Europe was Charles Wilson Peale's magnificent painting. At this time Peale had executed a number of similar portraits of Washington and so it is impossible to determine which exact painting was taken to France. The inscription on Le Mire's print informs us that Le Paon based his portrait on a painting of Washington he saw in the collection of the Marquis de Lafayette. This verifies since Washington's countenance and stance in Le Paon's portrait and Le Mire's engraving echo Peale's fine portraits. Washington's face and uniform are identical as are his stance and gestures; his hand cupped inside his vest was used repeatedly by Peale in his series of works on the General. A very similar companion portrait of Lafayette was also executed by Le Paon and Le Mire which makes the link between Peale's painting and this image almost definitive. By adding a more complicated composition Le Mire's has converted Peale's simplified portrait to suit European taste. Washington is cloaked in the grand tradition of French portraiture. A simple background has been changed to show a military encampment and the scattered papers act as a symbol of his involvement in the Revolution. The inclusion of a horse and groomsman shows the more decorative style of French portraiture and the complex composition and meticulous details combine to create an image that reflects the taste of its European audience. In his hand Washington holds a copy of the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Alliance and he stands on a mound of shredded British conciliatory bills. This engraving is an indicator of Washington's image in Europe; he is pictured as a powerful military and political leader and a genteel figure whose sagacity and expertise over threw British rule in America.<br/> <br/>Hart Catalogue of Engraved Portraits of Washington 31 ii/iv; Wick George Washington an American Icon p.28-33; Fowble Two Centuries of Prints in America 1680-1880 no.81; Cresswell The American Revolution in Drawings and Prints no.229; Baker 21. unknown books
