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190567355London:: Norroena Society. Near Fine. 1905. Hardcover. The first nine volumes only of the fifteen volume set. Volumes I and II: Saxo Grammaticus. Volumes III IV and V: Teutonic Mythology. Volume VI: Volsunga Saga. Volume VII VIII and IX: The Heimskringla. Illustrated with photogravures. Various translators. Limited edition: this set is number 249 of 500. Octavos the first five volumes are bound in red cloth the latter four in green cloth gilt lettering and elaborate gilt design top edges gilt. Unopened pages. All volumes are near fine. No dust jackets as issued. An attractive well preserved though partial set. . Norroena Society, hardcover books
41242Margin: 75x44 mm. All sides trimmed. unknown books
17911107614to. London: Johnson 1791. 4to single leaf 197 x 270 mm margins foxed a good strong impression with wide margins matted. § Designed by Fuseli and engraved by Blake for Erasmus Darwin's poem The Botanic Garden. One of Blake’s best-known commercial engravings. The image is of the God Anubis with the head of a dog praying to the star Sirius for rain his legs bestride a river and between them can be seen the winged figure of Jupiter Pluvius Jupiter giver of rain. Essick Commercial Book Illustrations XXI. Only state. Johnson unknown books
1545314899Argentorati Strasbourg: Vuendelinus Rihelius Wendelin Rihel 1545. Fourth edition of the Calvin; second Froben folio edition of the Erasmus. Collation alpha-gamma6 delta4 A-Z6 a-s6 t-v4 v4 blank present. Pp. 431 505 3 blank. Errata at foot of index p. 43. 1 vols. Folio 11-3/4 x 8 inches. Contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards with metal clasps. With 8 pages of contemporary Latin notes loosely inserted; contemporary marginalia throughout second work. L2 in Calvin with old ink stains not affecting legibility; some wear along one bottom edge of binding. Manuscript prayer in Latin on lower pastedown. Small later paper label on upper cover "Bibliothèque de Spietz". A handsome copy. Fourth edition of the Calvin; second Froben folio edition of the Erasmus. Collation alpha-gamma6 delta4 A-Z6 a-s6 t-v4 v4 blank present. Pp. 431 505 3 blank. Errata at foot of index p. 43. 1 vols. Folio 11-3/4 x 8 inches. Calvin's 'Instutitio': Cornerstone of Liberty. "Calvin's 'Institution of the Christian Religion' was the first systematic statement of a Reformed Church. It is the most important doctrinal work of the Reformation as a whole and provided a comprehensive theological system rivaling those of the Middle Ages . Calvinism's most important role despite Calvin's authoritarian influences was to support the movement for liberty and independence in many parts of the world" Printing and the Mind of Man 65. First published in Basel in 1536 the "Institutio was much revised taking its final form in 1559" PMM. Calvin understood the importance of vernacular translations in the transmission of ideas made possible by the printing press and prepared a French edition in 1541. This fourth edition follows closely and corrects the third edition printed in 1543. All early editions are uncommon.<br/><br/>Calvin 1509-64 drew upon St. Augustine and Luther as well as upon classical sources including Plato and Seneca; his work addressed theological issues and also notably the relations between ecclesiastical and civil government. The contemporary annotations often callouts of classical authors and shoulder notes with a few pointing hands are most extensive in the first six chapters again in chapter sixteen on the Lord's Prayer where Melanchthon is cited but appear throughout. <br/><br/>The first work in this well preserved contemporary binding is the second Froben folio edition of Erasmus Ecclesiastes Basel: Froben 1539. OCLC 632887280 BSB Augsburg Univ. Basel. Collation a-z6A-M6N4O-Q6. Pp. 439 1 blank 18 index imprint date 1540 1 blank 1 Froben's device. This was first published in Basel in 1535. The manuscript notes refer to in the early passages of this work. The Bibliotheque de Spietz was dispersed at auction in 1874. The von Erlach family had been established at Bern since the early sixteenth century. Calvin: PMM 65; Adams C357; VD16 C 291; Peter & Gilmont Bib. Calviniana 45/5; En français dans le texte 59 for 1560 ed. Erasmus: Bezzel 823 Adams E632; VD16 E 2723 Vuendelinus Rihelius [Wendelin Rihel] unknown books
1723D15677York: Printed by Charles Bourne 1723. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 16 mo. pp. 231. Full contemporary English calf; a bit worn with some later strengthening to the spine; still quite nice overall. Formerly in the College of New Rochelle Library and housed in its handsome burgundy clamshell box with labels lettered in gilt. <br /> <br/><br/> Printed by Charles Bourne hardcover books
195515620Circleville Oh.: Ross County Historical. Very Good. 1955. Hardcover. Originally published in The Columbus Dispatch 1955; Reprinted by Ross County Historical as part of the Ohio Valley Folk Tale Research Project; light soil to wraps; otherwise VG . Ross County Historical hardcover books
17971978Derby: J. Drewry 1797. First edition. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards; spine ruled in gilt with red morocco label; all edges dyed yellow. Boards and spine rubbed; some chipping along edges. Original stab holes visible in gutter margins. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown; ink signature of Mary Wolley to front free endpaper; light foxing. Quarto collates complete with half title and engraved frontispiece: viii 9-128. Bound after Fosbrooke T.D. The Economy of Monastic Life. Glocester: Printed by R. Raikes 1792. First edition dedicated to Edward Jenner who is also listed as a subscriber. Internally a copy in excellent condition.<br/><br/>The grandfather of the illustrious Charles Darwin Erasmus Darwin wrote this treatise on the education of young women to support his own daughters' school at Ashbourne. Darwin's treatise takes a comprehensive view of women's education suggesting that it should reach beyond social skills such as the "perpetual appearance of attention" polite dancing and flattering dress and into formal intellectual pursuits including literature history mathematics and the natural sciences. While he promoted women's education in part to improve the likelihood of companionate marriages Darwin's text tentatively acknowledges that a marital partnership can only function happily when both parties have an intelligent understanding of the world and the ability to participate in it. "A radical campaigner for equality he condemned slavery supported female education and opposed conventional Christian ideas on creation" Farra. With a bookplate from the library of the Wolley family this particular copy has the ownership signature of female reader Mary Wolley. J. Drewry unknown books
41602Margin: 220x142 mm. Very minor tearing in bottom margin faint foxing. unknown books
179541603London: J. Sewell 1795. Plate: 186x110 mm. Margin: 223x131 mm. Light soiling faint foxing edges trimmed. J. Sewell unknown books
15602A Plan for the Conduct of Female Education in Boarding Schools" by Erasmus Darwin. First edition. 1797. Derby: Printed by J. Drewry; for J. Johnson St. Paul's church-Yard London. Rebacked in half calf over boards; spine ruled in gilt with gilt title; Erasmus Darwin was the illustrious grandfather of Charles Darwin and wrote this treatise on the education of young women to help his daughters Susan and Mary when setting them up as proprietors of a boarding school. Darwin's is a voice of practical moderation in women education as much concerned with health and the physical environment as with the nurturing of mental and social faculties for women and girls. Darwin's treatise takes a comprehensive view of women's education suggesting that it should reach beyond social skills and a women should educate herself in literature history natural sciences and even mathematics. unknown books
180036911London 1800. First Edition. 4to pp. Illustrated with 12 engraved plates including one folding and one double page. Bound in contemporary 3/4 calf piece nicked from the bottom of the spine some foxing couple of plates with water stain plates foxed. Generally a very clean copy. Author Kenneth Robert's copy with his bookplate. Henrey 615; Nissen 452; King-Hele Erasmus Darwin 58-62; Wheeler Gift 621; McDonald page 224. Erasmus Darwin 1731-1802 was an English physiologist and poet the grandfather of Charles Darwin. A physician in Litchfield UK Darwin kept an 8 acre botanical garden. Darwin's reputation rests on his long poem The Botanic Garden 1789 which anticipates the Linnaean system. It was crude poetry seemingly written in a carriage while Darwin was traveling between patients. He decribed the plants through a misplaced amusing personification . In the present work he described the plants as having sensation and volition. Roberts is best rememebred for his American historical romances ie Trending into Maine Northwest Passage Arundel etc. unknown books
180441039London 1804. 468 x 376 mm. image size 282 x 241 mm. excluding caption. A few small marginal tears faint crease in lower margin but very good. Fine portrait of physician / naturalist Erasmus Darwin grandfather of Charles who himself included a statement of evolution in his poem "The Botanic Garden." The portrait was engraved by J. Heath after the portrait by James Rawlinson 1769-1848. unknown books
179143999London: J. Johnson 1791. <p>Darwin Erasmus 1731-1802. The botanic garden: A poem in two parts . . . 4to. xii 214 126 2; 2 ix 197 1pp. General title-leaf misbound before title-leaf to Part II. 20 engraved plates including 5 by William Blake 1757-1827; 2 of the plates are after drawings by John Henry Fuseli 1741-1825. London: J. Johnson 1791. 275 x 207 mm. Half calf gilt marbled boards in period style. Minor foxing and offsetting small marginal stains on two or three plates not affecting the images marginal tears in signature S and one plate repaired but very good. </p> <p> First Edition of Part I; third edition of Part II containing two more plates than the first edition of 1789. Darwin's first major literary work and the chief source of his fame during his lifetime. "The Botanic Garden an annotated scientific poem in Augustan couplets appeared in two parts of which the second The Loves of the Plants 1789 was published before the first The Economy of Vegetation 1791. Darwin decided to publish the second part of the work first because it was better suited ‘to entertain and charm.' The first part of the work is more ambitious than the second covering all natural philosophy and embodying many of the researches and inventions of Wedgwood Watt Boulton and others. The design of the totality was Darwin wrote ‘To enlist Imagination under the banner of Science . . . to induce the ingenious to cultivate the knowledge of botany . . . and recommending to their attention the immortal works of the celebrated Swedish naturalist—Linnaeus'" Dictionary of Scientific Biography. The Botanic Garden is also important for the five plates in Vol. I engraved by William Blake: four engravings of the Portland vase and the "Fertilization of Egypt" after a design by Fuseli. Keynes Blake 103. King-Hele Erasmus Darwin pp. 97-119. </p> . J. Johnson unknown books
1795019670London: Printed for J. Johnson St. Paul's Church-Yard 1795. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. Quarto 4to. Part I: 3rd edition printed 1795; xx 200 pages of text. Part II: 4th edition printed 1794; viii 218 pages followed by Additional Notes with 124 pages. Leather spine and corners with marbled paper-covered boards; hinges professionally mended. The spine has two large raised sections and is gilt lettered and decorated. Part I and Part II each contains a frontispiece. The text contains 19 plates including one fold-out and an additional in-text engraving. Previous owner's bookplate and notation on the inside front cover. Two plates are by William Blake Fertilization of Egypt and Tornado with 4 plates of the Portland Vase attributed to Blake but are unsigned. Two plates by Fuseli. Except for a few spots of soiling in the margins the text is clean and unmarked. Height = 285mm 11 1/4. . Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard Hardcover books
17981321472New York: Printed by T. & . J. Swords 1798. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 8 xi 5 256 x 11-146 2; VG: bound in period tree calf with gilt border marbled endpapers; newly rebacked with brown leather previous black leather label preserved; the first title page has the ownership name of Mary Livingston dated 1820; Each part has separate t.p.; Part 1 is from the 3rd London ed. part 2 from the 4th; OF consignment; shelved case 0. 1321472. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Printed by T. & . J. Swords hardcover books
1804227777New York: Printed and sold by T. and J. Swords 1804. First American. 256pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Later library cloth. Library stamps. First American. 256pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Shaw & Shoemaker 6123 Printed and sold by T. and J. Swords unknown books
1803290244Boston: Thames and Andrews 1803. Second. hardcover. good. PARTS 1 & 3 ONLY bound together. xxix 3 466 96 pages. Includes an index to these volumes one page partially torn. 8vo old tan cloth very worn but sound with inner hinges re-enforced. Text is unmarked but heavily browned and with occasional staining. Boston: Thomas and Andrews 1803. Second American from the third London edition. Scarce. A good copy but lacking the 2nd part.<br/><br/> Austin 617 and 618. GM 105 Osler 2413 both cite original London edition 1794-1796. Orr 148 2nd and 3rd American editions. Reynolds 1187 3rd American edition. Cole 2087. Wood p. 311. This work is "the celebrated forerunner of Darwinism" and the one which alone has made the author's name memorable apart from his familial connection with Charles Darwin. The work sustains a peculiar but original thesis in which the author attempts to formulate the laws that govern the origin and progress of animal life. There is much in it that seems to foreshadow Darwinism.<br/><br/> Thames and Andrews unknown books
1797310467Philadelphia: Printed by T. Dobson at The Stone House 1797. First American Edition. A New Edition. xxiv 486; 8 539pp. 2 vols. 8vo 8-1/4 x 5-3/4 inches. Original quarter sheep and red leather title labels on spine marbled boards uncut. First American Edition. A New Edition. xxiv 486; 8 539pp. 2 vols. 8vo 8-1/4 x 5-3/4 inches. UNCUT IN ORIGINAL BINDING. "As a physician Erasmus Darwin was widely recognized as England's finest medical doctor. He was asked several times to be personal physician to King George although his lack of respect for the monarchy in general and George in particular made this an easy offer to refuse. Much of the philosophy central to Erasmus Darwin's medical beliefs is laid out in his treatise on animal life Zoonomia. Although his views were loaded down with incorrect 18th-century ideas and assumptions. he was generally able to improve the lives of many of his patients using common-sense ideas such as a balanced diet the practice of basic hygiene and the cleaning and dressing of wounds. He was considered progressive in that he believed in a connection between his patient's state of mind and their general health and was one of the first physicians to espouse sympathetic treatment of mental patients who at the time were kept in deplorable conditions. Most of Zoonomia is made up of a Linneaus-inspired classification of all diseases and treatments known at that time. Erasmus tries to arrange them into distinct species genera families and ultimately into four broad classes: diseases of irritation from external sources sensation such as excess pain or pleasure volition caused by desire or aversion and association where diseases of one organ or system can cause other associated problems" Robert Day. This exercise led Darwin to advance the "first consistent all-embracing hypothesis of evolution" Garrison & Morton: "When we observe the essential unity of plan in all warmblooded animals we are led to conclude that they have been alike produced from a single living filament.". Evans 32017 Printed by T. Dobson, at The Stone House unknown books
1963PW1193London:: Macmillan 1963. 1963. 8vo. vii 1 183 pp. Frontis. map index. Cloth dust-jacket; jacket rubbed. Very good copy. Macmillan, 1963. hardcover books
1963PW1194New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons 1963. 1963. 8vo. vii 1 183 pp. Frontis. map index; small stain p.viii. Green cloth dust-jacket; jacket lightly worn. Very good. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1963. hardcover books
1806PW1192Lisbon:: Joao Rodrigues Neves 1806. 1806. 8vo. 4 vii 1 408 2 pp. 1 engraved plate facing p. 220; lacks front free endleaf. Original speckled calf; scuffed. Very good. First Portuguese edition translated by Henrique Xavier Baeta. This is a translation of Darwin's Zoonomia and part of his Materia medica. Baeta took his bachelor's degree in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Coimbra then his PhD in Medicine from the University of Edinburgh. In 1800 he came to Lisbon because in Coimbra he was being persecuted and began to begin the exercise of his profession. In 1831 he was searched arrested and placed in jail where he was until July 24 1833. web source. Joao Rodrigues Neves, 1806. unknown books
18077174New York: Printed and sold by T. & J. Swords 1807. Second American edition. Full Calf. Very Good. 2 parts in 1 each part with a separate title page. xviii278;144pp. Index of pant names. Illustrated with a copper engraved frontispiece 16 copper engraved plates 6 by William Blake including 4 of the Portland Vase and a copper engraved folding geologic stratigraphic column. Cont. tree calf brown calf spine label hinges & spine a bit rubbed but sound. General title page a bit browned and with an old paper repair to a blank portion no text loss. Some offset browning to pages facing the plates. AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY 1807 #12395. Printed and sold by T. & J. Swords unknown books
1902PW1202Wien Vienna & Leipzig:: Wilhelm Braumuller 1902. 1902. Series: Wiener Beitrage zur Englischen Philologie XVI Band. 8vo. xii 203 1 pp. Later blue buckram gilt stamped spine title. Columbia University Library embossed stamp on title. Very good. Scarce. Wilhelm Braumuller, 1902. hardcover books
1973PW1195New York:: Twayne 1973. 1973. Series: Twayne's English Authors Series. Small 8vo. 143 1 pp. Index. Cloth dust-jacket; endleaves scarred paper removed d. j. essentially stuck to boards library pocket at rear with spine label numerous rubber-stamps including title. As is but scarce in jacket. Twayne, 1973. hardcover books
1943PW1197New York:: Penguin Books 1943. 1943. Small 8vo. 143 1 pp. Figs. Blue & black printed wrappers; extremities rubbed spine end worn. Bookplate of DG Denis Gibbs Oxford. Good. Penguin Books, 1943. unknown books
