CRAVEN (Lady Elisabeth Berkeley)Livre Rare Book
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178919029Par Lady Elizabeth Berkeley, dite Lady Craven (1750-1828). Traduit de l'anglais, par M. Guedon de Berchère, Notaire à Londres. Enrichi par 1 carte de la Crimée et 6 belles planches dépliantes gravées sur vélin fort.Édition originale de la traduction française parue la même année que l'édition originale anglaise. Londres et Paris, chez Maradan, libraire - 1789 - 443 pp. + 5 pp. de catalogue du libraire.Reliure demi veau à coins de l'époque. Dos à nerfs orné d'un fleurons doré, avec titre en maroquin rouge. Début de fente aux extrémités des mors. Quelques rousseurs. Bon état. Format in-8°(20x13).
17892197A Paris, chez Durand Pere & Fils, 1789. In-8 de (4)-306-(2) pp., basane havane marbrée, dos lisse orné, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge (reliure l'époque).
174844380Chez Henri-Albert Gosse & Comp. Good. 1748. Softcover. Good softcover. Taped spine. Heavily used but in good reading condition and intact. Text is in French. Translates to "Research on the Virtues of Tar Water." ; 4 1/2" x 6 3/4"; 331 pages . Chez Henri-Albert Gosse & Comp. paperback
174752088Chez Pierre Mortier | à Amsterdam 1747 | 10 x 17 cm | relié
1732BTETM0001889London: J. Tonson 1732. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo Standard 8vo 6 נ9 in 152 נ229 mm . Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Boards rubbed and bumped; text block and binding firm and strong. A lovely copy. Collation: pp. 707 Please see Photos as part of condition report. 1732 2nd Edition With Provenance ALCIPHRON Or The Minute Philosopher in Seven Dialogues By George Berkeley Author Bio: George Berkeley 12 March 1685 14 January 1753 known as Bishop Berkeley Bishop of Cloyne of the Anglican Church of Ireland was an Anglo-Irish philosopher whose primary achievement was the advancement of a theory he called "immaterialism" later referred to as "subjective idealism" by others. This theory denies the existence of material substance and instead contends that familiar objects like tables and chairs are ideas perceived by the mind and as a result cannot exist without being perceived. Berkeley is also known for his critique of abstraction an important premise in his argument for immaterialism. Synopsis: 1732 ALICIPHRON: OR THE MINUTE PHILOSOPHER in Seven Dialogues containing an Apology for the Christian Religion against those who are called free-thinkers Two volumes - complete set 356 pp & 351 pp - Title pages with engravings various ornamental engravings at end of chapters and end of volume. Printed for J. Tonson in the strand 1732 By George Berkeley Book plate for The Right Honourable The Earl of Portsmouth in FEP Earl of Portsmouth is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1743 for John Wallop 1st Viscount Lymington who had previously represented Hampshire in the House of Commons.Previous owner inscription on FEP. Format: Hardcover Octavo Standard 8vo 6 × 9 in 152 × 229 mm Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary. Language: English Published By: J. Tonson London Condition Report: Dust Jacket: No Jacket Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Very Good - Boards rubbed and bumped; text block and binding firm and strong. A lovely copy. Collation: pp. 707 Please see Photos as part of condition report. SKU: BTETM0001889 Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5 L: 30 W: 25 Units: cm W: 2Kg Tracked Shipping Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request J. Tonson hardcover
175515970Dublin: Thomas Watson 1755. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Thomas Watson1755. Leather binding. Front board missing back board partially detached 1/3 loss on spine. 370 pages 2 pages of advertisement 7 page table of contents. Pages are clean and unmarked moderately foxed throughout. Good reading/research copy. Thomas Watson hardcover
174752088à Amsterdam: Chez Pierre Mortier 1747. Fine. Chez Pierre Mortier à Amsterdam 1747 10 x 17 cm relié First edition. The French edition was expanded with additions and corrections communicated by Berkeley to Bouillier before he began his translation. Title page in red and black. Contemporary brown speckled sheep binding. Raised-band spine richly decorated roulette at foot. Red morocco title-label. Headcap torn away. Tailcap worn. Joints cracked at head and foot. 2 wormholes on spine. Small nibbling to last leaf in upper margin on less than one cm. Fairly good copy. Tar water was a medicine used since the Middle Ages composed of pine or birch tar. Its use spread in 18th-century England. Berkeley describes for the first time its use in a wide variety of cases and wonders whether it might not be the universal panacea. He extrapolates as to its efficacy from a study of mind and soul of which ether would be the divine instrument and the thing that binds beings together. Tar water would be used in various forms until the end of the 19th century. Bergson particularly appreciated the philosophical qualities of the treatise. Chez Pierre Mortier unknown
1789919P1London: C. Elliot; T. Kay; C. Elliot 1789. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A very scarce volume of biographical pieces and edited correspondence by eminent historical figures the first edition of this work by George Monck Berkeley. The first edition of this very scarce work.The 'Literary Relics' of George Monck Berkeley an interesting selection of research and correspondence of royal figures edited and collected here into one volume.Berkeley's work contains his 'Inquiry into the Life of Dean Swift' a biographical work for which he is best known as well as an edited selection of letters from Kings Charles II and James II Elizabeth of Bohemia Jonathan Swift and more.George Monck Berkeley was a playwright an author who only published a few works before his death at the age of 29. Half-title is present.Bookplate of Edward Winnington to the front paste down. Winnington was a baronet and politician an MP Droitwich Worcestershire for almost thirty years. In a full marbled calf binding. Externally generally smart a little rubbed to the leather. Minor bumping to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Very small crack to the head of the front joint. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots. Very Good C. Elliot; T. Kay; C. Elliot hardcover
17161277391716. First Edition. LORD GREY OF WERK BERKELEY Henrietta. The Trial of Ford Lord Grey of Werk et al. For Unlawful Tempting and Inciting the Lady Henrietta Berkeley to Unlawful Love with an Intent to Cause Her to Live in a Scandalous Manner. London: J. Morphew 1716. Slim octavo period-style full paneled calf raised bands red morocco spine label. $2000.First edition of the verbatim transcript of this sensational 17th-century trial in which Lord Grey was charged with seducing the under-18-year-old sister of his wife ""with an intent to cause her to live in a scandalous manner with the said Lord Grey."" Handsomely bound.The prosecution of this scandalous case was ably handled by George Jeffreys; the defense was equally capable and the verbatim transcript of the proceedings vividly portrays the case's high emotional charge. ""In 1682 Lady Henrietta became a well-known figure of scandal when still a minor and under 18 following the revelation of her love affair with Ford Grey Lord Grey of Warke 1655-1701 the husband of her elder sister Mary. The intrigue seems to have begun in 1681 and continued for about 14 months before it was discovered by Lady Henrietta's mother Eventually the earl of Berkeley launched a lawsuit for unlawful seduction against Grey and his accomplices which was brought before the court of king's bench on 23 November 1682. Henrietta herself appeared at the trial but with her evidence the lord chief justice told her 'You have injured your own reputation and prostituted both your body and your honour and are not to be believed' State trials 9.176. As the court was breaking up the earl attempted to take his daughter away with him whereupon Henrietta announced that she was married to William Turner Grey's servant. A scuffle broke out in the courtroom as she refused to return home and her father tried to seize her by force The trial attracted a great deal of publicity and the story of Lady Henrietta's affair with her brother-in-law became the inspiration for Aphra Behn's Love Letters between a Nobleman and his Sister the first part of which was published in 1684"" ODNB. Bound with half title. Old ink annotations to verso of half title; small duplicate stamp to final text leaf.Only occasional faint foxing to text. Fine condition handsomely bound. hardcover
180025312Philadelphia: Way & Groff 1800. First edition. 34pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Disbound and resewn. Apart from some staining a very good copy. First edition. 34pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The author argues that the class of medicines commonly known as 'sedatives' are actually stimulants.<br/>He considers the likes of digitalis opium nitre and saccharum.<br/><br/>Scarce: OCLC locates 5 copies. Evans 36942 Way & Groff unknown books
174638412London: in Paternoster-Row; and C. Davis in Holborn. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1746. Leather. 88 pages; . .to which are subjoined letters from the author of SIRIS showing the medicinal properties of tar-water and the best manner of making it. A new edition complete." Later binding with calf leather over marbled boards. Fine binding. . in Paternoster-Row; and C. Davis, in Holborn hardcover
17461203210002London : Dublin printed London re-printed for W. Innys C. Hitch and M. Cooper in Paternoster-Row; and C. Davis in Holborn 1746. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 192 pp. Modern brown leather gilt raised bands black leather spine label. Fine binding. Minor toning scattered spotting. <br><br> George Berkeley published Siris Philosophical Reflexions and inquiries concerning the virtues of tar-water and divers other subjects connected together and arising from one another. The early 1740's were a period of famine and epidemic in Ireland and there were no physicians in Berkeley's diocese. Berkeley took it upon himself to do what he could for the sick and settled upon tar-water as the best malady for the various ailments that he treated. Berkeley prepared tar-water by mixing pine tar with water allowing it to settle and then draining off the clear fluid for medicinal use. Siris which starts with a discussion of the virtues of tar-water for curing most diseases was the most popular of his books during his lifetime. It was widely read on the continent and in America and quickly went through several editions. Most of its readers however read it for its medical discussions and ignored the main subject of the book a chain of philosophical reflections that start with tar and end with the Trinity. In Siris Berkeley restated many of the tenets of the immaterialism of his youth but mixed them with even more speculative ideas drawing heavily on classical works. The end result is the most difficult of Berkeley's works to read although one with significant philosophical content. Subject; Hydrotherapy. [London] : Dublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and M. Cooper, in Paternoster-Row; and C. Davis, in Holbor hardcover
