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170227377London: Benj. Tooke 1702. First edition and likely a large paper copy; 4to pp. 8 lxxx 2 302 2; contemporary full calf double gilt-ruled borders enclosing a central triple gilt-ruled panel fleurons in the corners a.e.g. rebacked to match preserving the original red morocco label; boards pockmarked else a very good copy. This copy with the early ownership signatures of Philip Ward and "Edw. Ward ex dono Robt. Stephens" and with an inscription by Stephens on the flyleaf reading "To the Right Honable. Sir Edward Ward Kt. Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Excheq. the memoires of Ld. Baron's are presented by his Ldships most humble servant Rob: Stephens." Edward Ward 1638-1714 was Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Robert Stephens 1665-1732 was the historiographer-royal and editor of this volume of letters by Bacon. Without the 2 leaves of dedication as usual. "These were canceled owing to the death of William III prior to the publication of the work" Gibson. Gibson 245. Benj. Tooke unknown
17021407369London: Benj. Tooke 1702. Hardcover. Small Quarto 8 lxx 2 302 2 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in imitation period calf blind tooled boards paneled spine with elaborate gilt red morocco label with gilt lettering. Light shelf wear. First and last gathering with some wear and rubbing presumably from before the volume was rebound. Title page with very light repair to corners small repair to S4 T3 word crossed off in ink at Cc1v. Small paper copy with height at 20cm. With the final errata and advertisement leaf. Shelved case 4. ESTC: N476823. Pforzheimer 34. Gibson 245.<br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> Many copies lack the dedication leaf A2 which was canceled due to the death of William III before the publication of this work. 1407369. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Benj. Tooke hardcover
1702914London: Printed for Benjamin Tooke at the MiddleTemple Gate in Fleetwood 1702. First Edition. Bound in its original paneled calf. Very nice original condition. Although best remembered for his contribution to natural philosophy Francis Bacon 1561-1626 was an English statesman and philosopher who served as both Solicitor General and Lord Chancellor. After being made Solicitor General in 1607 and thereafter was at or near the heart of James’ administration although high office was risky in a Jacobean administration and bacon would be impeached in 1621 and spend time as a prisoner in the Tower. This collection contains 149 letters written by the statesman philosopher scientist and author Francis Bacon. The editor Robert Stephens 1665-1732 was Royal Historiographer and one of the founders of the Society of Antiquaries. He spent 12 years editing theseletters. This copy like most is lsacking the dedication pages which were cancelled before the book was published on account of the death of William III. “Epistle dedicatory†signed Robert Stephens leaf A2IS wanting in many copies INCLUDING THIS ONE as it was cancelled following the death of William III. Cf. Gibson./ “The preface†signed “R.S.†and dated 14 Feb. 1701/2 Middle-Temple.<br /> <br /> Quarto 12 X 16.5 cm. . FIRST EDITION Signatures: Aâ´ X1 b-kâ´ B-2Qâ´.<br /> <br /> With a beautiful and large Armorial bookplate of Sir John Wentworth 1st baronet of North Elmsall 1673-1720. see Penn Libraries call number: EC65 L6975 699j<br /> <br /> Gibson R. Bacon; 245;Pforzheimer; 34; ESTC; T88306. Printed for Benjamin Tooke at the MiddleTemple Gate in Fleetwood unknown
177842460London: Printed for J. Rivington and Sons et al. 1778. Leather. Very Good. Large Quarto. 5 Volumes. Pp. 6 p.l. xlii 2 575; 3 p.l. 658; 6 p.l. 681 74 index; xx 2 529; vii 604. Titles in red and black with engraved printer's devices 4 copper-engraved frontises including a portrait by Vertue and 2 folding tables. Contemporary calf later rebacked with blind-ruled smooth spine morocco labels gilt endpapers renewed. Covers worn at extremities and a bit scuffed corners of first volume exposed and rounded. Light browning of leaves throughout very occasional foxing; otherwise a very clean attractive set. A reprint of the 1765 edition by R. Stephens J. Locker and T. Birch described by Lowndes I 93 as a "beautiful and accurate edition Printed for J. Rivington and Sons, et al. unknown
17655684London: A. Millar; J. R. Tonson; William Bowyer 1765. Early edition. Bound to style in modern quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt and morocco labels to spines. All edges speckled blue. Measuring 285 x 225mm and collating complete including frontis to volumes I-IV no frontis called for in V and folding tables in volumes I and IV: 12 xlii 2 575 1; 6 658; 12 vi 7-681 74; 2 xx 529 1; vii 1 604. Top edges a bit dust-stained. Bookplates of Desmond Morris to front pastedown of each volume. Volume I with occasional marginal notes in pencil and with page 135 misnumbered 134. Volume III with chips closed tears and archival reinforcements to preliminary leaves not affecting text; additional chipping and marginal loss to pages 537-542 with no loss to text. Volume IV with mispaginations throughout and all text continuous; scattered foxing throughout. Volume V with paper flaw affecting the page numbers of 259-260 and a printer error to the numbering of page 391. Overall a clean pleasing and sturdy library set of this early edition of Bacon's most influential works. <br /> <br /> "Francis Bason was one of the leading figures in natural philosophy and in the field of scientific methodology in the period of transition from the Renaissance to the early modern era. As a lawyer member of Parliament and Queen's Counsel Bacon wrote on questions of law state and religion as well as on contemporary politics; but he also published texts in which he speculated on possible conceptions of society and pondered questions of ethics.To the present day Bacon is well known for his treatises on empiricist natural philosophy The Advancement of Learning Novum Organum Scientiarum and for his doctrine of the idols" Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. His wide range of writings are reflected in this early five-volume set edited by Thomas Birch giving readers an opportunity to engage with study and appreciate Bacon's diverse intellectual contributions. <br /> <br /> ESTC T88309. A. Millar; J. R. Tonson; William Bowyer unknown
17655332Annapolis: Jonas Green 1765. Measuring approximately 16.5" x 10.25" with 1763 numbered pages. <br /> <br /> This book is in good minus condition. Heavy chipping and wear to the leather boards with loss at the spine ends. Partially restored. Moderate foxing to the interior pages. <br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory #H1-18. Jonas Green unknown
1778157043London: printed for J. Rivington and Sons; L. Davis; T. Payne; B. White; T. Davies; and 6 others in London 1778. Beautiful and accurate A handsome set of this "beautiful and accurate edition" Lowndes Vol. I p. 93 following the text edited by Thomas Birch which was first published in 1765. 5 vols quarto 296 x 231 mm. With 4 frontispieces and 2 folding tables. Contemporary calf recently rebacked with twin red and green labels Signet library supralibos to covers. 19th-century inscription in inner margin of title page shelflabel and inscription to front endpapers a few pencilled annotations. Lightly toned and foxed chip at foot of vol. I pp. xxxix/xl offsetting from plates 5 cm closed tear at foot of vol. II first contents leaf. A very good copy. ESTC T88307. unknown
1789WRCAM49194Cap Français 1789. 3pp. on a. single folded sheet. Cap Français was the capital of the northern province of Saint Domingue and Bacon de Chevalerie was the first president of its provincial assembly. In this declaration the Assemblée proclaimed itself a permanent body and distributed its activity between four offices. The local assemblies were still technically illegal under french law. Extremely rare with only one institutional holding in OCLC at the John Carter Brown Library. OCLC 859254837. unknown books
1765478721765. BACON Thomas comp. Laws of Maryland at Large with Proper Indexes. Now First Collected Into One Compleat Body and Published From the Original Acts and Records Remaining in the Secretary's Office of the Said Province. Annapolis: Printed by Jonas Green Printer to the Province 1765. 733pp. including final errata leaf. Folio. Contemporary speckled calf neatly rebacked spine label gilt. Engraved bookplate on front pastedown. Titlepage vignette. Upper joint beginning to separate. Occasional minor soiling in margins. A very good copy. EVANS 1004. WROTH MARYLAND 254. SABIN 2684. NAIP w007025. The first edition of this monumental production of the colonial press. Bacon the compiler of this massive volume was rector of All-Saints Parish in Frederick County and domestic chaplain in Maryland to the Right Honorable Frederick Lord Baltimore. Bacon worked on the LAWS for thirteen years and publication took an additional four years to complete. It is considered to be the most important legal work published in the colony covering the years 1637 through 1763 and supplemented by extensive indices. The work is also noted for its typography the quality of the printing and the first appearance of the seal of Maryland on the titlepage. In A HISTORY OF PRINTING IN COLONIAL MARYLAND 1686-1776 Lawrence C. Wroth describes the work as "not only the most important of the legal publications of the Province of Maryland but it happens also to have been a specimen of typography which was not exceeded in dignity and beauty by any production of an American colonial press.In scholarly and systematic arrangement as well as in accuracy and completeness it excelled any of the former bodies of law which the Province had possessed.As an easy and dependable guide to the store-house of Maryland history it remains still without rival." A very good copy of a significant product of the British colonial press. unknown
1765446London: A. Millar 1765. THIS COMPLETE FIVE VOLUME SET IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN ORIGINAL FULL SPECKLED CALF BINDINGS SEVEN COMPARTMENTS AND SIX RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. SPINE ENDS AND LEATHER HINGES PROFESSIONALLY REPAIRED. BINDING AND HINGES ARE EXCELLENT MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITHOUT MARKS AND MINIMAL FOXING. BOOKS MEASURE 11.75"x9.5". SCARCE EDITION 259 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN GREAT CONDITION. FROM THE LIBRARY OF WILLIAM GRAVES WITH HIS BOOKPLATE TO INSIDE FRONT COVER. A. Millar unknown
1731719411731. London 1731. 1st edition. London 1731. 1st edition. Owned by a Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution Bacon Matthew fl. 1730. George Read 1733-1798 Owner. The Compleat Arbitrator: Or the Law of Awards and Arbitraments; Containing Plain and Easy Directions to All Kinds of Arbitrators What Matters are Proper to be Submitted to Arbitration And In What Manner; The Nature and Different Kinds of Submissions The Parties to the Submission The Duty and Office of Arbitrators and Umpires; The Right Manner of Making and Delivering up Awards How Awards Have Been Construed in Equity The Manner of Making and Enforcing the Performance of Awards When the Submission Has Been Made a Rule of Court; The Right Method of Setting Forth and Pleading Awards. With Precedents of Submissions Awards And Pleadings in All Cases. London: Printed by E. And R. Nutt and R. Gosling 1731. vi 6 308 pp. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-3/4". Contemporary calf rebacked in period style blind frames to boards raised bands and retained existing lettering piece to spine hinges mended. A few minor nicks and scuffs to boards faint stain to foot of front board light rubbing to lettering piece corners bumped and lightly worn nineteenth-century bookseller label twentieth-century bookplate William J. Highfield and two owner signatures "Lyon" and "J. Joshua Fish 1949" to front pastedown two gift inscriptions from Highfield to "Judge Wiley Grau" dated 1935 and "Albert J. Nauby" dated 1941 to front free endpaper. Moderate toning to text occasional faint dampstaining to margins light browning and foxing in a few places owner signature of George Read to head of title page. Book housed in recent cloth slipcase light rubbing to extremities. $3500. First edition. This was the first substantial treatise on the subject. It was preceded by an anonymous 93-page work from 1694. "It is a good straightforward and up-to-date account of the law. That it was found to be useful is shown by the fact that it reached a third edition in 1770" Holdsworth. Read a lawyer and politician from New Castle Delaware was a signer of the Declaration of Independence a Continental Congressman a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787 President of Delaware a U.S. Senator and Delaware's Chief Justice. Along with Roger Sherman Read was one of the two statesmen w. unknown books
1706001374for BRAB. AYLMER 1706 FIRST EDITION. COMPLETE IN 3 VOLUMES. Description: FOLIO FULL LEATHER CONTEMPORARY PANELLED CALF HARDBOUND TITLES IN RED AND BLACK 30 FINE ENGRAVED PORTRAITS LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS OCCASIONAL SPOTTING GILT SPINES IN COMPARTMENTS AND WITH GREEN AND RED MOROCCO LABELS. Dimensions: 15 1/8" x 10 1/4" x 2 1/2" each volume. Condition: GOOD; UPPER COVER OF VOL. 2 BROKEN HINGE; PROFESSIONALLY REPAIRED JOINTS STARTING BUT HOLDING FIRM SPINE ENDS A LITTLE CHIPPED RUBBED SOME MARKING. A SCARCE SET. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. for BRAB. AYLMER hardcover
176628886Annapolis: Jonas Green 1766. Folio. 15 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches. 368 unnumbered leaves. Woodcut arms of Maryland on the title engraved by Thomas Sparrow. Advertisement i.e. errata leaf in rear. Scattered early marginalia. Light foxing. Expertly bound to style in half russia over early marbled paper covered boards spine with raised bands in seven compartments morocco lettering piece in the second the others with a repeat decoration in gilt.<br/> <br/>Provenance: John Purviance early signature on title<br/> <br/>The most important legal publication in colonial Maryland and among the finest examples of typography of any publication done on an American colonial press.<br/> <br/>Bacon rector of All-Saints Parish in Frederick County and domestic chaplain in Maryland to the Right Honorable Frederick Lord Baltimore worked on compiling these laws for thirteen years and publication took another four. Considered the most important legal work published in the colony it is noted for its typography and the first appearance of the seal of Maryland on the title. An entire chapter is devoted to this work in Lawrence C. Wroth's A History of Printing in Colonial Maryland who writes: "In scholarly and systematic arrangement as well as in accuracy and completeness it excelled any of the former bodies of law which the Province had possessed . To possess a collection of works on Maryland history from which a copy of Bacon is omittted is to have a house built upon sand while a collection of colonial laws or of works illustrative of American printing which does not include that work by this omission confesses itself incomplete."<br/> <br/>Wroth 254; Evans 10049; Sabin 2684. Jonas Green unknown books
1792WRCAM51637Au Cap Saint Domingue: Chez Dufour de Rians 1792. 4pp. on a folded folio sheet. Quarto. Minor wear. Very good plus. Untrimmed. Dated January 18 1792 this deliberation revolves around the establishment of a municipality in each of the fifty-five parishes in the colony. Jean-Jacques Bacon de la Chevalerie considered to be the promoter of the white separatist movement in Saint Domingue had been elected president of the colonial assembly. It was he who pushed the case of the "Leopardins" and opposed Mirbeck and the two other commissioners sent by France. An extremely rare Saint Domingue imprint as the situation there spun out of control. No copies located in OCLC. ROQUINCOURT 4328. Chez Dufour de Rians unknown books
1753316733London: Millar 1753. hardcover. fine. 3 volumes thick folios copper engraved frontispieces some light scatterd foxing all edges gilt rubricated titles. handsomely rebound in 1/2 brown crushed morocco red morocco titles on ornately gilt spines marbled boards. London: Millar 1753. A beautiful near fine set.<br/> <br/> Millar unknown
1765308593London: Printed by William Bowyer for A. Millar 1765. Engraved frontispiece in vols. I-IV portrait by George Vertue in vol. I two letterpress folding charts titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes. Vol. III LACKING a1-2 title-page and first contents leaf. 5 vols. 4to 11-1/4 x 8-3/4 inches. Contemporary russia covers with wide gilt floral border within an outer floral roll border spines in 6 compartments with raised bands contrasting morocco lettering pieces in two compartments the rest richly gilt with small floral tools board edges gilt marbled edges. Some slight wear spine ends. Engraved frontispiece in vols. I-IV portrait by George Vertue in vol. I two letterpress folding charts titles printed in red and black with engraved vignettes. Vol. III LACKING a1-2 title-page and first contents leaf. 5 vols. 4to 11-1/4 x 8-3/4 inches. Bowyer's ledgers show that 500 copies were printed. ESTC T88309 ; Provenance: Lyons Library bookplate Printed [by William Bowyer] for A. Millar unknown books
