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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
1798812411798. GEORGIA. STEVENS William Bacon. History of Georgia from Its First Discovery.to 1798. N.Y. & Phila. 1847-59. 1st ed. Two vols. Frontis plans foldout illus. map. Old library deaccession plates on titlepages else a very good set in orig. blindstamped cloth. Howes S-974. Sabin 91574. De Renbne II 516. Harwell & Willingham Georgiana 36. A scarce and important history. Contains a considerable amount of Revolutionary War material. unknown
1702000858London: Benj. Tooke 1702. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 8" tall. The small paper first edition of the letters of Sir Francis Bacon. Colation: 8 lxx 2 302 2.Contemporary panelled calf worn and rebacked with five raised bands on spine and label bearing gilt titles. Wear to edges of boards with trivial loss to fore edge of upper board. A few marks to endpapers otherwise internally in very good condition with a 3cm closed tear to top margin of page V of Introduction not affecting text. Lacking the Dedication leaves as usual due to the death of William III prior to publication. Final leaf with errata and advertisement present at end. ESTC reference N476823. <br/> <br/>The small paper first edition of the letters of Sir Francis Bacon. Benj. Tooke hardcover
17011005Y8London: Printed by E. Holt for Henry Herringman 1701. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 4.5". None. An early 18th century edition of Francis Bacon's 'Essays' issued with 'Of the Colours of Good and Evil' and his discourse on the 'Wisdom of the Ancients'. One of the several editions of Bacon's influential Essays printed by E. Holt during this period this one printed for Henry Herringman and to be sold at Timothy Childe."To this edition is added the character of Queen Elizabeth; never before printed in English".Rebacked in full stamped calf with raised bands. Though Bacon considered the Essays "but as recreation of my other studies" he was given high praise by his contemporaries even to the point of crediting him with having invented the essay form. The 19th-century literary historian Henry Hallam wrote that "They are deeper and more discriminating than any earlier or almost any later work in the English language".ESTC No.T89391The 'Table of the colours' has separate pagination; 'The wisdom of the ancients' which is translated by Sir Arthur Gorges has separate pagination and title page; register is continuous.Register: A4 B-T8 U2 X8. Collated lacking final contents leaf Y1. With seven-page catalogue of works lately printed for Timothy Child bound in. Rebacked in full stamped calf with raised bands. Externally with rubbing to the extremities resulting in loss to the boards corners. Fading to the spine and darkening to the boards. Bookplate of one William Thompson to the front paste down. Internally generally firmly bound with rear blanks at risk of detaching with further handling. Pages are generally bright and clean with occasional light toning and spotting. Heavier toning to the rear blank. Good Printed by E. Holt for Henry Herringman hardcover
17331410060072London : Printed for J.J. and P. Knapton 1733-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 4to. 3 volumes. In protective mylar. Vol. 1: 2 v 1 iii-lxxix 1 603 1 p.; v. 2: 52 590 p.; v. 3: lxx 2 632 58 p. Bound in contemporary leather. 5 raised bands. Red speckled page ends. Good bindings. Moderate shelfwear. Chipping and loss to head and tail of spine. Boards detached. Library markings. Contemporary owners bookplate of Thomas Wright on verso of title page. Clean unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US. London : Printed for J.J. and P. Knapton hardcover
1760679661760. London 1760. 5th edition. London 1760. 5th edition. Selden's Historical Discourse Selden John 1584-1654 Bacon Nathaniel 1593-1660 Editor Attributed Author. An Historical and Political Discourse of the Laws and Government of England From the First Times to the End of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. With a Vindication of the Antient Way of Parliaments in England. Collected from Some Manuscript Notes of John Selden Esq; By Nathaniel Bacon Of Grays Inn Esq; Corrected and Improved by a Gentleman of the Middle-Temple. London: Printed for D. Browne and A. Millar 1760. iv viii xiii-xix 203 1; xii 178 8 pp. Complete. Quarto 11-1/4" x 9-1/4". Contemporary speckled calf raised bands to spine gilt fillets to boards gilt-stamped title on spine rubbed away. Light rubbing and a few minor nicks and scuffs to boards moderate rubbing to extremities joints and front hinge cracked negligible light gatoring to spine some chipping to spine ends corners bumped and somewhat worn early armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Moderate toning to text occasional light browning to outer edges of margins. $500. Fifth and final edition. Often attributed to Bacon the Historical Discourse "is a sort of constitutional history of England showing much knowledge of the development of the institutions civil and ecclesiastical and pervaded by a strong spirit of hostility to the claims of the royal prerogative and to hierarchical pretensions." DNB. "The first edition having become so rare a second edition was secretly printed in 1672 which was suppressed. It was again secretly reprinted in 1682 and the publishers were prosecuted. The 1682 edition appears to have been reissued in 1689 with the 1682 imprint" Sweet & Maxwell. Dictionary of National Biography I:836-837. Sweet & Maxwell A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 1:99 9. English Short-Title Catalogue T108171. unknown
1760679661760. London 1760. 5th edition. London 1760. 5th edition. Selden's Historical Discourse Selden John 1584-1654 Bacon Nathaniel 1593-1660 Editor Attributed Author. An Historical and Political Discourse of the Laws and Government of England From the First Times to the End of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. With a Vindication of the Antient Way of Parliaments in England. Collected from Some Manuscript Notes of John Selden Esq; By Nathaniel Bacon Of Grays Inn Esq; Corrected and Improved by a Gentleman of the Middle-Temple. London: Printed for D. Browne and A. Millar 1760. iv viii xiii-xix 203 1; xii 178 8 pp. Complete. Quarto 11-1/4" x 9-1/4". Contemporary speckled calf raised bands to spine gilt fillets to boards gilt-stamped title on spine rubbed away. Light rubbing and a few minor nicks and scuffs to boards moderate rubbing to extremities joints and front hinge cracked negligible light gatoring to spine some chipping to spine ends corners bumped and somewhat worn early armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Moderate toning to text occasional light browning to outer edges of margins. $500. Fifth and final edition. Often attributed to Bacon the Historical Discourse "is a sort of constitutional history of England showing much knowledge of the development of the institutions civil and ecclesiastical and pervaded by a strong spirit of hostility to the claims of the royal prerogative and to hierarchical pretensions." DNB. "The first edition having become so rare a second edition was secretly printed in 1672 which was suppressed. It was again secretly reprinted in 1682 and the publishers were prosecuted. The 1682 edition appears to have been reissued in 1689 with the 1682 imprint" Sweet & Maxwell. Dictionary of National Biography I:836-837. Sweet & Maxwell A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 1:99 9. English Short-Title Catalogue T108171. unknown books
1760693471760. Final Edition of Selden's Historical Discourse Selden John 1584-1654. Bacon Nathaniel 1593-1660 Editor Attributed Author. An Historical and Political Discourse of the Laws and Government of England From the First Times to the End of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. With a Vindication of the Antient Way of Parliaments in England. Collected from Some Manuscript Notes of John Selden Esq; By Nathaniel Bacon Of Grays Inn Esq; Corrected and Improved by a Gentleman of the Middle-Temple. London: Printed for D. Browne and A. Millar 1760. iv viii xiii-xix 1 203 1; xii 178 8 pp. Complete. Includes one-page publisher advertsiemenst. Quarto 11-1/4" x 9". Recent library buckram red and black lettering pieces gilt-stamped library name and paper shelf label to spine endleaves added blind-stamped library name and small security tag to front board. Light rubbing corners bumped library stamps to edges endleaves and title page front endleaf partially detached light browning and light foxing to text. Light soiling to title page gift inscription dated 1841 From C.A. Paulson to C.A. Paulson Jr. and owner signature of C.B. Paulson dated 1850 to head faint embossed library stamp to foot. $500. Fifth and final edition. Often attributed to Bacon the Historical Discourse "is a sort of constitutional history of England showing much knowledge of the development of the institutions civil and ecclesiastical and pervaded by a strong spirit of hostility to the claims of the royal prerogative and to hierarchical pretensions." DNB. "The first edition having become so rare a second edition was secretly printed in 1672 which was suppressed. It was again secretly reprinted in 1682 and the publishers were prosecuted. The 1682 edition appears to have been reissued in 1689 with the 1682 imprint" Sweet & Maxwell. Dictionary of National Biography 1:836-837. Sweet & Maxwell A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 1:99 9. English Short-Title Catalogue T108171. unknown books
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
17332212280022Printed for J.J. and P. Knapton D. Midwinter and A. Ward A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch J. Pemberton J. Osborn and T. Longman C. Rivington F. Clay J. Batley R. Hett and T. Hatchett London M. DCC. XXXIII 1733. Hardcover. Acceptable. Volume 1 and 3 only. First collected English edition. Quartos. Bound in contemporary calf. Hinges cracked but holding. Vol. 1: 2 v 1 iii-lxxix 1 603 1 p.; v. 3: lxx 2 632 58 p. ESTC T89045. Gibson 250. Printed for J.J. and P. Knapton, D. Midwinter and A. Ward, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, J. Pemberton, J. Osborn and T. Longman, hardcover
1778LTH28-A-11London: W Strahan and M Woodfall 1778. Leather. Fair. 14.5" by 9.5". None. A volume of this legal work by Matthew Bacon featuring notable legal cases. Volume I of original V. The fourth edition. Matthew Bacon was an eighteenth century commentator on the laws of England. This was his major work which collected court cases of interest to lawyers looking for precedents. Bacon died before completing the text and it was added to at later times by various authors. A fascinating piece of English history exploring the laws of the 18th century. In a full calf binding. Externally worn. Heavy rubbing and loss to boards and lifting of leather from boards. Library marking to spine. Front joint tender. Internally generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages bright with spotting handling marks and age toning throughout. Old ink annotations throughout. Fair W Strahan and M Woodfall hardcover
17781803010030London: A. Strahan for T. Cadell 1778. 4th ed. Hardcover. Acceptable. 5 volumes complete. Folio 37 cm. Bound in contemporary sheep. Red morocco spine labels. Bindings worn. Hinges cracked. Covers rubbed dry. Vols. 1 & 2 covers scraped. Generally good internally but vol. 1 has some marginal tanning spotting mostly to prelims. Some dampstaining and discoloration in vol. 4. Vol. 4 front board detached. Sold with all faults. <br> A widely read work by colonial-era American lawyers. "The standard encyclopedia of common law on both sides of the Atlantic ocean in the 18th century." W. Hamilton Bryson Legal Education in Virginia 1779-1978 UVA 1982. 749-755 p. The organization of the work more closely resembles a legal encyclopedia with "a series of scientifically constructed treatises on all branches of the law alphabetically arranged." William Holdsworth A History of English Law Methuen Sweet and Maxwell 1938 12:169. Interestingly both Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson owned copies of this work and used it in their legal practice. An important work in the evolution of American legal thinking. <br> Early stamp's of W. H Lowdermilk & Co. Law Booksellers Washington D.C. Lowdermilk & Co. were legal booksellers at the turn of the century. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. London: A. Strahan, for T. Cadell 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
1739955P34London: Daniel Brown; Andrew Millar 1739. Leather. Near Fine. 12.5" by 8.5". None. A smartly bound copy of Nathaniel Bacon's exploration of the history of England through its legal and political institutions. An exploration of the history of the law and politics in England from the earliest times to the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. A constitutional history of the country looking at the development of the civil and ecclesiastical institutions across the centuries.This work is of note in particular due to its discussion on the politics of Norman England as it is considered to be the first work to do so. The work is anti-clerical and favours government by an elected council.By Nathaniel Bacon from "some manuscript notes" by John Selden. Bacon was a Puritan lawyer and a politician who sat in the House of Commons. He was also the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty. Fourth edition stated to the title page.Collated complete. In a modern calf binding with renewed endpapers. Externally fine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean with the occasional scattered spot. Near Fine Daniel Brown; Andrew Millar hardcover
1760B1846London: D. Browne and A. Millar c. 1760. Occasional faint foxing otherwise an excellent copy. Edition: Fifth edition Binding: Contemporary full calf upper and lower boards with gilt floral centerpiece within two thin gilt lines rebacked expertly preserving the original spine in six compartments of raised bands and a gilt diamond pattern gilt morocco label on two gilt text on six gilt tooling along board edges endpapers marbled. Notes: Nathaniel Bacon was the half brother of Sir Francis Bacon and the son of Nicholas Bacon. He was a member of the Suffolk committee for the defence against the Royalists an M.P. for Cambridge University and Master of requests during Richard Cromwell's protectorate. The book according to the Dictionary of National Biography is a sort of constitutional history of England showing much knowledge of the development of its institutions civil and ecclesiastical and pervaded by a strong spirit of hostility to the claims of the royal prerogative and hierarchical pretensions. Size: Large 4to Volume: Two volumes in one. References: Graesse I:247. Pages: P. title blank advertisement 2 half title blank advertisement iii-iv contents v-vi preface vii-viii index xiii-xix blank 1-203; half-title blank preface iii-xii 1-178 contents 2 index 5. Category: Book Social Sciences; Book History D. Browne and A. Millar hardcover
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
1786626L13London: John Nichols; J Fand C Rivington 1786. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 9". None. The first edition of John Bacon's editorial of Ecton's Thesaurus. This work is an account of the valuations of all ecclesiastical benefices who paid the first fruits and tenths annates. The work was originally issued in 1711 and was compiled by John Ecton. Seven editions of the work appeared between 1723 and 1796 under the title 'Liber Valorum et Decimarum'. Bacon changed the name of this work to 'Liber Regis' before making his own additions. This work has been published without any mention of Ecton. Ecton's preface remains in-tact with no revision on the part of Bacon. The Gentleman's Magazine for 1786 and 1787 discussed this plagiarism in both issues. Ecton was employed in the first-fruits department of the office of Queen Anne's Bounty where he was the receiver of the tenths of the clergy. This work is a comprehensive list of the Benefices in England and Wales that are charged with the payment of the First Fruits and Tenths. Each Diocese is presented in alphabetical order. The First Edition of Bacon's 'Editorial' of this work which has a few additions following Ecton's original work. Bacon was a British clerk and editor who spent much of his life in the first-fruits department of Queen Anne's Bounty office. ESTC No. T142990. In a full calf binding . Rebacked with the original boards preserved. Externally generally smart with patches of rubbing to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Just the odd spots to pages. Very Good Indeed John Nichols; J Fand C Rivington hardcover
1755106641755 Amsterdam, Artskee et Mercus, Paris, se trouve chez Desaint et Saillant, 1755; 2 volumes in-12°, plein veau marbré de l'époque, triple filet doré encadrant les plats, dos lisse orné de fers de feuillages, titre doré sur étiquette de maroquin rouge, tomaison sur étiquette vert foncé, armoiries dorées en pied, tranches rouges; (IV) - 411 - (1)pp.; (II) -347 - (1)pp. Reliure frottée aux charnières et coupes, manques aux coiffes et coins émoussés, petite trace de mouillure en haut de plusieurs feuillets.
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
17631309170124Printed for Andrew Millar 1763-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Fine binding. Full modern leather raised bands gilt ruled and inlaid. Fine binding and cover. 16 396 12 p. Clean unmarked pages. New end pages. Provenance: John Rodgers US Navy's copy. Signature on title page. Rodgers 1772-1838 was a noted US Naval commander. Quasi War First Barbary War Second Barbary War and War of 1812. Rodgers played an important role in the recapture of Washington from the British in 1814. He was also Secretary of the Navy. Printed for Andrew Millar hardcover
17181409240007London : Printed by H. Clark for J. Walthoe et. al 1718-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 3 parts in One. 10 167 9 21 11 102 p. Bound in Cambridge-style full leather. Spine rebacked in leather. Gilt lettering on green spine label. 5 raised bands. Good binding and cover. Wear to extremities. Loss to leather at corners. Owners name on title page and verso. Bookplate of Gerhard Dunnhaupt on inside board. Cut to tail of spine leather. Weaken gutters. Clean unmarked pages with minimal tanning. <br><br> Gerhard Dnnhaupt FRSC is a German bibliographer literary historian emeritus professor of the University of Michigan an honorary life member of the Modern Language Association of America and an Elected Fellow of the Academies of Arts Humanities and Sciences of Canada. He is the author of the only annotated bibliography of German Baroque literature. London : Printed by H. Clark, for J. Walthoe, et. al hardcover
1740013815London: Printed for A. Millar against St Clement's Church in the Strand 1740 Book. Fair. Hardcover. viii iv lxxxii 394 38 124 pages frontispiece. Part of ESTC T52745. In old full leather binding joints split and holding with the cords. Front free end paper creased. Rear free end paper detached. Title page browned. Some other browning and spotting to pages. Tears and creases to the lower edges of pages xxxiii-xxxviii - with tape repairs. Pages 73/74 have the upper outer corner torn away but clear of the text. Printed for A. Millar, against St Clement's Church in the Strand hardcover
1756140104à Leyde, chez les Libraires Associés, M. DCC. LVI. 1756 2 volumes. In-16 17 x 9,5 cm. Reliures de l’époque veau havane moucheté, dos à nerfs encadrés de fers dorés, piéces de titre et de tomaison maroquin rouge et vert, vignette au titre, bandeaux, lettrines, culs-de-lampe, [1]-416-II-[1] f.-[1]-434-[3] pp., tables des matières. Ex-libris humide Bibliothèque de Leugny.
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
1701323534London: E. Holt 1701. hardcover. very good. vi 167 pages 2 page table. BOUND WITH: "Of the Colours of Good and Evil; A Fragment 114 pages. 8vo contemporary brown leather with blind-stamped border designs on covers; neatly re-cased with similar leather spine and label. London: E. Hoit 1701. A very good copy.<br/> <br/> E. Holt unknown
