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176724958à Rotterdam: Chez E. V. D. W. 1767. Fine. Chez E. V. D. W. à Rotterdam 1767 10.50 x 18 cm relié Second edition after the original of 1766 published by the same publisher. Half emerald morocco binding from the mid-19th century. Spine with raised bands decorated with 5 flowers and fillets. The work is a libertine entertainment on elegance and fashion in novelistic form; it is the story of an elegant man and his tribulations in society. Chez E. V. D. W. hardcover
179086180s. l. Paris Paris: S. n. 1790. Fine. S. n. s. l. Paris Paris s. d. ca 1790 14 x 22 cm broché First edition. Tears and lacks to board margins some foxing. Rare copy in its original stitching and under plain blue interim covers. S. n. unknown
1796295278Liverpool: Privately Printed 1796. hardcover. 191 pages slim 8vo brown cloth-backed marbled boards. Liverpool: Privately Printed 1796. First Edition. Very good .<br/> <br/> Privately Printed unknown
1769010498London: Newbery and Carnan 1769. 2nd ed. 1st-1760 . Hardcover. Good-VG. 10.5 Cms x 16.5 Cms. Leather spine with marbled boards xii276; foxing spots and light tanning throughout t.p. chipped across top with loss of 'The' in title small fragment of early sig. remains 'Miss' chip to centre fore-edge expertly repaired slighter chipping remains up to leaf.ix/x otherwise internally clean and tight with additional new endpapers expert new binding in 1/4 calf with blue marbled boards with panelled gilt-lettered spine. Although well-known and much reprinted recently genuine 1769 2nd editions are extremely scarce- and 1760 1st is now nearly unknown. Note: quoted shipping rates are calculated for 500-700 gram net weight cost will be modified up or down as appropriate outside this range. <br/> <br/> Newbery and Carnan hardcover
1800388785N.I. : N.I. 1800. 1st edition. Hardcover. Poor copy in full red morocco leather. Spine worn; spine bands and panel edges rubbed and bumped as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 65 pp. of notes rest blank 19 cm. Notes; An early 19th century date is suggested manuscript notebook most likely kept by an architect. It includes original observations and extracts from contemporary journals. Subjects; Architecture. 19th century. N.I. : N.I. hardcover
1759140192London : Printed For G. Woodfall At The King's-Arms Charing-Cross 1759 1759. First Edition. Hardback. Originally disbound wrappers later bound in paper-labeled cloth-backed boards very good. Internally crisp and clean. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 62 pages; Physical desc. : 2 5-62p. ; 8vo. Subject: Pitt William Earl of Chatham 1708-1778 - Early works to 1800. Sometimes attributed to Dr. Pettingal. Referenced by: ESTC T032704. Zt032704. London : Printed For G. Woodfall, At The King's-Arms, Charing-Cross, [1759?] hardcover
1713311811713. A Paris chez Louis Sevestre / Jean Barbou / Pierre Huet 1713. Un vol. au format in-4 263 x 198 mm de 1 f. bl. 8 ff. n.fol. 286 pp. 1 f. de Table n.fol. et 1 f. bl. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de plein veau mouchetÂŽ havane plats jansÂŽnistes dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽ de filets gras ˆ froid roulette dorÂŽe sur les coupes caissons d'encadrement dorÂŽs filets en pointillÂŽs dorÂŽs important dÂŽcor fleuronnÂŽ dorÂŽ palette dorÂŽe en tÂte et queue roulette dorÂŽe sur les coupes. Edition originale rare. ''Selon moi ces trois saintes femmes sont une seule et mÂme personne. Et commencerai par exposer leur systÂme et leurs vues''. Barbier I Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes 1063-b - QuÂŽrard IX La France littÂŽraire p. 551. Coiffes accidentÂŽes. Abrasions superficielles affectant les plats ; prÂŽsentant en outre chacun un petit manque marginal. PiÂce de titre absente. Quelques rousseurs dans le corps d'ouvrage. Du reste bonne condition. b42961 unknown
170111725Amsterdam: Jean Malherbe 1701. 308x190mm. 12¼x7½". Amterdam Jean Malherbe 1701. En folio 308 x 190mm. 8 h. 109 3 pp. 4 de 6 láminas grabadas plegadas y 37 hojas de texto con grabados de monedas retratos ciudades etcétera. Encuadernación en holandesa del siglo diecinueve. Primera edición de esta historia de los Países Bajos con la descripción de su gobierno instituciones y las Compañías de las Indias Orientales y Occidentales. Buen ejemplar algunas hojas amarronadas. Falto de dos láminas plegadas. Jean Malherbe hardcover
173279965Bologna Nella Stamperia del Longhi 1732. Piccolo volume in 12° cm 145 x 8 piena pergamena coeva con titoletto calligrafico al dorso. Pp. 36 n.n. 384 piccolo fregio al frontespizio formato dall'intreccio delle due lettere G e L Giuseppe Longhi. Il nome dell'A. si ricava in apertura all'avviso "Agli Accademici Clementini"; segue altro avviso "allo Stampatore" di Giampietro Zanotti curatore del volume. Nobile bolognese erudito ed eclettico personaggio Carlo Cesare Malvasia viene considerato ancora oggi un punto di riferimento per la storia dell'arte bolognese fondamentali i suoi testi Felsina pittrice e appunto le Pitture di Bologna edito nel 1686 e qui in terza edizione con nuove e copiose aggiunte Bologna, Nella Stamperia del Longhi unknown
170461778No place Jeune le Sincere 1704. 12mo. In contemporary coloured floral printed wrappers. Wear to extremities spine split. Title-page with red underlinings otherwise internally nice and clean. 6 297 pp. frontispiece. <br/><br/><em>Rare first edition of this collection of French anticlerical erotic novels. These works frequently portrayed Spanish authorities as their central figures with this particular volume focusing on Cardinal Luis Manuel Fernández Portocarrero 1635–1709 who served as Viceroy of Sicily and State Counselor. </em> unknown
1780357202Paris.: Chez la Veuve Jacques a la Avalez. Circa 1780. Old marbled wrapper pages disbound stabbed but lacking the stitching. Good light dampstains and soiling to a few pages. 21x13.5x0.6 cm. French text. A rare engraved style book for teaching proper writing to young people. Engraved from manuscript original. weight: 0.2 lb. All pages engraved. Chez la Veuve Jacques a la Avalez. unknown
1793182624No place.: No publisher. 1793. 1st edition. Publisher's decorated paper wraps. A very good untrimmed copy bright text with some page rippling. 8vo. French text. Scarce in this edition. weight: 0.5 lb. No publisher. paperback
178477342London: G. Robinson 1784. Second edition. Good condition. Old bookplate. Marbled endpapers. G. Robinson unknown
1790825F20London: F. Power and Co 1790. Cloth. Very Good. 6" by 4". Not Stated. The very scarce twelfth edition of this fascinating educational guide for the 'little masters and misses' of the latter half of the eighteenth century. Covering a variety of subjects. The twelfth edition of this very scarce eighteenth century educational guide for 'Young Gentlemen and Ladies' very scarce in all editions. Designed to be a 'private tutor for little masters and misses' this delightful work contains sections dedicated to the history of England the solar system the wonders of the world the 'behaviours of great men' and 'directions for reading with elegance and propriety'.Illustrated throughout with vignette woodcuts and decorations.ESTC reference no. T83115. Majority of leaf L2 missing with remaining portion partially restored to gutter. Leaf M restored to fore edge.Contemporary inscriptions to front and rear blanks from the children of the Longman family with the inscription 'Ann Longman her book gift by Ann Read January 6th 1799' to verso of title page.First published in 1751 this popular work saw numerous editions throughout the second half of the eighteenth century. Rebound in full cloth with endpapers renewed. Remnants of original floral boards laid down. Contemporary inscriptions to front and rear blanks with further inscription to verso of title page. Internally firmly bound. Majority of leaf L2 missing with remaining portion partially restored to gutter. Leaf M restored to fore edge. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type with the odd spot. Very Good F. Power and Co hardcover
1721856F46London: Sam. Illidge 1721. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. The second edition of this scarce guide to the 'curiosities' of England aimed at both 'foreigners' and 'countrymen'. The second edition of this scarce work first published in 1713.With a folding table detailing 'things most proper to be observed by Strangers' and intended to be either folded up and used as a guide or 'put in a frame'.This scarce and anonymously authored work discusses the monuments monasteries walls Roman camps flowers birds beasts and palaces of England alongside numerous other categories thought to interest the tourist.ESTC Citation No. T79765A delightful guide to the pleasures of early eighteenth century England. Rebacked in a full calf binding with boards restored retaining the original endpapers. Light rubbing to back strip head and front joint with further light rubbing to board heads. Faded blind stamp to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages age toned with spotting throughout. Very Good Sam. Illidge hardcover
175410229London: W. Owen. London W. Owen 1754. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy in a recent binding. A collection of short satirical essays. The first appearance of Jonathan Swift's poem 'The Answer'. Condition is very good the front endpaper is a little chipped to the foreedge. A little dusty to the top edge and some wrinkling to the leaves. 4 xxxii 33-240 xxviii 14 2 seems to be complete - lots of records suggest no half-title though I've yet to find one that has one so presumably it never did. A pleasing copy. Page 233 misnumbered 133. 10229 Hyraxia Books. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1754. W. Owen hardcover
1790100097AG1790. Dungiven c.1790-1810. Original late 18th century early 19th century Watercolour of scenery near Dungiven County Londonderry. 24 cm x 16.3 cm. Besides some darkening to one part of the image in very good condition. unknown
178627710London: Printed for J. Bell 1786 1786. First edition. Sabin 61167; ESTC T43897. Title page a little spotted and browned; very good copy. 8vo modern brown quarter calf period style marbled paper boards red morocco label gilt rules and lettering. An opera in part based on Marmontel's Tale of the Coralie with music by James Hook 1746-1827. A note on the front free endpaper in a learned bookseller's hand attributes the authorship to Harriet Horncastle Hook the wife of James Hook. She is the acknowledged anonymous author of two other plays James Hook was involved with The Double Disguise and the Irish Lad both 1784. London: Printed for J. Bell, 1786 unknown
1741TB31732London: n.p. 1741. First Edition. Very good in full leather covered boards with a rebacked leather spine with gilt double borders around the edges of the boards. A small quarto of 9 1/2 by 7 3/4 inches with moderate wear and rubbing around the edges of the boards two early prior owner's names on the first free end page and the ghost of what may have been an owner's book plate on the last paste down. There is evidence of this volume having been an exlibrary copy which evidence is limited to the notation "Case 2 B972gb" on the verso of the title page. The full title of this printing is: "Extracts From the Several Treaties Subsisting Between Great-Britain And Other Kingdoms and States Of Such Articles and Clauses as relate to the Duty and Conduct of the Cammanders of the King of Great-Britain's Ships of War. Together With Such Articles of Later Treaties as Revive or Confirm any Former Treaties which bear any Relation to the same.180 pages including an index appendices and text. Illustrated with a color frontispiece and with images from black 264 pages of text summarizing treaties with France Spain Holland Austrian Netherlands Russia Sweden Denmark Savoy Turky sic Morocco Algiers Tripoly and Tunis. Illustrated with an engraved nautically related frontispiece. n.p. hardcover
176116762London: C. Henderson. Very Good. 1761. First Edition. Hardcover. Original leather binding is rubbed. New spine and endpapers. The only xlib mark is a small bookplate inside the front cover. Contents are very good to near fine with just a bit of foxing. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 295 pages . C. Henderson hardcover
180030374à Paris: Chez Le Fuel 1800. Fine. Chez Le Fuel à Paris 18. 7.50 x 12.50 cm relié First edition decorated with 6 figures drawn by Berlin and engraved by Devilliers. 80 pages of engraved music. Contemporary full red straight-grained morocco binding. Smooth spine decorated with two butterflies and two fleurons. Frame border on boards. One tiny lack at foot. Rubbing. Scattered foxing. Handsome copy. Song collection whose songs are mainly drawn from operettas Boieldieu Piccini Lemoine. Although most of the texts are amorous laments one notes an intruder: God save the king. NB: This work is available at the bookstore on request within 48 hours. Chez Le Fuel hardcover
1775930F31Not Stated: Not Stated c1775. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". None. A smart late eighteenth century edition of the Apocrypha in an attractive quarter morocco binding. This copy of the King James Version of the Apocrypha is bound without the title page or any material leading to an exact identification of the date of publication. Beginning with I. Esdras and concluding with II. Maccabees this is based upon the KJV of 1611 with the use of the 'Apocrypha' running title. Following the King James tradition this Apocrypha was likely extracted from between the Old Testament and New Testament of a larger Holy Bible.With the collation: 1 A8-L8 M6.In an attractive quarter morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Endpapers renewed but retaining one original front blank and two to the rear. Rebound in quarter morocco with cloth covered boards. Externally fine. Front hinge strained but firmly held. Endpapers renewed. Internally firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type with the odd light spot. Small area of worming towards fore edge of each leaf obscuring on average one word of text per page. Worming more significant from gathering L onwards penetrating to rear blanks and free endpaper. Significant worming to tail of gutter of leaves B7-D8 obscuring a few words of text to each leaf. Very Good Not Stated hardcover