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17753220255<p><em>8vo. pp. 19 1 blank; with engraved headpiece vignette and initial; stitched as issued uncut.</em></p><p>First edition of this rare moralistic essay on the subject of humour both good and bad.</p><p>The author states that he has no intention of being stuffy or professorial in his analysis of humour and its subspecies 'mauvaise humeur'. He notes that in the age of 'good company the need to be fashionable had almost entirely ruled out any place for humour and offers the reader a more optimistic view of existence more frivolous and worldly in which humour might have a role'.</p> [n.p., n.d., c.
1787012626Schleswigue: Chez J. W. Serringhausen 1787. Book measures 16.5x111.cm. xiv223pp2pp errata. Bound in modern full panelled leather raised bands leather title label marble endpapers. Binding in fine condition. Internally pages clean. A very nice copy. . First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good. Small 8 Vo. Chez J. W. Serringhausen Hardcover
1758R8BROWN4HParis: Theodore De Hansy 1758. Hardback full-calf. Decorative end-papers. Text in French. 12.5cm x 7cm. 288pp. Frontis. Title vignette & 14 illustrations within the text. Binding is slightly rubbed and darkened. Some water marking to fore edges of first roughtly 25 pages. Small loss to fore margin on page 51 text not affected. Page 57 torn with slight loss. Scarce. Private ownership. r8 AB. Hard Cover. Good. Theodore De Hansy Hardcover
1790CAT000091Paris: Hotel de Bouthillier 1790. First Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Later 1/4 morocco over boards. light wear at corners. Slight offsetting to text otherwise quite clean internally. xxxvii 121 5 109 3. Vicaire 348-9.<br/><br/>Scarce tract on the history trade use and chemical properties of coffee. At the end is a rather charming long poem on coffee translated from the Latin of Abbé Massieu. Size: 8vo octavo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; History. Inventory No: CAT000091. Hotel de Bouthillier hardcover
179575668Author. 1795. Hardcover. Very Good. Undated belivied to be 1795 22pp but lacking title page bound in grey paper covers sl stained and with title written on in ink bound up in brown cloth; 12 Mo . Author hardcover
179575689Author. 1795. Hardcover. Very Good. Undated belivied to be 1795 22pp but lacking title page bound in grey paper covers sl stained and with title written on in ink bound up in brown cloth; 12 Mo . Author hardcover
1737012883London: Printed By John Baskett 1737. Book measures 31x21.5.cm. 47pp. Bound in modern brown cloth with gilt lettering on top board. Binding in fine condition. Internally pages in very good clean condition. A very nice copy. F. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto. Printed By John Baskett Hardcover
17804558Paris: Chez Onfroy 1780. Two volumes in one first edition. A rare guide to the state of Great Britain from a French perspective. Volume one was for 1780 volume two for 1781. It would seem that there were plans for this to be an annual review but if so this doesn't appear to have happened as Worldcat only records these two years. Full leather binding with gilt decoration to the spine. The label and one panel of the gilt to the spine has been pulled away leaving some leather but no surface see photos. The rest of the boards are in good slightly bumped condition. Inside there is an owner's signature to the end paper. The rest is clean and tidy. The half-title reads "Etat de l'Angleterre pour l'anneÌe 1780." viii 178 2 pages. The first volume conforms to OCLC: 40428559. This is followed by another half title for the year 1781 and a second volume of the book. viii 199 3. pages. This second volume conforms to OCLC: 630334412. Both volumes are full of the in depth information required by researchers. Including names addresses ranks etc. For example there is a list of the names and addresses of all the London bankers accounts of the King and court names of ships and vessels in the navy etc. etc. Text in French. 170 by 100mm 6¾ by 4 inches. No other copies available to purchase at the time of cataloguing. . Deux volumes en un première édition. Un guide de l'état de la Grande-Bretagne d'un point de vue français. Le premier volume porte sur l'année 1780 le second sur l'année 1781. Il semblerait qu'il était prévu que ce soit une revue annuelle mais si c'est le cas cela ne semble pas s'être produit car Worldcat n'enregistre que ces deux années. Reliure en plein cuir avec décoration dorée au dos. L'étiquette et un panneau de la dorure au dos ont été arrachés laissant un peu de cuir mais pas de surface voir les photos. Le reste des planches est en bon état légèrement bosselé. A l'intérieur la signature d'un propriétaire figure sur la page de garde. Le reste est propre et bien rangé. Le demi-titre indique "Etat de l'Angleterre pour l'année 1780". viii 178 2 pages. Le premier volume est conforme à OCLC : 40428559. Il est suivi d'un autre demi-titre pour l'année 1781 et d'un second volume du livre. viii 199 3 pages. Ce deuxième volume est conforme à OCLC : 630334412. Les deux volumes contiennent les informations détaillées dont les chercheurs ont besoin. Y compris les noms les adresses les grades etc. Par exemple il y a une liste des noms et adresses de tous les banquiers de Londres les comptes du roi et de la cour les noms des navires et des vaisseaux de la marine etc. etc. Texte en français. 170 x 100 mm. Aucun autre exemplaire disponible à l'achat au moment du catalogage. Chez Onfroy hardcover
1783014893London 1783. 3 reports bound in 1 volume. First 24th December 1783. Second 1st March 1784.Third 23rd March 1784. Collation 60pp many folding appendix 49pp folding appendix 57pp. Bound in later full leather raised bands gilt lines leather title label. Leather rubbed scuffed faded. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally a few pages with light browning. Pages clean throughout A very nice copy. F. Full Calf. Very Good. Quarto. Hardcover
179221521792. Copper-line engraving. 180mm by 100mm sheet. Un peuple est sans honneur et m_rite ses chaines Quand il baisse le front sons le sceptre des reines'<br /> Shows a nude woman pulling back the curtain to a tent to reveal a female figure or mermaid on a bed stabbing a king sitting in a chair; a bust of a satyr is at the head of the bed and two-faced Justice stands to the right as other figures crowd the bed on the left. unknown
1796114297Germany: Auf Kosten Des Verfassers By the Author. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1796. Presumed 1st Edition. Hardcover. Attractively bound in half leather spine and corners with speckled paper-covered boards. 5 raises bands to the pine with gilt banding and gilt floral decorations to each compartment and a gilt title label. Some rubbling to the extremities as to be expected but hinges sound and overall near VG. All edges red marbled endpapers with an integral green ribbon marker inside. 2 214 pp. This copy belonged to a member of the VIVIAN family of Swansea and has the name of 'John Henry Vivian' and the brother of Hussey Vivian 1st Baron Vivian written neatly in script in old ink on the top of the front free endpaper. TEXT IN GERMAN. AS far as I can gather this was published as a 'counterpart' to Knigges' most famous sociological work - "Umgang Mit Menschen". Amongst other things this is a Confrontation with or Reply to Knigge & his attitude to the Illuminati order. Quite scarce. See Images ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 216 pages . Auf Kosten Des Verfassers (By the Author) hardcover
17906921790. Etching with aquatint. 90mm by 77mm platemark. 'FT Talma Chirurgien Dentiste du Roi d'Angleterre' <br /> Michel-Francois Talma 1733-1806 was born in in Paris. In the 1760s he moved to London and from 1770 to 1780 he practised as a dentist in Cavendish Street London and remained in the city for the remainder of his career. His son became a well-known actor.False-mounted. Very rare. unknown
178865376Printed for T. Carnan at No.65 St. Pauls Church Yard London 1788. hardback. good condition only in worn leather- the front cover is loose. Printed for T. Carnan at No.65 St. Pauls Church Yard, London hardcover
17487791748. Copper-line engraving. 185mm by 110mm platemark. Admiral of the Fleet George Anson 1697 -1762 was noted for his circumnavigation of the globe and his role overseeing the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War .<br /> Some very faint off-setting in title areas. unknown
174020321740. Copper-line engraving. 160mm by 105mm platemark. Gerard Thom c. 1040 - 1120 was the founder of the Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem in 1099. unknown
179526301795. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 240mm by 150mm sheet. Native of Botany Bay brought over by Captain Tench.<br /> Australian native botanical engraving from Curtis' Botanical Magazine. William Curtis 1746-1799 was a trained pharmacist in London who maintained a large garden and devoted himself to the study of its flora. He began publishing the Curtis Botanical Magazine in 1787.Accompanied by original text describing features of the plant when it was introduced and by whom and whose collection it comes from. unknown
1791OB1042-15<p>France Paris 1791. Soft Cover. 7 p.; 19.5 cm. Caption title; without imprint. Opening sentences: Nous ne voulons plus de votre constitution qui nous a ruinés. / Nous ne voulons plus de votre liberté qui n'est que pour les frippons les voleurs et les assassins. "Nous ne voulons" is repeated 36 times at the head of each paragraph. Martin & Walter IV 2: 7306 which specifies: Anti-révolutionnaire. One of a collection of 40 Royalist and counter-revolutionary tracts of the French Revolution. Stock#OB1042-15. Very Good in marbled paper wrappers.</p> unknown paperback
179016795Rent ekspl. 55 pp. <br/><br/><em>Bibl. Dan. III:563. </em> unknown
1795045554Madrid: D. Ramon Ruiz 1795. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Contemporary speckled calf spine gilt light wear at edges a bit of worming in the gutter not touching any text. A very attractive little copy in a custom slipcase. Size: duodecimo 12mo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; Inventory No: 045554. D. Ramon Ruiz hardcover
1793044802Upsala: Johan Edmans Enka 1793. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Contemporary boards spine defective wear to title page and soiling to final few pages a few notes in an early hand clean otherwise and a nicely printed wide margined copy. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 044802. <br/><br/> Johan Edmans Enka hardcover
