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17767003787J. Eddowes 1776. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Small octavo size. Leather boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Raised bands on spine. Badly chipped spine. Covers detached but present. Clean pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item350grams ISBN: J. Eddowes hardcover
18006720383Oxford Clarendon Press 1800. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item950grams ISBN: Oxford Clarendon Press hardcover
17527106013London: A.Millar 1752. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Clean text; age toned; light foxing; edges worn; gilt on spine; spine splitting; binding loose; Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN: A.Millar hardcover
17886392282Printed for the author 1788. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Spine and boards scuffed and worn the edges are bumped. The pages are age toned. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN: Printed for the author hardcover
17323949219J. Brotherton 1732. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen markings. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. 8vo. Faded green cloth rebound. Sticker and rips on backstrip. Front and back hinge splits. Frontispiece. Binding is fair. Pen notations throughout. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item750grams ISBN: J. Brotherton hardcover
1761181006London: R. Baldwin 1761. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 56pp including contents page. Articles include: Prices of Stocks in January 171 etc.; Hints About the City Pavements; A Palsy Cured by Electricity; A General Account of the Canadians from Charlevoix; Distress of Fort William Henry and Massacre of the Garrison; Prostitution and Debauchery; Account of the Castle of Leipsic sic in Upper Saxony with folding engraved view. Taped along the spine. In very good condition with little fading of the print. Engraved panoramic view of London on both the Table of Contents and the title page. A very nice copy. <br/> <br/> R. Baldwin paperback
1783038539London: T. Cadell 1783. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. A Fairly Detailed Map Of Africa The Surrounding Islands And The West Coast Of Arabia. 29 X 33 Cm. Folds; Some Light Browning. No Tears Or Chips. Removed From A Book. <br/> <br/> T. Cadell unknown
1783038725London: T. Cadell 1783. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. A Fairly Detailed Map Of South America The Surrounding Islands And Part Of Central America Mostly Labeled As "Mexico". 18 1/2" X 14 1/2". Folds; Some Light Browning. No Chips A Few Short Tears In Margins No Tears In Folds. Removed From A Book. <br/> <br/> T. Cadell unknown
170429112Coloniae Agrippinae: Wilhelmum Friessem 1704. Gebunden. Wilhelmum Friessem unknown
1718BOOKS026006INY:: Oxford Univ. Pr. End-page lib. marks; G unmarked Hardback; no DJ. nd 1917/18. ISBN: xlix 393 pp. Supplement to the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNTIONAL LAW. Vol. II Special Number October 1917 Much on submarine Warfare. Catalogs: HISTORY - UNITED STATES. Keywords: HISTORY WAR I WOODROW WILSON LAW MARITIME LAW WARFARE NEUTRALITY. Oxford Univ. Pr. hardcover
1757182871London 1757. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An original map engraved for the London Magazine. Bound in with the rest of the January 1757 edition but disbound from a larger volume. In excellent condition. Also in this edition is an engraving frontispiece and articles on Fort Ontario Cheap Food for the Poor and Situation and Soil of New York. <br/> <br/> paperback
175588960Paris: Jean Herissant 1755. kart. Jean Herissant unknown
1800anr783London: W Otridge & Son; R Faulder; J Cuthell; &c. G : in good condition. Rebound with new eps. Ex.-lib. with minimal marking. 1800. Second Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 210mm x 130mm 8" x 5". 367pp 223pp xiii. . W Otridge & Son; R Faulder; J Cuthell; &c hardcover
1735016015Nuremburg / Nuernberg / Nurnberg circa 1735: G. C. Eimmarti / Officina Homanniana 1735. Reprint . Triple Mat Board. Fine. A Fine Colored Reprint Of An Exceptionally Decorative Astronomical Map Image 15 1/2" X 13 1/2" Not A Flat Copy Or Poster Heavy Raised Ink On Heavy Textured Paper With Faux Laid Lines No Center Fold Discernible. Beautifully Colored Probably Hand Colored. The Finest Possible Copy But Not An Eighteenth Century Original.Nicely Matted With Triple Mat Boards In Different Colors. <br/> <br/> G. C. Eimmarti / Officina Homanniana unknown
17585055Printed for Jacob and Richard Tonson in the Strand. M DCCLVIII. 1758. Numbers 1-55; December 23 1715-June 29 1716. 1758. Hardcover. Used - Good/None. Full calf leather binding with five raised bands on spine. Small section of cover of spine missing between two bands. Corners turning in and slightly exposed. Ex-libris labels on inside cover; contents otherwise clean with only minor tanning; endpapers foxing. Front board binding has a crack between the board and spine so feels very slightly loose. 392 pages. Printed for Jacob and Richard Tonson in the Strand. M DCCLVIII. [1758]. Numbers 1-55; December 23, 1715-June 29, 1716. hardcover
174240477John and Paul Knapton Francis Cougan and John Nourse 1742. Hardback. Good only hardback. Edgeworn and scuffed front board held by stitching only. With new leather title label on spine. With ownership sig. of Mary Anne Martyn nee Fonnereau dd. 1768 who was the second wife of the author. 8vo contemporary quarter calf with 5 raised bands and modern green title label in one compartment. Illustrated with Copper-Plates. The picture on this listing page is of the actual book for sale. John and Paul Knapton, Francis Cougan and John Nourse hardcover
178825772London: G. Kearsley. Fair. 1788. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The original covers are gone. The spine is covered with a strip of brown tape. Water stain on the title page and some spots of staining internally. A scarce bit of literary history. As-is. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 107 pages . G. Kearsley hardcover
179395926Cadiz Spain: En la Imprenta de Don Antonio Murguia Plazuela de Correo 1793. 1793. Very good. - Small quarto 7 inches high by 5-3/8 inches wide printed self-wraps removed by a previous owner from a larger collection of pamphlets. 11 pages plus 1 blank with a decorative rule above the first page of text. The edges of the title & the rear blank are slightly darkened & there is some light staining to the title. The bottom corners of the last 3 leaves are creased. Very good. <p>An impassioned denunciation of the French for their execution of Louis XVI. The French king was killed in December 1792. The text is in Spanish.<p>Jean Charles de Coucy 1746-1824 was a refugee in Spain during the French revolution 1792-1814. He was made bishop of La Rochelle in 1789 but because of his strongly pro-monarchical views he was soon exiled to Spain where he resided in Guadalajara. In 1801 he refused the Pope's request for his resignation thus contributing to a schism in the lower church. He became one of the "refractaires". In 1803 Napoleon Bonaparte asked the King of Spain to have him arrested whereupon he was imprisoned until 1807. He returned to France in 1816 and was made Archbishop of Rheims the following year.<p>Rare. WorldCat and KVK locate only one copy worldwide. Cadiz [Spain]: En la Imprenta de Don Antonio Murguia, Plazuela de Correo, (1793). paperback
1765023216London: S. Hooper and G. Burnet 1765. Scuffed paper over boards in half leather binding. Five raised bands on spine. Old bookplate scuffed nearly entirely away. Light foxing. viii 244pp. Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson marchioness de Pompadour mistress to Louis XV. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6" - 8" Tall. S. Hooper and G. Burnet Hardcover
178894952December 8 1788. 1788. Very good. - Over 45 words penned on 9-1/4 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide creamy white watermarked paper. Apparently only one page of a longer letter likely missing an attached leaf from what is claimed by the endorsement on the verso to be a letter of recommendation. Only the closing lines and sentiments are present. "Lady Clifden presents her best compliments to you and adds her wishes to mine to see you once more in good health & spirits in this old Castle." Signed "Clifden". "Brig. Gen. Clarke" is penned in darker ink in a contemporary hand next to the Viscount's signature. A few letters are smudged including the first letter in Viscount Clifden's signature. The letter is folded for mailing with ink annotations centered on the verso indicating that the letter was penned by Lord Clifden on December 8 1788 and received nearly a year later on September 1st 1789. The letter is additionally identified as "Recommending Mr. ". There are remnants of gray paper adhering to one edge of the verso indicating that the letter was once mounted. Very good. <p>The Irish peer & politician James Agar 1st Viscount Clifden 1734-1789 was a Member of Parliament for Gowran. He together with William Ponsonby 1st Baron Ponsonby held the post of joint Postmaster General of Ireland from 1784 to 1789. December 8, 1788. unknown
174196766Paris: Chez Jean Desaint 1741. 1741. Good. - 18mo 6-5/8 inches high by 4 inches wide. Full contemporary brown calf with a gilt titled red leather label and floral decorations in gilt between raised bands on the spine. The covers are rubbed and scuffed with wear to the edges and corners. The head of the spine is chipped with a small piece out adjacent to the rear joint. 518 & 5 pages with decorative head & tail pieces and initials. An early owner's name is penned on the title page. There is occasional minor soiling and evidence of early worming to the front edge of the last 2 leaves of text rear blank and endpaper. Good. <p>The French bishop and theologian Jacques Benigne Bossuet 1627-1704 was renowned for his sermons and considered one of the most brilliant orators of all times. A strong advocate of political absolutism and the divine right of kings Bossuet was the court preacher for Louis XIV. Contained within this work are his three great orations delivered at the funerals of Queen Henrietta Maria who was the widow of the English king Charles I in 1669 that of her daughter Henriette Duchess of Orleans who passed away a year later and the French military commander le Grand Conde in 1687. Paris: Chez Jean Desaint, 1741. hardcover
1794030271Paris: Convention Nationale 1794. Disbound. Good . 19pp pamphlet issued by the Convention Nationale regarding the payment to soldiers defending France. Collot-D'Herbois was a playwright actor and essayist who was a member of The Committee on Public Safety Comites de Salut Public during the reign of terror. An attempt was made on his life in 1794 around the time of a similar attempt on the life of Robespierre that enhanced his reputation immeasurably. Mild general soiling and foxing but legible and only shows light wear at edges. Undated cas. 1794. Collot-D'Herbois was one of the few members of the Committee to escape the guillotine but was deported and died of yellow fever the next year. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: History; Inventory No: 030271. <br/><br/> Convention Nationale unknown
178719767London: G. G. J. and J. Robinson. Good. 1787. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in three-quarter leather the book is in need of rebinding. The the covers are rubbed and the front board is loose as is the bottom 1/4 of the spine. Contents are very good to fine. Bookplate from a private library inside the front cover; I see no other library markings. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 341indexplates pages . G. G. J. and J. Robinson hardcover
179926611London: Printed for J. Hatchard 1799. 1799. Good. - Octavo. Softcover pamphlet unbound removed in the distant past. Half-title & 33 pages plus 1 page of publisher's ads. The half-title is detached with a few short tears to the edges. There are 2 short tears to the bottom edge of the leaves throughout. A good clean copy of this pamphlet and well worth binding. <p>The first edition in English. This work was translated from the German edition published without the author's knowledge as "Ein Wort eines freyes sic Schweizers an die Franzosische Nation.".<p>Subsequent to the French Revolution France sought by force to impose its new system of government on its neighbors. Lavater chides the French representatives for their hostile actions in Switzerland. Applauding the principles of "Liberty Equality and the Rights of Man" Lavater tellingly signs the work in print at the end "In The First Year of Swiss Slavery".<p>The Swiss theologian Johann Caspar Lavater was the author of the significant work of "Essays on Physiognomy".<p>Scarce. London: Printed for J. Hatchard, 1799. paperback
1788000482Leipzig: Weidmannischen Buchhandlung 1788. Second Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. 6 309 1. Bound in modern blue cloth. Faint institutional stamps on outer edges of book block. Institutional book plate on inside front cover. A short name is written in an early hand on the title page near the edition statement; the second page has a shelf number stamped in the bottom margin. Interior contains mild scattered foxing / staining. A 35 mm. tear and a couple of tiny holes are present at the bottom of two leaves pp. 13-16. The tears are carefully sealed but with some soiling discoloration and a few letters obstructed. An influential political tract first printed anonymously in 1787 by the renowned Swiss historian Johannes von Müller 1752-1809. This is the second "improved" edition. <br/> <br/> Weidmannischen Buchhandlung hardcover