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1786007814Paris and Bruxelles : B. Le Franq 1786. Two volumes 5 5/8" x 3 3/8" each with a frontispiece engraving by Charles Eugene Duponchel. 3 168 pp 118 pp 5. Handsomely bound in contemporary full calf back with black calf labels lettered in gilt and gilt rules ribbon markers. Near Fine small tear bottom margin frontispiece Vol. II a very few spots of toning at end pages the pages clean and bright a quite lovely set. RARE - Worldcat shows only 2 institutional holdings. . New Edition. Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. B. Le Franq Hardcover books
1749E0529<p>2 volumes. 182 pages with fold out frontispiece map and three additional folding engravings; 319 pages with seven folding engravings. half-titles in each title pages improperly marked first volume as second and vice versa. Duodecimo 6 1/2" x 3 1/2" bound in original publisher's full uniform contemporary French sponged calf with gilt-tooled spines. First French edition after the 1748 English edition.<br /><br />Henry Ellis was a traveler hydrographer and colonial governor returned from Italy in 1746 just in time to find an expedition to search for a north-west passage on the point of sailing. He appears to have been in easy circumstances; his name stands in the list of subscribers to the north-west expedition and he had sufficient interest to get attached to it nominally as agent for the committee and really as hydrographer surveyor and mineralogist the expedition consisting of two vessels the <i>Dobbs</i> galley of 180 and <i>California</i> of 150 tons left Gravesend on 20 May 1746 joined the Hudson's Bay convoy in Hollesley Bay and finally sailed from Yarmouth on the 31st. They parted from the convoy on 18 June made Resolution Island on 8 July and after a tedious passage through Hudson's Straits rounded Cape Digges on 8 August and on the 11th 'made the land on the west side the Welcome in latitude 64° N.' Bad weather drove them to the southward and prevented their doing anything more that season. They wintered in Hayes River in a creek about three miles above Fort York where a quarrel with the agent of the Hudson's Bay Company gave an unwonted piquancy to the dark and weary days. They suffered much from scurvy the prevalence of which Ellis attributes to their having got two kegs of brandy from Fort York for their Christmas merrymaking and in a minor degree to the 'governor' not permitting the Indians to supply them with fresh provisions. On 29 May 1747 the ice broke up and they were able to warp to the mouth of their creek; on 9 June they got down to Fort York. There they were allowed to get some provisions and stores and on the 24th cleared the river and 'stood to the northward on the discovery'. On 1 July each of the two ships sent away her long-boat but owing apparently to some ill-feeling between the two captains without any prearranged plan for working in concert. The consequence was that they separately went over the same ground discovering naming and examining the several creeks and inlets on the west side of Hudson's Bay the double examination perhaps compensating for the confusion arising from the double naming. Before the season closed in they had satisfied themselves that the only possible exit from Hudson's Bay on the west must be through the Welcome and that very probably there was no way out except that on the east by which they had come in. The result may not seem much; but as it served to put an end to the idea that the passage must lie through Hudson's Bay it was at least so much gain to accurate knowledge. After 21 August the weather broke and they decided in council 'to bear away for England without further delay.' On the 29th they entered Hudson's Straits passed Resolution Island on 9 September and arrived at Yarmouth on 14 Octivwe. Ellis's share in the work of the expedition had really been very slender but the reputation of it has been commonly assigned to him by reason of the narrative which he published the following year under the title <i>A Voyage to Hudson's Bay by the DobbsGalley and California in the years 1746 and 1747 for Discovering a North-West Passage</i> 1748; a work which with many valuable observations on tides on the vagaries of the compass and on the customs of the Eskimos a people then practically unknown mingles a great deal of speculation on the certain existence of the passage on magnetism on fogs on rust and other matters all more or less ingenious but now known to be wildly erroneous. Such as it was the book commended its author to the scientific workers of the day and on 8 February 1748-9 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. Possibly in acknowledgment of his scientific labors but more probably by some family interest he was afterwards appointed successively governor of Georgia and of Nova Scotia from which employment he retired about 1770. He seems to have spent his later years as a wanderer on the continent was at Marseilles in 1775 and died at Naples on 21 January 1806.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b><br /><br />Some dark spot to spine else a very good copy.</p> Ballard Fils hardcover books
1799biblio160<b>First French edition of Bartram's</b><b> Travels which chronicled his explorations of the southern British colonies in North America from 1773–1777</b><br /><br />2 volumes. 457 pages with frontispiece engraved portrait by Bovinet Mico Chlucco Grana King of the Seminoles and one folding plate; 436 pages without title with large folding map by J.B. Poirson engraved by Alexandre Blondeau and folding plate. Octavo 8 1/4" x 5 1/4" bound in half leather with six spine compartments with red and black labels in gilt over original marbled boards. Translated by Pierre Vincent Benoist. Sabin 3871; Palau 251346; Howes B223; Field 94 First French edition.<br /><br />William Bartram was an American naturalist. The son of the naturalist John Bartram. As a boy he accompanied his father on many of his travels to the Catskill Mountains the New Jersey Pine Barrens New England and Florida. In 1773 he embarked upon a four-year journey through eight southern colonies. Bartram made many drawings and took notes on the native flora and fauna and the native American Indians. In 1774 he explored the St. Johns River where he had memorable encounters with aggressive alligators and also visited a principal Seminole village at Cuscowilla where his arrival was celebrated with a great feast. He met Ahaya the Cowkeeper chief of the Alachua band of the Seminole tribe. When Bartram explained to the Cowkeeper that he was interested in studying the local plants and animals the chief was amused and began calling him Puc Puggy the flower hunter.2 Bartram continued his explorations of the Alachua Savannah or what is today Paynes Prairie. William Bartram wrote of his experiences exploring the Southeast in his book Travels through North & South Carolina East & West Florida the Cherokee Country the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges or Creek Confederacy and the Country of the Chactaws Containing an Account of the Soil and Natural Productions of Those Regions Together with Observations on the Manners of the Indians published in 1791 and which is today simply known as Bartram's Travels. It was considered at the time one of the foremost books on American natural history. Many of Bartram's accounts of historical sites were the earliest records including the Georgia mound site of Ocmulgee. In addition to its contributions to scientific knowledge Travels is noted for its original descriptions of the American countryside. Bartram's writing influenced many of the Romantic writers of the day. William Wordsworth Samuel Taylor Coleridge and François René de Chateaubriand are known to have read the book and its influence can be seen in many of their works. Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis in their book Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley name Bartram as "the first naturalist who penetrated the dense tropical forests of Florida."<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Some rubbing to original boards page 143 of volume one has small burn mark affecting text half title bound upside down in back old water stain to plate of volume two. Fold-out map has repair to first fold internally pages are clean and free of toning and foxing else a very good copy. Chez Carteret et Brosson and Dogour Duran hardcover books
1793008701London: J. Debrett 1793. Contemporary calf red morocco label with gilt lettering back stamp verso title page of "Museum Britanicum dupl. for sale 1831" calf rubbed at corners and edges 1 signature loose and laid in occasional faint marginal pencil notations faint pencil notations rear end page prior owner name in pecncil front end page lacking half title page. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir William Waller and engraved portrait of William Lenthal facing page 191. SCARCE in current commerce. . First Edition. Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. J. Debrett Hardcover books
1783045309Lisbon: Simão Thaddeo Ferreira 1783. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Full contemporary elaborately gilt red morocco densely tooled with an array of fleur de lis and other fleurons. Light wear and rubbing mostly at the corners. Minor worming to endpaper minor stains to title and a few other spots. Lacking one signature pages 177-192 otherwise very good internally; sold as a fine binding example. A fine example of 18th century Portuguese bookbinding - more similar to fine 17th century French bindings. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 045309. <br/><br/> Simão Thaddeo Ferreira hardcover books
1770008077London: Printed for J. and F. Rivington L. Davis L. Hawes W. Clark and R. Collins W. Johnston T. Longman T. Cadell J. Dodsley and Richardson and Richardson 1770. SCARCE Fourth Edition Corrected of the Gordon translation. Five volumes bound in contemporary full calf five raised bands with red leather labels gilt the armorial bookplates of Thomas Smith to paste downs. Very Good the calf lightly rubbed lettering dulled yet quite legible some early worm holes along bottom margins Vols. I-IV not affecting text. Interiors clean and bright. Cornelius Tacitus was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire and is considered one of the greatest Roman historians. xvi 317 288 xxiii 359 356 384. pp. A heavy set please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders. . Fourth Edition Corrected. Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Printed for J. and F. Rivington, L. Davis, L. Hawes, W. Clark and R. Collins, W. Johnston, T. Longman, T. Cadell, J. Dodsley, a Hardcover books
1800E0068viii514 pages with frontispiece map. Quarto 10 1/2" x 8 3/4" housed in a custom slipcase. Translated by Maurice Keatinge. First English edition.Bernal Dïaz del Castillo was a conquistador who wrote an eyewitness account of the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards under Hernan Cortes himself serving as a rodelero under Cortes. Born in Medina del Campo Spain he came from a family of little wealth and he himself had received only a minimal education. He sailed to Cuba in 1514 to make his fortune but after two years found few opportunities there. Much of the native population of the island had already been killed by epidemics and forced labor and in 1517 an expedition was sent to the smaller Caribbean islands to find alternative sources of labor. Dïaz joined this group under the command of Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba. It was a difficult venture and although they discovered the Yucatan coast by the time the expedition returned to Cuba they were in disastrous shape. Nevertheless Dïaz returned to the coast of Yucatan the following year on an expedition led by Juan de Grijalva with the intent of exploring the newly discovered lands. Upon returning to Cuba he enlisted in a new expedition this one led by Hernan Cortes. In this third effort Dïaz took part in one of the legendary military campaigns of history bringing an end to the Aztec empire in Mesoamerica. During this campaign Dïaz spoke frequently with his companions in arms about their experiences collecting them into a coherent narration. The book that resulted from this was Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva Espana English: The True History of the Conquest of New Spain. In it he describes many of the 119 battles in which he claims to have participated culminating in the fall of the Aztec Empire in 1521.As a reward for his service Dïaz was appointed governor of Santiago de los Caballeros present-day Antigua Guatemala. He began writing his history in 1568 almost fifty years after the events described in response to an alternative history written by Cortes's chaplain who had not actually participated in the campaign. He called his book the Verdadera Historia True History in response to the claims made in the earlier work. Dïaz died in 1585 without seeing his book published. A manuscript was found in a Madrid library in 1632 and finally published providing an eye-witness account of the events often told from the perspective of a common soldier. Today it is one of the most important sources in understanding the campaign that led to the collapse of the Aztec Empire and the Spanish conquest of Mexico.Condition:Spine renewed with new period spine label and original boards which the corners and edges are heavily rubbed some foxing to early pages. Frontispiece map repaired. Custom made red slipcase with Japanese toggles and leather spine label in gilt lettering else about a very good copy in a near fine case. Printed for J Wright by John Dean hardcover books
1709CA1100viii24412 pages with engraved map folding plan and four engraved illustrations in text and index. Quarto 9 ¾" x 7½" bound in period calf with modern rebacking original gilt spine leather laid down and ruled gilt edges to cover. Translated by Joh Stevens. First English Edition.<br /><br />This is a highly regarded chronicle of the conquest and colonization of Peru by Spaniards in the latter part of the 16th century and is lauded for its at the time objectivity. Cieza de Leon's Chronica was to appear in 4 sections this translation being the first part only all that was available of the history until the latter part of the 19th century.<br /><br />Pedro Cieza de León was a Spanish conquistador and chronicler of Peru. He is known primarily for his history and description of Peru Crónicas del Perú. He wrote this book in four parts but only the first was published during his lifetime; the remaining sections were not published until the 19th and 20th centuries. Cieza de León was born to a family of Jewish conversos1 around 1520 in Llerena a town in southeastern Extremadura less than 60 mi from Portugal. Although recently converted from Judaism to Catholicism the family enjoyed good social standing in the region because of their networks and business dealings. His father Lope de León was a shopkeeper in the town and his mother Leonor de Cazalla was a native of Llerena. There is scant documentary evidence of the young Cieza de León’s childhood and little is known of his early life before his voyage to the Americas. Given the fact that he left home at 13 it is unlikely that Cieza de León received more than a rudimentary education. In 1536 in Córdoba at 16 Cieza de León was greatly surprised to learn of the discovery of the land of the Incas and so decided to go to Seville to embark on his journey to South America to see for himself the artifacts of precious metals which had been brought to Spain from Cajamarca. In light of the prohibition of entry into the Spanish colonies for Jews and Jewish converts to Catholicism Alonso López and Luis de Torres attested for Cieza de León that he was not prohibited. Jewish converso Pedro López de Cazalla secretary of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro conqueror of the Incan Empire was also his first cousin. He returned to Seville Spain in 1551 and married a woman named Isabel López de Abreu. Here he published in 1553 the first part of the chronicles of Peru Primera Parte. He died the following year leaving the rest of his work unpublished. His Second Part of Chronicles of Peru describing the Incas was translated by Clements Markham and published in 1871 for the Hakluyt Society. In 1909 the fourth part of his chronicle focusing on the civil wars among the Spanish conquerors was published under the title Third Book of the Peruvian Civil Wars. The third part of Cieza de León's Crónicas del Perú which examined the discovery and conquest of Peru by the Spaniards was considered by historians to be lost. The document eventually turned up in a Vatican library and historian Francesca Cantù published a Spanish version of the text in 1979. Though his works are historical and narrate the events of the Spanish conquest of Peru and the civil wars among the Spaniards much of their importance lies in his detailed descriptions of geography ethnography flora and fauna. He was the first European to describe some native Peruvian animal species and vegetables.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Expertly rebacked some light rubbing to extremities foxing old book plate on front pastedown else very good. unknown hardcover books
1725046782Dublin: Thomas Hume 1725. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Contemporary calf rebacked one corner repaired leather a little dry but sound soiling to endpapers occasional slight foxing quite clean otherwise. Two volumes bound in one dated 1725 and 1724 respectively. 14 260pp i.e. 262pp 2 86 13pp. Extensive errata in preliminaries pages 5-6 numbered 4-4 with corresponding errors in pagination. ESTC T141098 Size: Folio. 2-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 046782. Thomas Hume hardcover books
1783046804London: R. Baldwin 1783. First Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Original leather backed boards quite worn hinges cracked shaken binding still more or less sound; scattered mostly modest foxing and browing. Originally the whole year but lacking the first 16 pages of January. July was the switch-over to being called The London Magazine Enlarged and Improved. Page 603 of the appendix prints The Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War - a very early appearance of the treaty which was signed September 3 1783. It also contains a section of American Papers with news from the colonies a list of the debts of the 13 states Washington's farewell address to the armed forces etc. Paginated continuously 17-640 a few plates. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Politics & Government. Inventory No: 046804. R. Baldwin hardcover books
1798008675London: Printed for T. H. Longman 1798. Three volumes in contemporary full calf expertly rebacked late 19th c. in gilt with fresh end papers late 19th c. engraved bookplate. Very Good map of Russia foxed calf rubbed at edges calf lacquered a quite sturdy and well-bound set. . Second Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for T. H. Longman Hardcover books
17836241London 1783. 1st thus NUC NJ 0198109; Lowndes: Vol IV pg 1241. This edition claims to have 14 letters not previously collectedition. Modern half-calf with marbled boards. Original spine laid-down. New eps. Binding - Nr Fine. Text blocks - VG faint sporadic foxing/D10-D12 has paper loss in margins does not affect text. 2 volumes. 12mo. <br/><br/>Of a Whiggish political bent the Junius' letters attacked many of George III's reign including the monarch himself. The first Junius letter appeared in Woodfall's 'Public Advertiser' in Nov 1768 and they were published periodically through 1772. The original author of the letters has never been satifactorily determined though current scholarship attributes them to Sir Philip Francis denied by Woodfall a clerk in the War Office during the years Junius' letters were appearing in the 'Public Advertiser.' Per Lowndes 'A copy of this edition with MS notes and corrections by Sir Philip Francis sold at the sale of Sir Philip Francis's library at Evans's in 1838 for 12£ 12s and was bought in the name of Armstrong for Mr H. R. Francis a member of the family.' Interesting coincidence n'est-ce pas hardcover books
1779008630London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand and J. Balfour and W. Creech Edinburgh 1779. Three volumes bound in contemporary full calf red morocco labels Very Good prior owner names leather rubbed at edges and corners old marginal staining Vol. II not affecting text which is clean and bright throughout. Hinges of Vol. I just starting yet holding nicely. A rather uncommon title. Third Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for W. Strahan, and T. Cadell, in the Strand, and J. Balfour, and W. Creech, Edinburgh Hardcover books
1789007767York England : Printed by W. Blanchard 1789. Finely bound in contempoary calf spine in five compartments with four floral decorations four raised bands bordered in gilt rules gilt rules front and back. Complete with map and all plates all of which Near Fine. The bookplate of Thomas Bowman Whytehead noted York freemason and antiquarian at front pastedown. Very Good Plus end pages toned pp. 51-54 loose and laid in prior owner name in ink 2nd front end page. signature of pp. 257-280 bound after p. 224. A quite handsome and complete copy in lovely binding. . 4th Edition. Full Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Printed by W. Blanchard Hardcover books
1753008634London: Printed by John Towers in Piccadilly 1753. First Edition published 1753-1756. Twenty books bound in ten volumes in late 19th- early 20th c. fine bindings of half polished calf over marbled boards backs gilt a quite lovely set and uncommon in such lovely bindings. Near Fine Volumes I & II lacking title pages light scattered toning. small rubs at a few of the corners. Guicciardini's masterpiece covering the years 1490-1534 originally published 1537-1540. . First Edition. Half Calf. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed by John Towers, in Piccadilly Hardcover books
1788008500London: Printed for A. Strahan and T. Caddell in the Strand 1788. The first ten volumes published 1788 volume 11 published 1795. Bound in contemporary tree calf the covers with gilt chain border interlinked with gilt flowers the backs with black title labels and green volume labels lettered in gilt and gilt decorations marbled end papers. Directions to binder at rear of vol. 10. Complete with the 5 maps and three plates all fold-outs. Volume I with fold-out frontispiece portrait of Henry. Very Good vol. 7 missing volume label backs dulled corners and edges rubbed vols 568911 with old dampstaining top edges of boards with some staining to leafs mostly in margins. Interiors clean all fold-outs Near Fine. Blindstamp of The Globe Sutton Surrey. Lacking volume 12 also published 1795. A handsome and still sturdy set in lovely contemporary binding. . Second Edition. Tree Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for A. Strahan and T. Caddell, in the Strand Hardcover books
1798007177London: Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davis in the Strand 1798. The First and only Edition and rather uncommon. pp. xxvii i errata 674 2 advert. Very Good handsomely rebound in 20th century green half leather over green cloth red label with gilt lettering decorations and rules at spine scattered light foxing and toning throughout heavier at original end pages. . First Edition. Half Leather. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davis, in the Strand Hardcover books
1726008411London: Printed for G. Strahan et al 1726. SCARCE. Last copy sold at auction 1951. Five volumes in contemporary polished calf gilt backs with decoration in four of the compartments covers with gilt rules with acorn decorations at corners bookplate of British clergyman Scrope Berdmore dated 1790 front paste downs bookplates at rear of Henry F; Compton Conservative British MP known for having the shortest term 46 days of an MP who did not die in office. A Very Good set light wear at joints but bindings holding quite nicely light wear at edges toning at edges of end papers from binders glue. Heavy set. Extra shipping charges for priority and international mail. Please inquire before ordering. . First English Edition. Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for G. Strahan et al Hardcover books
177619647London: J. Bew 1776. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo pp xvi 352 with frontis portrait of Edward Prince of Wales. Bound in contemporary full calf with gilt spine and rules decorative stamped border on both boards marbled endpapers and edges. Light toning to title page and frontispiece very faint dampstain to top margin of approximately 60 pages one page with handwritten note appears 19th century regarding an error in the text. J. Bew hardcover books
1746008005Glasgow: Robert Foulis 1746. 6 334 8 index ; 4 346 10 index pp. Printed by Robert Foulis. SCARCE in this edition. Two volumes bound in contemporary full calf gilt lettering and decorations with red morocco labels to backs five raised bands the armorial bookplates of David Monypenny Lord Pitmilly 1769-1851 noted Scottish jurist with the family motto "Imperat Aequor". 175 numbers originally issued March 12 to October 1 1713 daily except Sunday. 82 numbers were by Steele 53 by Addison the rest by Berkeley and others.WorldCat. Second Edition published in Scotland the 1st published in 1743. Both volumes Very Good small chip to calf head of spine Vol. II light rubbing to boards light toning to end papers. . Second Scottish Edition . Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Robert Foulis Hardcover books
1790008031London: Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington L. Davis T. Longman G.G.J. And J. Robinson et al 1790. Two volumes bound in contemporary mottled calf the backs decorated in gilt with two black morocco labels lettered in gilt marbled end papers. Very Good joints showing wear and starting to open at ends end papers toned boards rubbed at tips interior clean and free of toning or foxing overall a quite handsome set. . New Edition. Mottled Calf. Very Good -/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington, L. Davis, T. Longman, G.G.J. And J. Robinson et al Hardcover books
1768007770London: William Moore 1768. No. 1 "An Extraordinary North Briton" is 5th Edition all later numbers are titled "The Extraordinary North Briton" No.3 is 4th Edition Nos. 4 and 5 are 2nd Ed. No. 6 3rd Ed. Nos. 2 and 7-90 are First Editions. Four pamphlets by Moore bound at rear each 6 pp. titled "A Further Account of the Proceedings of the Infamous Tools of Sir William Beauchamp Proctor" dated Weds. Feb. 12 1769; "The Infamy of Justice Kelynge Justice . and John Broughton Bruiser: or The Transactions of Sir Wm. Beauchamp Proctor's Secret Committee from the 20th of Dec. Last to This Day" Tues. Jan 31 1769; " Murder No Crime in the Great; or The Massacre at Brentsford on Thurs. the 8th of Dec in the Halcyon Days of George the Third.1768"; and "A Paper on the Late Extraordinary Proceedings and the Miraculous Device and Determination of the Butcher's Company" Weds. Mar. 22 1769. Nos. 1-90 540 6 pp. 6 pp. 6 pp. 6 pp. Finely bound in early 20th c. quarter polished calf over marbled boards five raised bands with red morocco label and gilt lettering. the pages lightly and evenly toned. A violently anti-government publication that was especially opposed to the administration of Lord North. This copy contains Nos. 88-90 counterfeited under the same title by Moores former printerT. Brayne lacking No. 91 . Cf. No. 89 of The Extraordinary North Briton ESTC. Quite uncommon and a particularly handsome copy. . Quarter Calf. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. William Moore Hardcover books
1793247373Providence: Printed by J. Carter 1793. First edition. vii. 185 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With an owner signature in ink on title page: "John Hoskins his book 11 mo 12th 1793. 1/10 1/2" Contemporary quarter sheep and boards. Nice copy. First edition. vii. 185 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Evans 26146 Printed by J. Carter unknown books
17601530London: A. Millar J. & R. Tonson W. Strahan P. Davey and B. Law 1760. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Orig. calf rebacked. Very good. 384 pages - 24 ind. First published in 1747 the book was reprinted within its first year of publication - 20 editions in the 18th century followed. It was not uncommon for a female scribe to keep her identity hidden but by using the title "A LADY" erroneous claims of authorship flourished. Unfortunately for Glasse her financial situation was never secure and she filed for bankruptcy and even spent some time in debtors prison. OXFORD 77 BITING 189. Expertly rebacked portions of the original backstrip preserved. Interior crisp. <br/><br/> A. Millar, J. & R. Tonson, W. Strahan, P. Davey and B. Law hardcover books
1782008766A Amsterdam: No Publisher 1782. Four volumes bound in two Tomes I-IV published Amsterdam 1782 no publisher no author. The new and definitive edition of Louis-Sébastien Mercier's masterpiece. The first two volumes were published in 1781 by Samuel Fauche in Neuchâtel without the author's name and the first complete edition in 12 volumes was published without author's name between 1782 and 1788 with the mention "à Amsterdam" without a publisher's name. 188 208 208 192 pages chapters listed at the end of each volume. A Very Good Plus set bound in contemporary full calf black morocco labels and gilt floral decorations back lovely textured marbled end papers silk markers. light wear at edgesm small inked inscriptions widely scattered light toning. Handsome and well-bound. . New Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No Publisher Hardcover books
