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1757ST17682London: Printed for Thomas Wilcox 1757. FIRST EDITION. 257 x 197 mm. 10 1/8 x 7 3/4". xii 255 pp. <br/> HANDSOME DARK BLUE MOROCCO GILT BY THE CLUB BINDERY stamp-signed and dated 1898 on front turn-in covers with French fillet border central panel framed with plain and dotted rules enclosing an intricate floral roll oblique floral spray cornerpieces raised bands spine compartments with floral spray centerpieces floral sprigs at corners gilt lettering turn-ins repeating the floral frame from covers marbled endpapers top edge gilt. With a folding frontispiece engraving "The South View of Oswego on Lake Ontario." Verso of front free endpaper with engraved bookplate of Edwin B. Holden see below. Church 1023; Howes S-703; Sabin 84566; Streeter Sale 871. Text lightly washed and pressed in keeping with bibliophilic fashion at the time of binding plate with insignificant short closed tear to head edge of one fold A2 with expertly repaired and barely discernible curving tear into text minor foxing and browning on the majority of leaves a handful with more overall toning other trivial defects but a nevertheless pleasing copy the text extremely smooth and clean and the beautifully decorated luxury binding lustrous and unworn.<br/> <br/> This classic first history of New York was bound for an eminent Americana collector and founding member of New York's Grolier Club by the bindery he helped organize. According to Larnard this history "ranks with Smith’s Virginia and Hutchinson’s Massachusetts as one of the worthiest examples of historical literature produced in later colonial times." Sabin notes that Smith based this work "chiefly on the Provincial Laws the Minutes of the Council the Journals of the General Assembly and other government records" and drew heavily on the works of Charlevoix and on Colden's "History of the Five Indian Nations. About three-quarters of the text is devoted to the colony's history up to the year 1732 while the rest describes the territory and provides geographical demographic and political information. The son of one of New York's most prominent lawyers judges and legal educators Smith 1728-93 showed an early talent for writing. At age 24 he compiled the first collection of the "Laws of New-York from the year 1691 to 1751 inclusive" 1752 with his friend William Livingston and the following year he co-produced New York's first magazine "Independent Reflector." According to the Dictionary of Canadian Biography the present history "served him well over the years giving him a wide reputation as an authority on the colony and he was often referred to as 'the historian of New York'; 20 years later he began a second volume published posthumously." A Loyalist during the American Revolution Smith emigrated to Canada after the war. Former owner Edwin Holden 1861-1906 was a prominent American bibliophile who collected Americana English literature 16th and 17th century printed books and French illustrated books. After the Grolier Club was established in 1884 it soon became apparent that the country's few established hand binders were overtaxed in providing repairs and rebinding for the club members' rapidly accumulating acquisitions. As a consequence in 1895 Grolier members led by Robert Hoe and Holden along with other wealthy collectors instituted the Club Bindery in order to attract European craftsmen to provide close to home fine quality binding work rivalling what was available abroad. The Club Bindery was in operation until 1909 with Hoe being its most influential manager and client. It provided bindings that tended to be traditional in style--though frequently with elaborate decoration--and that lived up to its patrons' expectations in terms of excellence. The first members of the staff of the Club Bindery were the Englishmen R. W. Smith and Frank Mansell. They were subsequently joined by a number of French binders chief among them being Leon Maillard who had worked previously for Cuzin Gruel and Marius-Michel. Holden served as president of Grolier Club in 1906 and was the first president of the Club Bindery. Printed for Thomas Wilcox unknown
17379900042889Amsterdam: Zacherie Chatelain 1737. Leather Bound. Tall folio. Bound in full contemporary calf with seven raised bands and the spine ornamented in gilt. The binding shows minor wear but is otherwise strong and the contents are in remarkable condition. There is an elaborate engraved plate preceding the formal title page printed in red and black. Measures 47 x 29.5 cms. Zacherie Chatelain d.1723 was the father of Henri Abraham 1684-1743 and Zacherie Junior 1690-1754. They worked as a partnership publishing this atlas under several different Chatelain imprints depending on the Chatelain family partnerships at the time of publication. The original atlas was published in seven volumes between 1705 and 1720 with a second edition appearing in 1732. The maps were accompanied by information pertaining to cosmography geography history chronology genealogy topography heraldry and costume of the world. The maps in the Atlas Historique were based on those of the French cartographer Guillaume De L'Isle but were presented by the Chatelains in an encyclopedic format. The text is in French and is printed in two columns on the page with maps and other illustrations interspersed. Each map and table is numbered consecutively see MapHist dot com. Our offering is described as 'Tome II Seconde Partie ou Tome III' of the 'Nouvelle Edition' which has been 'Revue corrigee & considerablement augumentee'. It covers Great Britain Ireland Switzerland Savoy Lorraine and the Republic of Venice. It contains 26 folding maps and ten genealogical tables or charts. Zacherie Chatelain unknown
17875031London: Charles Eyre & Andrew Strahan 1787. First edition. 27 George III Chapter 44. A Fine copy measuring 310 x 190mm and collating complete: 2 987-988. A scarce and important piece of legal history which ESTC records at only one library Lincoln's Inn and which does not appear in the modern auction record. The present is the only example on the market. <br /> <br /> At the start of the Restoration "English church courts were revived by an act of Parliament on 27 July 1661 to resume their traditional task of correcting spiritual and moral misdemeanors. Soon thereafter parishioners across England's dioceses once more faced admonition fines excommunication and even imprisonment if they failed to conform to the laws of the restored Church of England" Aklund. As much as these courts sought to reestablish a monolithic Anglican communal identity during Charles II's reign their position in the 18th century became "a case study in the secularization of the legal system" particularly given their theoretical justification based in the problematic concept of divine right Harris. Numerous acts the present example among them "represented an important step in the direction of limiting the reach of of ecclesiastical jurisdiction" Harris. <br /> <br /> An Act to Prevent Frivolous and Vexatious Suits in Ecclesiastical Courts was passed in 1787 drawn from a bill presented in Parliament the previous year. Its major accomplishment was the removal of Church authority in the regulation of private sexual behaviors: "It shall be further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That no Suit shall be commenced in any Ecclesiastical Court for Fornication or Incontinence of for any striking or brawling." While the Church may have voiced its moral codes or enacted social shaming within its own communities it no longer had the legal authority to regulate or punish sexual behavior. Such secularization had significant benefits across a number of communities. For survivors of assault it ended the Church's ability to mandate that a woman marry her attacker; for queer communities it prevented Biblically based persecution; for sex workers it took away the risk of arrest or fines for conducting their livelihoods. Ultimately the jurisdiction of ecclesiastical courts over sexual behavior whether in the form of obscene or defamatory words sexual engagement and sensual pleasure was terminated by this act. Little to no legal regulation of sex would be enacted until the next century when the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act and a series of Contagious Diseases Acts would seek to give secular courts more control over individuals' bodies. <br /> <br /> ESTC N58717. Charles Eyre & Andrew Strahan unknown
1766363001New York: Printed by Hugh Gaine at his Book-Store and Printing Office at the Bible & Crown in Hanover-Square 1766. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Two volume set. Thick folios. Contemporary full calf. Binding is worn with the boards nearly detached small bookplate on the front pastedowns else a good sound set. Volume one prints the proceedings from April 1691–September 1743; volume two from November 1743–December 1765. This edition includes: "the act for reversing the attainder of Jacob Leisler and others" on the last leaf of volume one. An invaluable resource for the early political social and economic history of New York. ESTC W6332; Evans 9756 10418. Printed by Hugh Gaine, at his Book-Store and Printing Office, at the Bible & Crown, in Hanover-Square hardcover
1778262556Paris: Chez les Libraires Associes 1778. hardcover. very good-. Auquel on a joint les Actes d'Independence; de Confederation.Dedie a M. le Docteur Franklin. 10 370pp. 16mo 19th century 1/2 calf with marbled boards leather label light foxing to some pages mostly to margins otherwise very good. En Suisse i. e. Paris: Chez les Libraires Associes 1778. Second Edition.<br/> <br/> The earliest collection of American state constitutions printed in France. Contains early printing in French in a book of the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence. "First collected edition compiled by Regnier." Howes R-111. The edition was printed in Paris and not in Switzerland. Using a imprint outside of France was done by the French printer so that the French government could disassociate itself from a book that might be deemed as not expressing the official government's viewpoint.<br/> <br/> Chez les Libraires Associes unknown
1776elala1674London: Printed by T.Wright And Sold by G.Kearsly 1776-81. 1776. 11 Volumes. folio. text in double columns. contemporary calf worn 2 covers detached joints cracked chipping to joints & spine ends. the Richard Heber 1773-1833 copy. Sweet & Maxwell I.369.8. Marke 1030-31. Marvin 660-61. London: Printed by T.Wright And Sold by G.Kearsly, 1776-81. unknown
1778296649Philadelphia: Chez Cellot & Jombert 1778. First. hardcover. near fine. 12 370 pages. Thick 12mo attractively bound in contemporary mottled calf with gilt-decorated spine leather worn at head; light foxing throughout; pages trimmed a bit close at top but otherwise with ample margins. Philadelphie et se vend a Paris: Chez Cellot & Jombert 1778. First Edition. A near fine copy with original drab wrappers bound in.<br/> <br/> The earliest collection of American state constitutions printed in France. Contains early printing in French in a book of the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence. "First collected edition compiled by Regnier." Howes R-111.<br/> <br/> Chez Cellot & Jombert unknown
1778152956Philadelphia: Chez Cellot & Jombert 1778. First. hardcover. near fine. 12 370 pages. Thick 12mo handsomely rebound in modern tree calf with red & green leather labels on gilt-decorated spine; deckled edges very light foxing and staining to some pages but mostly the text is bright and clean with wide margins. Philadelphie et se vend a Paris: Chez Cellot & Jombert 1778. First Edition. A near fine copy with original drab wrappers bound in.<br/> <br/> The earliest collection of American state constitutions printed in France. Contains early printing in French in a book of the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence. "First collected edition compiled by Regnier." Howes R-111.<br/> <br/> Chez Cellot & Jombert unknown
17808583Hamburg: C.E. Bohn 1780. First German edition and first edition in a foreign language 8vo pp. xxiv 456; engraved folding map; nice copy of a scarce edition in 20th century 3/4 red morocco gilt by Stikeman. A seminal book in the history of the exploration of the American west and a cornerstone in Minnesota history. Peace between Great Britain and France at the close of the French and Indian Wars in 1763 brought eastern Minnesota under the British flag for the first time thus opening the vast territory to British fur traders. "Carver spent the winter of 1766-67 a short distance up the Minnesota River with the Sioux. He was then serving as mapmaker and advance man on an expedition led by Captain James Tute and inspired by Maj. Robert Rogers commandant at Fort Mackinac intended to cross the continent in quest of the Northwest Passage. The plan had to be given up but Carver later wrote and published an account of his travels which became a "best seller" of its day and gave to thousands on both sides of the Atlantic their first information about the Minnesota country" Fridley A Sketch of Minnesota p. 3. Sabin 11187. C.E. Bohn unknown
175042895Petropoli St. Petersbourg 1750. 4to. Uncut without wrappers. Extracted from "Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae" Tom. I. ad Annum 1747 et 1748. Pp. 245-266 a. 1 engraved plate ad. p. 251. Clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of a groundbreaking paper in chemistry in which Lomonosov describes his discovery of the transition of a metal into passive state and this is the first scientific description of this phenomena. He observed and described fast termination of the dissolution of iron in concentrated nitric acid and attributed this to a change in the solvent properties."Lomonosov employed corpuscular mechanics in chemical explanations more extensively than Boyle had done. Treating chemical compounds as particles in adhesion he held that "adhesion is eliminated and renewed by means of motion.since no change in a body can take place withouy motion". He attempted to apply these theories to chemical phenomena - although he was limited to speculation- in papers on the action of chemical solvents in general."DSB VIII p. 469."Lomonosov was founder of Russian science and he would be universally recognized as a great pioneer of science had he been born a West European. He was famous also for his literary works including poems and dramas. In 1755 he wrote a Russian Grammar that reformed the language and in the same year he helped found the University of Moscow. In 1760 he published the first history of Russia."Isaac Asimov. </em> unknown
177961043Dublin: printed for S. Price R. Cross et al. 1779. First Dublin edition 8vo pp. 20 xiii 1 15-508; engraved folding map bound in as the frontispiece and 2 engraved plates without the Indian plates and the folding map of the Great Lakes region as issued which were present in the London editions full contemporary calf red morocco label on spine; flyleaf excised map is a bit miscreased and is worn through at one fold for about an inch; all else very good sound and clean. Early ownership signature of Elizabeth Ewing. Howes C-215; Sabin 11184. printed for S. Price, R. Cross [et al.] unknown
1800009915Huntingdon Pennsylvania: publisher not identified Printed for the proprietor 1800. Book. Very Good Minus. Full Calf. Later American Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Two volumes bound as one in original calf Vol 1 vi 1 8-156 pages; Vol. 2 117 pages. Frontispiece portrait of Franklin in beaver skin hat engraved by J. Bannerman. Preface includes a letter by Richard Price. Pages 96-147 of v. 1 have the continuation of Franklin's life by Henry Stueber. "Extracts from the last will and testament of Dr. Franklin."--Vol. 1 p. 146-156. Very Good Minus joints opening but hinges still solid boards rubbed early prior owner name in ink at frontis title preface and "Life of." pages pencil and ink notations at end pages and paste downs moderate browning throughout. A quite uncommon early American imprint noted for the portrait of Franklin by Bannerman. An incomplete copy came to auction in 2015 else the last copy at auction was 1916 according to RareBookHub. Sabin 25602 Ford P.L Franklin 456 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 37442 English Short Title Catalogue;; W17376. [publisher not identified] Printed for the proprietor, Hardcover
17970006092<p>Boston: S. Hall and Thomas & Andrews 1797. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 7 Maps. Octavo new full brown calf red spine label new endpapers minor foxing. Ex libris Robert Breck in 1798 on title-page and on flyleaf minor repairs to folds of frontispiece folding map. . <br /><br />Capt. Thomas Hutchins the U. S. General Geographer supplied his notes to assist Morse the "Father of American Geography" in the completion of this work. This copy includes the map of "Georgia Western Territory" which was not incorporated in many of the copies. Howes M839; Evans 32509; not in Graff; Sowerby 3964; Sabin 50923 John Carter Brown 3902; Buck ILLINOIS 53. Contains 7 maps.</p> S. Hall, and Thomas & Andrews hardcover
1776100869<p>Folio contemporary sheep rejoined and crudely rehinged viii 493 1 6 6 4 4 1 15 pp. Binding is very worn especially at the extremities despite hinge repairs back cover is detached and top cover a bit loose browning and aging marginal dampstaining affecting appendices early ownership signatures including Belmont Perry and Thomas Hendry on title and elsewhere bookplate on front pastedown. Samuel Allison 1739-1791 was a Burlington attorney who had an interest in both politics and the law. In 1762 he was commissioned as one of the surrogates for West Jersey and was put to work compiling a new edition of provincial laws which is the current volume and covers the period from 1702 to 1776. Allison was a Quaker who opposed slavery and secession from the British Empire. He worked throughout his life to end slavery and became a spokesperson for a sizeable Quaker community in New Jersey. The present work includes coverage of relief of the poor raising money for public buildings preventing the waste of timber and the regulation of slaves. There are several manuscript corrections to the text in this copy which according to Felcone appear to be the rule for all copies. New Jersey in the American Revolution. Felcone 158. Evans 14911. Sabin 53046.</p> Isaac Collins,
179428825Philadelphia 1794. Folio. 13 x 7 3/4 inches. 4pp. Signed in print by J. Wagner Clerk. Contemporary manuscript notations on each page tallying the number of vessels. Unbound<br/> <br/> A contemporary official printed list of American vessels with spoliation claims issued by the Secretary of State in the midst of the negotiations over Jay's Treaty.<br/> <br/> In 1793 and 1794 the British captured numerous neutral American merchant ships during its conflict with France including ships in both European and North American waters. The Secretary of State here issued an official list of 304 American merchant vessels -- including the ship's name as well as the names of the masters and owners -- for distribution among port collectors compiled "from the record of the Cases in the office of the Department of State." The terms of Jay's Treaty would include compensation for the vexations and spoliations with the British eventually paying out over $10000000 by 1802. A rare and ephemeral early American document. OCLC cites but a single copy Library Company. Not in Evans or Bristol. unknown
178536223London: HMSO 1785. Small Folio. 3 reports. pp 17 ; 7 ; 1-119 appendix 2 121-123 folding tables verso blank 124-412 p. 128 242 274 329 332 406 - 412 are numbered fold out tables on leaves with blank verso Complete. Bound in a respined contemporary brown calf. Marbled endpapers. Stout imperious looking volume containing 3 reports on British Fisheries. Contents are wonderfully clean the many folding charts are intact and seemingly unaffected by their age. . Very Good. Full Calf. 1785. [ HMSO ] 1785 unknown
179722339Madrid: Imprenta Real 1797.- 1 h. 424 p.: La primera hoja es un frontispicio grabado al cobre por Carmona sobre dibujo de Mengs; 8º 18 x 114 cm; Excelente papel verjurado texto orlado; Plena Piel roja de la época con lomo cuajado ruedas doradas en ambas tapas o planos cantos y cortes dorados. En general magnífico estado de conservación pero falto del retrato grabado con que se abría la obra y con una pequeña perforación al pie del lomo. SIGLO XVIII ESPAÑOL Libro en español Imprenta Real hardcover
1793007662Philadelphia: Benjamin Johnson 1793. Paperback. Good. 36 p.: illustration; 17 cm. Stitched. Wrapper included in page count. Woodcut illustration of "The Anatomy of Man's Body as governed by the Twelve Constellations." "David Jenkins" written in the margin of one page. Not in Early American Imprints or Morrison's Preliminary Check List of American Almanacs. One copy in WorldCat. This appears to be the earliest of the many almanacs for which Abraham Shoemaker provided calculations. Very scarce. In Good Condition: restitched at some point; loss at edges of front wrapper; old dampstaining heaviest on back wrapper and preceding leaf; loss at lower edge of back wrapper without loss of text; minor ink marks in a few margins; corners creased. Benjamin Johnson paperback
1728002748London: J. Tonson 1728. Hardcover. Good. 12mos contemporary tree calf lacks spine labels; ex libris Sir Robert Sheffield Bart. <br/><br/>Copperplate Engravings. J. Tonson hardcover
179813535Providence RI: State of Rhode-Island. Very Good. 1798. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The original calf covers are intact but rubbed as one would expect. The spine label is also intact. Owner's name on the fep Levi Smith contemporary with the book. Contents foxed but very good. No stains or other damage. What a nice piece of history. I like the part of the title which states the laws were "finally enacted". Probably a good story behind that. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 646 pages . State of Rhode-Island hardcover
179210204no place Dublin: no publisher Mills 1792. Fair. 1792. Softcover. i dedication to the Duke of Portland; B3 To the Public; 7-172pp.; 8vo; bound in later plain brown paper wrappers with title and imprint information in pencil front cover. Dampstain and tanning throughout more severe in the final few leaves but text is eminently readable. From the holdings of the late Ian Jackson. Francis Dobbs 1750-1811 was an influential member of the Irish Parliament barrister and writer on political and religious themes. Sir Jonah Barrington wrote of him: "His intellect was of an extraordinary nature; he seemed to posses two distinct minds - the one adapted to the duties of his profession; the other diverging from its natural center led him through wilds and ways rarely frequented by the human understanding - entangled him in a maze of contemplative deduction from revelation to futurity." . no publisher (Mills) (1792) paperback
176217827London: Booksellers of Great-Britain Ireland and New-England. Good. 1762. 2nd Edition corrected. Hardcover. Bound in modern black pebble cloth with gilt lettering. Text is tight & clean with light age toning and a few stains. VOLUME 1: 2 vi 24 xii 2 487 1 pages. 1 map of 2. Lacking map "Passage by Land to California". The"Malabar and Cormandel Coasts" map is present & complete but has a vertical tear along the lower half of the center crease. This second edition corrected has added a 24-page supplement on the Spanish settlements in America. VOLUME 2: 2 4 4 507 18 pages. Folding plate of the Ginseng Plant & 3 of 3 maps present: 1-"Map of Terra del Fuego"; 2-"Map of Nangasak called by the Chinese Tchangk"; 3-"Peru Mission of the Moxos". Lacking last 3 leaves rear General Index stops after the letter "T". Religion ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 994 pages; Second edition of a 1743 collection of narratives by Jesuit missionaries in Asia and the Americas translated into English and abridged from the 1702-13 Lettres Adifiantes. . Booksellers of Great-Britain Ireland and New-England hardcover
1786conn1786Connecticut 1786. First Edition. Paper. Printing and signatures bright a. Summons to be enacted by the Sheriff in 1786 town of Salisbury County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut. Historical from the time period directly after the Revolutionary War when money collection was of high priority. Debt was in shillings just prior to when moving to US currency. Also includes receipt for payment of a debt in New York 1774.Both mounted in board under glass and frame. Remarkably bright and readable. Excellent piece of early Americana. Summons measures 8 x 6.25 inches. receipt 3 x 7.5 inches in frame measuring 11.5 x 9 inches.Printing and signatures bright and crisp light toning lines tatter to left edge and small cut to left lower corner unknown
1794007663Philadelphia: Robert Campbell 1794. Paperback. Good. 32 p.: woodcut illustration tables; 19 cm. Stitched. Wrapper included in page count. Wrapper title. Woodcut illustration of "The Anatomy of Man's Body as governed by the Twelve Constellations." "DJenkins" stamped at lower edge of front wrapper. Not in Early American Imprints or WorldCat. Very scarce. In Good Condition: restitched at some point; some chipping from fore-edges; old dampstaining heaviest on first 2 leaves; hole at upper corner of back wrapper with minor loss of printing from tables; corners creased. Robert Campbell paperback
17892604070002Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin State of Connecticut 1789. Manuscripts & Paper Collectibles. Very Good. Early Connecticut Ephemera Six State of Connecticut 1789 1790 1791 Shilling and Pound Receipts for payment of Interest & Liquidated Debt by the State of Connecticut. Each signed by Comptroller Ralph Pomeroy. <br> Ralph Pomeroy 1737-1819 of Hebron Connecticut was the son of a Congregational minister and the nephew of Eleazar Wheelock who founded Dartmouth College. After graduating from the College of New Jersey worked in the ministry and teaching before settling in Hartford to practice law and engage in commercial trade. He was Wheelock's lawyer on retainer. He served as paymaster for Connecticut during the American Revolution and Deputy Quartermaster in the American forces. During the 1780s and 1790s Pomeroy served as a justice of the peace city alderman and state comptroller James McLachlan Princetonians 1748-1768: A Biographical Dictionary Princeton 1976 240-2. Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin, State of Connecticut unknown
