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173980050Paris : Imprimerie de G. F. Quillau 1739. 260x200mm. frontipice portrait-gravure de lÕauteur 9 ff. LXXVI prÂŽface 684 679 pages 4 ff. table tome premier ˆ la fin du tome 16 ff. table tome second ˆ la fin bandeaux lettrines culs-de-lampes reliure plein veau-marbrÂŽ de lՎpoque. PiÂces de titre et de tomaison dorÂŽs au dos. Encadrements et fleurons dorÂŽs au dos ˆ nerfs. Tranches rouge. Page de garde en papier marbrÂŽ. Coiffes et coins usÂŽs. IntÂŽrieur en bon ÂŽtat sans rousseurs. Manque les pages de titre. Exemplaire rare: non citÂŽ dans le Brunet manuel du libraire et de lÕamateur de livres. Laffont - Bompiani Le nouveau dictionnaire des oeuvres 1994 tome VI pages 7224 / Tra premiÂre colonne: Ã’ . Ce traitÂŽ est le premier du genre en franÂais. La derniÂre partie est la plus intrÂŽressante; elle est faite de souvenirs et dÕexpÂŽriences personnelles; il y fait la psychologie de lÕenfant; il y montre comments avec science et douceur sՎtablissent des liens de sympathie entre le ma”tre et lՎlÂve ce qui est le moyen le pus sžr pour rendre lՎtude profitable. Ce livre est donc un manuel pratique qui ne propose pas de nouvelles mÂŽthodes mais perfectionne celles qui sont en usage.Ó 3513 Imprimerie de G. F. Quillau unknown
1761018424Paris : Chez laVenue Estienne Libraire ruefaint Jacques a la Vertu. 1761. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Book: Fair/ 1761 . Book: Fair/ $175.99 TRAITE des ETUDES Tom I Worn Leather 5 Embossed Ribbed Spine And Rmenants Of Polished Gold Title Hard Cover Book: Fair/ Shelf EDGE And Corner Wear. Title Page Shows `de la MANIERE D`ETUDIER les BELLES LETTRES. No Pages Which Have Been Mechanically Removed To Allow The Storage Of Valuables In Plain View Without Attracting Attention. ROLLIN M. Tome Primier Nouvelle Edition Chez laVenue Estienne Libraire ruefaint Jacques a la Vertu. 1761 Paris No Pages Which Have Been Mechanically Removed To Allow The Storage Of Valuables In Plain View Without Attracting Attention. Will Fit In With A Collection Of Older Books. Not New Books. Book: Fair/ This Item Will Be Sent Wrapped In Plastic Taped Shut And In A = Padded Mailing Envelope To Prevent Shipping Damage So That It Will Arrive In The Description Described Which Applies To This B00K Only. = No Odors No Writing No Names No Rippling Not Stuck Together No Book Plate Not X~Library No Other Marks. = Will Make It An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection Or As A Gift For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING AVAILABLE <br/> <br/> Chez laVenue Estienne, Libraire ruefaint Jacques, a la Vertu. hardcover
17682212130157London: J. Rivington R. Baldwin Hawes Clarke and Collins R. Horsefield W. Johnston 1768. 3rd. Hardcover. Acceptable. 3 volumes only: Vols. 2 3 5. Signed Hanson Hamlin 1804. Large early bookplate of Alexander Hamilton Bridgeport Conn. Early other signatures. Fold out maps. Binding poor leather split at hinges. SOLD with all faults. Illustrated with maps and copper-plates. ESTC T136378. J. Rivington, R. Baldwin, Hawes Clarke and Collins, R. Horsefield, W. Johnston hardcover
1739500029152London: Knapton 1739. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fair. front board missing. Commenced publication in Rolin's lifetime. Tape has been used in two place to keep binding together <br/> <br/> Knapton hardcover
17413022<p>Rubbing and marks to the boards bumping to the corners and spine cracking along the hinges and the leather has worn away at the bottom of the spine. Inside the book has numerous names and marks on the end-papers some ripping to the pull out illustration and some heavy water staining to the first and last few pages. The pages are tanned and foxed with many dirty marks and a couple of notes.</p> Printed For John And Paul Knapton hardcover
175436qhJ and P Knapton London 1754. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 371 pages complete. A benign copy. Fully leather. The boards have wear about all the edges corners seams. They have wear scuffing scratches from handling use shelving. The spine has five ridges. It has wear along the length but is still amiably competent. The boards are tight healthy sound. The early and later pages have very small and light pencilled annotations some storage/ age marks. Otherwise the contents are most gratifying. They have very light user wear but are overwhelmingly clean clear confident convivial certain fresh-faced. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. J and P Knapton, London hardcover
1769mon0001608185W.StrahanJ.& F.Rivington et al. 1769. Hardcover. Good. . Leather binding. W.Strahan,J.& F.Rivington et al. hardcover
1737437720Dublin : printed by M. Rhames for R. Gunne L. Dillon R. Owen Smith and Bruce A. Bradley and G. Faulkner 1737. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Good copy finely bound in the original full aniline calf. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt with raised bands. Physical description: 412 p. ; 12 . Subjects: 1701-1800. Education ; Early works to 1800. Dublin : printed by M. Rhames, for R. Gunne, L. Dillon, R. Owen, Smith and Bruce, A. Bradley, and G. Faulkner hardcover
1798213743London 1798. Hardcover. VG: On volume one the title plate red is half-missing on the spine; the numeral plate black has a crack through the center. Volume two has small chips on the leather on the spine. A few pages are loose on either the top or bottom binding but remain bound by the other. Volume three's front cover is detached but present. Cracks along the edge of this cover. Missing a third of its title red plate. Volume four has wear to the top and bottom of the spine. All volumes have wear to the edges and corners as well as ink and/or graphite notations names on the first two pages. All volumes have wear to their gilt text/numerals. Four small leatherbound books. Gilt text on red and black plates on the spines. Volume one has 346 pages; volume two has 369 pages; volume three has 392 pages; volume four has 318 pages. 'The Whole Illustrated With Passages From the Most Famous Poets and Orators Ancient and Modern With Critical Remarks on Them Designed More Particularly for Students in the Universities'. hardcover
1796007136B. Wheeler. 1796. Book. Poor. Hardcover. ORIGINAL 1796 EDITION in original leather; ex-library; leather covering of spine mostly perished; front board front endpage and title page separated but present; a couple of tears on front blank endpage and small chips on fore-edge of title page; foxing throughout although leaves are relatively lightly browned and intact not brittle. B. Wheeler. Hardcover
1768SET48-F-1London: J and F Rivington R Baldwin et al. 1768. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 6". Various. Twelve volumes of historical writings by Charles Rollin. The History of the Arts and Sciences comes in three volumes: Volume I: Agriculture commerce Architecture Sculpture Painting Music and Art Military Volume II: Art Military Grammar Philology Rhetoric Poetry Volume III: Poetry History Eloquence Philosophy Civil Law Metaphysics and Physics Physic Botany Chymisty Anatomy Mathematics Geometry Astronomy Arithmetic Geography and Navigation. With twelve plates to volume I of The History of the Arts and forty plates to volume II totalling fifty-two plates. Collated volumes I-III of The History of The Arts is complete. The second edition of The History of the Arts. The Roman History From The Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium is the third edition of this work. Volumes VI-X are by Mr Crevier as a continuation of Rollin's work. Lacking volume V of The Roman History and therefore an incomplete set of this work. With twenty-three plates across the present volumes of The Roman History. Collation unavailable for this work although title page states that the volumes are illustrated with 'maps and copper-plates'. There are no maps to the nine volumes present and therefore it is possible that there are plates lacking. Both sets of works are translated into English from the original French. Charles Rollin was a French historian and educator. In full calf bindings with gilt stamping to the spine labels. Externally generally smart with patches of rubbing to the boards and to the head and tail of spines. Bumping to the extremities. Loss to the head of spine to arts volume I. Small loss to the head and tail of spine to Arts volume II. Split to spine of volume III of Arts may result in a split to the binding which is weak at the split in spine. Loss to the head of spine to Arts vol III. Crack to head of front joint to volume I of History resulting in the hinge being slightly strained but firm. Prior owner's small notation to the first page of vol one of History. Loss to the head of spine to volume II of History. Loss to the head and tail of spine to vols III and IV of History. Loss to the tail of spine to volume VI of History. Crack to the head of rear joint to volume VI of History. Front hinge to vol II of History is slightly strained but firm. Front hinge to volume VIII of History is strained but firm. Front hinge to volume IX of History is slightly strained but firm. Rear hinge to volume VIII of History is tender with cords showing. Front hinge to vol IV of History is slightly strained but firm. Crack to rear joint of vol X of History and some loss to the calf at the board. Loss to the tail of spine to vol X of History. Tear to front pastedown of volume VIII to History resulting in slight loss. Heavy loss to the rear pastedown of volume VIII. Internally all volumes are generally firmly bound. Only volume with problems to binding is aforementioned volume III of Arts which is weak at the split in the spine otherwise volume is firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned with the odd spots throughout. Slightly heavier spotting to the outer margin of page 281 to vol I of History not affecting the text. Loss to the rear endpaper of volume IX to History. Good J and F Rivington, R Baldwin et al. hardcover
1737014955London: John and Paul Knapton 1737. Complete in 4 volumes. Books measures 20x13.cm. Collation 24cxvi8296pp 6304pp 14467pp10374pp2pp booklist. 47 folding plates. Although title states 52 plates index shows only 48 this set lacking 1 plate. Bound in period panelled calf raised bands. Calf rubbed worn with loss hinge joints split. Generally bindings in good condition. Internally browning to endpapers. Pages and plates in very good clean condition. A good clean set in nice period bindings. F. Leather. Near Very Good. 8vo. John and Paul Knapton
177030701published by R.Taylor Berwick 1770 Second Edition. Hardback. boards rubbed around the edgeswith wear to corners and ends of thespine gutters worn text clean and firmly held book in good condition. approx19 x 11 cm octavo. x / 323 pages with black and white frontispiece illustration of Alexander the Great leather bound with gilt design and titles full brown calf 5 raised bands with gilt decorations to spine gilt title to red spine label published by R.Taylor hardcover
1768019085London: J. & F. Rivington et al 1768. Full-Leather. Volume III only second edition fair in original leather boards. Front board is detached and front pastedown is separated from the board uncovering the older paper used as backing for the leather board. The areas covered by this history are: "Poetry and Poets History and Historians Eloquence and Orators Philosophy and Philosophers Civil Law Metaphysics and Physics Physic and Physicians Botany Chemisrty Anatomy Mathematics and Mathematicians Geometry Astronomy and Astronomers Arithmetic &c. Geography and Geographers and Navigation." 516 pages including an index. <br/> <br/> J. & F. Rivington, et al hardcover
17590854014Glasgow: William Duncan 1759. First Thus. Full Leather. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Ten volumes uniformly bound in brown leather 5-raised bands with gilt decorated compartments red and black gilt stamped title labels gilt border ruling to boards 8vo approx. 300-350pp/volume. An attractive and early set of Rollin's celebrated histories. light shelfwear and rubbing to extremities tips and outer gutters; vol. 1 2 4 & 10 with light scraping at foreedge margin; uniform toning endpapers and page-edges consistent with age; occasional spot stains to foredge margins. William Duncan unknown
173761646London:: Printed for John and Paul Knapton 1737. old full sheep. Foxed throughout with many old and new tissue repairs to plates; binding quite scuffed but tight and sound. 8vo. Illustrated with 40 engraved folding plates of military operations of which 8 are defective missing portions beyond folds and two have later hand-coloring. . Translated from the French. Title page in red and black. Printed for John and Paul Knapton, unknown
17741072<p>London: Printed for J. and F. Rivington et al. 1774. Sixth edition. Eight volumes. 12mo. Handsomely bound in contemporary full brown calf; the boards ruled in gilt; the spines with five raised bands compartments with gilt foliate decoration contrasting red and blue gilt morocco title and volume labels and additional green gilt morocco ownership label for Louisa Pereira to each volume. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated with a copper-engraved frontispiece to each volume and 14 engraved plates plans and maps some folding 22 illustrations in total. Further subsequent ownership inscription in ink manuscript to the front free endpaper of the first volume "Henrietta Skene / given to her by her Father / 8 Volumes Complete / November 16 1825" and with her name in ink to the front endpaper of each volume. A very good set the bindings square and firm with a touch of minor cracking to volumes one and eight a little occasional chipping to the spine ends light rubbing to the spines and joints some scuffs to the boards heavier to volume five and some old water marking to the top corner of the boards of several volumes. The contents with a touch of damp-marking to the upper corners of the preliminary pages of a few volumes and the occasional mark smudge or dot of foxing here and there are otherwise in very good order throughout. The plates and maps remain clean and sharp. An attractive set of the French historian Charles Rollin's monumental survey of the ancient civilisations of Europe and the Near East nicely illustrated with numerous engraved plates map and plans. An unusual and appealing set owned by an educated young woman - Louisa Pereira likely of Portuguese descent - during the age of Enlightenment with her elegant gilt morocco ownership label to the spine of each volume.</p> London: Printed for J. and F. Rivington, et al. hardcover
17681779097652MEPPrinted for J. Rivington et al 1768. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1768. 5th Edition. 554 pages. No dust jacket. Brown leather with gilt lettering. Vol.VI. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges with notable foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Tanning more prominent to endpapers and pastedowns. Insect holes to bottom corners throughout. Boards have moderate shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are notably crushed. Loss to both ends of spine. Surface tears to leather. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Boards are notably bowed. Book has a prominent forward lean. Moderate water marks to boards and spine. Printed for J. Rivington et al hardcover
1795107537London: C. Bathurst 1795. Hardcover Duodecimo. Hardcover. Good. leather boards gilt lettering to black label on spine 448 pp vol II only covers worn and torn to spine edges pages soiled binding split to front end free paper. C. Bathurst hardcover
1780Ancient HistoryLondon J. & F. Rivington R. Baldwin etc 1780 London J. & F. Rivington R. Baldwin etc 1780 Seven Volume Set Hardbacks brown leather boards all titles worn from spines some boards are loose/detached some foxing to maps etc but still in acceptable tight clean reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour dispatch via Tracked. If not pictured in this listing a scan of the actual book is available on request. Hardcover. Fair. London, J. & F. Rivington, R. Baldwin etc hardcover
1774008122London: J. And F. Rivington & Others 1774. POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES AND FULLY INSURED! UK ONLY .Please e-mail for further details. NOT Inscribed or Signed. Sixth Edition. Full-Leather Brown. VERY GOOD AVERAGE/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated with Copper Plates . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". HARDBACK. J. And F. Rivington & Others hardcover
17368616973James John and Paul Knapton 1736. 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. 8vo leather-bound boards. Raised bands along spine. Text on spine worn down. Covers scuffed and worn with some discolouring. Leather worn along corners and edges as well as hinges. Front board almost fully detached. Text clean and pages clear. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item600grams ISBN: James, John and Paul Knapton hardcover
174926548London: Printed for John and Paul Knapton 1749. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Edition. 16mo. 12 volumes. Pp. xxvi vi ii 303; vi 324; viii 301; viii 288; viii 298; viii 316 2 - bibliography 4 - Publ. adverts.; x 326; viii 314 2 - Publ. adverts.; viii 312; vi 305; viii 328; vi 179 blank 181-258 - Chronological Table cxvi - Index & Errata. 11 copper-engraved frontispieces vol. 1 is without frontispiece. Original full beige calf binding bordered in gilt gilt-stamped maroon leather spine labels volume number gilt-stamped direct to spine. Covers worn and rubbed some chipping to head of spines covers of vol. 1 partially detached bookplates in all volumes vol. XI misbound with p. 117-120 bound after p. 112 and followed by p. 113-116 vols. 13 6 and 8 have faint waterstains to fore-edge if interior has been affected it is very very light and to the whitespace margins only otherwise a very good set. Printed for John and Paul Knapton Hardcover
178945668Edinburgh: A. Guthrie 1789-90. Eighth edition eight volumes 8vo. 21 folding maps and plates a couple with some wear and tear to the outer edge contemporary signature to the top of the titles later armorial bookplates. Contemporary speckled calf gilt banded spines with red morocco labels heads of a couple of spines pulled and some light wear but otherwise a sound set with no cracking to the joints. Edinburgh: A. Guthrie unknown
1768152070London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington 1768. 5th edition. Nice copies. octavo. Full polished calf xxvi 347 562 566 596 554 380pp. engraved frontis.7 fldg. maps chronology index Volumes 1 3-7. lacking Volume 2 Full polished calf with raised bands a little rubbed o/w nice copies tight & internally very good indeed Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington hardcover