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1722007782London: Printed for W. Taylor J. Pemberton E. Symon W. Chetwood J. Lacy and J. Clarke 1722. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes: 2 vi 356 p.; 4 243 1 p.; 19 cm. 8vo Signatures: v. 1. A4 B-Z8 Aa2 -- v. 2. A2 B-Q8 R2. Contemporary speckled calf with blind-tooled decoration on each board with six spine compartments between raised bands. Leather label in second compartment of each volume with gilt-tooled title: Vertot's History Gilt-tooled volume number in third compartment of each with gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. All page edges speckled red. Titles in double line borders. Woodcut head pieces tailpieces and initial articles. Translation of Histoire critique de l'établissement des Bretons dans les Gaules. Dedication signed by the translator John Henley. Engraved armorial bookplate on each fixed endpaper: "Strickland Freeman Esqr. Fawley Court Bucks 1810." Strickland Freeman d. 1821 inherited Fawley Court from his uncle Sambrooke Freeman in 1782. He wrote works on horsemanship and botany. Although his will was probated in 1822 and some sources state that he died that year he died in Nov. 1821 according to Debrett's. Circular red stamp on title page verso of each volume of Pennsylvania State University Library. In Very Good Condition: minor loss at spine ends; vol. 2 has modern repair of joints with Japanese tissue; vol. 1 lacking back free endpaper; both volumes have modern repair of hinges with Japanese tissue; pages are clean and tight. Printed for W. Taylor, J. Pemberton, E. Symon, W. Chetwood, J. Lacy, and J. Clarke hardcover
1722025901London: for W. Taylor 1722. First Edition. Octavo. Volume I: 356 pages Volume 2: 243 pages. The rare study by the abbe De Vertot who challenged the ancient Breton legends which he said were based on later historians. The ancient legends of Merlin King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable are all challenged. Modern French historians from Michelet Thierry and Mignet have challened but never quite gotten beyond his insights into ancient Gaul and its history. These volumes printed in a small print run became scarce as early as 1816 when two rare booksellers noted they now had copies in their catalog. The 1910 Green auction had them. One of the most scarce of the early 18th century histories of Brittany. OCLC notes it was translated from the French but printed at Paris and in the same year distributed by W. Taylor a London publisher with a preface by John Henley to Sir Peter King the Chief Justice explaining the reason for this unique and to many a troubling book. Bound in full calf handsomely rebacked to style olive green leather label gilt corners worn through very early small bookplate without name. Very nice wide margined copy. for W. Taylor unknown
1722025901London: for W. Taylor 1722. First Edition. Octavo. Volume I: 356 pages Volume 2: 243 pages. The rare study by the abbe De Vertot who challenged the ancient Breton legends which he said were based on later historians. The ancient legends of Merlin King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable are all challenged. Modern French historians from Michelet Thierry and Mignet have challened but never quite gotten beyond his insights into ancient Gaul and its history. These volumes printed in a small print run became scarce as early as 1816 when two rare booksellers noted they now had copies in their catalog. The 1910 Green auction had them. One of the most scarce of the early 18th century histories of Brittany. OCLC notes it was translated from the French but printed at Paris and in the same year distributed by W. Taylor a London publisher with a preface by John Henley to Sir Peter King the Chief Justice explaining the reason for this unique and to many a troubling book. Bound in full calf handsomely rebacked to style olive green leather label gilt corners worn through very early small bookplate without name. Very nice wide margined copy. for W. Taylor unknown books
1770654212Printed for C. Bathhurst etc. 1770. Sixth Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good. The Sixth edition. Attractively bound in full brown period calf spines with raised bands twin black morocco labels and elaborate gilt floral tooling with what appear to be stylized peacock motifs within gilt-ruled compartments edges red some rubbing volume I lacks volume label. Printed for C. Bathhurst, etc. unknown
1726924P21London: F. Clay 1726. Leather. Fair. 8" by 5". None. A very scarce volume of three insightful essays by the Abbes Vertot and Anselme. A very scarce work.A volume of three essays written by Rene-Aubert Vertot and Antoine Anselme translated into English.The three essays are titled: 'An Enquiry whether the Kingdom of France from the Establishment of that Monarchy has been an Hereditary or Elective State' 'A Dissertation on the Oaths of the Ancients' and 'A Dissertation concerning the Monument which supply'd the Defect of Writing among the First Historians'.This edition was translated into English by M. Paschoud Chaplin to the Earl of Albemarle. Rene-Aubert Vertot and Antoine Anselme were both French preachers active in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries and were both influential and successful during their lifetimes.Register runs as A2-A8 B-K8 L4. Bound without leaf A1. In a full calf binding. Externally front board is detached but present. Leather has detached from the rear board. Loss to the front board. Lacking the backstrip. Light bumping to the extremities. Light marks to the leather. Leather is rubbed. Endpapers are detached but present. Lacking the paper to the paste downs and leaf A1. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are little age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots and handling marks.The occasional pencil mark to the margins. Title page has been repaired with a small chip. Title page is detached but present. Dedication leaf is working loose. Tidemark to the tail of the textblock. Fair F. Clay hardcover
1726038049Paris: Rollain Quillau Desaint 1726. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good. Original Engraving. Trimmed Closely. One Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. Guy De Blanchefort Born After 1446 Died 1513 Was The 42Nd Grand Master Of The Hospitallers Of The Order Of Saint John Of Jerusalem 1512-1513. Jean-François Cars 1661- 1738 Was A French Engraver Printer Publisher And Printseller From Lyon. <br/> <br/> Rollain, Quillau, Desaint unknown
1726038048Paris: Rollain Quillau Desaint 1726. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good. Original Engraving. Trimmed Closely. One Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. Robert De Juilly Or Robert De Juliac Died 27 July 1377 Was The Grand Master Of The Knights Hospitaller From 1374 To His Death. He Was Succeeded By The Famous Juan Fernández De Heredia. Jean-François Cars 1661- 1738 Was A French Engraver Printer Publisher And Printseller From Lyon. <br/> <br/> Rollain, Quillau, Desaint unknown
17863076Huitième édition.Reliure pleine basane marron marbrées. Dos lisses ornés à la grotesque et pièce de titre de maroquin rouge. Coins abîmés. Petits manques aux coiffes. Plats décorés de 2 initiales dorées dans encadrement doré. Intérieur propre et frais.
17365591Reliure d'époque pleine basane maron mouchetée. Dos à nerfs orné de caissons dorés, avec pièces de titre et de tomaison marron. Trois tranches rouges. Intérieur propre et frais. Coiffes émoussées.
1772862741772 Paris, Mame, 1810, in 12 relié pleine basane tabac, dos lisse orné, encadrement doré sur les plats, 149 pages.
1772177691772 P., Panckoucke, 1772, 2 volumes in 12, reliés pleine basane ancienne (légèrement postérieure), dos lisse orné ; défauts dusage, ors légèrement ternis.
173028923Paris: NyonDidot and Quilleau 1730. 2 vols. Small 8vo 165x10 cm. Contemporary half calf spines gilt in compartments gold faded spines rubbed hinges sl. dam. cornerpieces a bit bumped. ii358; iv375v pp. Several convent-stamps on titles otherwise acceptable set text in French Nyon,Didot and Quilleau unknown
173038444Paris: Chez Nyon Didot & G.F. Quillau 1730. 12mo 16.5 cm 6.5". 2 vols. in 1. 2 72 357 3 ii 375 7 pp. <br><br>For some time one of the most widely read and discussed explanations of the arrival of the Celtic Britons in Armorica though subsequently supplanted by less speculative and more documentable accounts this treatise was written by the Abbé de Vertot 16551735 known as the official historiographer of the Knights of Malta. The present example containing both volumes in one is a reissue of the first edition of 1720 with the leaf following the title-page of the second volume reset and the privilege statement giving 1720; it is now uncommon with WorldCat finding => only one U.S. institutional holding.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Front free endpaper with affixed slip reading "Louis Duval Archiviste du département de l'Orne." Duval 18401917 was a prominent librarian and archivist and co-founder of the still-active Société historique et archéologique de l'Orne. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in Brunet not in Graesse. Contemporary mottled sheep spine gilt extra with gilt-stamped leather title-label; rubbed and scuffed overall but gilt sill pleasing with spine extremities chipped. All edges stained red. Ex-library properly deaccessioned: Front pastedown with institutional label gutter of first text page with pencilled gift annotation back free endpaper with affixed bar code lined through; front free endpaper with slip as above. One leaf with minor paper flaw to outer margin; a handful of scattered small spots of foxing pages otherwise nearly pristine. Chez Nyon, Didot, & G.F. Quillau hardcover books
1720662Paris, François Barois, 1720. 2 vol. in-12, (16,5 x 10 cm) ; titre, 72 pp., 357 pp., [2] pp. ; titre, II pp., 375 pp. et [5] pp. Reliure d'époque en plein veau brun, dos à nerfs orné, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge, pièce de tomaison de maroquin brun, tranches rouges. Grande déchirure sans manque à la page 297-298 du tome 2. Galerie de ver dans la marge inférieure du tome 2. Quelqu'un a jugé nécessaire d'écrire "1720" au stylo aux pages de titre.
17361103080109A Paris : Chez Nyon / Didot/ G. F. Quillau 1736. Leather Bound. Good. 2 volume set. 12mo. Leather bound. Light rubbing bumping and wear. On spine gilt detailing of the compartments. Marbled end pages. Minimal foxing. Clean unmarked pages. Good binding and cover. Ships daily. A Paris : Chez Nyon / Didot/ G. F. Quillau hardcover
177850401<p>Printed in Paris in 1778 by Delalain this seven-volume work by René-Aubert Vertot covers the history of the Knights Hospitaller tracing their development through Jerusalem Rhodes and Malta. The text includes accounts of crusader campaigns sieges and leadership within the order with references to other military orders active during the Crusades. Vertot a Jesuit historian contributed to eighteenth-century historical writing on European and ecclesiastical subjects and this work reflects contemporary interest in crusader history. Very Good. Full leather bindings tight and secure with sound hinges; corners show notable rubbing and wear; text pages generally clean with no major loss. 8vo seven volumes. Collation: each volume separately paged. Illustrations: none noted. Edition: 1778 printing. 50401. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.</p> Delalain hardcover
1726247170Paris : Chez Rollin Quillau Desaint 1726. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy with wear tear and dust-dulling as with age. Final leaf damaged. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 611 pages. Subjects; Knights of Hospitaller of Saint Jean of Jerusalem. Paris : Chez Rollin, Quillau, Desaint hardcover
1729045216La Haye: Henri Scheurleer 1729. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo. 477 26 pages. Two volumes in one. Hardcover in full leather. Binding is rubbed has moderate wear. This includes a blemish on the front cover a 2.5 inch cracking of the hinge where the front cover meets the spine. Chipping at headcap. Leather at fore-edge of front board is lifting up. A bookplate for the library of Hampden Sydney College is on the front pastedown. "Louis St. Lewis" is written in black ink at the top of the front flyleaf. Half the rear flyleaf has been torn out. Text is toned foxed. An 18th century history of the revolutions in Sweden. Text is in French. <br/> <br/> Henri Scheurleer hardcover
1737118519La Haye: Antoine Van Dole 1737. Leatherbound. Very good. 3 vols.: lxx 2 404; 452; 432 60 p. 17 cm. Frontispiece in vol. I. Title page vignettes. Red and black title pages. Full leather. Gilt trim to spines. Small tear in bottom of vol. III. Ink signature and stamp on front endpapers and title page. Corners bumped. French text. <br/><br/> Antoine Van Dole hardcover
17299880La Haye: Henri Scheurleer 1729. Hardcover. g. Lg. 8vo. 2 volumes in one. vi 159 pp. ix 64 pp. iv. Half title page: "Histoires Des Revolutions Romaines De Suede Et De Portugal Par L'abbe De Vertot." Bound in full period calf with gilt spine and 5 raised bands. The binding shows some wear and rubbing to edges but sound. Edges red. Missing front and back free endpapers and blank. Some age browning to pages not affecting text. Else a very tight copy in good condition. Henri Scheurleer hardcover
173477326La Haye The Hague: Chez Antoine van Dole 1734. 12mo. French language. Fourth edition. pp. xvi 190 14 76 publisher's catalogue possibly lacking last 3 leaves. Engraved frontis folding engraved genealogical table. Contemporary full calf with raised bands gilt lettering and gilt decorated compartments to spine. Damage to bottom corner and tail of spine rubbing and a little marking to the same with a little splitting at joints. Wear to boards. Scattered spotting. . Very Good. Full Calf. Fourth Edition. 1734. Chez Antoine van Dole 1734 unknown
1727008043Paris: Chez Barois Librairie 1727. Book. Very Good Plus. Full Calf. Troiseme Edition Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 36 451 20; 486 21; 463 17 pp. Three volumes in contemporary calf professionally rebacked most likely in 19th c. with five raised bands gilt rules red morocco labels lettered in gilt page edges dyed red. Very Good Plus boards lightly rubbed at edges a few occasional spots of toning interiors clean and bright a quite handsome and well-bound set. Chez Barois, Librairie Hardcover
173441131734. : 7 Brown spots throughout the book. Two parts in one volume Part 1 Title Page / 14 NNP / 1-240 Pages / Part 2 Title Page / 243-477 Pages / 27 NNP Binding: Contemporary Full Leather Height cm: 17 CM Width cm: 11 CM Thickness cm: 35 CM hardcover
179423791794. : 75 . Part 1: 1 Blank pages / 1 Blank pages / 1 Blank pages / 16 NNP / 400 Pages / 1 Blank pages Part 2: 1 Blank pages / 1 Blank pages / 1 Blank pages / 360 Pages / 1 Blank pages Binding: Contemporary Full Leather Sextodecimo 16mo Height cm: 17 CM Width cm: 10 CM Thickness cm: 45 CM hardcover
1796861A7Paris: Chez Ant Aug Renouard 1796. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". None . A history of the revolutions of the Roman Republic by Rene-Aubert de Vertot in four volumes. Complete in four volumes. With half titles. In the original French. Originally published in 1719. A history of revolutions during the Roman Republic painting Roman history almost as a great tragedy. #By Rene Auber de Vertot French clergyman and historian. His best known work is 'Histoire de la conjuration de Portugal' 1690 which was well received and later appeared in the 'Histoire des révolutions de Suède'.With engraved frontispiece portrait of the author to vol. I. In uniform quarter cloth binding over paper covered boards. Externally with shelf wear bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities back strip darkened. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally very clean throughout. Very Good Chez Ant Aug Renouard hardcover
