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17241006Y15London: W. Taylor 1724. Leather. Good. 8" by 5". None. An early English translation of Rene-Aubert Vertot's history of Portugal's revolutions in full panelled calf. A contemporary English translation of Revolutions de Portugal. "Done into English from the last French edition". In contemporary full panelled calf. Lacking endpapers but retaining original blanks.Engraved frontispiece and decorative head and tail pieces. Vertot was a French clergyman and historian who also published histories on revolutions in Sweden and the history of the Knights Hospitallers.This is perhaps his chief work written at the suggestion of Fontenelle and the Abbe de Saint-Pierre which chronicles the key figures and events of the Portuguese Restoration War 1640-1668. This edition was translated by Gabriel Roussillon.ESTC No.T17107410pp. index. Register; a6 B-K8 U2.Collated complete. In contemporary full panelled calf. Externally with minor rubbing to extremities and marks and spots to the boards. Fading to spine label. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the front blank and title page. Red residue to p. iv and v. Good W. Taylor hardcover
17117929London: Tim. Child 1711. Third edition 8vo engraved folding map of Sweden and Norway by Moll; institutional bookplate marked withdrawn old library sticker removable on spine extremities scuffed and rubbed joints tender label rubbed bare top of spine chipped else good in full contemporary calf. <br/><br/> Tim. Child unknown books
172834268London: Pr. for G. Strahan F. Gyles Woodman & Lyon et al. 1728. Tall folio 34.3 cm 13.5". 2 vols. I: 8 487 1 180 pp.; 1 fold. map 2 maps 49 plts. II: 2 220 143 1 196 24 index 3 1 adv. pp.; 22 plts. 1 fold. map 1 double-p. map. <br><br>First edition in English. In 1715 the Grand Master of the Knights of Malta appointed the Abbé de Vertot as historiographer of the order and in 1726 Vertot published the Histoire des chevaliers hospitaliers de S. Jean de Jerusalem an influential and oft-cited work although the order itself felt certain portions not entirely to its taste. This is the first English translation illustrated with => 71 portraits of Grand Masters et al. engraved by Laurent Cars Jean-François Cars and others; the => maps of the area fortifications and the Hospitallers' military exploits were done by Guillaume Delisle and Charles Amadeus de Berey. Also present are Vertot's "Dissertation on Zizim" and "Proofs of the History of the Knights Hospitallers" which include document texts in Latin and French and his "Discourse upon the Alcoran" originally presented at the French Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres in 1724. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC T53873; Lowndes VI 2765. Recent quarter calf over marbled paper sides old style: round spine raised bands gilt beading on bands and gilt double rules above and below each; gilt leather spine labels and gilt center devices in five compartments. Vol. I: occasional light smudges or spots of staining some plates with mild to moderate foxing; one leaf with short tears from upper margin touching header but not text; one leaf with tear from upper edge extending into text without loss; one plate with short tear and resulting crease at lower inner corner not touching image; one plate with a few early inked doodles on reverse. First map with two short edge tears not touching image one small closed hole touching outer border only. Vol. II: many leaves with mild to moderate foxing mostly confined to margins; two leaves with worming in lower margins not touching text; one lower outer corner chipped. Paper variously age-toned with intermittent creasing or cockling. => A strong agreeable set of this significant and significantly well-illustrated work of religious military and social history. Pr. for G. Strahan, F. Gyles, Woodman & Lyon, et al. hardcover books
175479066London: Printed for W. Innys et. al. 1754. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. A straightforward copy in an early 19th century cloth boards binding. There is a small loss and some short tears to the edges of the frontispiece these do not reach the image on the page. Size: Octavo standard book size. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 79066. . Printed for W. Innys et. al., hardcover
1712B162London: S. Buckley c. 1712. Our copy lacks the index otherwise in very good condition. Binding: Contemporary full calf with blind-tooled borders and blind floral cornerpieces rebacked expertly in six compartments of raised bands gilt brown morocco label on two. Notes: This is the English translation of the original French text. Size: Small 8vo Pages: P. title preface contents 175 pp. catalogue 8 pp. Category: ; Book Europe Portugal; Book History S. Buckley hardcover
1735LTH7-E-16London: Knapton D Midwinter E Curll W Innys R Robinson et al. 1735 . Leather. Good Only. 8" by 5". None. An historical work on Portugal. With a frontispiece. The fourth edition of this work. Translated into English using the Paris edition of the work. Rene-Aubert Vertot was a French historian. He wrote this work at the suggestion of Fontenelle and the Abbe de Saint-Pierre. In a full calf binding. Externally worn. All hinges and joints have failed with the boards detached. Lacking front board rear board is detached but present. Rear endpapers are also detached. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright. Spots to the first and last few pages and the odd spots throughout. Good Only Knapton, D Midwinter, E Curll, W Innys, R Robinson et al. hardcover
17501546Glasgow: Printed by R. Urie for D. Baxter 1750. Leather Bound. pp. 8 iii-viii 152 10. 12°. Full brown leather over boards with gilt rules to the spine and margins of the boards; five raised bands six compartments. Engraved frontispiece depicting the genealogical tree of the Portugese royal family with a resting "Emanuel XIV D. of Portugal" beneath. Features an approving statement by the l'Abbé Richard who praises de Verto and his work for "the beauty of his narration the purity of his style the reality of his facts the solidity of his proofs by which they are confirmed and every where conspicuous". High praise indeed. Leather extremities are lightly rubbed some scuffing as is to be expected of a volume of this age; slight bow to the front board. Internally the top margin of the ffep has been excised otherwise remains complete with the text-block bright clean and unmarked with secure sound binding. The leather binding has recently been professionally replenished and treated with a natural leather preserver. Scarce; no copies of this edition and by this printer available in commerce at time of cataloguing. A handsome presentation; very good. See ESTC Citation: 006352504/T81956 corresponds to OCLC #519429590. <br/><br/> Printed by R. Urie, for D. Baxter hardcover
1716777F5London: Tim Childe and Will Taylor 1716. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5". None. A scarce history of Sweden from 1350-1560 translated from the original French. Featuring a folding map of Sweden and Norway.A scarce history of Swedish revolutions originally constructed in French in the late seventeenth century by French clergyman member of the Capuchin Order and historian Rene-Aubert Vertot. The work appears here translated into English by John Mitchel and concentrates on the years between 1350 and 1560.Bearing an attractive contemporary owner's inscription 'Robert Foord' to a front endpaper with the name also present to the head of title page.ESTC reference no. N17899 In the original full calf binding. Externally bumped to extremities and rubbed to joints and tail of spine. Small hole to head of spine. Contemporary inscription to front pastedown and endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Some contemporary ink notations to title page. Pages age toned with some spotting throughout most concentrated to first and last few pages. Very Good Tim Childe and Will Taylor hardcover
17117929London: Tim. Child 1711. Third edition 8vo engraved folding map of Sweden and Norway by Moll; institutional bookplate marked withdrawn old library sticker removable on spine extremities scuffed and rubbed joints tender label rubbed bare top of spine chipped else good in full contemporary calf. Tim. Child unknown
1743129642London : Printed For A. Ward E. Curll J. And P. Knapton T. Longman J. Brindley And 5 Others In London 1743. Seventh Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original full aniline calf. Period sympathetically re-backed with a red Morocco gilt-blocked label; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 312 pages; ESTC citation no.: N33139. Histoire des revolutions de Suede. English. Subject: Portugal - History - Revolution 1640 London : Printed For A. Ward, E. Curll, J. And P. Knapton, T. Longman, J. Brindley, [And 5 Others In London] hardcover
173565516London : Printed For Mess. Knapton D. Midwinter E. Curll W. Innys R. Robinson And 3 Others In London 1735. Fourth Edition. Hardback. Full contemporary aniline calf. Professional and sympathetically respined. Raised bands with a dark morocco gilt-blocked label. Board extremities rubbed and dulled. Remains an uncommonly good example - scans etc. On request. ; 139 pages; Physical desc. : 16 139 11 14 2p. plates ; 8vo. Dedication signed: E. C. Referenced by: ESTC T081955. Revised and considerably enlarged by the author. Done into English from the last Paris edition. London : Printed For Mess. Knapton, D. Midwinter, E. Curll, W. Innys, R. Robinson [And 3 Others In London] hardcover
1728134908London: Printed for G. Strahan in Cornhil; F. Gyles over-against Grey’s-Inn in Holborn; Mess. Woodman and Lyon in Russel-Street Covent-Garden; D. Browne without Temple-Bar; Mess. Groenewegen Prevost and Vanderhoeck in the Strand; C. Davis in Pater-Noster-Row; and T. Osborne near Grey’s-Inn Walks 1728. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Complete two volume set in matching contemporary panelled calf hardback bindings rebacked with original spines relaid. Firm and square strong joints just moderately rubbed. Contents tight and clean. No pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: Folio 350mm x 240mm. Title-pages in red and black. Complete with 71 portrait plates and 5 maps and plans all of which are in very good order with no splits. Thus a very very presentable set of books. Bibliographic reference: ESTC T53873. Scarce. Printed for G. Strahan in Cornhil; F. Gyles over-against Grey’s-Inn in Holborn; Mess. Woodman and Lyon in Russ hardcover
172471703vol.I part I 14 lxxvi 10 1-280 24 pages vol I part II 12 281-653 33 pages vol II part I 8 1-318 pages vol.II part II 8 323-676 58 pages Vol.III 2 1-535 49 red and black title pages decorative headpieces and capitals Printed for W. Mears, and T. Edlin hardcover
1724113191724 London, printed for W. Taylor and C. Rivington, 1724 ; in-8° de VIII ( Titre, dédication)- IV( preface) - 138- ( 10)pp. et un frontispice. Reliure anglaise en pleinveau brun époque, double encadrement de filets à froid, fleurons d'angle à froid, dos à nerfs, titre à froid. Frontispice non signé, légendé “ London Printed for W. Chetwood at catos Head in Russel Street Covent Garden“.Traduction de Gabriel Roussillon, qui a signé l'Epître dédicatoire à “ Philip Duke of Wharton“.
17923471217Paris.: Belin. 1792. Hardcover. Cubierta deslucida. Good. 17 cm. 382 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura artesanal en plena piel con tejuelo y nervios. Idioma francés . Cubierta deslucida. Literatura.82 82 Belin. hardcover
1772GRTvoVER99The Hague: Pierre Gosse Junio Et Daniel Pinet 1772. 1772. 12mo. pp. xii 276. with half-title. A fine copy in contemporary mottled calf gilt back. New Revised & Enlarged Edition. cfCioranescu 66173. Hardcover. Very Good. The Hague: Pierre Gosse Junio Et Daniel Pinet, 1772. Hardcover
1772A2702Paris, Panckoucke, 1772 ; in-12, VIII pp. + 276 pp. + 268 pp., reliés plein-veau d'époque, dos orné à nerfs. Les 2 volumes. René Aubert, abbé de Vertot, historien français naquit en 1655 au château de Bennetot (pays de Caux) il mourut en 1735. D'origine modeste, il fit des études au collège des jésuites et une carrière dans divers couvents. Il rédigea une Histoire du Portugal et une Histoire de la Suède qui eurent beaucoup de succès. Il fut nommé Académicien par le Roi puis continua sa carrière d'historien et publia de nombreux ouvrages, dont le Traité des Mouvances de Bretagne, Histoire des Révolutions de la République romaine et l'Histoire de l'Ordre de Malte. État neuf.
1773563Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée.Gravure en frontispice.Reliure plein veau marbré. Dos à 5 nerfs ornés de caissons dorés, avec pièce de titre rouge. Premier plat légèrement frotté. Trois tranches mouchetées. Intérieur très frais.
17681430Reliure pleine basane marbrée. Dos à nerfs orné de caissons dorés, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge. Coiffes abîmées. Trois tranches marbrées. Intérieur propre et frais. Illustré d'une gravure en frontispice et d'un arbre généalogique dépliant.
1786R320140953Chez les librairres associés. 1786. In-12. Relié plein cuir. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. XIV + 396 pages - plats et contre plats jaspés - titre doré sur pièce de titre - caissons dorés sur le dos - petite annotation sur la page de titre - 2 photos disponibles.. . . . Classification Dewey : 946-Espagne, Portugal
178656761786 Paris, chez les Libraires associés, 1786, volume in-12 relié pleine basane marbrée de l'époque, XIV-396 pages, dos à 5 nerfs orné de caissons dorés, pièce de titre beige, tranches rouges, sans défaut notable, très bon état
178313550Par M. l'Abbé de Vertot.Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée. A Avignon, chez Chambeau - 1783.Reliure plein veau léopardé de l'époque. Dos lisse orné et doré avec pièce de titre. Tranches marbrées. Galeries de ver sur un mors. Tampon ex-libris. Pas de rousseur. Très bon état. Format in-16°(15x9).
178319654A Avignon, chez Chambeau A Avignon, chez Chambeau, 1783. In-12 relié pleine basane blonde de l'époque. Dos lisse à motifs dorés, titres dorés. Tranches marbrées. Titre, XII + 276 pages. Bel exemplaire.
1786177197Les Libraires Associés A Paris, Les Libraires Associés, 1786. In-12 relié pleine basane marbrée, dos lisse très orné de filets et fleurons dorés, pièce de titre cuir rouge, tranches rouges, gardes de papier marbré, 396 pages. Coiffe arasée, petit manque en cuir en pied, coins un peu émoussés, corps de l'ouvrage en bon état.
1750107631750 Paris, Didot, Quillau, Nyon, Brocas, 1750, in 12 de XV-382 pp., (34) pp. table+privilège, rel. d'ép. plein veau brun granité, dos à nerfs ornés de fers dorés, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge, tranches jaspées, infime usure à la coiffe supérieure, sinon bel ex.