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015448London: James S. Virtue. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Both volumes: Light scuffing to the fore-corners. Gilt page edges and gilt spine titles and decoration on morocco covers; marbled endpapers. Light foxing to the early and late pages of the text blocks. The binding is tight and square and the text is clean; the hinges are remarkably intact for books of this weight; they appear to have never seen much use. No date given but a light pencil name and date on the front free endpapers indicates 1873 or before. Vol. I: 643 pp. Vol. II: 666 pp. !. Steel engravings throughout the text with fold-out maps of Constantinople and the Roman Empire and views of Rome and modern Alexandria. A very pretty set. <br/> <br/> James S. Virtue hardcover
221941A Paris, Maradan, 1795 18 vol. in-8, basane fauve, dos lisse orné, tranches citron (reliure de l'époque). Épid. parfois fortes sur certains plats.
1779BMM2321Dublin: W. & H. Whitestone J. Williams W. Colles W. Wilson C. Jenkin T. Walker R. Moncrieffe W. Hallhead J Exshaw J. Beatty L. White & B. Watson 1779. Freshly rebound by Jon Buller with brown leather & marbled paper over boads gilt spine title & date & marbled endpapers / pastedown to match; A very good textblock with a bit of foxing almost entirely on first & last two leaves in a handsome fine binding; 158 pages. . 5.25"x8.75". W. & H. Whitestone, J. Williams, W. Colles, W. Wilson, C. Jenkin, T. Walker, R. Moncrieffe, W. Hallhead, J Exshaw, J. Beatty hardcover
1789130099Luke White Dublin 1789. Leather. Good. 1789 Luke White Dublin six volume tree calf leather bound set. Front board of volume 1 detached. Retired high school library set with markings to end papers and title pages. Remnants of library labels to spines. Please email for photos. Luke White, Dublin hardcover
1833elala336London: Richard Bentley 1833. 1833. 2 Volumes in 1. 8vo. pp. xii 331 1; iv 341 1 2ads. A nice copy in original blind-stamped cloth recased preserving endleaves paper spine label rubbed slight fraying to lower spine & corners occasional light foxing inner front hinge cracked. Inscribed from the Author. First Edition. A detailed examination of the social state and political economy of England and America with discussion of free trade slavery and emigration. Included is an elaboration of Wakefield's theory of systematic colonization a method of planned emigration combined with the sale of crown lands particularly in relation to Australia and Canada. His persistent efforts led to the establishment of successful settlements based on his theory in South Australia and New Zealand. Wakefield also played a significant role in Canadian political history. In 1838 he accompanied Lord Durham to Canada as his unofficial adviser and the celebrated Durham Report though drawn up by Charles Buller embodied in slightly modified form Wakefield's theories of colonial self- government and land settlement. Goldsmiths' 27890. Howes W-18. Kress C.3643. Palgrave III p. 648. Sabin 100976. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. London: Richard Bentley, 1833. Hardcover
1796T00681London: A. Strahan T. Cadwell Jun. and W. Davies 1796. First Edition . Leather. VG. 9 x 11. Contemporary full leather with gilt titles and designs on the spines. Binding is in POOR condition. Some mending has been attempted but both volumes require rebinding. The front board on volume 2 is detached. Previous owner's small bookplate on the feps. Interiors are VG; pages clear and bright with occasional light foxing especially the few first and last pages. Volume 1: xxv 703 pages. Errata sheet facing page 1. Volume 2: viii 726 pages. Errata sheet at the back. Silhouette of Gibbon in volume 1. <br/> <br/> A. Strahan, T. Cadwell Jun. and W. Davies hardcover
1974209638New York: Ams Press 1974. Facsimile; First Printing. Hardcover. All volumes Near Fine in boards. Ams Press hardcover
7799Dublin. Printed for W. and H. Whitestone J. Williams W. Colles. 1779. First Irish edition. 158pp. Bound in contemporary tree calf rebacked in modern calf with original lettering piece laid down. Some v. occ. light foxing o/w a clean and sound volume. Very scarce. Norton 32. A reprint of the first London edition with the corrections made. Gibbon unlike many writers did read the criticisms of his works. Copies of many of the attacks on 'The History of the Decline and Fall.' were found in his library when he died. It was an attack by one of the least worthy of his critcs that lead Gibbon to write 'A Vindication'. Davis of Oxford was only twenty-one but it was he who questioned Gibbon's honesty and reliability as an historian. Gibbon felt this was a criminal accusation. "Mr. Davies sic of Oxford presumed to attack not the faith but the good faith of the historian". 'A Vindication.' was priced at 2s 6d and sold out within a few weeks. While it failed to silence his opponents it was very well received generally. unknown
65600London: David Bogue and Henry G. Bohn 1847-1853. 8 volumes bound in 4. Thickish 8vo. 18 x 12.5cm. Half brown calf over pebbled cloth boards spine with gilt foliated designs to bands dark green label with gilt lettering. One folding map at the beginning of volume 3. Engraved portrait frontispiece. Some light damp-staining to frontispiece minimal shelfwear to exteriors generally very good. London: David Bogue [and] Henry G. Bohn, 1847-1853. hardcover
1990216993London: Folio Society 1990. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. All 8 volumes Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Folio Society hardcover
1809010053S.A. and H. Oddy 1809. Hardcover. Very Good. 1809 'new edition'. The complete work in nine octavo volumes. All nine volumes are in a similar very good condition. Some edgewear and a little rubbing to spines. Bound in their original full leather with a black and gilt label to spine eight decorative gilt bands to spines some wear to both labels and bands. Volume 9 has damage to the front hinge such that the front board is loose. Otherwise all are structurally sound neat and tidy. A little tanning to edges and some pages but no ink marks nor foxing An impressive early set. Additional images available on request. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback. <br/> <br/> S.A. and H. Oddy hardcover
18546453Washington D. C.: Robert Armstrong. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1854. First Edition. Original Cloth. 2 vo. set plus two map binders with 5 folding maps. Vol 1 has some fading of spine wear at bottom slight wear at top of spine. Plate of Tarma has a snag on the right edge not affecting illustration. Vol 2 has more fading overall but without the wear to the spine. both volumes are tight with minimal foxing. Map binders are 3/4 leather. Binder for "Maps: part 1" has damage to the cloth leather is very good. Binder 2 is fine. All 5 maps one is actually a chart are very good to very fine. Only flaw is slight browing on 3 at the folds. All are cloth backed and appear unopened. ; 6x9" . Robert Armstrong hardcover
18029900015583London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1802. Hardcover. frontispiece folding maps. 8vo. Uniformly bound in full speckled calf. Besides the frontispiece vol. I contains a very nice folding map measuring about 17' square dated 1781 and showing the 'Eastern Part of the Roman Empire' designed by Thomas Kitchin. Vol. II contains an equally nice although smaller folding map also by Kitchin and dated 1781 showing 'Parts of Europe and Asia adjacent to Constantinople'. Vol. XII contains a comprehensive General Index to the work. This is a most attractive set internally each volume is in very good condition being tight clean and little soiled by age Internally with little age-toning or foxing and no markings or scribblings. However the bindings are in a less than desirable state. It may be taken that the binding of each volume has some defect whether split joints or tape remains. Altogether this is an ideal candidate to be re-bound by the new owner who would otherwise have just cause to be proud of this fine work. THE OXFORD COMPANION TO ENGLISH LITERATURE calls 'The History.' 'the most celebrated historical work in English literature' p. 261. Gibbon 1727-1794 formed his plan of the 'History' during a tour of Italy in 1764-65. The first volume was issued in 1776 in quarto size followed by volumes II and III in 1781 and the last three volumes in 1788. It covers the period from the age of Trajan and the Antoines to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453. Subsequently re-published in 1783 in an octavo edition of which this is 'A New Edition' in twelve volumes with the frontispiece in vol. I of Gibbon from the 1780 edition. Norton 40. T. Cadell and W. Davies hardcover
1833247284London: Richard Bentley New Burlington Street 1833. First Edition. xii 331 1; iv 341 1 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary quarter tan calf and marbled boards. Ticket of R.E. Narby Bookseller & Printer Warminster. Bookplate. Fine. First Edition. xii 331 1; iv 341 1 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Following imprisonment Wakefield began to study colonial affairs of Australia with an eye towards immigration. Recognizing that the depressed condition of Australian affairs was due to a lack of efficiency and sensible handling he gathered his theories for correcting the problems and first published them in "A Letter from Sydney" London 1829 under the name Robert Gouger. It was so well done that the author was supposed to be an immigrant. He revised and refined these views for his "New Colonization System" in "England and America" as the chapter the "Art of Colonisation." The theories for his "System" were to abolish free grants of agricultural land requiring a fixed price which would be kept low enough so that a laborer would be able to purchase land after a few years this to reduce the number of ex-convicts laborers from receiving land for which they had no use to regulate immigration and to use tax monies from the rental of grants to bring laborers to the colonies. One of the main results of his publications and efforts was the founding of the National Colonization Society and then the South Australian Association the latter intended to be based upon Wakefield's theories. He was also a close advisor to the Molesworth Committee. On the appointment of Lord Durham to Canada in 1838 Wakefield became interested in that territory and is credited with having greatly assisted Durham with his famous "Report on the Affairs of British North America." He also acted as an adviser to Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe in Canada in the 1840's. In 1837 Wakefield had formed the New Zealand Association and spent most of years following directing the affairs of the association from England while his brother William Hayward Wakefield directed and managed it from New Zealand. Kress C3643; McCulloch's "Literature of Political Economy" 1845. p 94; Sabin 100976; Palgrave III p. 648; Goldsmiths' 27890 Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street unknown
1833247284London: Richard Bentley New Burlington Street 1833. First Edition. xii 331 1; iv 341 1 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary quarter tan calf and marbled boards. Ticket of R.E. Narby Bookseller & Printer Warminster. Bookplate. Fine. First Edition. xii 331 1; iv 341 1 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Founder of the "New Colonization System". Following imprisonment Wakefield began to study colonial affairs of Australia with an eye towards immigration. Recognizing that the depressed condition of Australian affairs was due to a lack of efficiency and sensible handling he gathered his theories for correcting the problems and first published them in "A Letter from Sydney" London 1829 under the name Robert Gouger. It was so well done that the author was supposed to be an immigrant. He revised and refined these views for his "New Colonization System" in "England and America" as the chapter the "Art of Colonisation." The theories for his "System" were to abolish free grants of agricultural land requiring a fixed price which would be kept low enough so that a laborer would be able to purchase land after a few years this to reduce the number of ex-convicts laborers from receiving land for which they had no use to regulate immigration and to use tax monies from the rental of grants to bring laborers to the colonies. One of the main results of his publications and efforts was the founding of the National Colonization Society and then the South Australian Association the latter intended to be based upon Wakefield's theories. He was also a close advisor to the Molesworth Committee. On the appointment of Lord Durham to Canada in 1838 Wakefield became interested in that territory and is credited with having greatly assisted Durham with his famous "Report on the Affairs of British North America." He also acted as an adviser to Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe in Canada in the 1840's. In 1837 Wakefield had formed the New Zealand Association and spent most of years following directing the affairs of the association from England while his brother William Hayward Wakefield directed and managed it from New Zealand. Kress C3643; McCulloch's "Literature of Political Economy" 1845. p 94; Sabin 100976; Palgrave III p. 648; Goldsmiths' 27890 Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street unknown books
1914981461914 Edition 8 Vols. Complete: John Murray. Fine. 1914. Hardcover. Hardcovers in bright blue pictorial gilt-stamped cloth. 1914 Edition. Books are in fine condition crisp and clean with tight bindings and sharp corners. All maps present and pristine. Fine in and out. 8vos. Including indexes. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S. . John Murray hardcover
1914981471914 Edition 8 Vols. Complete: John Murray. Fine. 1914. Hardcover. Hardcovers in bright blue pictorial gilt-stamped cloth. 1914 Edition. Books are in fine condition crisp and clean with tight bindings and sharp corners. All maps present and pristine. Fine in and out. 8vos. Including indexes. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . John Murray hardcover
1796168797Basel: Printed and sold by J. J. Tourneisen 1796-97. First continental edition following the original London publication by Cadell & Davies earlier that year. The work includes the first appearance of Gibbon's autobiography titled the Memoirs of My Life which created the image of Gibbon which so fascinated the 19th century. Gibbon died in 1794 leaving his papers to John Baker Holroyd Lord Sheffield 1735-1821 then serving on the Board of Agriculture. Sheffield faced a monumental task not least in collating six different manuscripts of the Memoirs into one. Besides the autobiography Sheffield's edition collects much of Gibbon's correspondence several of his essays including one defending his arguments in the Decline and Fall and extracts from his journal. J. J. Tourneisen specialized in producing pirated versions of British and Scottish Enlightenment works for the continental market. Provenance: Georg Heinrich Thommen 1908-1956 a Swiss journalist with his blue ink stamp on the front free endpaper of each volume. That of Volume I also carries the inscription "To my dear friend dr. Rudolf Frowe. Xmas 1941. Heinrich Thommen." 7 vols bound in 3 octavo 202 x 127 mm. Text in English and French. Contemporary marbled paper boards spines with gilt decorative borders and red paper label edges red green silk bookmarkers. 19th-century bookplates of "V. A. B. Baron Bentinck" vol. I onlypossibly Willem van Aldenburg Bentinck 1848-1912 and of one "Dr Grauff" on front pastedowns. Light bumping and wear slight cosmetic splits to several hinges moderate browning and foxing to contents: a very good set. ESTC T79698; Norton 133. hardcover
19001304110084New York : Euclid Press 1/1/1900. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. 12 Volumes. 8vo. Circa 1900. Each volume quarter bound in black leather with white marbled boards. Binding repaired. Gilt lettering on spines. Good bindings and covers. TEG. Limited edition of 121 out of 1000. Wear to extremities. Clean unmarked pages with minimal toning. <br><br>Edwards Gibbons classic work details the gradual societal collapse of the Western Roman Empire. This decline was brought about by the disintegration of Roman politics culture and military might. <br>This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside of Canada and the US. New York : Euclid Press hardcover
1777712L44Dublin: Guillaume Hallhead 1777. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 4.5". None. An early Dublin edition of Edward Gibbon's popular essay collection. An early edition published sixteen years after the first.This work brought an initial taste of celebrity and distinguished him as a man of letters in Paris. ESTC reference no: T80005. In the original French with the dedication in English. In a contemporary calf binding. Externally very smart with light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Minor split to the tail of front joint. A few light marks to boards. Front hinge is strained but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spot. Very Good Indeed Guillaume Hallhead hardcover
1934355490718075London: Jarrolds 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's black boards with gilt spine lettering. Slightly soft spine tips and a bump to the bottom right hand corner of the back panel overall a lovely tightly-bound and clean VG copy. In the RARE D/W priced 7/6 net to the spine as called for. The D/W is about VG with browning to the spine and shallow chipping at the head and tail just affecting the publisher's name at the base of the spine. Rare in First Edition especially in D/W. Grey Granite is the third volume in the Scots Quair trilogy and although not quite of the level of the previous two volumes Sunset Song and Cloud Howe it is a fitting-enough conclusion. Grey Granite is a novel of Communism Socialism factories violence and town life. Photographs/scans available upon request. Jarrolds hardcover
198089230Franklin Center Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1980. Full Leather. Very Good to Fine. Giovanni Battista Piranesi illustrator. Complete 6 volume set. 24 x 16 cm. 471 481 436 489 532 623pp. Bound into full brown leather with gilt design lettering and foredges. Moire endpapers silk ribbons 3 raised bands to spine. Part of the series The 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of the Great Books of the Western World. Includes all 3 notes from the editors pamphlet each pamphlet covers 2 volumes. The gilt foredge for volume 1 is very rubbed. Spines of volume 2 and 6 are sun toned. The Franklin Library unknown
1974mon0003631716The Easton Press 1974. Hardcover. Very Good. . 6-volume set complete uniformly bound in full leather with gilt in fine condition. The Easton Press hardcover
1906310398New York: Fred DeFau & Company 1906. Illustrated. Printed at the Norwood Press. 12 vols. 8vo. Three quarter red calf and cloth t.e.g. by Frost & Co. Bath England. Some rubbing with minor loss else Very Good. Illustrated. Printed at the Norwood Press. 12 vols. 8vo. Fred DeFau & Company unknown books
180465139Philadelphia: Published by William Y. Birch & Abraham Small Printed by Robert Carr 1804. First American edition. First published in 1776-1788. Frontispiece portrait engraved by Alexander Lawson after Joshua Reynolds trimmed along lower margin affecting imprint; folding map of "Parts of Europe and Asia adjacent to Constantinople" other map removed and lacking. 8 vols. 8vo. Contemporary sheep red morocco label. Wormholes and trails on a few of the bindings some rubbing light browning of text even lacking the map a very attractive copy in two cloth open end cases. First American edition. First published in 1776-1788. Frontispiece portrait engraved by Alexander Lawson after Joshua Reynolds trimmed along lower margin affecting imprint; folding map of "Parts of Europe and Asia adjacent to Constantinople" other map removed and lacking. 8 vols. 8vo. Lawson engraved plates for the first volume of Wilson's "Ornithology" and those in the continuation by Bonaparte. Norton 48 maps and portrait were bound in volumes one and two rather than as noted in Norton. PMM 222 for the first edition Published by William Y. Birch & Abraham Small, Printed by Robert Carr unknown books