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56880London: Printed for J. Newbery 1745. Original copper engraved sheet music with head-piece 'expressive of the sense of each particular song' 23 x 14.5 cm. Mounted. Songs by various composers mostly for solo voice and continuo figured bass with versions for the flute most headed by an engraved illustration. An expanded reissue of the 'English Orpheus' originally published by the engraver Thomas Kitchin. Lyrics read "Whilst Strephon on fair Chloe hung & gently woo'd & sweetly sung ye nymph in a disdainful air thus smiling mock'd ye shep. Care swains I know that you discover in my form a thousand charms can you pint me out a lover worthy encircling arms. Boy no more approach my beauty 'till you equal merrit boast to adore me is aduty thousands witnesses to their Cost. Stung to the heart the reclining swain on the vain maid retorts again foolish creature did each feature bloom beyond the pride of nature artful feigning Coy disdaining vain coquet destroy them all go o'erbearing proud ensnaring lay a thousand fops despairing then complying sighing dying to some fool a victim fall nymphs like you whilst their deceiving Angels all in front appear but ye sot their arts believing but ye sot their arts believing finds ye devil in ye rear." [London: Printed for J. Newbery, 1745]. unknown
48 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white photos. Includes special cleaning fluid formula. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative and practical guide. Book
pp. vii, 222 + Large Folding Statistical Map of The United States and Territories. XLib stamps embossed in blind on title page, page 51 and page 222. Tall 8vo. Original full faded purple cloth binding. Extremities bumped. Very slight loss at head of spine. Hardbound. Very good. JUN5 BOX 1
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2011__0857930222Edward Elgar Pub 2011. Hardcover. New. 768 pages. 11.75x8.25x1.75 inches. Edward Elgar Pub hardcover
6466810Edward Elgar Publishing Limited pp. 686 . Hardback. Used. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited hardcover
63-3893Oakland California: Union National Gold Bank 1870. Blank Cheque 8.75" x 3" Oblong. Very Good. Ink scribbles on verso contemporary in nature. Oakland, California: Union National Gold Bank, 1870. unknown
179900TP99France 1799. Small handwritten recipe for a glue to hold porcelain together. Blending lead oils paper and flour. Biographical Notes: SIR THOMAS PHILLIPPS 1792-1872. Born in 1792 Sir Thomas Phillipps from childhood was obsessed with the idea of obtaining virtually anything written or printed on paper including cartloads of documents from wastepaper merchants and the entire inventories of booksellers. "I wish to have one copy of every book in the world" he declared to a friend. He very nearly succeeded. His collection ultimately grew to more than 100000 books and at least 60000 manuscripts. As a result of his extravagant purchases Sir Thomas was permanently on the verge of bankruptcy and was constantly pursued by creditors. So many books arrived at his house that it was impossible to unpack his acquisitions much less keep pace with them. Visiting scholars driven to distraction would spend days hunting for an elusive text in the dusty heaps that filled every room. Because Sir Thomas has a morbid dread of fire most of his collection was housed in coffinlike boxes that could be carted away quickly. Visitors to Middle Hill were struck too by the presence of numerous logs a ploy he used to lure beetles away from his books. As Sir Thomas relentlessly pursued his passion the house itself began to crumble and its floors started to sag under the cast weight of hundreds of tons of paper. His neglect of Middle Hill was partly deliberate however. Sir Thomas's chief enemy in life James Halliwell had married his daughter against his wishes. It appears that Halliwell was in Sir Thomas' eyes the worst kind of criminal a book thief who had stolen valuable works from university libraries and even from his father-in-law. Having no sons Sir Thomas was unable to prevent Halliwell from inheriting his estate. To ensure that his detested heir would never receive anything of value Sir Thomas's solution was to allow Middle Hill to fall unto complete disrepair. He even went so far as to chop down and sell for lumber the centuries-old oak trees that lined the majestic mile-long drive to his home. In 1863 Sir Thomas decided to move - in order to accommodate his books. With the aid of 160 men 103 wagonloads of books and papers drawn by 230 horses the books were lumbered from Middle Hill top their new estate in nearby Cheltenham. It is said that for years afterwards the countryside was littered with the remains of carts that had collapsed under the sheer weight of the Phillipps collection. Sir Thomas continues to add to his library until his death in 1872. After Sir Thomas's death his immediate family had no room for his collection. So vast was the library that although individual items and large sections were sold privately or through numerous auction sales the Phillipps collection is still being sold more than a century after the death of its owner. In the course of its sales many treasures have come to light. As late as 1964 part of the long-lost and unique medieval manuscript of the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses appeared and was subsequently reunited with its other half at Magdalen College Oxford. Once destined for destruction as worthless wastepaper this and many other priceless works were saved by the single-minded obsession of the greatest bibliomaniac of all time. Autograph. Manuscript. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback
00TP01France PRECIS DOCUMENT REVIEWING OR WRITING UPON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. From the estate of the world renowned bibliophile and antiquary Sir Thomas Phillipps. THE ITEM: Undated and unsigned though most certainly late 18th century early 19th century given the other dated documents in the file in this precis the author expounds on the nervous system. I am not quite sure if this is an essay by a medical student or a precis written by a doctor though it does appear pretty advanced writings for a student though I could be wrong. Certainly this document is worthy of more research. Biographical Notes: SIR THOMAS PHILLIPPS 1792-1872. Born in 1792 Sir Thomas Phillipps from childhood was obsessed with the idea of obtaining virtually anything written or printed on paper including cartloads of documents from wastepaper merchants and the entire inventories of booksellers. "I wish to have one copy of every book in the world" he declared to a friend. He very nearly succeeded. His collection ultimately grew to more than 100000 books and at least 60000 manuscripts. As a result of his extravagant purchases Sir Thomas was permanently on the verge of bankruptcy and was constantly pursued by creditors. So many books arrived at his house that it was impossible to unpack his acquisitions much less keep pace with them. Visiting scholars driven to distraction would spend days hunting for an elusive text in the dusty heaps that filled every room. Because Sir Thomas has a morbid dread of fire most of his collection was housed in coffinlike boxes that could be carted away quickly. Visitors to Middle Hill were struck too by the presence of numerous logs a ploy he used to lure beetles away from his books. As Sir Thomas relentlessly pursued his passion the house itself began to crumble and its floors started to sag under the cast weight of hundreds of tons of paper. His neglect of Middle Hill was partly deliberate however. Sir Thomas's chief enemy in life James Halliwell had married his daughter against his wishes. It appears that Halliwell was in Sir Thomas' eyes the worst kind of criminal a book thief who had stolen valuable works from university libraries and even from his father-in-law. Having no sons Sir Thomas was unable to prevent Halliwell from inheriting his estate. To ensure that his detested heir would never receive anything of value Sir Thomas's solution was to allow Middle Hill to fall unto complete disrepair. He even went so far as to chop down and sell for lumber the centuries-old oak trees that lined the majestic mile-long drive to his home. In 1863 Sir Thomas decided to move - in order to accommodate his books. With the aid of 160 men 103 wagonloads of books and papers drawn by 230 horses the books were lumbered from Middle Hill top their new estate in nearby Cheltenham. It is said that for years afterwards the countryside was littered with the remains of carts that had collapsed under the sheer weight of the Phillipps collection. Sir Thomas continues to add to his library until his death in 1872. After Sir Thomas's death his immediate family had no room for his collection. So vast was the library that although individual items and large sections were sold privately or through numerous auction sales the Phillipps collection is still being sold more than a century after the death of its owner. In the course of its sales many treasures have come to light. As late as 1964 part of the long-lost and unique medieval manuscript of the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses appeared and was subsequently reunited with its other half at Magdalen College Oxford. Once destined for destruction as worthless wastepaper this and many other priceless works were saved by the single-minded obsession of the greatest bibliomaniac of all time. Autograph. Manuscript. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback
15-10532Santa Barbara CA: Unicorn Press 1968. 28 x 21 cm. Folded letter. Very Good. Signed letter from Don Sawyer of Unicorn Press. Santa Barbara, CA: Unicorn Press, 1968. unknown
1999500151049Librio 1999 96 pages 12 8x1x19 4cm. 1999. Broché. 96 pages.
1989100139799United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural 1989 348 pages in8. 1989. Broché. 348 pages.
46414025like new. unknown
German Text. Mainz, 1990; clothbound, pp. 180, b/w and col. ill. and plates, cm 25,5x35,5. deutsch 3-8053-106 clothbound
Hardcover, dustjacket, 264pp., 18x26.5cm., ills. in b/w., good copy. ISBN 9788841503621. Rare work of reference on Italian silver marks.
48985, Istituto geografico De Agostini, 1993, Hardcover, dustjacket, 264pp., 18x26.5cm., ills. in b/w., good copy. ISBN 9788841503621.
2003Q-0962816280Grunwald Center for the 2003. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Grunwald Center for the hardcover
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