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173953194Nürnberg: Johann Paul Krauss 1739. 8vo pp. 46 720 94; engraved frontispiece of a scribe working in a library; old vellum-backed boards the spine almost perished and revealing the binding structure underneath; the binding a bit skewed but sound. Pliny the Younger wrote hundreds of letters of which 247 survive and are of great historical value. Some are addressed to reigning emperors or to notables such as the historian Tacitus. <br/><br/> Johann Paul Krauss hardcover books
179039046Londini: Sumptibus editoris excudebant M. Ritchie & J. Sammells colophon: typis Edmundi Fry 1790. 8vo 17 cm 6.7". 4 484 2 pp. <br><br>Pliny the Younger's letters much admired for their detailed descriptions of Rome in the first century a.d. appear here edited by scholar and philologist Henry Homer whose works the DNB online notes are "all remarkable for the accuracy and elegance of the typography."<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Ink signature of Roland Gray dated 1900 appears on a front endpaper; most recently in the library of American collector Albert A. Howard small booklabel "AHA" at rear. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Brunet IV 722; ESTC T133036. 19th-century blue morocco spine lettered and ruled in gilt covers framed in a gilt dotted roll board edges with same gilt twists on turn-ins all edges gilt; rubbed spine leather flaking with top pulled and bottom headband loose textblock loosening small pencilled notes on endpapers. Light age-toning and offsetting one small marginal paper flaw and two leaves with discoloration in gutter from pink ribbon placemarker still present. Provenance indicia as above. Sumptibus editoris excudebant M. Ritchie & J. Sammells [colophon: typis Edmundi Fry] hardcover books
17697521Paris: Ex Typographia Barbou 1769. Later printing. Full Calf. Fine. 12mo. 4xii5213pp. Woodcut device on title. Cont. mottled calf gilt tooled spine and dentelles brown morocco spine label. A.e.g. Fine copy. Ex Typographia Barbou unknown books
175148878Glasguae: In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis 1751. Small 4to pp. 4 348 8; contemporary full calf very nicely rebacked gilt-paneled spine in 6 compartments red morocco label in 1; a near fine copy. Gaskell 207. <br/><br/> In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis unknown books
1712H2586Leipzig: sumtibus J.L. Gleditschii 1712. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo vellum 14 930 1105-1314 108 pages complete. Very good lacking front flyleaf title page worn and some wear to the next page lacks rear flyleaf vellum fairly bright and solid some light pencil notes in a tiny hand and marginalia especially to the first 100-odd pages. Pliny the Younger wrote hundreds of letters of which 247 survive giving an unsurpassed picture of political life especially during the reign of Trajan 98-117. sumtibus J.L. Gleditschii hardcover
1796275164Lipsiae : Sumtu E. B. Schwickerti 1796. First Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy bound in half leather over marble boards with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards along with some dust-toning. Remains well-preserved overall; bright clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the library of George Frederick Nott with the owner's armorial bookplate. Physical description; XLIV 311 1 p ; 22 cm. Subjects; Trajan Emperor of Rome 53-117. Trajan Emperor of Rome 53-117 — Early works to 1800. Speeches addresses etc. Latin — Early works to 1800. Lipsiae : Sumtu E. B. Schwickerti hardcover
1734823P41Amsterdam: Janssonio-Waesbergios 1734. Leather. Good. 10" by 8". Not Stated. A Latin collection of the immensely historically important letters of Pliny the Elder illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of Pliny. In Latin.Illustrated with a frontispiece.Numbers 703 and 704 and 807 and 808 repeated in pagination; numbers 799 & 800 omitted; the text is continuous.The letters of Pliny the Younger a great historical resource on Ancient Greece.Two hundred and forty seven of Pliny's letters survive addressed to various emperors or notable Greece figures such as the historian Tacitus. Pliny's letters provide and essential and unique resource of Roman administrative history and daily life in the 1st Century CE.One of his most important letters notes and describes the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in October 79 during which his Uncle who raised him died Pliny the Elder.Bookplate to the front paste down.Neat prize inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper. In a full calf binding. Externally boards and spine are rubbed. Joints are starting. Some loss of leather to the head and tail of the spine and extremities light bumping to the extremities. Hinges are strained. Bound without the front endpaper. Bookplate to the front paste down. Neat prize inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with only the occasional spot and handling mark. Prior owner's ink inscription and a library stamp to the title page. Good Janssonio-Waesbergios hardcover
173813000Amstelaedami Amsterdam; Janssonio Waesbergios. 1738. 1738. First edition thus. Quarto pp. 1 12 469 56. With engraved frontispiece. A handsome and scholarly edition of Pliny the Younger's Letters and Panegyric with notes and commentary by a succession of learned classicists of the later Dutch Golden Age. Rebound in dark green crushed calf over bevelled boards blind-tooled fillet and 4 corner devices to boards; titles in gilt to black leather spine labels compartments decorated with gilt fillets and blind-tooled edges dyed red decorated yellow endpapers. Lower joints very slightly worn slight scuffs and very minor insect damage to spine. Very occasional light foxing and toning particularly to preliminary and final gatherings. Generally a very good copy. Amstelaedami [Amsterdam]; Janssonio Waesbergios. 1738. hardcover
1721309899A Paris : Par la Compagnie des Librairies 1721. Nouvelle Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy bound in full aniline calf with a leather gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Provenance; from the library of Bromfield with the owner's armorial bookplate dated 1749. Physical description; vol. III only: 346 pages. Subjects; Pliny the Younger. Genre; Letter. A Paris : Par la Compagnie des Librairies hardcover
1751LR0042<p><em>The Letters of Pliny the Younger With Observations on each Letter; And an Essay on Pliny's Life Addressed to Charles Lord Boyle By John Earl of Orrery.</em> 1751 two volumes. 4to 25x20 cm 9¾x8". iv lxxxvii 440 16; iv 509 32 pp. Engraved allegorical title-page device by Michael Van der Gucht twenty-three large head- & tailpieces engraved by Jacob Bonneau after designs by Samuel Wale and numerous decorative initials. Period full calf red leather spine labels. First Edition thus.</p><p><strong>About this book</strong></p><p>First Edition of this translation of the classic letters first issued between c.100 and c.109. John Boyle fifth Earl of Cork fifth Earl of Orrery and second Baron Marston 1707-1762 had literary aspirations and became a friend of Jonathan Swift Alexander Pope and Samuel Johnson. But they had no illusions about his intellectual gifts; and Boyle took some revenge on Swift's condescension in Remarks on the Life and Writings of Jonathan Swift London 1751. His translation and commentary on the wonderful letters of Pliny the Younger appeared five years after the first translation into English done by William Melmoth and were not an improvement. But the letters which survey the whole range of Roman life and society including the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the death of Pliny the elder as well as problems with the upstart Christians are fascinating; and Boyle's comments are complacently entertaining. The translator's very long introduction describes not only the life of Pliny but many aspects of Roman history government laws and ways of life including detailed accounts of the baths and gymnasia.</p><p>Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo 61 – c. 113 better known as Pliny the Younger was a lawyer author and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle Pliny the Elder helped raise and educate him.</p><p>Pliny the Younger wrote hundreds of letters of which 247 survive and which are of great historical value. Some are addressed to reigning emperors or to notables such as the historian Tacitus. Pliny served as an imperial magistrate under Trajan reigned 98–117 and his letters to Trajan provide one of the few surviving records of the relationship between the imperial office and provincial governors. Two of the letters included are to Tacitus: The first letter describes the journey of his uncle Pliny the Elder during which he perished during the eruption of Vesuvius; the second one describes his own observations in a town across the bay see photo 12. These letter are probably the very first detailed description of a volcanic eruption. The eruption column with its umbrella-shaped cloud that is also found at other volcanoes was named after him Plinian eruption column.</p><p>Pliny rose through a series of civil and military offices the cursus honorum. He was a friend of the historian Tacitus and might have employed the biographer Suetonius on his staff. Pliny also came into contact with other well-known men of the period including the philosophers Artemidorus and Euphrates the Stoic during his time in Syria. Wikipedia</p> Printed by James Bettenham for Paul Vaillant hardcover
1729256954A Paris: chez la Veuve de Claude Barbin au Palais sur le second Perron de la Saine chapelle 1729. Second Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy bound in full aniline calf with a leather gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Provenance; from the library of The Most Honble. William Marquis of Lothian with the owner's bookplate. Physical description; 358 pages. Subjects; Pliny the Younger — Correspondence. A Paris: chez la Veuve de Claude Barbin au Palais, sur le second Perron de la Saine chapelle hardcover
17517954London: Printed by James Bettenham for Paul Vaillant 1751. FIRST EDITION 2 vols. 4to pp. iv lxxxvii i 440 16; iv 509 33. Engraved head- and tail-pieces in each chapter. Contemporary calf edges sprinkled red. A touch toned some water-staining to final leaves of vol. 2. Recently rebacked spines divided by raised bands between gilt rules red morocco labels hinges relined with paper old leather somewhat marked. A friend of Swift and Pope John Boyle Fifth Earl of Orrery 1707-1762 was on poor terms with his father who had featured in Swift’s ‘Battle of the Books’ following his row with Bentley and was left little in his will but nonetheless inherited something of his classical scholarship translating Horace as well as producing this substantial annotated translation of Pliny. It saw a second edition the same year. ESTC T132377. Printed by James Bettenham, for Paul Vaillant hardcover
17961338633London: J. Dodsley 1796. Ninth Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 2 vols.; VG-; contemporary full bindings of brown leather; spines with black leather labels and gilt lettering and design; some shelf wear and scuffing; wear to joints; wear to spines; all edges marbled; previous owners' names at front paste downs; some foxing to end papers; mild pencil underlining; mild offsetting throughout; notes in pencil at back free end paper of vol. 2; shelved above US History--New York. 1338633. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. J. Dodsley hardcover books
170386526Oxford: West 1703. hardcover. very good. Accedit Vita Plinii ordine Chronologico digesta. Title vignette. 45 376pp. 8vo full contemporary calf; first 34pp. comprising the Life of Pliny is heavily underlined in pencil. Oxonii: G. West 1703. Very good.<br/><br/> Lowndes III p.1885.<br/><br/> West unknown books
17411908050001London : Ex officinâ Jacobi & Richardi Tonson & Johannis Watts 1741. Hardcover. Good. Bound in contemporary calf. Spine rebacked. Leather spine label with gilt. 24 360 10 pages : illustrations ; 12mo. Engraved frontispiece. Title in red and black. Early signature of Alex Bliss. London : Ex officinâ Jacobi & Richardi Tonson, & Johannis Watts hardcover
1790AQ19053Londini i.e. London: Sumptibus editoris excudebant M. Ritchie & J. Sammells Typis Edmundi Fry 1790. 4 484pp 2. With a terminal errata leaf. Handsomely bound in a style reminiscent of and perhaps executed by Roger Payne in contemporary gilt-tooled navy straight-grain morocco marbled edges. Very light rubbing to extremities. Marbled endpapers armorial bookplate of Panshanger to FEP recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to recto of FFEP slight loss to upper margins of leaves L3-4 very occasional spotting. Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus c.61-c113 administrator of part of the Roman Empire. Pliny the Younger adopted by his uncle Pliny the Elder studied philosophy and rhetoric under Nicetes Sacerdos and Quintilian eventually rising to the political court where he prosecuted provincial governors on charges of corruption and extortion. He achieved the ranks of both Praetor and Consul in 100 AD. Friend of Tacitus Martial and Suetonius Pliny was likewise a published author with these 10 books of letters issued between 100 and 109 - collectively they form almost the entirety of Pliny's surviving work and offer a valuable insight into the Roman world of the 1st Century. They deal with various issues including one of the few accounts of the eruption of Vesuvius made by an eyewitness for the Younger Pliny had accompanied his uncle and adoptive father to the area in 79 AD describing the event in detail in a letter to Tacitus VI. ESTC T133036. 8vo. Sumptibus editoris excudebant M. Ritchie & J. Sammells [Typis Edmundi Fry] unknown
1790AQ19050Londini i.e. London: Sumptibus editoris excudebant M. Ritchie & J. Sammells 1790. 4 484pp 2. With a terminal errata leaf. Handsomely bound in contemporary navy morocco ruled and lettered in gilt A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers later armorial bookplate of William Cavendish to FEP inked ownership inscription of Cavendish dated 1824 and recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to verso of FFEP internally clean and crisp. Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus c.61-c113 administrator of part of the Roman Empire. Pliny the Younger adopted by his uncle Pliny the Elder studied philosophy and rhetoric under Nicetes Sacerdos and Quintilian eventually rising to the political court where he prosecuted provincial governors on charges of corruption and extortion. He achieved the ranks of both Praetor and Consul in 100 AD. Friend of Tacitus Martial and Suetonius Pliny was likewise a published author with these 10 books of letters issued between 100 and 109 - collectively they form almost the entirety of Pliny's surviving work and offer a valuable insight into the Roman world of the 1st Century. They deal with various issues including one of the few accounts of the eruption of Vesuvius made by an eyewitness for the Younger Pliny had accompanied his uncle and adoptive father to the area in 79 AD describing the event in detail in a letter to Tacitus VI. This handsome copy is from the library of Whig grandee and noted arts connoisseur William George Spencer Cavendish 6th Duke of Devonshire 1780-1858. ESTC T133036. 8vo. Sumptibus editoris excudebant M. Ritchie & J. Sammells unknown
175148878Glasguae: In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis 1751. Small 4to pp. 4 348 8; contemporary full calf very nicely rebacked gilt-paneled spine in 6 compartments red morocco label in 1; a near fine copy. Gaskell 207. In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis unknown
1724ZB867048London: Printed for W. Mears 1724. narrow octavo later cloth and the binder has scrambled some of the sections but the pagination is correct within them 2 title in red and black for first volume 4 numbered iii iv v iv as issued xxx Life by John Henley 2 half title x Contents 2 title leaf for Pliny's Panegyrick upon the Emperor Trajan in red and black this should be at the end of the second volume 142 2 Mears ads 2 title in red and black for second volume 584 10 index and errata there should be another leaf following missing a leaf of ads; library markings margins cut down general age toning with the title leaf for Life missing corner with no letters touched fair. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. London: Printed for W. Mears, hardcover
17184233EBAugsburg, Verlag Caspar Brechenmachers, 1718. Klein-8°. 16 cm. 18 Blatt, 1147 (1) Seiten, 13 Blatt. Original-Ganzlederband.
175495186Erlangen 1754. Hardcover. Poor. This volume only of 3. 74 of 76 plates and maps plus 2 unnumbered facsimiles. Old full leather. 25 cm. Backstrip almost entirely detached along rear joint. Lacks 2 plates numbers I and XXXIII. Old ownership stamp Marie Steiger Zamoyska and a couple of others covered up. German text. Pococke did put a nose on his illustration of the Sphinx and had some other inaccuracies. Despite such errors Pococke's book is generally regarded as one of the best early accounts of travel in the Middle East. This is not the finest of copies but it is an inexpensive and serviceable copy of the 1754 German edition of the Pococke's Egyptian volume. hardcover
175595187Erlangen 1755. Hardcover. Poor. This volume only of 3. 63 of 67 plates and maps numbered XXXVII-CIII. Old full leather. 25 cm. General wear. Cover almost entirely detached at front hinge. Lacks 4 plates or maps numbers XLIII LIX LXII and LXIII. Old ownership stamp Marie Steiger Zamoyska and a smaller hard to deciper circular stamp. German text. Pococke did put a nose on his illustration of the Sphinx in the Egyptian volume and had some other inaccuracies. Despite such errors this is generally regarded as one of the best early accounts of travel in the Middle East. This is not the finest of copies but it is an inexpensive and serviceable copy of the 1755 German edition of the Pococke's volume on travel in Ottoman-controlled 18th century Greece including Thrace and elsewhere in Europe. hardcover
1791lh15v26axbvkÀ Berlin, chez Chrétien Frédéric Voss Libraire (Vossische Buchhandlung), 1791. XII (Preface), 394; 1 blank, 382, 16 pages 'Supplement, ou Fautes à corriger'; foretitles, titlepages and subtitlepages are included in the pagination. - Richly gilt half-leather binding over 5 slightly raised bands with gilt titles and volume-number on red and black spinelabels, all edges red; 8vo.(ca. 16 x 11 x 5,5 cm).
1717887Edinburgh 1717. Folio 30.5 cm 12". 4 pp. <br/><br/>The battle between Ruth Pollock and the Campbells or Calders from their estate of Cawdor rages on with the Calder side strenuously denying that any legitimate marriage ever took place between her and Capt. George Campbell. Pollock who called herself Campbell's widow despite apparently never having been acknowledged as his wife during his lifetime was claiming a portion of the estate of his father Sir Hugh Campbell; in this response to some of her petitions lawyer John Fleming acting on behalf of the Campbells discusses the merits of various claims as pertaining to estate law. OCLC ESTC and NUC Pre-1956 record no holdings of this item. <br/><br/>Not in ESTC. Once sewn now in a Mylar folder. Last leaf with closed tear partially repaired some time ago costing or obscuring a few letters to each line of about two paragraphs on either side of leaf. Age-toned dust-soiled creased. unknown books
1718885Edinburgh 1718. Folio 31.2 cm 12.3". 1 p. <br/><br/>Dated July 30 1718 this broadside is a rebuttal of certain financial assertions made by Ruth Pollock in her ongoing legal battle against John Campbell over the estate of Sir Hugh Campbell which included Cawdor Castle although that legendary castle is not mentioned in this document. This is an uncommon legal item with no holdings described by WorldCat or ESTC. <br/><br/>Not in ESTC. Creased and dust-soiled with a small hole in lower margin not touching text and a few pinholes within text. Tipped onto a leaf of 19th-century paper now in a Mylar folder. unknown books
