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171934887London: Printed for S Popping. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1719. Paperback. 16 pages; First Issue Of Antique British Magazine THE PLEBEIAN 1719 Considerations Upon Reports Relating To The Peerage Decorative Binding. 7" x 9" is bound in well-preserved marbled covers. Binding is firm. Scarce first issue of The Plebeian shown in the corresponding image s. This third edition printed in 1719 for S. Popping at the Black Raven in Paternoster London bears the subtitle: "To Be Continued Weekly. No. I. Considerations upon the Reports Relating to the Peerage. Quisquis erit vitae scribam color. Horat. By a Member of the House of Commons." No. I only of 4 numbers published. Steele's political paper took aim to denounce Lord Sutherlands bill for limiting the power of creating peers. Steele's once great friend Addison represented the opposing side in "The Old Whig." This same squabble which has always been at the heart of the Constitutional dispute in Great Britain surfaced recently with Labour's so called "reform" of the House of Lords. . Printed for S Popping paperback
1754022913London: William Johnston. Front hinge cracked. With original leather boards and spine label with wear and water ring on back stains at top. Old coat of arms bookplate with circular stamp on back of title page: "Hon-ble Marmaduke Burton Dawnan Langley." With 34 Coats of Arms on plates at front of book. 348 pp plus Appendix and Index. With a small waterstain top of last few pages appendix index. Else clean tight copy. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1754. William Johnston hardcover
1719732Good complete condition. Most uncommon in unbound form in such attractive condition. Old auction lot number label to upper front. No inscriptions. Dusting to page edges with occasional corner creases.<br /><br /><i>Rare Peerage Bill Pamphlet. The Patrician extended to four numbers the last dated 11th April. </i><i>Authorship has been attributed to Viscount Robert Molesworth 1656 - 1725.</i> Printed for J. Roberts near the Oxford Arms in Warwick lane, and sold by A. Dodd at the Peacock without Temple Bar. 1719. Where paperback
1784308403Dublin: P. Byrne and W. Porter 1784. First Edition. Hardcover. Good in boards. Spine board unattached. Small open tears on panel corners. Light foxing throughout textblock. Chipping and open tears on spine crown and heel. Front and rear hinges cracked. Shelfwear on panel edges. Small bump on bottom front panel. P. Byrne and W. Porter hardcover
1784308404Dublin: P. Byrne and W. Porter 1784. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good in boards. Spine board unattached. Small open tears on panel corners. Light foxing throughout textblock. Chipping and open tears on spine crown and heel. Front and rear hinges cracked. Shelfwear on panel edges. P. Byrne and W. Porter hardcover
17521105871752. In der Platte signiert "Piranesi F." und mit dem gestochenen Titel "Veduta della gran Curia Innocenziana edificata sulk rovine dell` Anfiteatro di StatilinTatiro, cheformano todierno Monte Citorio". Mit der gestochenen Nr. "723" bzw. "39". Ausgezeichneter, gegensatzreicher Druck auf vollrandigem festen Velin. 40,7 x 62,3 cm (Plattengröße). 58,6 x 85 cm (Papier).
1775a513.071GB: George Robinson & Alexander Donaldson 1775. Fairly clean tight texts with sporadic spotting have been fitted with new endpapers and recently professionally rebound in full leather with gold rules to spines and twin gold and green title labels either the originals or very good copies Bindings nearly as new. There are TWO FOLDING CHARTS but there are NO OTHER PLATES or illustrations present. A most presentable set. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY Packed weight 1999g. In Volume I is the armorial bookplate of Sir John Soane and the name "John Soane LJH" on front endpaper. Hardback. VG/No DW. George Robinson & Alexander Donaldson Hardcover
1764183079London: T. Jefferys Geographer to the King 1764. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 288pp 19p Index. 9 folding maps lacking the frontispiece "Map of Westphalia" but otherwise complete. Rebound in 3/4 leather over marbled boards with 5 raised bands; new blank endpapers. The maps and text are in excellent condition Inscribed in ink to the top of the title page "Camarthen 1780." A very nice copy of the rare first edition. <br/> <br/> T. Jefferys, Geographer to the King hardcover
173612022011074Printed by E and R Nutt and R Gosling for R Gosling W Mears E Woodward F Clay Motte and C Bathurst D Browne C Ward and R Chandler C Waller and H Lintot Savoy London 1736. Eleventh Edition corrected amended and continued down to this present Year. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Full-leather contemporary binding with minor blind decoration close to edges of covers and banded spine with 7 panels. Leather is marked at lower front corner and lightly rubbed at edges spine-ends and over joints. Sound binding Front paste-down end-paper is missing rear is present but bonding to inside front cover has come adrift. Small worm hole in upper corner of front end-papers and previous owner's name on front en-paper. Water-staining to front and rear end-papers but printed prelims text pages and Appendix are clean and free from any similar staining. Full title: The Office and Authority of a Justice of Peace: Collected out of all the Books whether of Common or Statute Law hitherto written on that Subject. Shewing also the Duty of Constables Commissioners of SewersCoroners Overseers of the Poor Surveyors of the Highways Church-wardens and other Parish Officers: Digested under Alphabetic Titles. To which are added English Precedents of Indictments Warrants etc. Never before Printed. Very useful for Justices of the Peace Coroners Sherriffs Clerks of the Assizes and of the Peace and of all others concern'd in such Matters. In Two Volumes. Vol. II only 6 4 308 24 Appendix 6. No dust jacket as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 12022011074. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. Printed by E and R Nutt, and R Gosling, for R Gosling, W Mears, E Woodward, F Clay, Motte, and C Bathurst, D Browne, C Ward and hardcover
1763AB9009London: Printed by Woodfall and Strahan for J Worrall; Anne Shuckburgh and J Richardson 1763. Revised Edition. . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo. A good copy for its age with some wormholes to tails of title page preface and part of contents not affecting text. Large chunk torn from top corner of ffep. Browning to edges of eps and a little foxing to page margins throughout. Po signature Nottingham or Mottingham on ffep. Front hinge slack. Some bumping to corners with loss of leather ditto spine top and tail spine title leather partially missing and title impressions only remain. <br/> <br/> Printed by Woodfall and Strahan for J Worrall; Anne Shuckburgh and J Richardson hardcover
176955594Edinburgh/London, Edinburgh, 1769. Lederband der Zeit mit erneutem Rücken, 8°, 396 Seiten.
1799LTH16-B-18London: W Bent 1799. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". None. A late eighteenth century edition of The New Week's Preparation. With an engraved frontispiece. Legitimised by the recto of frontispiece which states 'published by authority'. The note observes that this edition is printed on fine paper with a copper-plate frontispiece and title page. The statement is then signed by William Bent the proprietor and publisher of this work. In two parts this work is a guide to the week for Christians and includes prayers hymns as well an altar companion. In a full calf binding. Externally heavily rubbed to the boards and spine. Loss to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Loss to the tail of the rear joint. Crack to the tail of spine. Prior owner's inscription to the recto of front free endpaper dated 1802. Internally firmly bound. Pages are age toned mostly to edges/ Pages 135-142 of part I are severely age toned with marks to pages. The occasional handling mark to pages and light spotting throughout. Good W Bent hardcover
1797NRC7A77London: W Bent 1797. Book. Illus. by Frontispiece Only. Fair. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. This is a tight clean copy but for sosme age soiling with the end papers missing and previous owners names on inside of front cover. There is the odd printed words on a couple pages. The spine is cracked and the outer spine has been taped bsut still as fair copy. Further to the title: Consisting of Meditations and Prayers for the Morning and evening of every day in the week; with Forms of Examination and Confession of Sins and A companion at the Altar Directing the communicant in his Behaviour and Devotions at the Lord's Table also instructions how to live well after receiving the Holy Sacrament to which are added A morning and Evening Prayer for the Closet or Family. A digital image can be made available. W Bent Hardcover
1776CBRB638<p>This book is in good condition. Cover near the edges and spine is creased and frayed in some places. Page tanning. Some spots and marks throughout the pages. Two small tears on the cover page. No inscriptions.</p> J. Dodsley London hardcover
1702ANT68751702. Leslie Charles. Hardback; 2 21 1 supplement 8 pages; and 2 36 supplement 22 pages. The book is soundly bound in later 20th C. cloth there is no real wear to the binding. The later endpapers have the bookplates of The General Theological Seminary Library New York. There is some light foxing throughout with the '.Part II�' more heavily affected. hardcover
1769123270London: J Cooke 1769. Hardcover. Good. Rare. 4vo. 792pp with list of subscribers. From the George III preface onwards the condition of the text is very good/fine as is that of all the many full page engravings. The full leather binding is probably original but the front board is missing and the back boards and last few pages are detached. There are no front endpapers but the binding of all the rest of the text until the last pages is tight and robust. The title page has wear and tear with some inches of paper loss to the top edge near the spine and a little paper loss also to the middle of the outside edge. No foxing. Photos available on request. <br/> <br/> J Cooke hardcover
1724500050742John Wyat 1724. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. disbound iv862p. ; 8vo. <br/> <br/> John Wyat, paperback
172647819London: T. Warnes 1726. .of its Inhabitants; with its Revolutions and Conquests. As also its provinces cities and noted towns with their antiquity building and present state. To which is added the History of Brazil and all other dominions subject to the crown of Portugal in Asia Africa and America. Lacks front board and ffep and also a leaf from preface otherwise complete. Bull frighting plate torn but without loss. R-fep detached but extant. Includes map to front and rear. Spine heavily cracked with major loss. Small closed tear to p19/20. Page corners a little dog eared title page and closed edges a little grubby the odd fingerprint throughout else pp generally clean and bright plates bright and despite weak central gutter and afore mentioned spine damage text block itself relatively tight. Full Leather. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo. T. Warnes Hardcover
1755111446London: A. Linde Bookfeller to Her Royal Highness the Princefs Dowager of Wales 1755 Book. Fair Only. Half-Leather. English Translation. "Containing a particular and accurate account of the temperature of the air the different soils waters vegetables metals minerals stones beafts birds and fifhes; together with the difpofitions cuftoms and manner of living of the inhabitants; interfperfed with phyfiological notes from eminent writers; and trafactions of the academies." By the then Bifhop of Bergen in Norway and Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Copenhagen. Boards are detached; spine strip is quite worn; stamped "cancelled" on front endpapers; the map nor illustrations are included as bound; pages are fragile; title page and first page of preface are detached and are torn on the top inner corners; else light age-toning within. A. Linde, Bookfeller to Her Royal Highness the Princefs Dowager of Wales hardcover
17016399London: T. Ilive 1701. Early English editions. Bound together with:<br /> <br /> The Most Pleasant and Delightful History of Reynard the Fox. The Second Part. Containing Much Matter of Pleasure and Content. Written For the Delight of young Men Pleasure of the Aged and Profit of all. To which is added many Excellent Morals. London: Printed by A.M. and R.R. for Edward Brewster 1681.<br /> <br /> And:<br /> <br /> The Shifts of Reynardine The Son of Reynard the Fox Or a Pleasant History of His Life and Death. Full of Variety &c. And may fitly be applied to the Late Times. Now Published for the Reformation of Mens Manners. London: Printed by T.J. for Edward Brewster and Thomas Passenger 1684.<br /> <br /> Three parts in one small quarto volume 7 5/16 x 5 9/16 inches; 186 x 141 mm. 156 2 table of contents 2 publisher's advertisements; 111 1 publisher's advertisements; 8 160 pp. Mostly black letter with titles and side notes in roman letter. Sixty-two woodcuts in the first part printed from thirty-nine blocks and fifteen woodcuts in the second part five repeated all repeats from the first part. Most cuts signed "E.B." Edward Brewster. Woodcut on C1 recto Part I printed upside down. Some browning occasional light damp staining and soiling. Part I with tiny puncture marks in the lower blank margin through gathering I just touching one letter in the imprint on the title-page six small holes in I3 and one tiny hole in I4 causing loss of a couple of letters. Part III with paper flaw in the upper blank corner of A3 and A4 tiny tear 1/4 inch in the lower blank margin of F4 and paper flaw in the lower blank corner of I2 none affecting text. Contemporary sprinkled sheep. Covers ruled and decoratively tooled in blind spine decoratively tooled in gilt in compartments with two red morocco gilt lettering labels. Some expert restoration to joints and corners. Armorial bookplate of Gloucester on front free endpaper. Bookplate of Hugh Cecil Lowther 5th Earl of Lonsdale 1857-1944 on front pastedown his sale 12 July 1937 lot 445. An excellent copy. Housed in a felt-lined quarter brown morocco clamshell case spine with five raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments.<br /> <br /> Reynard the Fox "hero of several medieval European cycles of versified animal tales that satirize contemporary human society. Though Reynard is sly amoral cowardly and self-seeking he is still a sympathetic hero whose cunning is a necessity for survival. He symbolizes the triumph of craft over brute strength usually personified by Isengrim the greedy and dull-witted wolf. . The main literary tradition of Reynard the Fox descends from the extant French 'branches' of the Roman de Renart about 30 in number nearly 40000 lines of verse. The facetious portrayal of rustic life the camel as a papal legate speaking broken French the animals riding on horses and recounting elaborate dreams all suggest the atmosphere of 13th-century France" Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. There is some variation in chapter number within the early editions: From "Caxton's first edition 1481 to Thomas Gaultier's only edition 1550 the story is divided into 43 chapters" while the anonymous edition 1560-1585 has 58 chapters Varty. By the 17th century when the text is titled The Most Delectable History of Reynard the Fox it appears with only 25 chapters and maintains its image cycle. Early 17th century editions also maintained this "picture cycle" through Edward Brewster's 1662 edition but at this point the Wynkyn de Worde blocks were extremely worn and new set was created Varty. Forty images were used for his second edition 1671 and all contain his initials EB. "He published further illustrated editions in 1676 1681 1694 and 1701. in 1672 he grafted new life onto the old story with A Continuation Or Second Part of the Most Pleasant and Delightful History of Reynard the Fox" Varty for which he eventually created an additional 15 illustrations. In 1684 he would produce an additional sequel following the adventures of Reynard's son Reynardine. <br /> <br /> Brunet IV cols. 1228-1229. Lowndes p. 2076. Varty Appendix Three: "A Short-Title List of All Extant Illustrated Histories of Reynard the Fox from Wynkyn de Worde c. 1495 to A. Soulby c. 1800 which are kept in United Kingdom libraries based on H. Menke Bibliotheca Reinardiana" 24 18 and 21. Wing S3512 Part II and S3436 Part III. T. Ilive unknown
1701AQ33150London: Printed by T. Ilive for Edward Brewster 1701. 160pp. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. ESTC T60836. Bound with: The Most Pleasant and Delightful history of reynard the fox. The second part. London. Printed by A. M. and R. R. for Edward Brewster 1681. 112pp. ESTC R218371 Wing M2912. And: The shifts of reynardine The son of Reynard the Fox Or a Pleasant history of his life and death. London. Printed by Thomas James for Edward Brewster 1684. 8 160pp. ESTC R40614 Wing S3426. Quarto. Text predominantly black letter with headlines and side notes in roman and italic. Modern blind-ruled chestnut morocco lettered in gilt to spine. Very occasional minute marginal worm-tracks scattered spotting naive marginal paper repairs to title page and first mentioned and terminal leaf of final mentioned work. Reynard the Fox 'hero of several medieval European cycles of versified animal tales that satirize contemporary human society. Though Reynard is sly amoral cowardly and self- seeking he is still a sympathetic hero whose cunning is a necessity for survival. He symbolizes the triumph of craft over brute strength usually personified by Isengrim the greedy and dull-witted wolf.The main literary tradition of Reynard the Fox descends from the extant French 'branches' of the Roman de Renart about 30 in number nearly 40000 lines of verse. The facetious portrayal of rustic life the camel as a papal legate speaking broken French the animals riding on horses and recounting elaborate dreams all suggest the atmosphere of 13th-century France' Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. ESTC R35186. Quarto. Printed by T. Ilive, for Edward Brewster unknown
170122642London 1701. 4to. Thomas Ilive for Edward Brewster Late-18th-century sprinkled calf sewn on 5 cords 3 attached to the boards and 2 cut short gold double fillets blind-tooled board edges red morocco spine label in 2nd of 6 compartments red sprinkled edges. With woodcut of King Lion's court on the title page 61 woodcuts in text of part 1 including 23 repeats all signed Edward Brewster and all half-page 7.5 x 10.5 cm to nearly full-page 13 x 9.5 cm and 15 woodcuts in part 2 all repeated from part 1. Further with a large woodcut decorated initial in part 3 and decorations built up from cast fleurons in parts 1 and 2. Set in textura types with incidental roman and italic including Moxon's 1669 Canon roman on the title-page of part 3. 3 parts in 1 volume. 160; 112; 4 160 pp. One of the rare sets of all 3 parts of the English Reynard the Fox the third part here in its first edition. The Reynard stories were already established as a coherent collection in the 12th century and were first printed in 1479 in a Dutch prose edition. They became especially well known when translated into English and adapted for Caxton's 1481 edition in 43 chapters. The publisher Edward Alde in London began work on an extensive revision of Caxton's text with many new additions but he published only the first part probably in 1620 the first edition of the present part 1 containing 25 chapters some corresponding with chapters in Caxton's edition and some not. Although the second part would have to wait 52 years the first part quickly became the standard English version of the Reynard the Fox stories with 8 editions from 1620 to 1671. Its language was modernized giving both a view of the stories as they were known through most of two centuries and insights into English values and culture of the time. In 1684 Brewster added the present first edition of part 3 giving the adventures of Reynard's son Reynardine.With 20th-century woodcut bookplate. The woodcut on C1 of part 1 is printed upside down. In good condition with parts 2 and 3 slightly browned. One front endleaf is detached the spine slightly damaged at the head and the front hinge cracked.l Ebert II 18879; ESTC T60836 R218371 R40614; Kirmse 15; Menke V B c note on pp. 221-222 nos. 35 29 30; Wing S3512 S3436 parts 1-2; not in Prien. hardcover
177936790London: Printed by W. Woodfall 1779. First Edition. Newspaper. Good. Newspaper. Single issue removed from a larger gathering. Approximately 18" x 11.5". 4 pages. Three columns. Paper is closely trimmed on the top and side margins with minor loss of print. Print is faded in areas with a few spots to the paper. This issue devotes 3 pages to the Battles and Siege of Savannah in the fall of 1779.<br /> <br /> The first page has two columns regarding the Siege. An article titled "Extract of a Letter from Major-General Prevost commanding his Majesty's forces in the Province of Georgia to the Right Honourable Lord George Germain one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State dated Savannah November 1 1779: received by Captain Shaw Aid de Camp to Major General Prevost. Prevost states ".the very unexpected visit of the Count d' Estaing to this coast with powerful a squadron and considerable body of land troops when known would have excited some uneasiness for our safety; it is with very sincere pleasure I do my self the honour to inform you that we have seen the last of the French fleet this day depart we hope off the coast - got them and their American allies off our hands." <br /> <br /> A daily account of the events is printed on the first page from September 4 to the 24th. The second page is completely covered with the Battle and has entries from September 25 to October 11. Between October 11 and the 18th Prevost writes about removing the women and children to safety; about the fog; Battle lines; cannon fire; the number of forces lost on the enemy side; a truce to bury the dead and care for the wounded including d' Estaing and General Pulaski who later died from his wounds on the 18th etc. The paper also includes 10 translated letters from Prevost Estaing and one letter signed by General Lincoln and d' Estaing. On page 3 is a list of the causalities of the battle. <br /> <br /> The American-French Allied forces were badly beaten at the Siege of Savannah and the British continued occupied Savannah until the end of the Revolution. From American Battlefields dot org:<br /> <br /> In 1778 British policymakers and strategists decided to refocus their efforts on the southern colonies where they believed the crown would enjoy the support of a large Loyalist population. As part of that effort a British army under Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell captured the city of Savannah Georgia on December 29 1778<br /> .<br /> In the fall of 1779 the Americans were determined to take the city back. American forces in the region numbering between 5000 and 7000 men were based in Charleston South Carolina under the command of General Benjamin Lincoln. Lincoln recognized that to recapture Savannah he would need assistance from the French military. On September 3 he learned that Charles Hector Comte d'Estaing was en-route to Savannah bringing with him a fleet of warships and 4000 French soldiers. On September 11 Lincoln left Charleston with a force of his own intent on linking up with d'Estaing. Arriving first d'Estaing began offensive operations against the city on September 16. When fully assembled the Allied force numbered over 5000 men. Defending Savannah was a force of more than 3000 men under the command of General Augustine Prevost. <br /> <br /> On the morning of October 9 the Franco-American Allies launched a major assault. Fog shrouded the battlefield impeding forward progress. Troops became lost in the swamps fronting the Spring Hill Redoubt the Allied objective. d'Estaing had selected the Spring Hill Redoubt under the mistaken impression that it was lightly defended by local Loyalist militia. In reality the Loyalist militia was backed by battle-hardened British Regulars. When the fog lifted the French lines were fully exposed crumbling in the face of a withering and incessant fire from the redoubt's defenders. d'Estaing himself was wounded twice while personally leading the attack. Mortally wounded in the assault was the Polish cavalry mastermind Casimir Pulaski who had done much to shape the mounted forces of the Continental Army. He was shot while trying to lead his horseman through a temporary breach in the British line. During the attack on the Spring Hill Redoubt the Allies lost roughly 1000 men. The British suffered only 150 casualties.<br /> <br /> An hour after leading his forces forward d'Estaing called off the attack recognizing its futility. A week later the French commander sailed away leaving Lincoln behind and the Franco-American Alliance strained. On October 18 Lincoln lifted the siege. Savannah would remain in British hands until the end of the war. Printed by W. Woodfall unknown
1800194983London: Vernor and Hood 1800 1800. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Poor copy with panel edges dulled and dust-toned as with age. Disbound copy with front board detached and rear board missing. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 379 pages; Description.: v 379 p. ill. plates ports. facsims. ; 22 cm. Subject: Theater -- Great Britain -- Periodicals. Great Britain -- Civilization -- Periodicals. Notes: Vol. ix. (London): Vernor and Hood (1800) hardcover
1761230010London: S. Richardson et al. 1761. Hardcover. Good. Volume 26 only of 44. Octavo. 4 503pp. Three quarter calf and marbled paper covered boards. The binding is worn and dry with the front board detached and blue tape to the spine else good or better with moderate toning to the text pages. This volume covers the history of Italy. S. Richardson, [et al.] hardcover
