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179729726AB1797. First Irish Edition. Two Volumes complete set. Dublin Printed for P.Wogan P.Byrne J.Moore J.Rice W.Watson and Son G. Folingsby etc. etc. 1797. Small-Octavo 11.5 cm x 17.5 cm. 331 376 pages. Hardcover / Original 18th-century leather with original spinelabels. Both Volumes in protective Mylar and now housed in a bespoke Solander Box. Bindings a little shaky but still intact; stronger rubbed with loss to labels. Bookplate / Exlibris of Richard Meade of Ballymartle attached to pastedown of Volume I. John Moore FRSE 1729 1802 was a Scottish physician and travel author. He also edited the works of Tobias Smollett. He was born on 10 October 1729 in Stirling the son of Rev Charles Moore of Rowallan d1735 and his wife Marion Anderson. The family moved to Glasgow in his youth and he was educated at Glasgow Grammar School. He was then apprenticed to Dr. John Gordon in Glasgow 1745 to 1747. After taking a medical degree at Glasgow he served as a Surgeon's Mate with the army in Flanders during the Seven Years' War then proceeded to London to continue his studies and eventually to Paris where became surgeon to the household of the British ambassador there. In 1751 he returned to Glasgow to rejoin Dr. John Gordon also then practising with Dr. Thomas Hamilton. From 1769 to 1778 he accompanied the Duke of Hamilton who was linked to Thomas on a Grand Tour of Europe. On his return he took up residence in London. In 1792 he accompanied Lord Lauderdale to Paris and witnessed some of the principal scenes of the Revolution. His Journal during a Residence in France 1793 is the careful record of an eye-witness and is frequently referred to by Thomas Carlyle. In 1784 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Andrew Dalzell James Gregory and John Robison. He died in Richmond in Surrey now part of London on 21 February 1802. He is buried in Stirling. His novel Zeluco 1789 a close analysis of the motives of a selfish profligate produced a great impression at the time and indirectly through the poetry of Byron has left an abiding mark on literature. Byron said that he intended Childe Harold to be a poetical Zeluco and the most striking features of the portrait were undoubtedly taken from that character. Moore's other works have a less marked individuality but his sketches of society and manners in France Germany Switzerland Italy and England A View of Society and Manners in France Switzerland and Germany London W. Strahan & T. Cadell in the Strand 1779 2 vol.; A View of Society and Manners in Italy with anecdotes related to some eminent characters London W. Strahan & T. Cadell 1781 2 vol. were also very popular during his lifetime and furnish valuable materials for the social historian. "Mordaunt. Character Sketches of Life Characters and Manners in Various Countries; including the Memoirs of A French Lady of Quality" was a powerfully written anti-French Revolution novel in three volumes in the form of 34 character sketches of famous politicians royalty generals the wealthy and the celebrity of the day. It also offers detailed eyewitness accounts of John Moore's observations as he travelled throughout Europe in the last years of the 18th century. There are gripping accounts of the heroic feats of a dashing British Officer included which were actually accounts of John Moore's son General Moore. Wikipedia hardcover
1796ABC_49403Various places including Saudi Arabia and Yemen 1796. Contemporary or slightly later half black morocco marbled boards. Small folio ca. 19 x 30.5 cm. English manuscript on watermarked paper. With a loosely inserted manuscript map titled A Chart shewing the Track of HMS Ship Myrtle of the Bay of Biscay and Portugal and a hand-coloured manuscript signal chart. A detailed description of the voyage of the East India company vessel the Swift from 1794-1795 featuring visits to both Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Twelve pages of observations are dedicated to Jeddah alone witnessed at the height of the influx of pilgrims during the Hajj followed by a description of Mocha also Mokha in Yemen. Other ports visited include those of Brazil South Africa India the Nicobar Islands Malaysia and Sri Lanka.Jeddah the author says "has a very pleasant appearance as you approach it from the sea . The houses are all of stone of the coral kind." However as the Swift had arrived in the midst of the Hajj and its crew found provisions difficult to acquire as thousands of pilgrims poured into Jeddah: "It is astonishing the number of Mahometans arriving from all parts of the world to attend the yearly ceremony at Mecca called Hadgi from thence to Medina." Several accounts are given of particular Muslim practices through occasionally somewhat confused British eyes: "When near Geddah all the Pilgrims going their first journey altered their dress assuming what is called the Ihhram a piece of linnen ! which is wrapped round the loins leaving the rest of the body naked in this state they proceed through the rest of the pilgrimage till they have visited the Kaaba at Mecca; the other garment they are then suffered to wear is a cloth of linen over their shoulders. . Some of them carry a trade of muslins and some other little articles which if they are not robbed by the Bedouins wild Arabs they make out tolerably well . The landing of the pilgrims with their wives and household utensils would have been an excellent view for the inimitable Hogarth."The Swift appears to be one of the ships which accompanied the Suffolk a 64-gun ship to escort a convoy to India under the command of Captain Peter Rainier 1741-1808 later Admiral of the Blue and namesake of Mount Rainier. This particular voyage was in itself notable as a trial for the implementation of a citrus diet for sailors to ward off scurvy which was ultimately successful and became Admiralty policy the following year. On the first page of the account we find the following: "The beer being expended ordered the Company to be served wine mixed with 1oz of sugar and oz of lemon juice to every pint it was very nice tipple."The boards show mild traces of use. With a few small smudges on some of the leaves. Otherwise in excellent condition. hardcover
180032624Paris 1800. 8vo 21.7 cm 8.5". 4 pp. <br><br>First edition thus of a speech by Napoleon clarifying his opinions on the Roman Catholic religion and on the relationship between church and state: "Cette traduction est tirée du 14e cahier des Annales philosophiques et morales imprimées chez le Clere . . . On y trouve le texte italien tel qu'il a été imprimé à Gênes chez André Frugoni." Another variant described as being 10 pages gives different publication information and mentions "auquel on a joint des notes historiques."<br>Â Â Â Â Uncommon: WorldCat and NUC Pre-1956 locate only two U.S. institutional holdings of this edition. Removed from nonce volume. First page with paper shelving label in lower inner corner not touching text and with lightly pencilled monogram in upper outer corner. Page edges slightly tattered; a few spots of staining. Age-toned. unknown books
173925958London: No publisher/printer 1739. 8vo 20.6 cm 8.1". 8 pp. <br><br>Sole edition: Supplement to the Rev. George Whitefield's reply to Bishop Edmund Gibson in which Whitefield took the Anglican Church to task. This anonymously published item contains "Notes on the Pastoral Letter" an attack on Gibson's language and theology in the pastoral letter which started the controversy and "A Remark on the Weekly Miscellany of August 18th 1739; with an Extract of a Letter from Mr. Seward Relating to the Writer of the Same. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC T222052. Recent quarter calf and marbled papercovered sides spine with gilt-stamped leather title-label and gilt-ruled raised bands. Pages age-toned edges slightly ragged. Inner margin of title-page with staining just touching text and an unobtrusive repair. No publisher/printer hardcover books
17642747901764. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 95 pages. Timothy Breckneck 1719-1786 was a controversial lawyer and writer who was executed for conspiracy to commit murder in 1786. This work which brought him national attention was described in the House of Lords as a “pestilent treatise†that was “Jacobitical†in nature. despite mild dissent from the Jacobite peer Hugh Hume-Campbell 3rd Earl of Marchmont Droit le Roy was ordered to be burned outside the gates of Westminster in 1764. First edition first printing. Very good copy rebound in brown paper covers. The top of the pages were trimmed for binding sometimes cutting a small portion of the page headings. Pencil marks in margins from prior owner. Inscription from prior owner at top of title page partially trimmed. WorldCat locates 2 copies.<br> paperback
177832766Boston 1778. Unsigned manuscript document folded to 9-1/2" x 7-1/4". 2pp plus integral blank. 25 lines. Old folds light foxing Very Good.<br/><br/> "The Subscriber being informed that the Squadron of his most Christian Majesty now in the harbour of Boston require the use of an island in that harbour which is now in his possession known by the name of Gallops Island-- willing to render every assistance in his power to accomodate the Fleets or Army of his most Christian Majesty he would propose to give them his rights to the Improvements of said Island upon the Following Terms viz.<br/> "The major of the Squadron shall grant him the exclusive rights of Erecting a Storehouse on Long Island & Supplying the French Officers & Soldiers with all those necessaries which they may want to purchase ---- viands Groceries of all kinds. Cyder wines vegetables &c & he will agree to sell those articles at a very small advance from the price of Boston & expressly Stipulate that no undue advantage shall be taken in the Price of any necessary that he may have to sell.<br/> "He will also Contract to furnish the Squadron with 2000 Cord of wood delivered at any part of said Island that may be directed to at 28 Lives money of France per Cord payable upon the delivery of each 100 Cords.<br/> "He will supply the Squadron with any Quantity of Fresh water delivered along side the Ships at 7 deniers money of France per Gallon provided that there be no delay in hoisted the water from the Boats on Board the Ships of the Cask are furnished for Transporting the water in ------ here the document ends in the middle of page 2. <br/> Elisha Leavitt Jr. and/or James Brackett owned Gallops Island at this time; historical records are ambiguous. Some sources indicate that the French erected earthworks at Gallops Island in 1778 to defend their fleet anchored in the harbor; others assert that the earthworks were on George's Island bought by Leavitt Jr. in 1768. Leavitt was a Tory a fact well known in town: people burned down his barn and surrounded his home at one point. The story goes that the pleasant elegantly dressed Mrs. Leavitt invited the mob in for cakes and wine which calmed everyone down. unknown books
175421201Ipswich, W. Craighton for the author, 1754. In-4 de [4]-IV-XVI-[2]-78-[2]-84 pages, plein veau brun, dos à nerfs orné de filets dorés, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, double filet d'encadrement doré sur les plats, roulette à froid sur les coupes.[]4; A4-[a4]-errata-B-L4; A-K4; L2.
1782156819Archaeologia or Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity London 1782. Booklet - Unbound Pages. Very Good Condition. 42 pages 1 map/plan 1 large folding plate. This 1782 article published in Archaeologia describes an ancient painting depicting King Henry VIII's embarkation at Dover Harbour on May 31 1520. The event marked his departure aboard the Henry Grace a Dieu one of the largest warships of its time as he sailed to Calais for his historic meeting with King Francis I of France at the Field of Cloth of Gold. The painting captures the grandeur of Henry's fleet with golden sails gun salutes and Dover Castle in the background. It was likely commissioned by Henry VIII to commemorate the lavish diplomatic summit which was orchestrated by Cardinal Wolsey to strengthen ties between England and France. The painting's artistic proportions may have been exaggerated to emphasize the majesty of the English court. An authentic standalone article extracted from a larger volume of Archaeologia Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity. Not a reprint or reproduction but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 25 x 30 cms. Category: Archaeologia; Printed before 1800; Special Features. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Archaeologia, or Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity unknown
178507931South Carolina 1785. Partly printed document signed "Thos. Hayward Junr." One page 13" x 8" dated July 5 1785 being a summons for Thomas Serven and James Fogartie executors of the last will and testament of John Garden.to be and appear before the Justices.Docketed on verso by the Sheriff that the order had been carried out. Very good small hole in one letter of the signature. Thomas Hayward 1746-1809 was planter jurist revolutionary soldier and Signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina. An officer in the Revolutionary War he was captured by the British in 1780. His slaves were then sold to sugar planters in Jamaica. <br/><br/> unknown books
176808206Providence RI 1768. Document accomplished in another hand signed "William Ellery" - one page 7 1/2" x 6 1/2" on laid paper docketed by Henry Ward Secretary; dated October 291768 being an order "to provide three suitable and decent great chairs and a dozen other chairs at the Expense of the Colony for the use of the Court House." William Ellery 1727-1820. Born in Newport where he lived and died he was a graduate of Harvard and a lawyer. At the signing of the DOI he sat watching the faces of the delegates as each signed the historic document and reported afterward that each of them showed "undaunted resolution." He served in Congress until 1786 and on January 1 1790 President Washington appointed him collector of customs for the Newport district a post which he held until his death thirty years later. Mr. Ellery was the grandfather of author and essayist Richard Henry Dana. <br/><br/> unknown books
17304896DBZurich, 1730. 22 x 27 cm (Blattgrösse). Titelblatt und 11 Druckgrafiken auf 6 Blatt. Lose Blätter mit Fadenheftung. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +
179733990Worcester: Leonard Worcester 1797. First Edition. 8vo pp. 234 plus errata leaf. Bound in rubbed contemporary calf chipped at the extremities of the spine end papers soiled text block little browned a very good copy. Evans 32073. Inscribed on the top of the title-page: "Joseph Goffes a present from the Rev. Sam'l Austin of Worcester Oct. 15 1806 worth $1.00" First edition of this substantial work by Edwards the younger written chiefly in defense of his father's doctrine as elucidated in A Careful And Strict Enquiry Into Freedom Of The Will 1754. "He lacked the imagination and originality of his father but he had a powerful mind and gave a great impulse to the development of a more progressive type of thought in theology" - DAB Samuel Austin 1760-1830 was a Congregational clergyman pastor of the First Church in Worcester a firm opponent of Unitarianism. President of the University of Vermont 1815-21. Leonard Worcester unknown books
172218986Upsala, Werner, 1722. 3 n.n. Bll., 69 (1) SS. Kl.-8°, fadengeheftet, ohne Einband.
17331317847Altdorf, J. W. Kohles, 1733. Kl.-4to. 70 S., 1 Bl. Mit gestoch. Titelvignette u. 3 genealog. Falttabellen. Rücken-Broschur (angestaubt, anfangs u. am Ende etwas knickspurig, Stempel auf Titelrückseite).
175045045Paris L'Imprimerie Royale 1750. 4to. Extract from "Mémoires de Mathematique et de Physique Présentés à l'Academie des Sciences par divers Savans" Tome I. Pp. 478-529 pp. and 2 engraved plats. With titlepage to Volume I. A small wormhole to inner margin. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of this classic study of the tapeworm Taenia being the first accurate description of the Proglottids."In 1741 he began to study reproduction by fusion and the regeneration of lost parts in the freshwater hydra and other animals. The following year he discovered that the respiration of caterpillars and butterflies is performed by pores to which the name of stigmata has since been given. He also studied tapeworms. These investigations earned him a membership of the Royal Society of London in 1743 the same year he became a doctor of laws.""Bonnet is considered one of the fathers of modern biology. He is distinguished for both his experimental research and his philosophy which exerted a profound influence upon the naturalists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. " D.S.B. II: 286.With: M. Geer "Observation sur la propriété singulière qu'ont les grandes Chenilles á quatorze jambes & à double queue du Saule de seringuer de la liqueur". Pp. 530-638 a. 1 engraved plate. </em> unknown
179345277Lund Berling 1793-95. 4to. Ubeskåret i et senere mønstret papirsomslag med forgyldt skindtitel på forsiden. 1-5pp 6-24;2 pp. 27-53 pp. samt et stort kort over Hven 30x25 cm hvor rammen er håndkoloreret. Charta öfwer Hwen J.M. Wetter sculp. Marginer med lidt runpletter. Nederste højre hjørne af titelbladet til del 2 bortskåret uden teksttab. <br/><br/><em>Originaltrykket af denne sjældne latinske beskrivelse af Tycho Brahe's Hven med det attraktive foldekort i fin stand. </em> unknown
1758141839Paris: J. Barbou 1758. full brown leather border stamped in blind on the front and rear boards gilt ornaments on spine title in second compartment five raised bands all edges stained red marbled endsheets. small 8vo. full brown leather border stamped in blind on the front and rear boards gilt ornaments on spine title in second compartment five raised bands all edges stained red marbled endsheets. 1ff.-92 3 -263 pages. Pour éclaircir quelques traits de l"histoire de l'Imprimerie & prouver que Guttemberg n'en est pas l'Inventeur. Two works bound in one. Very rare first edition Bigmore and Wyman p.228. Private bookplate of Jackson Burke on the verso of the front free endpaper. Contemporary boards with some rubbing to the spine and extremities corners a bit worn gilt on the spine is lightly flaking evidence of bookplate removal to front and rear pastedowns. Else a fine copy of this very scarce work.<BR> <br /> <BR> <br /> Two works bound together. Complete titles are: Dissertation sur l'origine et les progrès de l'art de graver en bois 1758 and De l'origine et des productions de l'imprimerie primitive en taille de bois 1759.<BR> <br /> <BR> <br /> Fournier 1712--1768 was born in Paris and trained as a wood engraver. He later turned to steel engraving. In the first essay Fournier sets out to prove that Gutenberg was not the inventor of the printing press by examining the history of printing. He believes that the technology Gutenberg made popular existed long before the German printer's work. The second volume follows this up with further discussion of the origins of woodcut prints. <BR> <br /> <BR> <br /> Fournier wrongly disputes the dating of Mr. De Bure le Jeune concerning the Gutenberg Bible but he is the first with the help of an observation by Gerard Meerman to note the progressive increase in the number of lines per page in the early stages of Bible production. J. Barbou unknown
175876869Paris: J. Barbou 1758. unbound cord tied housed in a green half-morocco goat over cloth boards clamshell case spine tooled in gold leaf with title author and date. large 12mo. unbound cord tied housed in a green half-morocco goat over cloth boards clamshell case spine tooled in gold leaf with title author and date. 92 3 pages. Pour éclaircir quelques traits de l"histoire de l'Imprimerie & prouver que Guttemberg n'en est pas l'Inventeur. Very rare first edition Bigmore and Wyman p.227. Unbound textblock lightly soiled with minor creasing at corners. Faint moisture staining throughout with some affecting the text. In this text Fournier sets out to prove that Gutenberg was not the inventor of the printing press by examining the history of printing. He believed that the technology Gutenberg made popular existed long before the German printer's work. Fournier also followed up this text with two additional works which are not present: De l'origine et des productions de l'imprimerie primitive en taille de bois 1759 and Observations sur un ouvrage intitulé Vindiciae Typographicae 1760. These two works provided further discussion of the origins of woodcut prints including a passage refuting popular belief about the origin wood engraving and some ideas for further study. <BR> <br /> <BR> <br /> Fournier 1712--1768 was born in Paris and trained as a wood engraver and type founder being a member of the 18th century dynasty of the well-known Fournier family. He later turned to steel engraving. He published a table of the proportions of the different printing characters whose purpose was to propose for all typefaces a fixed measurement in "typographic points" and a systematic gradation. He worked closely with the collaborators of the Encyclopédie providing the printer Le Breton with all the documentation relating to the typographic foundry and plans for his own instruments as well as providing Diderot with his collection of ancient alphabets. Finally after multiple disputes with his Parisian colleagues he became infamous for the printing of his famous Manuel Typographique 1764 1766 just prior to his death. J. Barbou unknown
175042895Petropoli St. Petersbourg 1750. 4to. Uncut without wrappers. Extracted from "Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae" Tom. I. ad Annum 1747 et 1748. Pp. 245-266 a. 1 engraved plate ad. p. 251. Clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of a groundbreaking paper in chemistry in which Lomonosov describes his discovery of the transition of a metal into passive state and this is the first scientific description of this phenomena. He observed and described fast termination of the dissolution of iron in concentrated nitric acid and attributed this to a change in the solvent properties."Lomonosov employed corpuscular mechanics in chemical explanations more extensively than Boyle had done. Treating chemical compounds as particles in adhesion he held that "adhesion is eliminated and renewed by means of motion.since no change in a body can take place withouy motion". He attempted to apply these theories to chemical phenomena - although he was limited to speculation- in papers on the action of chemical solvents in general."DSB VIII p. 469."Lomonosov was founder of Russian science and he would be universally recognized as a great pioneer of science had he been born a West European. He was famous also for his literary works including poems and dramas. In 1755 he wrote a Russian Grammar that reformed the language and in the same year he helped found the University of Moscow. In 1760 he published the first history of Russia."Isaac Asimov. </em> unknown
178495272London: J. Murray. 1784. 1st translated edition in English 2 volumes 8vo. ppxl iv- 328 xvi Index errata two folding plates at end; pp.v vi-385 xx Index errata one folding plate at end some foxing to prelims both vols book-plates of "Cholmondeley Library" half-calf rubbed and chipped leather spine labels marbled bds vellum tips rubbed very good clean condition Translated from the Italian edition of 1782 "Fisica Animate e Vegetabile". Includes papers by Mr. Hunter F.R.S. and the experiments of Dr. Stevens on Digestion; the second a Translation of a Memoir of Mr. Demours and Mr. Debraws Papers on the Fecundation of Bees. 1st Edition in English. Half calf. J. Murray unknown
17371314804Altdorf, J. W. Kohles, 1737. Kl.-4to. 42 S. Rücken-Broschur (geringf. braunfleckig).
17361317953O.O. (Halle), o. Vlg, 1736. Kl.-4to. 72 S. Brosch. d. Zeit (Rücken mit kl. Fehlstellen, braunfleckig).
175444799Berlin Haude et Spener 1754 4to. No wrappers as issued in "Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres" tome VIII Année 1752. Pp. 149-184 and 1 folded engraved plates. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of an importent work on different kinds of water-pumps analyzing their different amounts of force used."Euler also investigated a number of concrete problems on the motion of liquids and gases in pipes on vibration of air in pipes and on propagation of sound. Along with this he worked on problems of hydrotechnology discussed in part above. Especially remarkable were the improvements he introduced into the design of a hydraulic machine imagined by Segner in 1749 and the theory of hydraulic turbines which he created in accordance with the principle of action and reaction 1752-1761."DSB.Eneström E 207. </em> unknown
170444385Paris Jean Boudot 1704. 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from "Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences. Année 1702". Pp. 155-174 a. textillustrations. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of this paper in which Amontons describes his invention construction and function of his air thermomer. He thus improves on Gallileo's design by using air pressure instead of volume. The paper is the earliest study in this field and Amontions concludes "that unequal masses of air under equal weights invcrease equally the force of their spring for equal degrees of heat" Fifteen years later Gay-lussac performed the same experiments with better technique and results - the Gay-Lussac laws.The paper "contains Amontons' account of the first thermometer with which temperature was measured by the pressure of air."Magie "A Source book in Physics" pp. 128 ff."His first scientific production was a Hygrometer in 1687.The other was an air thermometer independent of the atmospheric pressure. Air occupied the top of one of the branches of a U-shaped tube and by its dilation it pushed down one of the mercury columns so that the other end ofthe branch formed a barometric chamber."DSB I p. 138 a.Parkinson "Breakthroughs" 1702 M. </em> unknown
178360741Chez De Bure fils aîné quai des Augustines Théophile Barrois Alexandre Jombert jeune rue Dauphine 1783. 1st edition. Hardback. Speckled calf VG. xvi578pp1pp publishers adverts 1 folding genealogy marbled endpapers hinges a little cracked but holding folding plate tanned Ex Libris Lord Sandys with his bookplate spine worn with the gilt decoration rubbed & the lettering piece missing. Translations of the works of the Greek Orator Lycurgus as well as extracts from the works of Andocides Iseé Dinarchus and Demades. Athanase Auger 1734 - 1792 French educator Hellenist and translator. Chez De Bure, fils aîné, quai des Augustines, Théophile Barrois, Alexandre Jombert jeune rue Dauphine hardcover
