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187761059Bologna: Romagnoli 1877. In-8 mm. 230x150 1 volume su 3 brossura originale pp. XXXIII5057. Disponiamo del terzo volume dedicato allo statuto dello Spedale di Santa Maria di Siena 1318-1379 con le addizioni dal 1320 al 1861. Al fine voci e maniere meritevoli di osservazione. Volume della Collezione di opere inedite o rare dei primi tre secoli della lingua. Ben conservato. Romagnoli, unknown
185159740Pisa: Nistri 1851. In-4 p. mm. 295 x 217 brossura origi. piccole mancanze pp. 199. Preceduti da ricerche critiche intorno ai medesimi e da vari pensieri sulla proposta fatta nel Congresso Veneziano degli Scienziati nel 1347 intorno ad una raccolta generale dei nostri statuti. Si aggiungono alcuni appunti per servire ad una bibliografia degli statuti italiani. Fioriture marginali altrimenti testo ben conservato. Nistri, unknown
1882H47572Paris, Baltenweck 1882 xxx+ 132pp.avec 36 dessins d'après Viollet Le Duc (plusieurs vues de Nanterre, S.Geneviève de Van Loo), signé avec dédicace par l'auteur, brochure originale (dos peu restauré), 23cm., bon état, H47572
1900862T66Stirling: Drummund's Tract Depot c1900. Unbound. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. A very scarce pamphlet on the death of a Christian soldier at the Battle of Barossa. Scarce work. With an illustration to the front page. Stirling Series No. 520. A beautiful work on the death of a Christian solider during the Battle of Barossa an unsuccessful manoeuvred by Anglo-Iberian forces to break the French siege of Cadiz during the Peninsula War. Written by Reverend William Innes a British writer. Unbound as issued. Externally smart with light shelf wear and minor discolouration to the external leaves. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed Drummund's Tract Depot unknown
189210426London: Seeley and Co Ltd 1892. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. Sixteen Thousand. DESCRIPTION: Full brown leather presentation binding with school crest The Leys School Cambridge to front board and titles to gilt decorated five ridged spine. Title plates to spine. Marbled text block edge and endpapers. Illustrated with 24 plates from Pinelli's designs. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Wear to corners edges and spine ends. Rubbed spine with faint marks to boards. Sunned lower rear edge. Tightly bound with clean intact endpapers and very strong hinges. Presentation plate to front paste down dated 1894. Spotting to fly pages and half title. Fox marks to frontis tissue guard. Spotting to p262 onward. DJ Condition: No DJ Pages viii 266. Size: 18.5cm by 13cm. Seeley and Co Ltd hardcover
189339492London England: Seeley & Co. Limited. As New. 1893. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TEXT PRISTINE - 15 stories including "The Brothers" and The Girl of Andros" by Menander "The Shipwreck" by Diphilus and "The Buried Treasure" by Philemon -- with a bonus offer-- . Seeley & Co. , Limited hardcover
188715084STORIES OF THE MAGICIANS Seeley & Co. 1887 first edition light rubbing to corner tips and spine just a bit faded else a vg copy in the publishers original burgundy and gold-gilt stamped pictorial blue cloth with 16 full page illustrations some of which are in full color. Collects THALABA AND THE MAGICIANS OF THE DOMDANIEL RUSTEM AND THE GENII & KEHAMA AND HIS SORCERIES. Seeley & Co. hardcover
185664134Milano Venezia e Verona: Ripamonti Carpano 1856. In-8 mm. 240x165 pregevole legatura in cartonato editoriale con decoraz. in rilievo ai piatti a colori e oro custodia tagli dorati pp. 10206 compreso il bel frontespizio a decoraz. geometriche in oro e a colori; molto ben illustrato da 4 tavole inc. su acciaio da Gandini; testo inquadrato entro delicata cornice con alc. capilettera figur. a vignetta. Vi sono contenuti 25 scritti fra cui: Sulle poesie di Ugo Foscolo di Emilio De Tipaldo - Cosimo e Francesco de' Medici di Dandolo - Una trama del Card. Ippolito de' Medici di Odorici - Pensieri di Tommaseo - di alcuni scritti di Francesco Lomonaco di G. Bianchetti sulle presunte ragioni del suicidio del Lomonaco poesie ballate sonetti di autori vari. Cfr. Mazzolà Raccolta Foscoliana97 p. 220 - Ottolini741. Esemplare in ottimo stato. Ripamonti Carpano, unknown
1890901T80London: James Nisbet & Co. c1890. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smart first edition of this early science fiction novel from Reverend Philip Norton with illustrations. First edition first issue. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. Following the discovery of a lost village hidden under the Sahara desert where our narrator finds a super-scientific civilization known as the Ammiel and attempts to learn their ways. Written by Reverend Philip Norton under the pen name Reverend Artegall Smith a British cleric and novelist. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally very smart with light wear to the extremities and fading to the spine. Front hinge strained but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed James Nisbet & Co. hardcover
1871R320141646Charles Douniol et cie. 1871. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 239 pages - tampon sur la page de titre - quelques rousseurs à l'intérieur de l'ouvrage sans réelle conséquence sur la lecture - titre doré sur le dos.. . . . Classification Dewey : 240-Théologie morale et spirituelle
184628904Lugano 1846. d'un quadro Mineraliogico del Cantone Ticino e della Valle Mesolcina. Aualizzate dal Padre Ottovio Ferrario Unaufgeschnitten Giuseppe Bianchi 8°. br. Raetica/ Helvetica unknown
188913707American Tract Society. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Green embossed cloth covered boards with gilt spinal titles. Modest edge and corner wear. Floral endpapers all 4 panels have blue ink "#22" on them. First blank page has pencil ownership/gift inscription. Tightly bound clean throughout pages slightly tanning. Rolled head and foot of spine cloth. Some rubbing to cloth finish over all. RARE FIRST EDITION - NOT A REPRINT NOT PRINT ON DEMAND NOT AN E-BOOK. . American Tract Society hardcover
1892871T59London: Chatto & Windus 1892. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart new edition of this work on the history of Sussex and its residents with illustrations. New edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. A detailed piece on the history of Sussex and the people living there with commentary on working leisure marriage and more. Includes an in memoriam for the author and a lecture on the history of the parish of Burwash. Written by Reverend John Coker Egerton an English priest writer and diarist. Edited by Henry Wace an English Anglican priest and ecclesiastical historian. Publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally smart with rubbing and light fraying to the extremities. Minor bumping and the odd mark to the board. Fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Very Good Chatto & Windus hardcover
183520191835 P., Bellizard, Barthès, Dufour et Lowell Editeurs, 1835. Grand in-8°, demi chagrin rouge, dos lisse orné de motifs dorés, titres rouges sur fond or, plats de papier "chagriné" rouge, signet, tête dorée, non rogné (Reliure de l'époque).
1813LTH10-F-7London : Reverend George Crabbe 1813. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". None. A collection of stories in verse from the Reverend George Crabbe. Third edition. George Crabbe 24 December 1754 3 February 1832 was an English poet and naturalist. The two works for which Crabbe became best known were The Village 1783 and The Borough 1810 both lengthy poems dealing with the way of life he had experienced. In 1783 he also married Sarah. In 1814 he became Rector of Trowbridge in Wiltshire where he remained. By the time of his death he was well regarded and a friend of William Wordsworth Sir Walter Scott and other major literary figures of the time. Complete in two volumes. In quarter diced bindings with marbled boards. Externally sound though rubbed. Some slight loss to paper on front board of volume II. Front joint of volume I starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Armorial bookplate of Nathaniel Preston to front pastedowns of both volumes. Ink signatures to title pages. Pages are bright with just the odd spot heavier to endpapers of volume II. Good Reverend George Crabbe hardcover
1819870T23London: John Murray 1819. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A first edition two volume set of this collection of poetry from the Reverend George Crabbe. Complete in two volumes. First edition. A collection of poetry including: Tales of the Hall The Sisters The Preceptor Husband The Old Bachelor The Maid's Story and more. Written by George Crabbe an English poet surgeon and clergyman known for his use of the realistic narrative form and descriptions of working-class life. One leaf of advertisements to the rear of volume two. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Minor loss to the head and tail of the spines. The odd mark to the board. Front joints starting but very firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Pencil inscription to the front endpaper of volume one. Very Good John Murray hardcover
184541669Roma: Classici Sacri 1845-1846. In-8 mz. pelle coeva fregi e titolo oro al dorso. Il volume raccoglie le seguenti opere curate dal P. Sorio:- "Collazione dell'Abate Isaac" recata alla sua vera lezione con l'aiuto e l'autorità del testo latino stampato a Venezia nel MDVI. Col Ms. Zanotti del MCCCCLIV e la stampa di Venezia del MD pp. 136.- "Lettere del Beato Don Giovanni dalle Celle" monaco vallombrosano e altri pp. 83.- "Opuscoli di S. Giovanni Crisostomo". Volgarizzati. Testo di lingua in questa IV impressione corretto da molti errori pp. 157. Unite a:CAVALCA D. - "Trattato della mondizia del cuore". Seguito dalla ammonizione a S. Paola e dalla Esposizione del Pater Noster. Riscontrate su' migliori codici e pubblicate da O. Gigli. Roma 1846 pp. 97. Esemplare ben conservato. Classici Sacri, unknown
189120471Adelaide: RSSA 1891. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Adelaide RSSA 1891. Octavo pages 210-246. Wrappers; a fine copy. The author was a missionary of fourteen years standing in the region at the time the article was written in German; this translation from the manuscript is by J.G.O. Tepper. This issue also contains CHEWINGS Charles: Geological Notes on the Upper Finke River Basin pages 247-255 plus a plate. RSSA paperback
1854135741London: G. Cox 1854. 1st edition. Nice copy. small octavo. hardback in original cloth viii iv 188pp. frontis. Chapter headings: Roach fishing Jack fishing Barbel fishing Roach and Dace fishing Gudgeon fishing Chub fishing Perch fishing Eels Carp Tench Bream The River Lea and its fisheries The River Thames and its fisheries The docks and other places around London Trout fishing Angling - general remarks The Three Jolly Anglers Stanzas to the Ladies on Angling. Neat ownership signature o/w nice copy in red/brown blind-stamped cloth G. Cox hardcover
184572712London: J. J. Chidley 1845. Split down front hinge has been tape repaired to front gutter and rear also. Spine heavily chipped with minor loss to head and foot. Board corners bumped. Some light small stains fingerprints and patches of foxing else pp good. Cloth. Fair. 8vo. J. J. Chidley Hardcover
1802941P7London: William Miller; W. Bulmer 1802. First edition. Leather. Good. 10" by 6". Robert Smirke. The first edition of Edward Forster's important translation of 'Arabian Nights' illustrated by painter Robert Smirke. The complete five volume first edition thus large paper edition.Illustrated with three plates to Volume I five plates each to Volumes II III and V and four plates to Volume IV. Collated bound without two plates to Volume I and one plate to Volume IV. Additionally bound without the half-titles.These plates are the work of painter and illustrator Robert Smirke whose paintings works were often engraved and used to illustrated editions of such works as 'Don Quixote' and 'Gil Blas'.In this edition cleric and miscellany writer Edward Forster has translated Antoine Galland's enormously popular French edition of the tales into English.'Arabian Nights' or 'One Thousand and One Nights' is a collection of folk tales from the Middle East. It was collected over centuries with the roots of the tales being traced from Greek Indian Arabic Persian Turkish and Jewish folklore. The tales are being told by Scheherazade to the King Shahryar in a bid to save her life. After discovering his wife was cheating on him he killed her and vowed to marry a new virgin every day and then behead them the next. In this vein he had killed one-thousand and one women before marrying Scheherazade. Scheherazade entices the King by telling him a story on their first night together pausing halfway through as the sun came up. The King being absorbed by the story keeps Scheherazade alive eager to hear more from her.Bookplate of William Russell Griffiths to the front paste downs. In a full straight grain morocco binding. Externally rubbed. Minor bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spines resulting in a small amount of loss and lifting to the tail of the spines. A few light marks to the boards and spines. Front hinge of Volume I is strained. Front hinge of Volumes II and V are starting. Bookplate to the front paste downs. Tidemark to the rear endpaper and rear paste down of Volume I. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with a few scattered spots. Repair to the final leaf of text to Volume I resulting in loss to about half of the page. Good William Miller; W. Bulmer hardcover
18523975London: Henry Washbourne 1852. Hardcover. Good. Three quarter green leather boards with marbled boards and endpapers . Boards have some wear and rubbing foxing throughout Top of spine split for 50 mm . Pages clean and tidy. . No Jacket. 8vo. 490 pages many illustrations. Some owner names: William Fitzgerald William FitzGerald MP <br />Birth: October 12 1853 Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand <br />Death: June 02 1888 Hill Street Wellington New Zealand <br /> Sydney Brandon Sydney Clere; Sydney was a daughter of James Poole Brandon & Evangeline Fitzgerald <br />She married Edmund in 1937 as his 2nd wife <br />They were both cremated at Karori but not necessarily buried here <br /> <br />Family Members <br />Parents James Poole Brandon 18611937 <br /> <br />Evangeline Fitzgerald Brandon 18641938 Sister of William Fitzgerald <br /> <br />Spouse Edmund Herbert de Jersey Clere 18841967 m. 1937 <br /> <br />Siblings Ruhina Brandon Fell 18911970 <br/><br/> Henry Washbourne hardcover
1817261849London: Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press 1817. First edition with half-titles and errata. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type etc. some tinted in red and blue and slip of gold printing with directions to binder slip at vol. II p. 417. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo 9-3/4 x 6 inches. Bound in contemporary three quarters blue pebbled morocco spine gilt and marbled boards and edges. Fine small bump to some pages in Vol. I. Bookplate of The Right Hon. Charles Abbot prob. Charles Abbot 1st Baron Colchester in Vols II & III. First edition with half-titles and errata. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type etc. some tinted in red and blue and slip of gold printing with directions to binder slip at vol. II p. 417. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo 9-3/4 x 6 inches. Windle & Pippin A28; Jackson no.40; Hart no.186; Bigmore and Wyman pp. 169-70 Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press unknown
1817306781London: Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press 1817. First edition. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type etc. Slip announcing vol. IV of Typographical Antiquities inserted before half title of Vol. I. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo. Original drab boards printed spine labels untrimmed. Old clean repairs to the joints of vol. I; joints of vol. III a bit rubbed. Ownership signature of Mary Curteis Dec. 29 1817 on pastedown in each volume; bookplate of Charles Sarolea and his signature on title page; small morocco label; printed label of Claude Smith on flyleaf. Very good. Cloth slipcases. First edition. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type etc. Slip announcing vol. IV of Typographical Antiquities inserted before half title of Vol. I. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo. Windle & Pippin A28; Jackson no.40; Hart no.186; Bigmore and Wyman pp. 169-70 Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press unknown books
1817306787London: Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press 1817. First edition with half-titles and errata. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type etc. some tinted in red and blue. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo. Contemporary straight-grained red morocco by Charles Smith covers gilt ruled with gilt side-pieces along central panel spines in six compartments with elaborate gilt scrollwork gilt turn-ins blue silk doublures with gilt cornerpieces duplicated on silk free endpapers a.e.g. Foxed minor rubbing to boards an attractive copy. First edition with half-titles and errata. Hundreds of engravings and examples of type etc. some tinted in red and blue. 3 vols. Imperial 8vo. Bound by Charles Smith. Dibdin's lavish work in an ornate binding by Charles Smith one of the more active and competent binders in London of the 1810s-'30s with his "13 Church St Soho" ticket in volume 1. Windle & Pippin A28; Jackson no.40; Hart no.186; Bigmore and Wyman pp. 169-70. Provenance: R.P. Hooper bookplate Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Press unknown books