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1797850P4Londres; London: L'Imprimerie de Baylis; Vernor & Hoos; Boosey 1797. Hardback. Good. 7" by 5". Not Stated. A scarce early edition of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's best novel work a touching novel set in Mauritius complete with the original plates. An early and scarce edition of this popular work in the original French.ESTC citation number T130651.Half-title is present.'Paul et Virginie' follows the titular characters set on the island of Mauritius whilst under French rule. The two friends have been raised as brother and sister since birth and grow to fall in love.Illustrated with five plates.By Bernardin de Saint-Pierre a botanist and author who is best known for this novel.Collated complete. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Oxford Libraries. Rebound in patterned paper covered boards with new endpapers. Externally smart with only a few light marks. Very light rubbing to the joints. Spine is a little discoloured. Ribbon marker is present but a little worn. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are age toned with some spots and a tide mark to the textblock including to the plates. Repair to the reverse of the half-title. Leaf E4 is torn with a small repair to the margin no loss of text. Small repair to leaf B8. Good L'Imprimerie de Baylis; Vernor & Hoos; Boosey hardcover
1789AQ33108London: Printed for J. Dodsley 1789. In two volumes. 3 vi-xii 191pp 1; 2 158pp. Without half-titles. Contemporary half-calf tooled in gilt and blind marbled paper boards. Rubbed some surface loss to dulled spines. Marbled endpapers armorial bookplates of Charles Barclay to both FEPs later armorial bookplates of W. Douro Hoare to both FFEPs recent bookplate of Liam Sims to verso of FFEP of Vol. I early gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I: 'Rachel Juliana and Caroline Barclay from their papa' blank fly-leaves of Vol. II torn away very occasional light spotting. The first English translation from the French of Jacques-Henri Bernardin De Saint Pierre's 1737-1814 popular romantic novel Paul et Virginie 1788. Set on the island colony of Mauritius the work serves as an allegory for Enlightenment France criticising the social inequalities of the state prior to the Revolution extolling the virtues of harmony between men and arguing for the emancipation of slaves. The translator of this first English edition has been widely given as Daniel Malthus father of influential economist Thomas; and although Malthus was involved in the publication the translation was actually executed by Jane Dalton d. 1817. Provenance: Charles Barclay 1780-1855 politician related to the prominent Barclay and Gurney banking dynasties cousin of social reformer Elizabeth Fry. Barclay evidently gifted the book to his two young daughters Caroline and Rachel Juliana the latter of whom married Jospeh Hoare son of educational author Louisa Gurney Hoare 1784-1836. The Barclays resided at Bury Hill House Westcott Surrey not far from The Rookery the home of the Malthus family 1768. It appears probable that Charles Barclay - or perhaps his father Robert 1751-1830 - acquired this copy due to their friendship with the Malthus clan and presumably acquaintance with Jane Dalton. Later in the library of William Douro Hoare 1862-1928 sometime Director of the Bank of England. ESTC T70721. First edition in English. 8vo. Printed for J. Dodsley hardcover
1775AAIVo[SA84London: Printed for W.Griffin 1775. 1775. 8vo. pp. 6 p.l. 291. contemporary calf gilt back joints cracked spine ends chipped occasional stains. armorial bookplate of John Peachey. First Edition of the English Translation abridged from the original French. An epistolary account of the French military engineer and writer's travels in Mauritius 1769-70. Included are observations on the voyage out flora and fauna meteorology manners of the white inhabitants the Indian and negro populations agriculture &c. Part II pp. 183-291 relates his return voyage with visits to and descriptions of Île Bourbon Réunion the Cape of Good Hope and Ascension Island. Mendelssohn IV p. 119. F. Hardcover. London: Printed for W.Griffin, 1775. Hardcover
179417555Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by William Spotswood 1794. 12mo. Original leather-backed marbled paper over boards 1.5" wide horizontal piece missing from bottom front cover. 79pp. Rubberstamp and light pencil writing on front free endpaper. Scattered light fox light wear. Good. <br /> <br /> According to ESTC this is the second title of PAUL AND MARY Evans 27667 and Welch 11401. Printed and Sold by William Spotswood unknown
1796C204747London: Vernor and Hood 1796. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. 2nd English edition. Full leather splitting at hinges lacking plates otherwise a good copy with clean contents. Vernor and Hood, hardcover
178436797Paris: De Limprimerie De Monsieur Didot Jeune. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1784. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 623 631 574 pages; This includes only the three volumes I-II-III published in 1784 later- in 1792 2 additional volumes were published. There is a fold out plate of an Atlanic Hemisphere map. Contains philosophical pieces of Nature both Botanical and otherwise. . De Limprimerie De Monsieur, Didot Jeune hardcover
17992401020008By Nathl. and Benj. Heaton for E. Goodale Mendon Printed at Wrentham Mass. M DCC XCIX. 1799. Hardcover. Good. 18th Century Juvenile Literature: Early Connecticut imprint Bound in contemporary leather. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. 180 pages. Staining. By Nathl. and Benj. Heaton, for E. Goodale, Mendon, Printed at Wrentham, (Mass.), M, DCC, XCIX. hardcover
179710257London: Vernor and Hood 1797 Third edition. Full leather much worn and marked gold bands to the spine black title label eps grubby name to title page frontis and four full-page engravings by H Richter grubby marks and occasional foxing throughout some corners chipped good. Vernor and Hood hardcover
17961906090008Boston : Printed for W. Spotswood et J. Nancrede 1796. Hardcover. Good. Rare Early American Imprint 2 volumes. 32mo. Bound in contemporary calf-backed boards. Joints cracked dried. Engraved frontispieces. Translated from the French of J.H.B. de Saint Pierre author of the Studies of nature by H. Hunter D.D. ; Embellished with engravings. . Plates engraved by Samuel Hill. - Welch d'A.A. Amer. children's books 1143.1. Evans 31150. Early translation of Paul et Virginie printed in 18th century Boston. Quite scarce example of 18th century American juvenile literature. This book was the inspiration for the later British book "the Blue Lagoon." and by this route the 1980 Brooke Shields movie of the same name. The work was first printed in French in 1787 as a criticism of the classism of the old regime at the eve of the Revolution. St. Pierre compared corruption in French society to the state of nature the lovers found on the Isle of Mauritius where goods food and land were shared by all without greed or schemes. Boston : Printed for W. Spotswood et J. Nancrede hardcover
1799013418London: Vernor and Hood 1799. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Previous owner's name written on first flyleaf - no other writing in the book. Contains 6 engraved plates. Foxing throughout text. Half-leather bound covers with marbled boards. Brown leather on spine is severely chipped title info missing hinges cracked. Leather rubbed from corners entirely. Marbled boards are heavily rubbed/faded chipping in places. Last signature protrudes a bit though binding is tight. Full refund if not satisfied. Vernor and Hood hardcover
1789001865Paris: Imprimerie de Monsieur 1789. Edizione originale. In 12o di 4-XXXIV-2-248 pagine. Minuscolo foro di tarlo ai primi 10 fogli. In barbe. Brossura coeva d'attesa. Una tiratura diversa lo stesso anno servì a comporre uno dei cinque volumi degli Etudes de la nature . Riflessioni politiche all'alba della Rivoluzione francese di uno dei capifila della letteratura e dello spirito romantico in Francia. Dubita che l'Assemblea nazionale possa prendere le giuste decisioni per il bene del popolo. Ma la sua visione politica si rifà in particolare a Montesquieu. all'equilibrio dei poteri a Rousseau. Per l'abolizione della schiavitù e i diritti agli abitanti dele colonie. Imprimerie de Monsieur unknown
1791012507Paris: Imprimerie de Monsieur Didot 17911792. Due opere in un volume in 12mo 10x165 cm piena pelle coeva dorso a nervi ornato e dorato; mancanza restaurata al dorso di 4 cm in coda. Tagli rossi. Interno in ottime condizioni. 1- Vouex d'un solitaire pour servir de suite aux Etudes de la Nature 1791: di XL-218-1 pagine. Riflessioni politiche all'alba della Rivoluzione francese di uno dei capifila della letteratura e dello spirito romantico in Francia. Dubita che l'Assemblea nazionale possa prendere le giuste decisioni per il bene del popolo. Ma la sua visione politica si rifà in particolare a Montesquieu. all'equilibrio dei poteri a Rousseau. Per l'abolizione della schiavitù e i diritti agli abitanti dele colonie. -2- La Chaumiere indienne 1792: di 83 pagine. La prima edizione è del 1791. Un savant docteur anglais va jusque dans l'Inde chercher la solution de quelques problèmes scientifiques. Il s'entretient avec un paria qui loin du monde vit heureux avec sa femme et son chat. Dans leur conversation se fait la critique des académies des sociétés de la science des villes.. Imprimerie de Monsieur, Didot unknown
1758016002Londres: Se 1758. Due parti in un volume 9x17 cm di 402-6 e 402 pagine. Legatura coeva in piena pelle dorso liscio ornato e dorato difetto a un angolo e alle cuffie; risguardie con carta marmorizzata; tagli rossi. Condizioni interne molto buone. Edizione di poco successiva alla prima 1737 di queste memorie che interessano soprattutto i primi anni del Settecento e quindi in particolare la Reggenza e il Sistema di Law. Se unknown
1758002087Londres 1758. Nuovelle edition corrigée et augmentée. Due volumi in 12o di XXIV-438 pagine la numerazione comincia a pag 5 ma senza mancanza di testo e poi con numerazione continua fino a pag. 876. Legatura in pelle del tempo con DIFETTI: manca metà del dorso al 2o volume che ha anche alcune gore chiare. Esemplare modesto soprattutto nell'aspetto esteriore. Seconda edizione di questa opera comparsa l'anno precedente che contiene numerose informazioni sulla situazione economica e politica della Francia nei primi anni del 700 e in particolare sul Sistema di Law e sulla bancarotta della Compagnia delle Indie. unknown
1739002335<p>Rotterdam Paris: Benon et Briasson 1739. Un volume in 12o di 4-8-479 pagine. Legatura coeva in pelle difetti al dorso crrniere ed angoli con vecchie macchie d'umido. Edizione sconosciuta alla Bnf. Si tratta probabilmente di una contraffazione della 3° ed. Nella Tavola dei capitoli si indica una Idée générale de la Taille tariffée a p. XV: ma nell'esemplare peraltro completo non c'è alcuna introduzione cifrata con numeri romani come invece nell'altra edizione della stessa data. Dell'importanza di questa opera del Saint Pierre nella storia della fiscalità e dell'economia in Francia vedi Mireille Tauzery L'invention de l'impot sur le revenu. La taille tarifée 1715-89.: "Le livre connait une réedition en 1739 augmentée à la lumière de la réforme du controleur général Orry".</p> Benon et Briasson
1788000107<p>Bruxelles: Chez B. Le Francq 1788. 3rd Edition. Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Printing Bernardin de Saint-Pierre Jacques Etudes de la Nature. Troisieme Edition 1788 published by Chez B. Le Francq - Bruxelles Belgium. Near Fine Third edition revised corrected & augmented. Folding engraved map; Four engraved plates 3 folding; 2- additional contemporary manuscript leaves tipped-in. 4 volumes in 12. 8vo.Vol.1 357 pp. Vol.2 361 pp. Vol. 3 398 pp. Vol. 4 364 pp Beautiful modern gilt-lettered 3/4 green Morocco leather uncut top edges gilt; light corner stains scattered foxing and a few jagged page edges. Overall a beautiful set in contemporary fine binding.</p> Chez B. Le Francq hardcover
1792400512AParis - New York: Imprimerie De Didot Jeune 1792. Hardcover. Good. Really nice 5 Volume set. 4 in x 7 in. French text. Tome Premier 648 pages. Illustrated with large fold out plate. Tome Second 625 pages. Tome Troisieme 595 pages. Tome Quatrieme 532 pages publushed 1788. Tome Cinquieme 396 pages and last part Contenant Les Voeux d'Un Solitaire avec un Supplement et La Chaumiere Indienne. 72 pages. Some light foxing few pages soiled 20-21 Tome III otherwise pages good condition. Foredges lighlty foxed soiled. Beginning pages show more foxing. Title page to page 7 of Tome Second foxed and torn with tape repair at foredges. Marbled endpapers show wear at edges. Colors still bright. Tome Second missing front free endpaper. Light brown leather binding with delicate gilt border design on all covers. Tome Premier gilt border worn on upper cover. Spines have raised leather and gilt bands gilt decoration and scrollwork. Spines show some wear. Head/tail of spines worn and Tome Second frayed. Handsome set. GOOD <br/> <br/> Imprimerie De Didot Jeune hardcover
17211812240028Paris: Chez Andre Cailleau 1721. Hardcover. Acceptable. Contemporary boards. Detached and held in place by binding tape. Institutional stamps. 20 cm. 8 334 2 pages. Engraved plates some folding. Engraved half title frontispiece portrait. Clean unmarked pages. Head- and tail-pieces; initials. Subtitle: "Des pavez des grands chemins & de ceux des rues dans les villes : la carte de l'ancienne Gaule ou les chemins des Romains sont tracez selon l'itineraire d'Antonin" "Addition au Traité des chemins tirée de l'Histoire des grands chemins de l'Empire romain par Nicolas Bergier": pages 271-320. Includes glossary of road construction terms. Cf. ch. XXI. Paris: Chez Andre Cailleau hardcover
1796NC0306Machell Stace 1796. Acceptable. From the library of ABAA bookseller Tom Nicely. French Text; 1796. Paper covers no backstrip; front cover detached; 24mo less than 5 3/4" tall; toned along edges; no internal markings; 91 pages. Machell Stace unknown
1799925P16Londres; London: Baylis; Vernor & Hood; Boosey 1799. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. An early edition of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's best novel work a touching novel set in Mauritius complete with the original plates. An early and scarce edition of this popular work in the original French.'Paul et Virginie' follows the titular characters set on the island of Mauritius whilst under French rule. The two friends have been raised as brother and sister since birth and grow to fall in love.Illustrated with a frontispiece and four plates.By Bernardin de Saint-Pierre a botanist and author who is best known for this novel.Collated complete. In a full straight grain morocco binding. Externally smart. Light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Minor bumping to the extremities. Spine is a little discoloured. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Ink inscriptions to the verso of the front endpaper and recto of the front blank. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spotting. Very Good Baylis; Vernor & Hood; Boosey hardcover
1797964Y55London: L'Imprimerie de Baylis 1797. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 5". Not Stated . A scarce early edition of this important French novel from Jacques-Bernardin-Henri de Saint-Pierre complete with engraved plates. A scarce early edition of this popular 18th-century classic from Jacques-Bernardin-Henri de Saint-Pierre.In full marbled calf boards.Written on the eve of the French Revolution the novel is widely regarded as Bernardin's finest novel. The story is set on the island of Mauritius under French rule and centres around the lives of two children Paul and Virginia.Collated complete with five plates of engravings. Collated from an identical copy held at the University of Oxford Libraries. In full marbled calf. Externally smart with rubbing to the spine and board edges. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting throughout. Very Good L'Imprimerie de Baylis hardcover
178911749Paris: P.F. Didot 1789. Hardcover. Very Good . The 1789 1st edition re-bound in simple tan boards and new endsheets with gilt-lettering along the spine. The wonderful original marbled wrappers are bound in as well. Clean and VG with just a touch of light foxing to the original text. 12mo 218 pgs. Important late 18th century reflection on solitude. P.F. Didot hardcover
179018391à Paris: de l' imprimerie de Monsieur. 1790. Fine. de l' imprimerie de Monsieur. à Paris 1790 10.50 x 16.50 cm relié First edition. Contemporary half brown calf binding. Smooth spine with fleurons and fillets. Following the convocation of the Estates-General in 1789 and recent events the author expresses his reflections on the future of the people the clergy the king the nobility. In the preamble Bernardin de Saint Pierre expresses doubt regarding the decisions of the National Assembly which alone cannot make just decisions for the people. His political reflection revolves around a balance of powers. The author's prose is characterized even in this political essay by a very personal accent of sincerity the discourse being interspersed with many autobiographical touches. de l' imprimerie de Monsieur. unknown
1799NC0138C. Dilly 1799. Hardcover. Good. London 1799; Three Volumes complete; blue cloth covered boards; corners and spine edges bumped; back strips faded; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; From the library of ABAA bookseller Tom Nicely; Interior is clean and unmarked; light foxing heavier at end papers; individually paginated; Additional shipping charges may be required due to the size and weight of book. C. Dilly hardcover
179940655C. Dilly London 1799. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7.75 - 9.75" tall. xiv lxx 606 / xii 672 / 782pp. 3-volume set complete. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Modern rebind. Mismatched set: All are copies of 1799 second edition but Vol 2 is 1 1/2" taller than Vols 1 and 3. Hinges cracked. Title page of vol 2 loose but present pp v-viii absent. Translated by Henry Hunter. Plates absent from vol. 1. Vol. 2 contains 3 fold-out plates. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-5 kilos. Category: Natural History & Resources; 18th century; Environment & Ecology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 40655. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. C. Dilly hardcover
