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1782188151Rome: apud Antonium Fulgonium 1782. Ancient Arabic coins and the early study of the Kufic script First edition of this well-illustrated work on ancient Arabic numismatics in Kufic script - "one of the works which traditionally mark the birth of Arabic palaeography" D'Ottone - studying and illustrating the renowned collection of antiquities of Cardinal Stefano Borgia 1731-1804. Jacob Georg Christian Adler 1756-1834 studied Coptic Syriac and Arabic manuscripts and artefacts across Europe. His introduction to this work summarizes the state of the art in the field of Arabic numismatics quoting sources based on the study of major collections of ancient Arabic coins in Italy Spain England Germany Holland and Denmark. He mentions important scholars in the field including the traveller Carsten Niebuhr who visited places in modern-day Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Adler discusses the origin antiquity and ornaments of Arabic coins reproducing the original Arabic inscriptions. He noted that Muslims do not represent the Prophet Muhammad and God figuratively; thus unlike in Europe Arabic coins also do not bear rulers' effigies. A section is devoted to observations on the Kufic script diacritics and other philological observations. The following sections provide textual descriptions of the Arabic inscriptions on the coins Adler examined including those of the Abbasid Fatimid Ayyubid Seleucid Turkman and Atabeg dynasties from the Middle East and Spain. He also examined Arabic coins produced by Christians especially in Sicily under King Roger and his successors and provides a bilingual text on Arabo-Islamic coins and their history taken from a manuscript at El Escorial a text on Arabic seals and another on Druze coins. The detailed plates reproduce the Kufic script 101 Arabic coins both sides 6 Arabic seals and Druze idols and monumental inscriptions. After the success of this ground-breaking volume Adler published an additional one in 1793 based on new acquisitions by Borgia. Folio 280 x 200 mm pp. VI 2 172. With 12 full-page engraved plates of Arabic coins and inscriptions engraved title vignette and head- and tailpieces woodcut initials. Text in Latin and Arabic occasional Hebrew and Georgian. Contemporary brown sheep spine papier dominoté boards flat spine. Bookplate of the bibliographer Giacomo Maria Manzoni 1816-1889. Covers and extremities rubbed outer edges frayed spine refurbished contents lightly toned occasional marginal bleeding from edge colour: a very good copy. A. D'Ottone "In Defence of Arabic Palaeography" Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 2023. hardcover
1751181135Lisbon: J. Bertrand and Sons after 1751. Early English grammar for Portuguese speakers Scarce first edition in Portuguese of this pocket English grammar book for Portuguese students in a contemporary Portuguese binding. Jacob de Castro Sarmento 1690-1762 was a Portuguese converso who after a degree in medicine moved to London in 1721 where he spent several decades. He first published his grammar in London in 1731 - "the earliest English grammar published expressly for the use of Portuguese learners" Marinho p. 139 - at a time when the Portuguese were becoming increasingly interested in learning English for business and commerce. The edition in English was reprinted several times in London. The work begins with sections on pronunciation capitalization punctuation and prosody then continues with grammar and syntax employing the terminology typically used for inflected languages. The final part comprises simple bilingual dialogues and a glossary of verbs grouped by semantic field. An appended section provides bilingual templates on "letters on business or mercantile affairs" such as bills of exchange or receipts. An ownership inscription on the initial blank reads: "Rob. Wm. Patrick / November 14th / 1805 / St Salvador" plausibly Col. Robert William Patrick c.17831809 born in Dublin Ireland. Patrick served in the Anglo-Portuguese Army during the Peninsular War and died at about age 26 defending the bridge at Amarante Porto. St Salvador was the contemporary English name for what is now Salvador Bahia Brazil. Provenance: Stephen C. Massey. Small octavo 140 x 100 mm pp. 8 269 1. Woodcut vignette to title woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces. Contemporary mottled sheep flat spine compartments gilt-ruled edges sprinkled red. Nineteenth-century ink stamp EE to title. Rubbed lacks label spine creased with small loss at foot: a very good copy. F. Marinho "Imported Models" Revista da Faculdade de Letras vol. 12 1995. unknown
1747ABC_46688Amsterdam 1747. Folio. Jan van der Linde Folded. 1 blank 2 1 blank pp. Unrecorded printed auction announcement and inventory of the frigate Prins van Oranje which was launched in 1729 commanded by Teunis Kragt and put up for auction in 1747 by the brokers Jacob de Flines and his son in Amsterdam. Its great detail makes it a highly interesting source for the equipment supplies and provisions of an 18th-century Dutch frigate. It mentions the various ropes sails ships cabin goods for example tea and coffee pots the helmsmens goods compass lamp etc. the cooks goods kettles pans spoons artillery and munition among other things a linstock pistols and gunpowder and many other goods aboard a 18th-century frigate. The auction took place on 23 October 1747 at the home of Matthijs Poolman casteleyn van Nieuwezijds Heeren Logement. One copy of another inventory and announcement of an auction by Jacob de Flines almost identical in lay-out to the present is recorded in the STCN for the ship Magdalena Ester sold in 1745. It is now in the Amsterdam city archives.With a small drawing in black ink and two contemporary inscriptions in brown ink by the same hand on the blank pages. With tears and holes along the folds and some small stains.l Cf. STCN 428250548 similar inventory and auction announcement by Flines of the Magdalena Ester 1745; not in Cat. NHSM; WorldCat. unknown
173711025Ulm Daniel Bartholomé 1737 -in-12 argent ciselé sur peau de requin un volume, reliure allemande d'époque en argent sur peau de requin noir avec plats avec encadrement merveilleusement et finement ciselé : thème floral et fermoirs tout aussi finements travaillés en argent (une petite merveille) in-douze (duodecimo), dos à nerfs (spine with raised bands) muet (without title), toutes tranches dorées (all edges gilt) avec dessins à froid réalisés par le relieur sur les tranches, orné d'une gravure en frontispice (frontispiece) et 4 gravures hors-texte (full page engraving) de scènes Bibliques gravées sur cuivre en noir par FRIDRICH Jacob Andreas " le vieux" 1684-1751 ( graveur allemand, Graveur à Nuremberg, mort à Augsbourg, père de Bernhard Gottlieb et de Jacob Andreas le Jeune) , 407 pages, 1737 Ulm Daniel Bartholomé Editeur,
1710001702Hamburg: Thomas von Wierings 1710 - 1714. Full Vellum. Very Good. An emblem book from a Dutch master! 8vo. Abundantly illustrated with 39 engraved plates eight of which are folding and 168 text engravings. The set includes Cats' most famous and beloved works some of which became deeply etched into the national consciousness including "Sinn und Liebes=Bildern" "Josephs Selbst Streit" Der Mannlichen Achtbarkeit" "Heuraht" "Galathea" "Spiegel der alten und neuen Zeit" "Frau=Ring" containing "Der Welt Anfang/Mittel und Ende" "Alterthum/Land und Garten=Leben" "Aspasia" Primarily in German with some Latin. Some soiling to the contemporary vellum which nonetheless is bright and attractive. A few trivial closed tears and minor cracking to the spines. All volumes tight and generally clean. <br/><br/> Thomas von Wierings hardcover books
1714001702Hamburg: Thomas von Wierings 1714. Full Vellum. Very Good. An emblem book from a Dutch master! 8vo. Abundantly illustrated with 39 engraved plates eight of which are folding and 168 text engravings. The set includes Cats' most famous and beloved works some of which became deeply etched into the national consciousness including "Sinn und Liebes=Bildern" "Josephs Selbst Streit" Der Mannlichen Achtbarkeit" "Heuraht" "Galathea" "Spiegel der alten und neuen Zeit" "Frau=Ring" containing "Der Welt Anfang/Mittel und Ende" "Alterthum/Land und Garten=Leben" "Aspasia" Primarily in German with some Latin. Some soiling to the contemporary vellum which nonetheless is bright and attractive. A few trivial closed tears and minor cracking to the spines. All volumes tight and generally clean. Thomas von Wierings unknown
1775371623Philadelphia: James Humphreys 1775. First edition. 4 iv 25 1pp. 8vo. Later wrappers. Perforated stamp on title and terminal leaves. First edition. 4 iv 25 1pp. 8vo. Revolutionary-era sermon dedicated to George Washington in which Duché urges the people of Philadelphia to stand fast despite the unnaturalness of being in conflict with their fellow British subjects. "We venerate the Parent Land from whence our progenitors came.But if we are to judge from the late ungenerous and ill-digested plans of policy which have been adopted by those whom she hath entrusted with the powers of Administration we cannot but think that they began to be jealous of our rising glory and from an ill-grounded apprehension of our aiming at independency were desirous of checking our growth." <br /> Jacob Duché 1737-98 was born in Philadelphia and educated there before studying at Cambridge University. He returned to Philadelphia and eventually became rector of Christ Church. His early zeal for the revolutionary cause was such that he was appointed chaplain to the Continental Congress. After the Declaration of Independence and the capture of Philadelphia by General Howe Duché had a change of heart and wrote George Washington asking him to urge Congress to recall the Declaration and negotiate a peace. He was branded a traitor by his former followers and went into exile in Great Britain before returning to his beloved Philadelphia in 1792 to live out his final years. Adams American Independence 160a; Evans 140-13; Sabin 21051 James Humphreys unknown
1728RW1451London:: John Senex 1728. 1728. 8vo. iv 187 1 pp. 4 folding plates decorative headpieces. Original gilt-stamped calf modern red leather gilt-stamped spine label raised bands; rubbed joints cracked upper spine mended. Ownership stamp of "P.G." Very good. Rare. First edition in English; first printed in Leiden in 1727 as Matheseos universalis elementa. "This work translated into Dutch 1728 and English 1752 sic is of didactic rather than original merit but it was significant for its invitation to mathematicians to elucidate systematically Newton's Universal Arithmetick which 'sGravesande exemplified by his own explanation of two passages from Newton's book. 'sGravesande found the lighthearted treatment of infinitesimals and the infinite in Bernard de Fontenelle's Elemens de la geometrie de l'infini Paris 1727 unacceptable and he maintained his objections in the Journal litteraire against Fontenelle's rejoinder 1730." – DSB V p. 510. REFERENCES: ESTC no.: T187811; not in Babson. John Senex, 1728. hardcover books
172647515Nürnberg: Peter Conrad Monath 1726. New edition. Hardcover. Very good- to very good condition. Octavo. 6 leaves 226 18pp. 28 plates not incl. frontispiece and half-title 2 folding plates with list of engravings. Original calf binding with reverse lettering on label blind-stamped decor and ruling on spine; raised bands. Copperplate engraved frontispiece by Puschner. Title page printed in red and black. Decorative head- and endpieces and initials. Illustrated throughout with twenty-eight copper plate engravings all folding one additional engraved half-title following address to the reader and two printed folding pages containing detailed description of twenty-seven engravings. Plate twenty-eight illustrating an embroidered wimpel is bound in after plate twenty-seven but not described in printed folding plates of descriptive list. Plates thirteen and fourteen are bound in following pages 206 respectively 216 concurrent with the relating text.<br /> <br /> Nunmehro aber bey dieser neuen Auflage mit accuraten Kupfern versehen New edition with accurate engravings. Enlarged edition with annotations by Sebastian Jacob Jungendres. An important illustrated work documenting ceremonial rituals of European Jews. First published in 1716 without engravings Kirchner's work covers: Labor and Birth Circumcision Marriage Rituals Death Mourning Artifacts Holidays and daily devotional practices. Alfred Reubens a Jewish iconographer dates Kirchner's first illustrated edition as 1724 with a revised copy appearing in 1734. This 1726 edition was unknown to him and is not found in Mayer. <br /> <br /> The plates Nos. 3 6 7 16 26 and 14 are signed in print Puschner below images plate 10 "P." plate 12 "J. G. Puschner" and plate 18 "Puschner" in lower right corner of image. Many of the plates are based on information from Johannes Buxtorf celebrated Hebraist and compiler of the first Hebrew Bible based on Masoretic text and offer an enlightening look into costuming and day to day preparations for rituals in Jewish life. Table of content and register at rear. <br /> <br /> Text in German. Binding with some wear light chipping and half an inch tear at bottom of front joint light scuffing and lightly cracked spine. Lower corner lightly bumped top with light scuffing. Covers rubbed. Brief notes on front endpaper front and verso. Inked reference numbers on title page both crossed out with pencil. Some foxing and staining of block. First engraving with very light foxing else all engravings in excellent condition with occasional imperfections in margins. Peter Conrad Monath hardcover
1755elala1109np: np 1755. 1755. 12mo. pp. 174. old marbled wrs. new paper spine. First Edition in Duodecimo Format. An attack on the English territorial claims and pretensions against the French in North America including discussion of the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht 1713 the disputed geographical limits of Acadia and the outbreak of hostilities in the Ohio Valley 1754. This is one of a number of polemical pamphlets issued by Moreau during the Seven Years War. Also published in Paris in quarto format.Casey I 164. Dionne II 516. JCB I 1071. Lande 656. Sabin 50563. TPL 6418. 1st Edition. np: np, 1755. unknown
175244635Stockholm, Lars Salvius, 1752-53 Folio. (33x22 cm) Stor helt ubeskåret eksemplar i orig. blødt, blankt papbind. rester af titelskrift på ryg. Kobberstukket frontispiece (= planche I). (12),100,(8),101-260. Med ialt 30 kobberstukne plancher (Nummererede II-XXIX, komplet og med det lille stik indsat ved p. 6)), de fleste store dobbeltsidede. 2 kort, hvor det sidste er kobberstukket gengivelse af 2 Ptolemaeus-kort fra 1513-udgaven, (planche XXIX. 33 x 43 cm.). Indvendig aldeles frisk eksemplar, uden pletter, trykt på skrivepapir.
174252099Lipsiae Leipzig 1742-1743 . 4to. Bound in three very nice contemporary uniform full calf bindings with raised bands and richly gilt spines. A bit of wear to extremities especially upper capitals which lack a bit of leather. Two leaves of the final index with a restoration otherwise internally very nice and clean. A very nice set. Old owner's names and handwritten quote to front free end-paper of vol. 1. Complete with the engraved portrait in vol. one and all four engraved plates. Engraved illustrataed vignette to all title-pages some engraved illustrations in text. Portrait 14 1357 35; 8 1092 32; 6 916 28; 4 789 27; 8 939 29 pp. <br/><br/><em>The scarce first edition of Brucker's seminal main work which introduced the historiographical concept "System of philosophy" and established history of philosophy as a philosophical discipline. </em> hardcover
174252099Lipsiae (Leipzig), 1742-1743 . 4to. Bound in three very nice contemporary uniform full calf bindings with raised bands and richly gilt spines. A bit of wear to extremities, especially upper capitals, which lack a bit of leather. Two leaves of the final index with a restoration, otherwise internally very nice and clean. A very nice set. Old owner's names and handwritten quote to front free end-paper of vol. 1. Complete with the engraved portrait in vol. one and all four engraved plates. Engraved illustrataed vignette to all title-pages, some engraved illustrations in text. Portrait, (14), 1357, (35) (8), 1092, (32) (6), 916, (28) (4), 789, (27)" (8), 939, (29) pp.
175244635Stockholm Lars Salvius 1752-53 Folio. 33x22 cm Stor helt ubeskåret eksemplar i orig. blødt blankt papbind. rester af titelskrift på ryg. Kobberstukket frontispiece = planche I. 121008101-260. Med ialt 30 kobberstukne plancher Nummererede II-XXIX komplet og med det lille stik indsat ved p. 6 de fleste store dobbeltsidede. 2 kort hvor det sidste er kobberstukket gengivelse af 2 Ptolemaeus-kort fra 1513-udgaven planche XXIX. 33 x 43 cm. Indvendig aldeles frisk eksemplar uden pletter trykt på skrivepapir. <br/><br/><em>Blandt planchernme kan nævnes Kungsbacka Varberg Falkenberg Halmstad Laholm Vinbergs Holms og Getinge Kirker Skottorp etc.Warmholtz 610: ""Lycka var at Döden ryckte pennan ur handen på Författaren eljest hade Kronan blifvit belastad med ännu mera Maculatur" ! </em> unknown
177256743Hafniæ Godiche N. Möller 1772-92. - VIII 1834 og Registerbind IX 1878. Folio. Bind 1-7 i samtidige hellædrbind i flammet kalv. Ophøjede bind. Rig rygforgyldning. Forgyldte tome- og titelfelter i skind. Nogle kapitæler slidte. Bind 8 som ikke udkom i samtiden men først 1834 er i originalt papbd. med shirtryg. Bind 9 som først udkom 1878 er i nyere hfableabd. De 7 første bind indeholder en del foldetabeller kobberstukne faksimiler af håndskrifter kobberstukne foldekort etc. Disse 7 bind har tilhørt retshistorikeren J.L.A. kolderup-Rosenvinge. <br/><br/><em>The largest collection of Danish medieval texts. In 1834 - 30 years later - a supplementary volume was published called Vol. VIII this is present here together with the Index-volume published more than 100 years after the first volume. - From vol. IV P.F. Suhm was editor after the death of Langebek. </em> unknown
177256743Hafniæ, Godiche, N. Möller, 1772-92. - (VIII, 1834 og Registerbind IX, 1878). Folio. Bind 1-7 i samtidige hellædrbind i flammet kalv. Ophøjede bind. Rig rygforgyldning. Forgyldte tome- og titelfelter i skind. Nogle kapitæler slidte. Bind 8, som ikke udkom i samtiden, men først 1834, er i originalt papbd. med shirtryg. Bind 9, som først udkom 1878 er i nyere hfableabd. De 7 første bind indeholder en del foldetabeller, kobberstukne faksimiler af håndskrifter, kobberstukne foldekort etc. Disse 7 bind har tilhørt retshistorikeren J.L.A. kolderup-Rosenvinge.
172914238s'Gravenhage u. Dordrecht vol. 4 Bouequet Scheurleer Blussé en Zoon 1729-69. 4to. Bound in 4 contemporary half calf. Gilt backs. Engraved frontispiece 2 engraved folded portraits 41 fine engraved plates by Houbraken. Numerous engraved vignettes and other engravings in the text R. Vinkeles B. Picart etc. Printed on good thick paper. <br/><br/><em>This fine work exhibits the roccocco-style in all is aspects both by is portraits by Houbraken but also in its numerous vignettes and textengravings by other famous artists. </em> unknown
172914238s'Gravenhage u. Dordrecht (vol. 4), Bouequet, Scheurleer, Blussé en Zoon, 1729-69. 4to. Bound in 4 contemporary half calf. Gilt backs. Engraved frontispiece, 2 engraved folded portraits, 41 fine engraved plates by Houbraken. Numerous engraved vignettes and other engravings in the text (R. Vinkeles, B. Picart etc.) Printed on good thick paper.
1731102630London: J. Senex W. Innys J. Osborn and T. Longman. 1731. Vol 2 only of 2. Full leather early binding 25 engraved folding platespp xv 285 indx xix. Spine heavily rubbed hinges fragile stitching weak corners rubbed. Worming to bottom edge including through the inner corner of pages heavier at earlier and latter pages but not affecting any of the text with some tanning to these pages. Peter Cowan's the Australian writer copy wih his ownership signature to front paste-down. Good condition. 's Gravesande was a Dutch mathematician and natural philosopher who helped to propagate Isaac Newton's ideas in Continental Europe and laid the foundations for the teaching of Newtonian mechanics through experimental demonstrations. Vol. II of "Mathematical Elements of Natural Philosophy" studies Newton's ideas on fire the refraction and reflection of light opacity and colours the planetary system and celestial motions including universal gravity. The publisher John Senex was one of the principal cartographers of the 18th century. This edition published only a few years after Isaac Newton's death and complete with all twenty-five engraved plates showing experiments. 4th Edition. Leather. J. Senex, W. Innys, J. Osborn and T. Longman hardcover
1719ABC_48483Amsterdam: David Mortier 1719. Contemporary quarter brown sheepskin sewn on 5 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine the title lettered in gold on the spine sprinkled paper sides red sprinkled edges. Royal folio. With a title-page in red and black with an engraved device a portrait of Erasmus in an elaborate cartouche with allegorical figures and 124 engraved architectural and sculptural illustrations on 109 numbered plates 6 double-page 103 full-page. First French edition of Van Campen's famous description of the Amsterdam City Hall the present day Royal Palace with more than a hundred plates of the architectural features and sculptures of the building including ground plans elevations and sections of the interior and exterior. Particularly impressive are the giant plates of the tympana which are more than 160 cm wide when fully unfolded. The work also includes the famous plate of the extraordinary cartographic mosaic floor of the Burgerzaal which shows the zodiac signs that were originally painted on the celestial map in the middle but are now no longer visible on the floor itself due to fading.The City Hall is the most famous and last major work by Jacob van Campen 1595-1657 the greatest Dutch architect of the 17th century. He began work on the design in 1640 and though the building opened in 1655 it was not actually completed until 1665. It was called "the eighth wonder of the world" at the time and is still considered the most important Dutch monument from the 17th century. It was designed to show off Amsterdam's wealth and magnificence. This is especially visible in the Burgerzaal the heart of the building which depicts Amsterdam as the centre of the world. The impressive mosaic floor with a celestial map in the centre and the two maps of both hemispheres of the world on either side symbolises that the world was at Amsterdam's feet. These maps are the largest ever made. They show Abel Tasman's then recent discoveries in Australia and Tasmania. Many discoveries from his second voyage remained otherwise unpublished until the end of the 17th century.The present work is the French edition of Van Campen's Afbeelding van 't stadt huys van Amsterdam 1664. The plates were drawn by Hubert Quiellinus 1619-1687 and Danckert Danckertsz. 1634-1666 and his father after drawings by Jacob Vennekool 17th century and were first published in Quiellinus' Prima et secunda pars praecipuarum . curiae Amstelrodamenis 1655-1663 and Afbeelding van 't stadt huys van Amsterdam in dartigh coopere plaaten . geteeckent door Jacob Vennekool 1661. As such most of the present engravings were published before the building was completed and may therefore reflect Van Campen's plan more closely than the finished building itself. The edges and corners of the boards are scuffed the spine has been rubbed with loss material old restoration at the head and foot of the spine. The text leaves are lightly browned the plates are very clean.l BAL 132; Berlin Kat. 2235; STCN 182312917 5 copies of which 1 incomplete; cf. Fowler 77 & 274 1661 Danckerts eds.; for the map see also: Schilder Australia Unveiled map 66; Shirley 423. David Mortier, hardcover
1768168968New York: Hugh Gaine 1768. First. hardcover. very good-. I. Of Actions and Remedies Writs Process Arrests.II. Of Courts Attornies and Solicitors therein Juries Witnesses Trials Executions.III. Of Estates and Property in Lands and Goods.IV. Of the Laws relating to Marriage Bastardy Infants.V. Of the Liberty of the Subject Magna Charta the Habeas Corpus Act.VI. Of the King and his Prerogatives.VII. Of publick Offences Treason Murder Felony Burglary Robbery.and their Punishment. All of them so plainly treated of that all Manner of Persons may be particularly acquainted with our Laws and Statues concerning Civil and Criminal Affairs and know how to defend Themselves and their Estates and Fortunes In all Cases whatsoever. iv 289 12pp. 12mo contemporary calf leather label; spines ends lightly worn covers lightly scuffed light foxing to some margins small light dampstain to several pages contemporary signature on title page and page one in margins. New-York: Hugh Gaine 1768. First American Edition.<br/> <br/> First law book for the layman printed in America. The author Jacob Giles was an English lawyer. This was his most popular work. It had been published in six London editions previously to this New York edition. Giles wrote several other legal works including in 1729 "A New Law Dictionary". In 1768 Hugh Gaine was appointed public printer to the Province of New York. Soon after he became the official printer of the City of New York. Evans 10935. Ford The Journals of Hugh Gaine volume I p. 118.<br/> <br/> Hugh Gaine unknown
1768168968New York: Hugh Gaine 1768. First. hardcover. very good-. I. Of Actions and Remedies Writs Process Arrests.II. Of Courts Attornies and Solicitors therein Juries Witnesses Trials Executions.III. Of Estates and Property in Lands and Goods.IV. Of the Laws relating to Marriage Bastardy Infants.V. Of the Liberty of the Subject Magna Charta the Habeas Corpus Act.VI. Of the King and his Prerogatives.VII. Of publick Offences Treason Murder Felony Burglary Robbery.and their Punishment. All of them so plainly treated of that all Manner of Persons may be particularly acquainted with our Laws and Statues concerning Civil and Criminal Affairs and know how to defend Themselves and their Estates and Fortunes In all Cases whatsoever. iv 289 12pp. 12mo contemporary calf leather label; spines ends lightly worn covers lightly scuffed light foxing to some margins small light dampstain to several pages contemporary signature on title page and page one in margins. New-York: Hugh Gaine 1768. First American Edition.<br/><br/> First law book for the layman printed in America. The author Jacob Giles was an English lawyer. This was his most popular work. It had been published in six London editions previously to this New York edition. Giles wrote several other legal works including in 1729 "A New Law Dictionary". In 1768 Hugh Gaine was appointed public printer to the Province of New York. Soon after he became the official printer of the City of New York. Evans 10935. Ford The Journals of Hugh Gaine volume I p. 118.<br/><br/> Hugh Gaine unknown books
176827286New York: Hugh Gaine 1768. First American edition designated here the "seventh edition" referring to the previous six which had appeared in London; 8vo pp. iv 289 13; tear in p. 157-8 before printing some foxing cracks starting at lower joints; a good sound copy in original full blindstamped sheep red morocco label on spine. This layman's guide to the law is the first book of its kind published in America. Evans 10935. <br/><br/> Hugh Gaine unknown books
176827286New York: Hugh Gaine 1768. First American edition designated here the "seventh edition" referring to the previous six which had appeared in London; 8vo pp. iv 289 13; tear in p. 157-8 before printing some foxing cracks starting at lower joints; a good sound copy in original full blindstamped sheep red morocco label on spine. This layman's guide to the law is the first book of its kind published in America. Evans 10935. Hugh Gaine unknown
179513033N.p. likely Maryland: January 20 1795. 2pp. with integral leaf addressed and docketed. Old mailing folds minor unobtrusive chipping to edges some old tape repairs some toning. Margins of address leaf reinforced with later sheet. Overall good condition. A document of almost pure irony in which a Maryland militia member who served for the government during the Whiskey Rebellion petitions the governor of Maryland for relief from a fine of 600 pounds of tobacco levied on him and his wife for.selling whiskey without a license. Apparently during the time in which Cable "was drafted to go against the insurgents and during his absence" Cable's wife "sold liquor for the support of her family to wit 3 small children." Upon his return from service and during the January 1795 term of the Baltimore County court Cable "was presented for selling liquors without license and was fined 600 lbs of Toba for said offence." Here Cable asks Governor Stone and the "Home Council" for forgiveness of the fine. <br /> <br /> It worked. According to a note on the verso signed by three "Justices of Baltimore County Court" they found "compassion" for Cable "in remitting the fine imposed as stated in the within Petition." Though the central issue of the Whiskey Rebellion was the 1791 excise tax on whiskey which angered farmers in western Pennsylvania enough to violently resist it it is some level of irony that Cable asks for mercy from the court for selling liquor without a license incurred while he was fighting the farmers resisting the whiskey tax. January 20 unknown
