BROSSE Abraham:Livre Rare Book
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174521518Paris, Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1745. In-8 de XXXII-186-[6] pages, plein veau moucheté, dos à nerfs orné de filets et fleurons dorés, tranches rouges.
173144795Dublin: re-printed by and for Samuel Fuller 1731. Second edition "corrected" 8vo A-R4; woodcut initials head- and tail-pieces text diagrams and tables throughout; 20th-century green cloth gilt-lettered spine; ex-Northwestern National Life Ins. Co. Minneapolis with their rubber stamps; some shallow losses to front endpaper edges textblock foxed else very good and sound. An early actuarial treatise by one of the founders of the science of life-contingencies which was first published in 1725 and dedicated to the Earl of Macclesfield see DNB XIII p. 536. See Morrison 1690 for the first edition. <br/><br/> re-printed, by and for Samuel Fuller hardcover books
1768260241Lyon: Pierre Bruyset Ponthus. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1768. Hardcover. Three volumes. Leather with gilt decorated spines. Marbled endpapers. Text block is dyed red at the edges. Text in French. Each volume has light foxing to firstt and last couple pages rubber stamp to verso of title page: "ex bibliot alex semitecolo" and again on final page different stamp with same text. Volume one: 410 pp. Old bookseller's plate pasted to front pastedown. Slight possibly insect chip to boards about 12 mm patch on front board 12 mm strip on back board. Three bound-in fold-out images one of which the third is torn about 2" from binding has been mended with paper tape. Pages including plates are bright and clean. Volume two: Pages numbered 411-899. Tiny chip possibly insect damage to back board near spine in 3 mm. "t" shape. Volume three: Pages numbered 1-344. Damage to front board very similar in size and shape to that of first volume another tiny chip to back board. Other than the very minor wear to the leather this is a very beautiful set. ; 16mo . Pierre Bruyset Ponthus hardcover
177810246A Neuchâtel, chez Samuel Fauche, 1778. 2 volumes in-4 de [4]-454-[2] et [4]-388 pages, demi-basane blonde, dos lisses ornés de roulettes, filets, fleurons, titre et tomaison dorés, étiquettes de titre et tomaison rouges, tranches jaunes. Dos un peu frottés, mors du premier volume fendu en queue sur 5 cm., premières charnières faibles, un cahier très légèrement déboîté.
174585611745 A Paris : Chez Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1745. Réimpression de la première éd. de 1645. Un volume : 12,5 x 19,5 cm. 1 f. bl. XXXII pp. [Frontispice, Avertissement, Avant-propos, Préface, Table], 186 pp., 6 pp. n. ch. 1 f. bl., 19 planches en taille-douce. Reliure en veau marbré, dos à cinq nerfs, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, capitales et caissons dorés, filet sur les coupes, tranches rouges. Coupes abîmées, coins émoussés, gardes collées. Rares rousseurs et salissaures à l'intérieur sinon frais. Abraham Bosse (1604-1676) était l'un des meilleurs graveurs français du XVIIème siècle.
17307560BB1730. 4 Bde. Amsterdam Wetstein & Smith 1730. 8°. Titel in Rot und Schwarz. 1 Bl. XXXVIII 484 S.; 3 Bl. 495 S.; 3 Bl. 426 S.; 3 Bl. 507 S.Mit gest. gef. Frontispiz von J. Folkema nach B. Picart gest. Titelvignette gest. Kopfstück von G. F. Debrie 10 gef. Karten 68 Kupfertafeln davon 51 gef. nach Merian Scheuchzer u. a. Kalblederbände der Zeit mit reicher Rückenvergoldung zwei Rückenschildchen und Stehkantenverg. Haller I 718. Lonchamp 2560. Der nicht genannte Verfasser ist der Berner Ratsherr Johann Georg Altmann 16951758 der sich auf Abraham Ruchats 16801750 «Les délices de la Suisse» Leiden 1714 und auf Abraham Stanyans 16691732 «Account of Switzerland» London 1714 bezieht und mit seiner Kompilation ein polpuläres und mehrfach aufgelegtes Standardwerk schuf. Das Werk besticht vor allem durch seine reiche Bebilderung mit Ansichten von Schweizer Ortschaften in Nachstichen nach den Werken von Merian und Scheuchzer. Attraktives Exemplar in passendem zeitgenössichem Einband. Gelenke zum Teil etwas angeplatzt Kanten leicht berieben jedoch intakt. S. 481/2 mit Eckausriss. unknown
17307560BB4 Bde. Amsterdam, Wetstein & Smith, 1730. 8°. Titel in Rot und Schwarz. (1) Bl., XXXVIII, 484 S.; (3) Bl., 495 S.; (3) Bl., 426 S.; (3) Bl., 507 S.Mit gest. gef. Frontispiz von J. Folkema nach B. Picart, gest. Titelvignette, gest. Kopfstück von G. F. Debrie, 10 gef. Karten, 68 Kupfertafeln (davon 51 gef.) nach Merian, Scheuchzer u. a. Kalblederbände der Zeit mit reicher Rückenvergoldung, zwei Rückenschildchen und Stehkantenverg.
17838545Jaeger, Johann Wilhelm Abraham 58 x 50 Francfort Sur Le Mein 1783 Quatre cartes topographiques en noir de la fin du XVIIIe siècle, 1783-1784, entoilées et dépliantes, composées chacune de 8 sections (14,5 x 25,5) La feuille II "contenant Une Partie De La Province De Groeningen"; la feuille III "contenant une partie du duché d'Oldenbourg et Delmenhorst de Friesland Orient et de la prov. de Grönningen; la feuille XI contenant une partie des Provinces Unies, savoir la province de Friesland occidentale, une partie d'Overyssel, de Gueldre, d'Hollande septentrionale, de differentes isles de la meer d'Allemagne, et du Zuider See; la feuille XII contenant une partie inferieure de l'évêché de Munster, une partie du duché d'Oldenbourg, de l'évêché d'Osnabruck, de Friesland orientale de Gröningen et d'Over Yssel, les comtés de Benthem de Lingen &&. Les quatre cartes se complètent et représentent au nord la continuité du littoral. Plusieurs bateaux et barques illustrent l'espace de la mer du nord.. Echelle de deux lieux d'Allemagne. Originaire de Bavière, Jaeger a été un des grands cartographes et marchands de carte allemands au XVIIIe siècle. On lui doit le Grand atlas d'Allemagne en LXXXI feuilles, dédié a sa majesté Joseph II, empereur des Romains. Le papier de la feuille II, dont la toile est auréolée, est un peu jauni. Ensemble en très bon état. PHOTOS NUMERIQUES DISPONIBLES PAR EMAIL SUR SIMPLE DEMANDE-DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
17838545Jaeger, Johann Wilhelm Abraham 58 x 50 Francfort Sur Le Mein 1783 Quatre cartes topographiques en noir de la fin du XVIIIe siècle, 1783-1784, entoilées et dépliantes, composées chacune de 8 sections (14,5 x 25,5) La feuille II "contenant Une Partie De La Province De Groeningen"; la feuille III "contenant une partie du duché d'Oldenbourg et Delmenhorst de Friesland Orient et de la prov. de Grönningen; la feuille XI contenant une partie des Provinces Unies, savoir la province de Friesland occidentale, une partie d'Overyssel, de Gueldre, d'Hollande septentrionale, de differentes isles de la meer d'Allemagne, et du Zuider See; la feuille XII contenant une partie inferieure de l'évêché de Munster, une partie du duché d'Oldenbourg, de l'évêché d'Osnabruck, de Friesland orientale de Gröningen et d'Over Yssel, les comtés de Benthem de Lingen &&. Les quatre cartes se complètent et représentent au nord la continuité du littoral. Plusieurs bateaux et barques illustrent l'espace de la mer du nord.. Echelle de deux lieux d'Allemagne. Originaire de Bavière, Jaeger a été un des grands cartographes et marchands de carte allemands au XVIIIe siècle. On lui doit le Grand atlas d'Allemagne en LXXXI feuilles, dédié a sa majesté Joseph II, empereur des Romains. Le papier de la feuille II, dont la toile est auréolée, est un peu jauni. Ensemble en très bon état. PHOTOS NUMERIQUES DISPONIBLES PAR EMAIL SUR SIMPLE DEMANDE-DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
170516453Amsterdam 1705. Unusual double-hemisphere map of the world illustrating the success of the Dutch East and West India Companies throughout the world. With text above and below sailing ships lions and the figure of Europa seated inside a native fort. Showing California as an island incomplete Australia and New Zealand and the west coast of America extending toward Asia. From Chatelain's 'Atlas Historique'. Uncolored . Image size: 18 x 13". References: MCC 2 Tooley - Antarctica #54. Very good. unknown
176432623London Printed for J. Dodsley 1764 In-8 illustré de 4 cartes repliées dont "The New Map of the British Dominions in North America", 3f. (faux-titre, titre, Preface), 216p., 307p. et 2f. (Contents).
170133078Fulda 1701. Hardcover. fair. 4to. 185 leaves. Black cloth. Red edges. Illustrated title-page with Moses and Aaron on the sides and David killing Goliath at the bottom. Commentary on selections of the Zohar and other kabbalistic texts by Mordacai Ashkenazi published with the aid of his teacher Abraham Rovigo. These two kabbalists were both secret followers of the messianic claimant Sabbatai Sevi. Despite Sabbatai's conversion to Islam in 1666 and death in 1676 many of his followers continued to believe in him and worked to spread their particular heterodox brand of Judaism in defiance of the rabbinic establishment. As cover for his Sabbatian agenda Ashkenazi claimed that “Eshel Avraham†was simply a new interpretation of the Kabbalah based on his prophetic dreams. Ultimately this book is an important example of the success of the early eighteenth century Sabbatian underground to print books under the nose of the rabbinic authorities before it came out into the open with the printing of Nehemiah Hayon's “Migdal Oz.†Text in Hebrew. Backstrip missing but the book is still intact. Bottom corner chipped. Title-page torn and bottom strengthened. Slight worming to front leaves. Overall in fair condition. Steinschneider 4299:1. <br /> Samuel Wiener Bibliotheca Friedlandiana 991. hardcover
17211906090004Amsterdam J. Lindenbergh 1721. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Folio 42 x 28 cm. Bound in contemporary mottled calf. Shelf worn corners bumped. Joints cracked. Additional engraved titles 2 engraved portraits 2 double-page maps map of the world map of Greece and the Mediterranean. A total of 179 engravings within text and plates after works by Romein de Hooghe. Includes engraving of the Temple of Jerusalem. Scattered foxing. 10 482 p. Pages misnumbered. Dutch. Hollstein IX 2; Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 404; Klaversma/ Hannema 129. Amsterdam, J. Lindenbergh hardcover
1763160235London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley 1763. The prelude to his magnum opus First edition of the prelude to Tucker's nine-volume magnum opus The Light of Nature Pursued which outlined a vast and idiosyncratic philosophical system and which had a noted influence on his philosophical contemporaries. Tucker was an empiricist in the tradition of John Locke holding that the mind begins as a blank slate. In his moral philosophy he proposed that our own satisfaction is the motive of our actions and that the maximum satisfaction of this is the ultimate moral good. He can consequently be seen as an early precursor of utilitarianism. This work published pseudonymously was not well received by the critics. "The 1763 fragment was strongly criticized in the Monthly Review to which Tucker provided a humorous reply Man in Quest of Himself under the new pseudonym Cuthbert Comment" ODNB. The Light of Nature Pursued however enjoyed a high reputation from its first appearance and was a noted influence on William Paley Thomas Malthus and James MacIntosh. Octavo 198 x 124 mm. Contemporary calf double gilt fillet to bands and covers. Contemporary ownership inscription of James Drummond of Bridgend in ink to front free endpaper and in pencil to front pastedown; 18th-century note of author and their death date on title. Minor restoration at head of rear joint short closed tear at fore edge of title neatly taped on verso light finger soiling ink splash to p. 153. A good copy. ESTC T117455. unknown
173927896Jessnitz Saxony-Anhalt: Bi-defus Yisrael bar Avraham 1739. Hardcover. Good. Four volumes folio published between 1739 and 1742. Woodcut printer's device at titles; woodcut endpieces in first volume. Hebrew text opens from right to left; leaf numbers in Hebrew characters. Hebrew chronograms yield Jewish dates of publication 5499-5502. Brown library buckram scuffed at extremities spines lettered in gilt. Endleaves renewed. A good set. See foliation and condition notes for each volume below.<br /> <br /> Scarce eighteenth-century edition of this seminal compendium of Jewish law halakhah. Compiled between 1170 and 1180 while Maimonides was living in Egypt the Mishneh Torah is regarded as the author's magnum opus. It is the only Medieval-era work that surveys the full panoply of Jewish observance including those laws that are only applicable when the Jerusalem Temple is in existence. The present edition is the first to contain Judah Rosanes' commentary Mishneh le-melekh. "Mishneh Torah" The Repetition of the Law is an appellation originally applied to the biblical book of Deuteronomy; the subtitle "ha-Yad ha-Hazakah" The Book of the Strong Hand plays on its subdivision into fourteen books: the numerical value fourteen is represented in Hebrew letters as Yud 10 Dalet 4 which forms the word "yad" hand. Maimonides sought to provide a complete statement of the Oral Law so that a person who mastered first the Written Torah and then the Mishneh Torah would be in no need of any other book. Contemporary reaction was mixed with strong and immediate opposition focusing on the absence of sources and the belief that the work appeared to be intended to supersede study of the Talmud itself. Maimonides responded to these criticisms and the Mishneh Torah endures as an influential work in Jewish religious thought. According to several authorities a decision may not be rendered in opposition to a view of Maimonides even where he apparently militated against the sense of a Talmudic passage for in such cases the presumption was that the words of the Talmud were incorrectly interpreted. Likewise: One must follow Maimonides even when the latter opposed his teachers since he surely knew their views and if he decided against them he must have disapproved their interpretation.<br /> <br /> Vol. 1: 1 title 8 234 102 3 ff. Repairs at title page with very slight loss of text at verso following leaf and the final leaf. Text embrowned often heavily in first half with some light marginal dampstains throughout. Old manuscript entries in Hebrew at title in at least three hands.<br /> <br /> Vol. 2: 1 title 148 112 2 ff. Marginal repairs to first and last two leaves no loss of text. Moderately dampstained throughout with some mild embrowning. Old manuscript entries in Hebrew at title in at least two hands; three old stamps at title including at least one censor's approbation.<br /> <br /> Vol. 3: 1 title 221 169 ff. Repairs at bottom margin to title with loss of some text below imprint and at final lines of rabbinic approbations at verso and at bottom margin following leaf with some text loss and obscuration by translucent paper tape. Small marginal repair at final leaf. Light dampstaining in first half; remaining text with mild embrowning. Old manuscript entries in Hebrew at title in at least two hands; two old stamps at title including at least one censor's approbation.<br /> <br /> Vol. 4: 1 title 135 138-154 157 1 ff. Marginal repairs to title and final leaf no loss of text. Sporadic light embrowning and marginal stains. Old manuscript entry in Hebrew at title.<br /> <br /> A complete set with only minimal text loss in a few places -- a very usable scholar's copy. References: Vinograd Jessnitz 46; Fürst 2: p. 295; Zenker p. 583<br /> <br /> Title in Hebrew: ×ž×©× ×” תורה ×”×•× ×”×™×“ החזקה ×œ×”× ×©×¨ הגדול ×”×’×ון ×¨×‘×™× ×• משה בר מימון זצ׳׳ל ×¢× ×”×©×’×ª הר×ב׳׳ד זצ׳׳ל ופירוש הרב מגיד ×ž×©× ×” וכסף ×ž×©× ×” להג×ון המשביר ×¨×‘×™× ×• יוסף ק×רו זצ׳׳ל ומגדל עוז והגהות ×ž×™×ž×•× ×™×™×•×ª ופירוש ×¨×‘×™× ×• עובדי והרב המוסמך מדר׳׳ל ן׳ חביב על הלכות קידוש החדש ×¢× ×›×œ הצורות השייכות להלכות ×לו ולהלכות שבת וסוכה ×•×¢× ×ž×•×¨×” ×ž×§×•× ×¢×œ דברי הרב המגיד וכסף ×ž×©× ×” ×’× ×©×ª×™ מפתחות גדולות ורחבות ×חת על סדר ×”×¤×¨×§×™× ×•×חת על דרך ××œ×¤× ×‘×™×ª×” ×œ× ×—×¡×¨ דבר מכל כפי ×שר × ×“×¤×¡ ב×משטרד×<br /> <br /> Rabbi Moses Maimonides the Rambam was a 12th century Jewish philosopher and halachic legal scholar. A highly controversial figure both during his lifetime and after his death he is generally acknowledged as the preeminent Jewish thinker of the Middle Ages. He was born in Córdoba Spain but fled as a child from the Almohad persecution. He eventually settled in Egypt where he served as a rabbi physician and philosopher. His fourteen-volume Mishneh Torah his only work not in Arabic still carries canonical authority particularly within the Yemenite Jewish community as the codification of Talmudic law. His other works include "Kitab al-Siraj" a commentary on the Mishnah "Kitab al-Fara'I" a book on precepts and the celebrated philosophical work "Dalalat al-Ha'irin" known in Hebrew as the "Moreh Nevukhim" The Guide to the Perplexed. In this latter work Maimonides attempted a philosophical/theological reconciliation of the Hebrew Bible and Greek knowledge. This work came to play a central role in all subsequent major controversies over philosophy within the Jewish community during the Middle Ages. Bi-defus Yisrael bar Avraham hardcover
17147878CB1714. 4 Bände. Leiden Pierre van der Aa 1714. Kl.-8°. 18 Bl. 220 recte 224 S.; 2 Bl. S. 221228 233434; 2 Bl. S. 435676; 2 Bl. S. 6771027. Mit gest. Titelblatt doppelblattseitig 1 gest. Frontispiz doppelblattseitig 68 davon 50 gef. und 5 von 6 gef. Kupferkarten. Lederbände der Zeit mit reicher Rückenvergoldung. Lonchamp 812. Haller I 718. Barth 17210. Feller/Bonjour 529. e-hls für den Autor. Erste Ausgabe. Abraham Ruchat 16801750 veröffentlichte das vorliegende Werk unter dem Pseudonym Gottlieb Kypseler von Münster. In der Vorrede beschreibt er sein Anliegen die West- und Deutschschweizer einander näherzubringen. Ruchat geboren in Vevey gilt als der erste bekannte Geschichtsschreiber der Waadt. Er studierte in Lausanne Bern Berlin und Leiden Theologie und war ab 1721 als Professor für Redekunst in Lausanne tätig. Es fehlt die Gesamtkarte der Schweiz ansonsten ein sehr gutes Exemplar. Das Papier vereinzelt stockfleckig. Die Vorsätze leimschattig. Die schönen Einbände minim berieben. unknown
17787902CB1778. Nouvelle édition. 2 Bände. Neuchâtel Fauche 1778. 4°. 4 IV 454 2 S.; 4 391 1 S. Mit 2 gest. Frontisp. und 77 Kupfertafeln davon 15 gef. Lederbände der Zeit mit Rückenschild und Rückenvergoldung. Haller I 718. Brunet VI 25894. Haller I 718. Wäber I 38. Lonchamp 2560. Vierte nach Haller und Wäber die «beste» Ausgabe. «Diese Ausgabe ist vollkommen umgearbeitet und weit richtiger als die vorigen» Haller. Die Kupfer mit zahlreichen Orten der ganzen Schweiz diverse Karten und paläontologische sowie archäologische Darstellungen. Das Papier durchgehend gebräunt und stockfleckig. Die Einbände berieben. unknown
17147878CB4 Bände. Leiden, Pierre van der Aa, 1714. Kl.-8°. (18) Bl., 220 (recte 224) S.; (2) Bl. S. 221–228, 233–434; (2) Bl. S. 435–676; (2) Bl., S. 677–1027. Mit gest. Titelblatt (doppelblattseitig), 1 gest. Frontispiz (doppelblattseitig), 68 (davon 50 gef.) und 5 (von 6) gef. Kupferkarten. Lederbände der Zeit mit reicher Rückenvergoldung.
17787902CBNouvelle édition. 2 Bände. Neuchâtel, Fauche, 1778. 4°. (4), IV, 454, (2) S.; (4), 391, (1) S. Mit 2 gest. Frontisp. und 77 Kupfertafeln (davon 15 gef.) Lederbände der Zeit mit Rückenschild und Rückenvergoldung.
17641509200002Printed by Hugh Gaine at his book-store and printing office at the Bible & Crown in Hanover-Square. M DCC 1764-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Volume 1 only. Large folio. 38 cm. Vol. I. Bound in publisher's full sheep. Bound by Rob. McAlprine signed by him. Red morocco spine label. Scuffs/rubbing to cover. Creasing to title page. Engraving of Royal arms on title Reilly 862. iv 840 i.e. 838 2 p. Contains an Act for reversing the attainder of Jacob Leisler etc at appendix which Evans states if often absent. Printed by Hugh Gaine, at his book-store and printing office at the Bible & Crown, in Hanover-Square. M, DCC, hardcover
1702251118002Amsterdam: George Gallet 1702. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. De Chertablon. SCARCE EMBLEMATA 1ST EDITION IN GERMAN ON PREPARING FOR DEATH TO REACH HEAVENLY SALVATION THROUGH JESUS <br /> <br /> TRANSLATED TITLE : Dying and inheriting that is the most beautiful preparation for death. Or the surest way to die and inherit salvation by contemplating the bitter suffering and death of our only and dearest Savior Jesus Christ <br /> <br /> Condition: GOOD COMPLETE ORIGINAL <br /> <br /> I see no other copy currently for sale and this title scarcely comes up for auction. Worldcat shows only a handful of copies held by institutions. <br /> <br /> ABOUT THE BOOK <br /> <br /> Published in 1702 by George Gallet in Amsterdam. First edition in German. Text primarily in Gothic. In contemporary full dark brown calf. Covers with blind stamped bordering and five raised spine bands. All edges speckled red. Quarto 10.5" x 8.5". Collated and complete: 22 108 pp. and all 42 copper engraved plates. A few embellished initials and chapter headers. Title page in red and black. Wide-margined thick pages.<br /> <br /> IMPORTANCE<br /> <br /> The book is an emblemata of the German Baroque literature movement of the seventeenth century through early eighteenth century. It is comprised mostly of plates of a man on his deathbed awaiting his fate on the recto of leaves and scripture from the Bible and description of the plate scene on the verso. The engravings by De Chertablon are striking in composition highly detailed and rich with religious and moral symbolism. Only two plates are actual 'Dance of Death' images the others show dynamic scenes surrounding the dying person. The remarkable thing about the depictions is that personified Death does not appear as usual as a skeleton or a mummy but as an angel. He often points to a painting in the background held by putti which depicts scenes from the Life and Passion of Christ. In a few striking scenes the path to salvation appears closed. In one instance the devil presents a list of all the sins the dying man has committed. Unlike the majority of scenes there are no angels pointing the way to salvation. The foreboding description for this scene says that faith and belief are not enough for heavenly salvation: you will be judged by your acts and deeds while on Earth. <br /> <br /> ABOUT THE AUTHOR <br /> <br /> Abraham a Sancta Clara born Johann Ulrich Megerle; 1644 - 1709 was an Augustinian friar. He gained a great reputation for pulpit eloquence early on. He was appointed imperial court preacher of Vienna in 1669. The people flocked to hear him attracted by the force and simplicity of his language the grotesqueness of his humor and the impartial severity with which he lashed the follies of all social classes. <br /> <br /> CONDITION REPORT <br /> <br /> GOOD for a 320-year-old book <br /> <br /> Exterior and binding: Some spine lean and front hinge cracked. Rear hinge starting to crack at its head. Binding and boards holding firm but strained in places. Heavily rubbed and worn leather that is dry and cracking and pitting. Has a beautiful texture of authentic aging. Spine label mostly perished. Multiple pen-tip sized wormholes on covers. <br /> <br /> Interior: Grubby endpapers. Toned pages. Mostly light to scattered foxing on the text block itself; heavier foxing along the gutters at times. Browning and dust along page margins. A single pen-tip sized wormhole throughout the entire text block gradually expanding to more same sized holes toward the last quartile of the book. The final leaf has about 12 pin-tipped sized holes. These holes slightly affect text and images. The plate impressions are strong and are visible on the verso and form an unintended but quite nice bordering of the descriptive text. No writing beyond a few scribbles in red on front pastedown. No marginalia or underlining. A few margin tears. <br /> <br /> All in all a beautifully illustrated scarce work of religious emblemata depicting deathbed scenes and the path to heavenly salvation. George Gallet hardcover
179085995J.F. & C. Rivington London 1790. Hardcover. Used - Acceptable. London: J.F. & C. Rivington ca 1790 80 page Index 7p Arrangement & Analysis of Plates 145 plates extra unlisted Algebra/Analysis; 4 folding 2 folding broadside Type Specimens Alex. Wilson & Sons; Joseph Fry & Sons 8p William Caslon Type Specimen. 16.75 x 10.5" leather. Shipping only within United States. Binding worn hinges cracked boards loose upper blank detached plates clean VG. J.F. & C. Rivington, London hardcover
174578052London:: Printed for the Author 1745. First edition. later old half calf and marbled boards. Large chips to the spine at both ends; leather worn at edges; rear joint cracked and weak. Contents very attractive. . Folio. Illustrated with sixty fine engravings; most of them full-page. . Printed for the Author, hardcover
1720LBW-2016Amsterdam, circa 1720. 490 x 585 mm.
1788702L27Boston: John Norman 1788. First edition. Disbound. Fair. 7" by 4". None. An extremely scarce American almanac from the eighteenth century containing ephemerides. An early publication following American independence this work contains many astronomical notes. The first edition of this almanac containing many tables of ephemerides for the year 1789. Undated dated using Library Hub as 1788. Very scarce only seen at auction twice in the last forty years. Both times disbound - as issued Abraham Weatherwise was a pseudonym used for many almanacks from the years 1784 to 1788. It is believed that this is a pseudonym for Samuel Bullard. This is because the astronomical notes on the calendar pages parallle those in his 'An almanach for the year of the Christian aera 1789 Boston'. Disbound as issued lacking the half-title and bookseller's advertisement occasionally seen. This astronomical calendar was calculated for the meridian of Bostonm 'but will serve for the adjacent states'. A very scarce work. Disbound. Externally chipped to the extremities with handling marks and a light tidemark to the front wrap. Internally firmly bound. Chipping has affected the bottom seven entries of the tables which are slightly obscured due to a spill burn. Tidemark to the final three leaves not affecting the text. Occasional spots to pages. Fair John Norman unknown
