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177619647London: J. Bew 1776. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo pp xvi 352 with frontis portrait of Edward Prince of Wales. Bound in contemporary full calf with gilt spine and rules decorative stamped border on both boards marbled endpapers and edges. Light toning to title page and frontispiece very faint dampstain to top margin of approximately 60 pages one page with handwritten note appears 19th century regarding an error in the text. J. Bew hardcover books
1796001121Rome: Presso I Lazzarini 1796. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xii 502 pp. Full and rich history of Ariccia and surrounding towns on the outskirts of Rome to the Southeast of the City by Castel Gandolfo the Papal Summer Residence. Ariccia is one of the most ancient cities in Italy dating to at least the ninth century B.C. This history concentrates mostly on the seventeenth and eighteenth century when it was ruled by the powerful Savelli Chigi family which produced one pope Alexander VII and built a grand residence in the town that has been used many a time as a movie set such as in Visconti's "Il Gattopardo" "The Leopard". While it is over two millenia since the town yielded to Rome's preeminence as a city Ariccia continued to be the next most important city in Lazio for long stretches of history owing to its propitious location on the Via Appia the first way station on the road between Rome and Naples and its pleasant salubrious climate in contrast to malalial Rome made it a favored resort for the powerful of Rome in prior centuries. This copy of the history a model of municipal histories in its day is very good. There is some light and occasional foxing yet little that could be considered disconcerting. The exception would be the four places where a prior owner presses leaves which left a residue and in one instance may have created a tiny wormhole type of hole. However the small amount of loss has no effect on readability where it occurred. The vellum has an attractive mottled almost tiger striped design. Book is tight. Occasional light pencil notes a word or two in each case affecting a handful of pages. Still a very good copy. <br/><br/> Presso I Lazzarini hardcover books
1766E0550A 41 B-2K8 2L2. 10 476 12 pages with five folding engraved plates several signed by R. Bennett folding map by D'Anville. Octavo 8" x 5 1/4" bound in modern sheep spine banded title gilt on black leather label edges in blue. ESTC t153068. Pine-Coffin752.2 var. imprint. Borroni 3182.Cox I 136. D'Ancona 672 First edition as a reissue of the edition "printed for S. Hooper; H. Webley; W. Nicol; and S. Bladon" 1766 with a cancel title page and an additional dedication to David Garrick.<br /><br />John Northall 1723-1759 army officer and travel writer "entered the service as a gentleman cadet in the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 1 July 1741 and was promoted to lieutenant fireworker on 1 April 1742. He served under Thomas Pattison with the Royal Artillery in Flanders in 1742 and was promoted second lieutenant on 1 April 1744. He was at the battle of Fontenoy on 11 May 1745 and became first lieutenant on 3 October 1745 captain-lieutenant on 24 March 1752 and captain on 1 October 1755. In February 1752 he went to Minorca and thence to Livorno. He was recorded in Capua on 1 April 1752. Instead of making the usual tour of Italy he visited the principal cities of Tuscany and after a cursory visit to Rome went to Naples. Then after a more lengthened stay in Rome he went to Loreto Bologna Venice Mantua Parma Modena and returned to Livorno whence he sailed for Genoa. From Genoa he went by sea to Villafranca and on by land to Marseilles. He died in 1759. An account of his Italian tour was published posthumously in July 1766 Travels through Italy; Containing New and Curious Observations on that Country but the work has been criticized as following closely J. G. Keysler's Travels 1740; Eng. trans. 1756." Oxford DNB<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Binding lightly rubbed vertical creases on title label; new endpapers title page re-inserted with repairs along inner margin holograph ink signature on title page crossed through and pencil year beneath roman numerals; occasional small tears and spots of minor paper loss mostly in the margins; ink stamp of "Scott County Public Library" on dedication leaf and page twenty-five some smudges and soiling rust stain on B3 few pages misprinted or mis-bound at an angle; nonetheless in overall very good condition. Printed for S Hooper hardcover books
1762WRCAM46155Paris 1762. Two volumes. 62; 61 leaves each with a mounted plate. Images vary in size either 11 x 16 inches or 8 x 12 inches. Oblong folio. 19th-century gilt cloth rebacked in red morocco. Corners repaired. Wear and soiling to boards. Internally clean colors bright and fresh. Very good. Two large albums containing 123 brightly colored VUES D'OPTIQUE depicting scenes from Paris Rome London and many other locations in Europe. Lettering is typically printed at the top and bottom of the plate primarily in French with the letters at the top reading backwards. The letters above the text were deliberately reversed since these prints were designed for viewing in optical machines with a magnifying glass and a reflective mirror which gave the viewer an illusion of depth and reversed the image. The views are mostly of France including many scenes from Versailles and the ports of the realm. There are likewise a significant number of views of important landmarks around Rome. Other views depict notable locations in the Netherlands Denmark Germany Spain Poland and London. A handful of the plates show more unusual locales such as Mexico City Siberia St. Petersburg Peking Cayenne and French Guiana. Altogether an impressive collection of these handsome engravings. hardcover books
