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180037<p>Extracted From The Fourth and Fifth Volumes of Indian Antiquities.</p><p>This octavo work reprinting the Asiatic Trinities section from the Author's seven volume series Indian Antiquities. 250 copies published at 14s. Printed for the Author by H.L. Galabin Ingram-Court Fenchurch Street 1800. With the Folding copper engraved frontispiece of Vishnu Brahma and Sev. Additionally 5 other folding copper plates. Bound in a contemporary calf binding re-backed to style with label gilt.</p><p>The boards a little worn at the edges but otherwise very sound. A very good copy</p><p>"Maurice has written with uncommon success on the wonderful mythology of the Hindoo religion" - Allibone. pp.vii 2 18-458.</p><p>"One of the first to popularise a knowledge of the history and religions of the east" – DNB.</p><p><b>Please</b><b> Contact Us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK.</b></p> H.L. Galabin
1794335847The Royal Exchange 1794. Hardcover. Good-. . 5x9. GOOD-. Light brown leather boards with gold gilt trim bagged for protection. Approx. 5'' x 8 1/2''. Heavily worn and speckled boards unsure of original color. Nearly detached front cover hanging on by a thread. Heavy foxing to edges of inside front covers and endpapers. Foxing to most pages but text still easily readable.<p> Once Read Books cover scan available - just ask OnceReadBooks com<p> Orders shipped via USPS. The Royal Exchange hardcover
171553314c.1715. The Fountains at Versailles A set of six magnificent engravings of the Fountains at Versailles: 'Fontaine de Latone.' Artist: Engraved by Scotin G. A spectacular view of the Latona Fountain at Versailles as it was in the early eighteenth century surrounded by citizenry strolling courting and playing. The fountain was built in 1671 and still is still in existence. 'Fontaine de l'Encelade dans un des Bosquets des Jardin de Versailles.' Artist: Girard. A spectacular view of the 'Fontaine de l'Encelade' at Versailles. The centre fountain has a plume 78 feet high shooting from the mouth of a bronze giant and is surrounded by smaller fountains made from rocks from Mount Ossa and Olympia. The fountain is surrounded by citizenry strolling courting and playing. Two lines of text in French below the engraving describe the fountain. 'L'Isle Royale.' Engraved by Fonbonne. Magnificent engraving of L'Isle Royalea large pond at Versailles with seven 45 foot fountains. Courtiers stroll and a procession of hand drawn coaches snake along the walkway surrounding the pond. Elegant statues and manicured trees line the walkway. Four lines of text in French below the engraving describe the seven fountains. 'Fontaine d'Apollon.' Engraved by de Rochefort P. A spectacular view of the fountain of Apollo at Versailles as it was in the early eighteenth century surrounded by citizenry strolling courting and playing. The main fountain has the figure of Apollo being guided by four horses surrounded by water bearers. Text below the engraving gives a description and brief history of the fountain. It is still in existence today. 'Bassins de Neptune' Engraved by Daigremont A spectacular view of the Bassin de Neptune at Versailles in the early eighteenth century. Text below the engraving gives a description and brief history of the fountain: 'This grand piece of water is decorated with 22 beautiful vases designed by Le Brun.' translation. A fountain erupts from each vase. Six fifty foot fountains and many smaller fountains adorn this extraordinary water feature whilst wealthy courtiers amble around it. 'L'Arc de Triomphe.' Engraved by Baquoy Maurice. A detailed view of the opulent 'L'Arc de Triomphe' a woodland garden of fountains at Versailles in the early eighteenth century. Two lines of text below the engraving give a description and brief history. Numerous courtiers stroll amidst the profusion of fountains and cascades in a forest glade. Copper engraving. Fine condition good margins. Uncoloured. Size: 55 x 43 cm. 21½ x 17 inches. unknown
1756237097a la Haye: Chez Pierre Gosse Junior Libr. de S.A.R. 1756. First edition. 40 plates several folding at the back. xii 228 4 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Contemporary calf worn covers detached. First edition. 40 plates several folding at the back. xii 228 4 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Saxe 1696-1750 was one of the great generals of the eighteenth century who distinguished himself in the Austrian war of succession 1740-1748. He was also the eldest of 350 illegitimate progeny of King Frederick Augustus of Poland. His book was translated into English in the following year and Thomas Jefferson had a copy in his library. OCLC: 10317148 Chez Pierre Gosse Junior, Libr. de S.A.R. unknown
175737954Amsterdam and Leipzig Arkstrée et Merkus; Paris Desaint and Saillant Durand 1757. First edition thus the Macclesfield copy of this influential 18th-century treatise on war by a renowned commander remembered above all for his decisive victory at Fontenoy in the War of the Austrian Succession after earlier service in the Imperial and French armies. Mes Rêveries was published after his death. "He puts forward his ideal military model his 'legion' and taking issue with the views and practices of his age he advances many original ideas. However rather than discussing his military doctrines the aim of this book is to elucidate the intellectual premises that dominated his mind: he saw a need to subject military affairs to reasoned criticism and intellectual treatment and the ensuing military doctrines were perceived as forming a definitive system" Gat The Origins of Military Thought p. 33. Carlyle called it a "strange military farrago dictated as I should think under opium" - a judgment not entirely unfair since a note on the Dresden manuscript reads: "I composed this work in Thirteen nights: I was ill therefore it may perhaps bear marks of the fever which I had. This ought to excuse the regularity of the arrangement as also the elegance of style. I wrote in a military manner and to kill time." Odd as its style may be the Rêveries proved successful reprinted three times in 1757 and again in 1761 and 1763 with German editions in 1757 and 1767 and English ones in 1757 1759 and 1776. 2 vols quarto 280 x 210 mm. 84 plates 37 of them folding 4 of them coloured wood-engraved head- and tailpieces. Contemporary sprinkled calf raised bands spine gilt in compartments with floral and foliate tools red morocco title piece green stained and gilt "numbering piece" gilt barred edge-roll green silk page-markers edges sprinkled in red. The Macclesfield copy with the Shirburn Castle blind stamp to the early leaves the copy of Lieutenant-General George Lane Parker younger son of the second earl who served for over 20 years in the 1st Foot Guards. In 1773 at rank of major-general he was appointed Colonel of the 20th Foot and saw service in the War of Independence. One of his contributions to the Shirburn Castle Library was a remarkable collection of books detailing the professional interests of a soldier in the latter part of the 18th century. Some light browning one plate slightly misfolded and standing proud at fore edge some light shelf-wear corners a little soft headcaps scuffed but overall a very good set. Jähns II 1502; Brunet V 174. hardcover
1757177255London: J. Nourse 1757. wrote by the Count to the late King of Poland and M. de Folard which were never before made publick; Together with His reflections upon the propagation of the human species. Translated from the French. Illustrated with Copper-plates. Pp. x196last advertisement 40 plates all but one folding some with multiple images head & tailpiece decorations decorative initials; cr. 4to; later half calf spine lettered in gilt and decorated in gilt & black around raised bands marbled papered boards; later endpapers bookplate of David Levine Sydney on upper pastedown the title page cropped with piece torn from the bottom fore-corner causing minor loss of imprint mounted on a later sheet long 10 cm. closed tear from fore-edge into centre of pages 7/8 affecting a couple of words of text on page 7 closed tears to one fold of plate 16 and two folds of plate 20 long piece torn from fore-edge of plate 19 with some loss of image tiny hole in top margin pages 183/4 a few small marginal damp stains a little light foxing and occasional slight soiling; J. Nourse London 1757. First edition in English. J. Nourse unknown
175757281CELEBRATED GENERAL ON THE ART OF WAR<br />first edition in English 4to. 2 title iii-x 2 dedication 195 1 advts.pp. 40 numbered engraved images on 34 folding plates attractive and sympathetic modern contemporary-style tan half calf by Brockman spine panelled by raised bands highlighted by double gilt fillets large blind tool at panel centres black morocco title label brown marbled sides hand-made paper endpapers title leaf a little dusty and with minor and almost invisible archival tissue reinforcement on verso at fore edge a few slight fox spots on fore-edge of plates else a nice fresh copy. A handsome copy.<br /><br />ESTC t97717 <br />Maurice Comte de Saxe 1696-1750 one of the most notable and successful military commanders of the eighteenth century was an illegitimate son of Augustus II King of Poland and Elector of Saxony. He was engaged in and immersed in military engagements and soldiering from his early youth and served successively in the armies of the Holy Roman Empire the Austrian army and France with the title of Marshal General of French being specially revived for him in the last of these. Characteristic of his military methods were the use of surprise and of mobile warfare by harassing a superior force without head-on conflict until he was in a position to engage it in a decisive battle. The most celebrated of his victories the brilliant and decisive defeat of the English at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745 was an exemplar of his methods. His book on the art of war <i>Mes Rêverie</i>s was first postumously published in 1757.In the book Saxe subjected military affairs to reasoned criticism with a view to creating military doctrines based on universal principles. "Written following Prussian expansion during the War of the Austrian Succession Saxe in the book rejected their rigid discipline; arguing the French character was fundamentally different and their tactics should reflect that he advocated the use of a deep order or ordre profond rather than relying on firearms. However <i>Mes Rêveries</i> also challenged French military orthodoxy in arguing for a greater focus on mobile warfare rather than fortifications; this was partly a legacy of the French military engineer Vauban 1633-1707 who had revolutionised this field but adherence to his principles meant French engineers became ultra-conservative. As early as 1701 John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough argued winning one battle was more beneficial than taking 12 fortresses; Saxe followed this line but his argument was later given increased weight by French losses in the 1756-1763 Seven Years' War" wikipedia.<br />The Battle of Fontenoy on 11 May 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession pitted the Pragmatic Allies - principally the Dutch British and Hanoverians - against the French which pitched two armies of about 50000 men against each other was notable for several reasons: both the British and French kings were present on the field of battle; it enabled further French victories; and in so doing it greatly reinforced the position of the French Ancien Régime. The battle was for a time closely fought but was swayed in French favour by the deployment of the Irish Brigades in the French army which in a celebrated counter attack swept a flank of English infantry from the field with great loss of life on both sides. They captured the English colours and 15 cannon and reputedly charged with the war-cry in Irish "Cuimhnigidh ar Luimnech agus feall na Sassonach!" that is "Remember Limerick and Saxon Perfidy". The casualty figures were appalling with at least 7000 killed or wounded on the French side including 500 Irish and between 10000 and 12000 on the allied side. Printed by J. Nourse hardcover
1753293074La Haye.: Aux Depens de la Compagnie. 1753. Contemporary full brown leather gilt spine decorations marbled edges marbled endpapers. Good plus front hinge beginning to split bookplate removal to paste down minor marginal damage to the lower corner of the plates. 12mo. 14x8 cm. French text. weight: 0.3 lb. 3 folding tables. Aux Depens de la Compagnie. hardcover
175751567Arkstee et Merkus Amsterdam and Liepzig 1757. 2 vols. roy. 8vo. First Edition Large Paper text in French on laid paper with 84 fine engraved plates 52 large and folding ALL BUT TWO FINELY COLOURED BY HAND and numerous fine engraved head- and tail-pieces title and first Avertissement leaf of first volume creased; contemporary full tree calf sides framed in gilt backs with raised bands second and fourth compartments with red leather labels framed lettered and numbered in gilt all other compartments richly framed and tooled in gilt with floral sprays red sprinkled edges boards mildly age-marked upper joint of first volume cracked but sound all other joints mildly rubbed but bindings wholly sound A REMARKABLY BRIGHT FRESH CLEAN CRISP COPY WITH BROAD MARGINS IN WHOLLY UNRESTORED PERIOD BINDING. With the eighteenth century personal bookplate of Steuart of the Isle of Man overlaid by the nineteenth-century armorial bookplate of Sir John Ogilvy of Inverquharity on front paste-downs. From the broad margins this may well be a Large Paper or similar superior issue. The later bookplate is that of Sir John Ogilvy 9th Baronet 1803-1890 sometime MP for Dundee and Convener of Forfarshire. De Saxe 1696-1750 was a distinguished soldier of the first half of the eighteenth century serving first the Holy Roman Empire and then the Imperial Army before French service as Marshal General of France. He is remembered for his victories during the Austrian Succession most notably at Fontenoy in 1745 and for this most influential military treatise published shortly after his death. A SPLENDID COPY WITH NOTABLE PROVENANCE. Jähns II 1502; Brunet V 174. Arkstee et Merkus, Amsterdam and Liepzig, hardcover
1756161734A La Haye : chez Pierre Gosse Junior 1756. In-4 gr. mm. 361x228 piena pelle coeva spacchi alle cerniere esterne; lievi mancanze alle cuffie e abrasioni tagli rossi pp. XII2284 con 40 belle tavole incise in rame fuori testo a doppia pagina o più volte ripiegate che raffigurano schieramenti di truppe schemi strategici profili di fortificazioni apparati bellici e cavalieri etc.Al frontespizio con titoli in rosso e nero un grande stemma e decine di testate e finalini tutto inciso su rame raffiguranti vedute trofei militari etc. Edizione postuma di questi scritti importanti per la storia dell'arte militare nel XVIII secolo sintesi della lunga esperienza di Maurice comte de Saxe Dresda 1696 - Chambord 1750 figlio naturale del re di Polonia.Dopo la sua sfortunata avventura in Curlandia si dedicò dal dicembre 1732 alla stesura delle sue "Rêveries". L'autore era un filosofo ma soprattutto uno psicologo per il quale "la conoscenza del cuore umano è il principio dell'arte militare" Léonard L'Armée et ses problèmes au XVIIIe siècle p. 123. Nella prima parte il maresciallo de Saxe braccio armato del regno di Luigi XV passa in rassegna tutti i "dettagli" e gli aspetti necessari per padroneggiare la scienza militare dal reclutamento alla disciplina dalle uniformi al cibo in uno stile chiaro e comprensibile. L'opera si conclude con "le qualità che deve avere un generale dell'esercito" e con alcune curiose riflessioni sulla propagazione della specie umana volte a controbilanciare l'arte di distruggere le popolazioni.ùEsemplare ben conservato. chez Pierre Gosse Junior, unknown
175756267Leipzig und Frankfurt Weidmannischen Handlung 1757. Folio. Contemp. full calf. raised bands. richly gilt compartments gilding weak. Titlelabel with lettering. With the royal monogram of king Frederik V in gold on red background on both covers. Minor scratches to covers. Stamp on titlepage. VIII80 pp. 40 engraved plates many double-page and folded. Clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>First German edition. - Klaus Jordan No. 2623. </em> hardcover
1794149136A Londres : Chez E. Harlow And 3 Others 1794. First Edition. Hardback. Fine copy in later-bound title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 67 pages; Physical desc. : 4 67 p ; 21 cm. Subject: France -- History -- Revolution 1793-1794. A Londres : Chez E. Harlow [And 3 Others] hardcover
171410765Amsterdam Rudolf en Gerard Wetstein 1714. titelprent 72 311 1 p. Origineel goud-bestempeld Leer met ribben 8° Voorin een vochtvlek in de marges. Verder een mooi exemplaar. Amsterdam, Rudolf en Gerard Wetstein unknown
179028433Au Port Louis de l'Isle de France: L'Imprimerie Royale 1790. Folio. 13 x 8 1/4 inches. X2 A6. 4 1-9 3. 16 pp. Letterpress printed. Front wrapper printed black. Folded sheets three leaves loose. Title with woodcut Preface by Jollivet and Balu Instructions given by the Colony of the Isle of France to M. M. Collin and Coderc Articles I-XXI List of 31 signatories. Text in French. On laid paper watermarked with a crown cross and lion symbol. Woodcut printer's ornaments tail-piece. Early Mauritius imprint printed a year into the French Revolution from when it was the French colony of Isle de France; this letterpress document instructs the colony's deputies in the Assemblée Nationale in Paris on 21 articles.<br/> <br/> Early and unrecorded imprint from the colonial press at the French colony of Mauritius then known as the Isle de France. Isle de France was a French colony in the Indian Ocean from 1715 to 1810 comprising the African island now known as Mauritius and its dependent territories. It was governed by the French East India Company and formed part of the French colonial empire. Under the French the island witnessed major changes including the importation of enslaved people and the undertaking of vast infrastructural works that transformed the capital Port Louis into a major center of shipping warehousing and commerce. The present document records the steps made to establish what was largely an autonomous self-government of the colony a year into the French Revolution that was raging in Paris. Printing started in Mauritius in 1768. During the French colonial period until 1810 only about four hundred imprints were produced mostly official documents and newspapers though there are also almanacs and a few other sundry items. All are rare. No copies located in OCLC and it is not recorded by Toussaint in his bibliography of Mauritius imprints. The Dutch were the first Europeans to become interested in the island taking possession in 1598. After exploiting the island's dense forests for a century and introducing the cultivation of sugar cane and cotton in 1710 the Dutch abandoned the colony. The French soon claimed it as "Isle de France" and the island remained under the control of the French East India Company until 1767. During the long war between France and England at the beginning of the nineteenth century Mauritius proved to be an important strategic naval base and as a result the British took charge of the island in 1810. The Treaty of Paris confirmed official British possession in 1814. It remained an important sugar producing colony and in the twentieth century its agricultural production was expanded to include tea rice and other crops. L'Imprimerie Royale unknown
1796284281796. Small quarto. 8pp. Loose sheets. Contemporary manuscript notations. Moderately soiled and worn. Final page loose torn in center of text with minor loss. Early imprint from the colonial press at the French colony of Mauritius also known as the Ile de France. The text deals with the Governor's reserve powers; it is signed in type by Governor Magallon. The Dutch were the first Europeans to become interested in the island taking possession in 1598. After exploiting the island's dense forests for a century and introducing the cultivation of sugar cane and cotton the Dutch abandoned the colony in 1710. The French soon claimed it as "Ile de France" and the island remained under the control of the French East India Company until 1767. During the long war between France and England at the beginning of the 19th century Mauritius proved to be an important strategic naval base and as a result the British took charge of the island in 1810 and the Treaty of Paris confirmed official British possession in 1814. It remained an important sugar producing colony and in the 20th century agricultural production was expanded to include tea rice and other produce. Printing began on Mauritius in 1768. During the French period until 1810 only about 400 imprints were produced mostly in the form of official documents and newspapers though there are also almanacs and a few other items. All are quite rare. No copies located in OCLC; Toussaint locates a copy at the Mauritius Archives.<br/> <br/> Toussaint A298. Toussaint Early Printing in Mauritius Réunion Madagascar and the Seychelles p. 17. unknown
1795BOOKS296840London UK: W. Bulmer and Company. G/No Dustjacket. 1795. First Edition. Cloth. Rebinding has trimmed some of the illustrations. See attached photos Also the fold out broadside in Vol. 2 is stuck in the binding on the lower section preventing a full opening. Easily fixed if you have the time! . Sm 4to. 577 705 pp. rebound with new covers and endpapers page toning . W. Bulmer and Company hardcover
1794212800London: W. Richardson 1794. Hardcover. G-: Missing the boards and the cloth over the spine. Cracks and tears to the first few pages in the margins and corners. Cracks and tears to the last few pages in the margins and corners. Tanning and slight foxing to the pages. Clear text. Black-and-white illustrated foldout frontispiece. 403-772 pages; illustrated with several foldout black-and-white displays. W. Richardson hardcover
1793262335London : printed for the author and sold by P. Elmsley in the Strand 1793. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor binding set with wear tear and dust-dulling as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 3 v. : ill. folding plates maps ; 22 cm. Contents; Vol. 3. In which the Indian theology is continued and the sacred edifices and symbolical rites of Hindostan and Egypt are compared. Vol. 4. In which the Oriental triads of deity are extensively investigated. Vol. 5. In which the investigation of the Oriental triads of deity is continued; and the horrible penances of the Indian devotees are detailed. Subjects; India - Early works to 1800. Theology - India - Early works to 1800. Hinduism - Early works to 1800. London : printed for the author and sold by P. Elmsley in the Strand hardcover
1800Le570London: H.L. Galabin Ingram-Court 1800. Hardback. Fine. 8vo. iv advertisement 443-895pp.Bound in the original pub. plain boards paper label worn with uncut text block. 2 folding prints. The Mongul Throne and The Planet Sani. An edition of only 250 copies. An offprint from the author's larger work Indian Antiquities 7 vols. 1793-1800 and issued in a separate edition of 250 copies only but "revised newly arranged and divided into chapters. <br/> <br/> H.L. Galabin, Ingram-Court hardcover
1792j7074London: P Elmsley; W Richardson. G: Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed with loss to spine. Untrimmed. 1792. First Edition. Grey card cover. 230mm x 140mm 9" x 6". cxxii 160pp plates. Fold-out hand-coloured map b/w fold-out plate. . P Elmsley; W Richardson unknown
179526710London: W. Bulmer. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1795. 1st Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full contemporary leather spine in six compartments separated by raised bands gilt lettering in three compartments gilt tooling in remainder gilt floral borders on covers gilt dentelles marbled endpapers all edges marbled. Illustrated with 19 spectactular full-page engravings some fold-out. "Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. Cleveland Row St. James's for the Author; and Sold by R. Faulder New Bond Street. M.DCC.XCV." Thomas Maurice 17541824 was a British oriental scholar and historian. The son of a schoolmaster Maurice was educated at the Wesleyan seminary at Bristol before entering University College Oxford in 1774 aged 19 B.A. 1778 M.A. 1808 he was chaplain to the 87th regiment about 1784 Vicar of Wormleighton Warwickshire 17981824 and Cudham Kent 180424. Maurice was a noted oriental scholar and historian and assistant-keeper of MSS at the British Museum 179824. Maurice published numerous works on the religion and history of India. After completing his seven volume Indian Antiquities Maurice traced Indian history back to its classical origins. His History of Hindostan the three volumes of which in quarto were published in 1795 1798 1799 and a second edition appeared in 1821 were resounding sucesses. Volume I of his history of Hindostan is almost exclusively devoted to the astronomical systems of the Greeks Indians Chaldeans Egyptians etc. Upper board detached but present some small old dampstains small corner of ffep torn text block tight and square some foxing throughout. GOOD. The History of Hindostan Series. Vol. 1. Engravings and Maps. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 40 577 pp . W. Bulmer hardcover
175825960La Haye: Pierre Gosse Junior 1758. Folio pp. xii 228 2 errata and binder's directions 2; 40 engraved plates 16 double page and 4 folding and 41 engraved vignettes; bound with: Bonneville Supplement aux Reveries ou Mémoires sur l'art de la guerre de Maurice Comte de Saxe La Haye Chez Pierre Gosse 1758 pp. 15 1; 21 engraved plates 4 double page and one folding; contemporary red morocco-backed boards spine in 7 compartments black morocco label in 1 gilt ornaments in the rest; the boards with an overlay of 20th century pastepaper endpapers renewed. A standard work on warfare by Maurice Comte de Saxe 1696-1750 marshal of France son of the king of Poland conqueror of the English pretender to the dukedom of Kurland and universal lover here printed under the editorship of Zacharie de Pazzi de Bonneville. It is a remarkable work on the art of war. Though described by Carlyle as "a strange military farrago dictated as I should think under opium" it is in fact a classic. It was published posthumously in 1757. This is the only folio edition. Pierre Gosse Junior unknown
1793014621London: Printed for the Author and Sold By P. Elmsley 1793. Volume 1 to 5. Books measure 21.5x14.cm. 14cxxii 160pp 81154-522pp vii343-540pp14758pp 773-1091pp 18 folding plates 5 single plates 1 hand coloured map. Bound in period half calf marble boards flat gilt bands gilt tooling leather labels. Calf rubbed worn with some loss hinge joints tendersplit boards holding. Generally bindings in good condition. Internally previous owners bookplate spotting and offsetting heavy in places. Pages and plates in good condition. A good part set. F. Leather. Good Plus. 8vo. Printed for the Author and Sold By P. Elmsley
1793012877London: Printed for the Author and Sold by P. Elmsley 1793. Volumes 1 to 5 only. 1 coloured folding map 18 folding plates 5 single page plates. Bound in period half calf calf corners marble boards gilt tooling title labels. Calf is scuffed rubbed worn hinge joints split boards attached but tender. Internally some moderate to heavy spotting/foxing to plates text generally clean. . Half Calf. Good Plus. 8vo. Printed for the Author, and Sold by P. Elmsley Hardcover
1718196London: Printed for C. Rivington 1718. Hardcover. Very Good. 195 x 125 mm. SHELTON Maurice. An Historical and Critical Essay on the True Rise of Nobility Political and Civil From the First Ages of the World thro the Jewish Grecian Roman Commonwealths &c. down to this Present Time to which is Annex’d The Order of Precedency; with other Curious Things: Chiefly extracted from a Valuable Manuscript write by an Herald. With A Compleat Index to the Whole. London: Printed for C. Rivington M. DCC. XVIII 1718. FIRST EDITION 195 x 125mm pp. vii 1 179 21. Penmark on title page occasional browning. Contemporary card binding. Overall in VERY GOOD condition. ESTC T89512. Printed for C. Rivington hardcover
