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18218512AB1821. 2 Tle. in 1 Bd. Paris l'auteur und Bechet 1821. 4°. 23 lith. Taf. XI 1 269 S. 13 Bl. Marmor. Pp.-Bd. im Stil d. Zt. Erste französische Ausgabe der beiden Hauptwerke 'The natural history of the human teeth' 1803 und 'The history and treatment of diseases of the teeth' 1806 des englischen Zahnarztes Joseph Fox 1775-1816 die zusammen in einem Band mit zahlreichen Zusätzen und Richtigstellungen 1814 in 2. Auflage erschienen. Diese ist die Grundlage der französischen Übersetzung des Pariser Zahnarztes Joseph-Jean-François Lemaire 1732-1834. - Crowley 905; Waller 10626; Heirs of Hippocrates 1314 zur engl. Ausgabe 1814: 'As the first lecturer on dentistry at Guy' Hospital Fox had an enormous impact on early 19th century dental practices. His operative procedures remained in vogue for more than fifty years. This treatise was in its day the most complete work of its kind and was the first to give specific operative procedures for correcting dental irregularities.' - Garrison/Morton 3679 und 3679.1 engl. EA 1803 bzw. 1806: 'Fox's classic treatise on the teeth. is the first work on orthodontics. By some of the authorities his book is considered mor valuable than Hunter's No. 3676. - Trotz Beschnitts in neuerer Zeit noch breitrandiges Exemplar auf kräftigem Papier. Gering gebräunt und stellenweise etwas fleckig. Leider ohne S. 129-136 diese durch Photokopien ersetzt. S. 137 etwas verfärbt die beiden ersten Bl. mit Eckreparatur. unknown
189925227Published By Lee and Shepard 1899. HARDBACK NODUSTJAcket 1899 1st Edition NO JACKET Book is in Very Good- Condition AS-IS covers and Spine are all solid with Light Rub Wear Covers and there are no loose pages Beautiful Ornate Green Cloth cover of Dog & Boy Hunting in Safari Looking Clothes & Hat Holding Rifle. 321 pages in length ADS end with Birthday Party by Oliver Optic ! Beautifully Written!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Published By Lee and Shepard hardcover
180847019London: Printed for William Miller 1808. First edition Ex Library. Hardcover. Very good condition. Quarto. 2 leaves li 277 clviii pages. Rebound in red library buckram with gilt lettering on spine. Frontispiece engraving of Charles James Fox. "Mr. Fox was for some years engaged in an historical work which he did not live to complete." To the Reader. <br /> <br /> History of James II. King of England and Ireland the last Roman Catholic emperor of England Scotland and Ireland primarily remembered for his struggles over religious tolerance. With sizable appendix containing correspondences between Louis XIV. and M. Barillon and the Earl of Sunderland and the Bishop of oxford respecting Mr. Locke the Bill for the Preservation of the King's Person and an Account of Rumbold from Lord Fountainhall's MS. Memoirs etc.<br /> <br /> Usual library markings barcode sticker library bookplate index card and stamps. Light offsetting of frontispiece engraving to title page. Printed for William Miller hardcover
18821410007New York: E. B. Treat 1882. Hardcover. Quarto 6 2 7-198 pages plus xxxii plates. In Very Good condition. Rebound in dark brown leather quarter binding with green cloth boards and new endpapers; spine paneled with gilt fillets and titling. Very light wear to boards with some small scuffs present and light rubbing along edges. Text block shows moderate wear and toning along edges. Light age toning and sparse foxing throughout. Scattered faint smudges on some pages. Shelved in Room F Oversize. 1410007. Special Collections. E. B. Treat hardcover
180816318London: William Miller. 1808. 1st Edition. First Printing. Leather. Very Good in No DJ As Issued dust jacket. William Miller hardcover
18623910337Berlin: Buchdruckerei der Königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften August 1862. Octavo 2 plates pp. numbered 545-577; an excellent copy in the original printed buff paper wrappers. <p><p>Uncommon copy of the "monthly journal" of the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin for August 1862 with the first notice of the Australian Little Red Flying Fox Pteropus scapulatus Peters.</p> <p>The Academy was founded in 1700 but was revolutionised by Frederick the Great who helped establish it as one of the great centres for scientific research. Among the interesting and diverse articles printed here is one by H.W. Peters on the Little Red Flying Fox the smallest of its species and endemic from Shark Bay in Western Australia right around the top of Australia and down the east coast to Victoria. This article is the first scientific notice of the species based on a specimen gathered by Peters personally in Cape York. Peters did extensive fieldwork on the Australian mainland and any number of species are named after him.</p> <p>Despite its Australian content holdings of this journal in Australia are effectively non-existent.</p> </p> . Buchdruckerei der Königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften, August unknown
1808168341London : Printed for William Miller; by William Savage 1808. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original calf-backed marble boards. Professionally and period sympathetically re-backed with gilt cross-bands and the title blocked direct in gilt; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 207 pages; Physical desc.: 4li2773clviiip ; 28cm. Notes: With half-title. Includes frontispiece of sculpted bust of Charles James Fox. With printed marginalia.English text with some correspondence in the appendix in French. Subject: Great Britain - History - James II 1685-1688. Referenced by: Lowndes II p. 470. London : Printed for William Miller; by William Savage hardcover
18773409Berlin: Ernst & Korn 1877. No publishing information on New Hampshire item: Read before the Appalachian Mountain Club. Ex-museum library with slip inside front cover and one embossed stamp on title page; no pockets. The slip inside the front cover has "Withdrawn" stamped on it and states that the book was deposited by noted zoologist Alexander Agassiz apparently from his library. Cloth spine and marbled paper-covered boards. Wear at corners else VG. Both folding maps with railroads and waterways indicated are present. The large map has one four-inch tear and several one-inch tears but is still nice. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1877. Berlin: Ernst & Korn, 1877. No publishing information on New Hampshire item: Read before the Appalachian Mountain Club. hardcover
1815994F35London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1815. Leather. Good. 9" by 6". None. A calf bound set of the speeches of the English Whig politician and statesman Charles James Fox spoken in the House of Commons from 1770-1795. Containing the speeches of the Right Honourable Charles James Fox in the House of Commons. Present here are five volumes of a six volume set. Lacking volume VI only.Fox was a Whig politician and statesman who rose to prominence in the House of Commons as a forceful but eloquent speaker associated with that time rather conservative and conventional opinions though privately he led a notorious and colourful life.This pleasing collection offers a selection of his speeches delivered between 1770-1795 with discussions and debates on issues including the Royal Marriage Act Exclusion of Strangers from the Gallery of the House of Commons Affairs of Ireland Right of Petition Tobacco Excise Bill and much more. Work is prefaced by a letter from Lord Erskine to whom the collected speeches were sent prior to publication for his consideration. Bookplate of Sir Robert Peel Bart. to front pastedown of volume I. In full calf bindings with gilt detailing to back strips. Lacking one spine label with further loss to another label. Joints starting with boards of volumes I and II lightly tender and remaining boards firmly held. Light rubbing to back strip heads and tails and joints otherwise externally excellent. Bookplate to front pastedown of volume I. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright. Good Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown hardcover
1892GEN32-B-11London: H. Osborne 1892. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7.5". None. An interesting Victorian work on elegies epitaphs and monument enscriptions A scarce work containing a wealth of informaiton on suitable inscriptions for the commemoration of the dead. In a decorative blue cloth binding. Externally sound with rubbing bumping and wear to extremities. Front joint and both hinges tender. Internally binding strained in places but generally firm. Pages bright and clean with foxing to first and last few pages. Good H. Osborne hardcover
1872044418Paris: Librairie Centrale J. Lemer 1872. Second Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Near Fine Condition. Full stamped and gilt vellum lightly discolored and slightly bumped at the corners. Foxing to the etchings mostly at the edges with some offsetting to the facing pages. Otherwise clean and bright internally. One of 20 copies from a total of 530 printed on paper in various colours this copy printed on blue paper with 3 copies of the etched frontispiece on chine-collé printed in red bistre and black. Size: Octavo 8vo. Previous owner's signature in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Erotica; Inventory No: 044418. Librairie Centrale (J. Lemer) hardcover
1808H3387London: Printed for William Miller by William Savage 1808. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition 1808 4to 10.6 inches; 27 cm early straight grained morocco with gilt framework on boards and gilt spine compartments more recent endpapers very good light wear to binding - light rubbing to joints and modest wear to edges and corners inner hinges reinforced with thin rice paper extra-illustrated with many engraved plates mainly portrait plates mid-19th century or before over forty plates now 6 li 8 6-277 3 clviii pp. Contents very good. Curious dragon bookplate mid 19th c. of Francis Palmer - or more properly a wyvern. Printed for William Miller by William Savage hardcover
1896mon0003200685Harper & Brothers Publishers 1896. Hardcover. Acceptable. . SIGNED and inscribed by the author. No jacket. Cover has shelf and edge wear. Inside front and back hinge have cracked but remain intact. Pages are splitting but remain intact. Pages are tanning. Harper & Brothers Publishers hardcover
183348046Middletown: Edwin Hunt. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1833. Hardcover. Full brown calf with rubbing to boards and corners. Gilt designs and title on spine. Embelished with numerous engravings with some age related foxing to interior otherwise clean. Binding is solid. Rare early title. ; Thick 8vo 8" to 9" ; 597 pages . Edwin Hunt hardcover
1896MSF12170Albany NY: Fisheries Game and Forest Commission. Good. 1896. Hardcover. Folding map 28 x 36 published by Fisheries Game and Forest Commission in 1896. Comes in the green map case with gilt lettering on front. Map has some tears along some of the top fold and does have some toning. Map is in good condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission hardcover
188972714brNew York: E. B. Treat 1889. Book. Poor. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Disbound. Front board present but lacking spine and rear board as well as at the final leaf p. 207-8 -- part of the Index. Some staining and edge-wear to text and plates; occasional hand-notes. Still a clean enough reference copy otherwise complete of this scarce work of diagnostic medical photography. E. B. Treat Hardcover
180866706London: printed for William Miller Albemarle Street; by William Savage Bedford Bury 1808. First edition large 4to 4 li 1 277 3 clviii; engraved portrait frontispiece; errata slip tipped in at the back; original paper-covered boards recovered in buff paper concealing the original blue paper spine covering printed paper label on spine; front hinge starting boards faded and soiled; all else very good and sound. The half-title notes this is on "Demy Paper - One Pound Sixteen Shillings Boards." The work was never finished and this only volume was published posthumously. printed for William Miller, Albemarle Street; by William Savage, Bedford Bury unknown
189685155Paris 1896. Fine. Paris 1896 11.50 x 9 cm une feuille Autograph note signed by Jules Renard addressed to Willy from his Parisian residence 8 lines in black ink. ""Le 24 Mars 1896 c'est vous mon cher Willy qui êtes adorable. Ne répliquez pas. Je m'y connais. Je distingue très bien un ami d'un critique littéraire et Willy de M. Doumic. Votre reconnaissant Jules Renard."" March 24 1896 it is you my dear Willy who are adorable. Do not reply. I know what I'm talking about. I distinguish very well between a friend and a literary critic between Willy and M. Doumic. Your grateful Jules Renard. unknown
18951910010009Boston G.H. Polley 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Tall quarto 36 cm. Half title: Classical architecture theoretical and practical. Cloth backed marbled boards. Edge wear to corners bumped. 6 unnumbered pages 72 plate. Verso of plates bear the stamp of Allan Keefer Architect. Based on: Ancient masonry both in the theory and practice / Batty Langley. London : Printed for the author 1736. Hitchcock 706 "probably the first example of the reprinting of eighteenth century sources as models for the Colonial Revival." Armorial book plate of F. David Mathias. "Jacta est Alea" This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. circa 1890-1895. Boston, G.H. Polley hardcover
1808Jan004<p>FOX Charles James<br /><em><br /></em><em><strong>A history of the early part of the reign of James the Second with an introductory chapter.</strong></em><br />London Large 4to First edition. Printed for William Miller. 1808. <br />Pp. xl 293 ii cli. Contemporary Tree Calf with extensive gilding on the covers and the spine photos. FINE copy text block is clean bright tight and without any markings or inscriptions. End papers are marbled with the book plate of John Clerk Brodie. This attractive copy is in exceptional condition.</p> William Miller hardcover
1808013181London: Printed for William Miller by William Savage 1808. 1st Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good. 4to. lixxxix52773clvii. Beautiful First Edition Gorgeously bound in contemporary tree calf expertly re-backed with later morocco with 5 raised bands gilt floral decorations in five compartments; title in gilt upon brown gilt-bordered leather label in second compartment. Date in gilt in sixth. Frontis illustration of the bust of the author. Square tight and generally clean throughout with little if any toning and strong joints Scattered foxing throughout though generally clean text. just a touch pf page edge toning and remarkably no foxing. Mild wear to heel and top tips more so to bottom tips. A few light surface scratches. A most handsome and solid collectable copy. Printed for William Miller by William Savage unknown
188853476New York: E. B. Treat 1888. First edition Second Series. Hardcover. Good to fine condition. Large Quarto. 204 5-8pp. 48 plates. Original three quarter black leather over textured black buckram with gilt lettering and ruling on spines. Speckled edges. "The study of Skin Diseases without cases or colored plates is like the study of osteology without bones or the study of geography without maps. In the present work many of the illustrations have been doubled or trebled in order to show different phases of a given disease." Preface.<br /> <br /> This set is the second series of dermatologic studies of various skin diseases with detailed descriptions and index in volume one. The second volume contains forty-eight hand-colored photogravures accompanying the text pages depicting the various skin conditions. This volume contains a list of illustrations at front. Binding with some wear along edges light chips and scuffing with one one by a quarter inch chip at lower part of the leather binding. Previous owner's name inked to both front free endpapers. Volume one with some damp-staining on front free endpaper and title page. Volume two starting at inside front cover and presumably half title and title page missing. Light scattered damp-staining in margins of some of the plates not affecting images. Plates in near fine to fine condition. E. B. Treat hardcover
1808624C42London: William Miller 1808. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 12.5" by 10". Howard. A first edition copy of the History of James II focusing on the early years of his reign. First edition. This particular work was written by Charles James Fox. Unfinished at the time of his death in 1806 the work was first published posthumously two years later. Fox was a notable member of the Whig party who was vocal in his disregard to the monarch George III. With a illustrated frontispiece of the author being a drawing a taken from a bust by the sculpture by Joseph Nollekens. The work explores the early years of Jame II's reign being of particular not at the last Roman Catholic Monarch of Great Britain. His reign was fraught with controversy in regards to his religious stance which resulted in friction between parliament and the monarchy and his eventual deposition. The work features a introductory chapter to which is added a appendix. In a full straight-grained morocco binding. Externally generally smart. Light rubbing to the head and tail of the spine to the joint and extremities. Indentations to the leather of the rear board. Light offsetting and spotting to the front and rear endpapers. Rear pastedown has a small amount of loss to the extremities and is beginning to lift from the rear board. Evidence of worming to the rear endpaper and rear blank towards the fore edge. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally clean with only some minors spotting the frontispiece and light offsetting to the title page caused by the frontispiece. Very Good Indeed William Miller hardcover
189620465Paris.: H. Simonis Empis. 1896. Original printed wrappers with design by Vallotton on front cover. 16mo. First edition illustrated with original designs by Felix Vallotton. H. Simonis Empis. unknown
18859176Charles Scribner's Sons 1885. Subscription Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 8vos blue cloth bindings with gold trim top edges gilt a sixteen volume set on the Navy and Army in the Civil War illustrated with engravings and maps appendices and index in each volume" . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover