‎Collectibles‎

‎Egan, Pierce‎

‎GROSE'S CLASSICAL DICTIONARY‎

‎London: Sherwood Neely and Jones Paternoster Row 1828. 1st Egan Edition . Hardback. Vg. large 8vo. revised and corrected with the addition of numerous slang phrases collected from tried authorities.xi 246 pp. Printed by Marchant. Frontis portrait of Fracis Grose. Pub. half-calf binding with raised bands and black gilt label to the spine. Pebbble grain maroon cloth to the boards. Trfile rubbed to the binding but a tight and sound copy. A lovely copy. Upper joint has a short split but sound. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. <br/> <br/> Sherwood, Neely and Jones Paternoster Row, hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT105

‎Buxdorfius, Johann‎

‎EPITOME GRAMMATICAE HEBRAEAE Breviter Methodice Ad Publicum Scholarum Usum Proposita:‎

‎Luguni Batavorum: Samuelm Lutchtmans 1716. Editio Quarta . Hardback. Vg. small octavo. Adjecta Succincta de Mutatione Punctorum Vocalium Instructio Textuum Psalmorumque Aliquot Hebraicorum Latina Interpretatio.16 176pp. Attractive title-page with wood block engraving. Full calf with raised bands. Early hand-written notes to the end papers. Paged from back to front. A hebrew language grammar. A scarce item. Buxtorf was a professor at Basle University from 1590-1629 and regarded as the leading European scholar of his day. Latin text with translations in Hebrew. <br/> <br/> Samuelm Lutchtmans hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT101

‎Dodd, William‎

‎Reflections on Death‎

‎London: T. Carnan 1782. Hardback. Fine. 12mo. vi 7-212pp index iv. William Dodd Prebendary of Brecon. Later full calf binding by Parker of Spilsby. c1840. Dedication dated 1763. Originally written to be given to mourrners at funerals this edtion collected the reflections into one volume. A very nice copy. <br/> <br/> T. Carnan hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT140

‎Fleetwood, William‎

‎CHRONICON PRECIOSUM‎

‎London: Charles Harper 1707. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. 8vo. xiv: or An Account of English Money the Price of Corn and Other Commodities For the last 600 Years. In a Letter to a Student In the University of Oxford. Preface contents and errata.181 i blank v index v pub. catpp. Original panelled full with gilt dec. calf. Worn joints but a crisp and clean text block printed on thick paper. Some ocassional marginalia notes. Red morocco label to the spine. A history exploring the historical progression and translation of currency. <br/> <br/> Charles Harper hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT176

‎Hon CJE C J E‎

‎PICTORIAL ACROSTICS‎

‎Dublin: Hodges Foster & Co. 1870. Private Circulation . Hardback. Vg. small 8vo. 66pp. Privately circulated to assist in the purchase of an organ for the Parish Church of Laxton in Nottinghamshire. 17 mounted photographic plates of pen and ink drawings. A scarce item <br/> <br/> Hodges, Foster & Co. hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT170

‎Dugard, Wiliam‎

‎RHETORICES ELEMENTA‎

‎London: T.B. 1705. 30th edition . Hardback. Vg. small 8vo. Quæ ita formantur ut quæstionibus prorsus omissis vel neglectis responsiones solummodo integram rhetorices institutionem Tyronibus Exhibean.42pp. A simplified version of Charles Butler's edition of Talaeus' Rhetorica arranged in questions and answers and designed for use by the Merchant Taylors' School at London of which the controversial Dugard was appointed chief schoolmaster in 1644. <br/> <br/> T.B. hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT172

‎Virgil‎

‎BUCOLICA GEORGICA ET AENEIS‎

‎Birmingham: John Baskerville 1766. Third Baskerville Edition . Hardback. Vg. 8vo. 2 388pp Fine engraved frontis.18.5cms. Original full calf with gilt decorated spine and the original red morocco label. Joints cracked and worn but attached. Original marbled end-papers. Owners signature 'Glynne Welby' and gift inscription dated 1809 from George Hutton Esq. Light foxing. <br/> <br/> John Baskerville hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT198

‎Stahl, Franklin W‎

‎The Mechanics Of Inheritance Second Edition Signed By Author‎

‎Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall 1969. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Dust Jacket. Xvi 216 Pp. Green Cloth Silver Gilt. First Printing Of The Second Edition With Studies Of The In Vitro Production Of Viral Rna And Dna And Critically Evaluates Evidence Bearing On The Watson-Crick Model Of Duplication And Concludes With A New Chapter On The Genetic Code. Franklin Frank William Stahl Born 1929 Is An American Molecular Biologist And Geneticist. With Matthew Meselson Stahl Conducted The Famous Meselson-Stahl Experiment Showing That Dna Is Replicated By A Semi-Conservative Mechanism Meaning That Each Strand Of The Dna Serves As A Template For Production Of A New Strand. He Is Emeritus Professor Of Biology At The University Of Oregon's Institute Of Molecular Biology In Eugene Oregon. <br/> <br/> Prentice-Hall hardcover‎

Referencia librero : 041855

‎Sporting Magazine]‎

‎THE NEW SPORTING MAGAZINE Jan.-1845 Vol. IX‎

‎London: The Sporting Magazine 1845. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. large 8vo. 435pp.index iii i binders diections for the placing of the 12 full page plates; The Turf Register 1845: 136pp. Fine half-calf binding with marbled boards giltlables to the spine with dble ruled compartments. Some foxing to the plates and inside hinges cracked but sound. Armorial bookplate of Edward Heneage <br/> <br/> The Sporting Magazine hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT213

‎Potter, John‎

‎ARCHAEOLOGIAE GRAECAE:‎

‎Oxford: Abel Swall at the Unicorn 1697. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. 8vo. OR THE ANTIQUITIES OF GREECE 2 Books in 1.424pp index xxvii errata i ii pub. list. ii. nb p328 and p327 mis-numbered Volume the First Book 1 The Civil Government of Greece. Book II The Religion of Greece. Engraved title-page and 2 plates only of 9 called for. Original full calf panelled binding with raised bands to the spine. John Potter M.A. and Fellow of Lincoln College Oxon. The first title-page is a general title with an engraved vignette of the Sheldonian Theatre; the second is the volume title-page for 'Volume The First' with the imprimatur of Fitz-Herbert Adams Vice Chancellor of Oxford dated May 15 1697 on the verso. Volume II was not published until 1699 <br/> <br/> Abel Swall at the Unicorn hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT241

‎Anon‎

‎THE SCOTCH PORTMANTEAU OPENED AT YORK‎

‎London: M. Thrush 1761. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. 8vo. 160pp The Scotch Portmaneau was a satire relating to the influence of Lord Bute anon; Bound with THE HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF MARGARET COMMONLY CALLED PEG ONLY SISTER OF JOHN BULL by Adam Ferguson. iv188pp. Printed for W. Owen London 1761 1st edition. TWO RARE BOOKS bound in original half-calf binding with marbled boards. Adam Fergusson was known as Fergusson of Raith and a leading Scottish Philosopher of the Scottish Enlightenment. Two contents pages with 2 line errata footnote. With an armorial bookplate of 'The Right Honorable George Rose'.'Constant and True'. Rose was a contemporary of Adam Fergusson 1744-1818 and a close friend of Lord Nelson and has the claim to be the last man in England to see Nelson alive.He was Vice-President of the Board of Trade 1807-1812. <br/> <br/> M. Thrush hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT279

‎Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of, [1660-1744]‎

‎AN ACCOUNT OF THE CONDUCT OF Dowager Duchess of Marlborough‎

‎London: Printed by James Bettenham for George Hawkins at Milton's Head between the two Temple-Gates 1742. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. 8vo. From her first coming to Court To the Year 1710. In a letter from Herself to my Lord.316pp. Original full calf with raised bands lacking the spine label. A scarce book in the original state. Neat owners name in ink to the title-page. Worn but complete original binding. Last four pages list of payments by the Duchess. p50 correctly numbered. <br/> <br/> Printed by James Bettenham, for George Hawkins, at Milton's Head, between the two Temple-Gates hardcover‎

Referencia librero : HH003

‎Smith, William‎

‎DIONYSIUS LONGINUS ON THE SUBLIME:‎

‎London: E. Johnson Successor to Mr B. Dod 1770. The Fourth Edition Corrected . Hardback. Vg. 8vo. Fine engraved frontis. xxxiv 180pp vi index and Mr Johnson's book list. Nice tight original full calf binding but the calf is damp mottled. Gilt dec. compartments with raised bands. Gilt cal label.The fourth edition corrected and improved. <br/> <br/> E. Johnson Successor to Mr B. Dod hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT313

‎Shaw, Peter‎

‎CHEMICAL LECTURES Publickly Read at London in the Years 1731 and 1732; And Since at Scarborough in 1733; For the Improvement of Arts Trades and Natural Philosophy.‎

‎London: J.Shuckburgh & THoos. Osbourne 1734. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. 8vo. ND -1734 xxiv ii errata 439 index pp. An influential writer with this being the first of several edition in the 18th century. Re-bound in fine blue half calf and blue boards. Arractive spine with raised bands and gilt titles and compartments. <br/> <br/> J.Shuckburgh & THoos. Osbourne hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT339

‎Dodd, William‎

‎THOUGHTS IN PRISON In Five Parts The imprisonment the retrospect public punishment the trial futurity.to which are added his last prayer written in the night before his death.with some account of the author‎

‎J. Mawman Longman Hurst Rees 1815. 1st Edition . Hardback. Vg. small 8vo. 2 xvii 1 212 3 ads Original grey/blue boards with paper label to the spine. Weak rear joint but complete. Dodd was hanged in 1777 for forgery and these jottings were written on reflecting upon his fate. <br/> <br/> J. Mawman, Longman, Hurst, Rees hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT384

‎Wesley, John et al‎

‎SERMONS an Original Collection of Eleven 18th Century Sermons 1747-1802‎

‎Scotland: Various 1747. Original Printings . Hardback. Vg. small 8vo. Eleven rare 18th Century religious pamplets and sermons bound in a contemporary binding with a calf spine and marbled boards. All rare. 1. A SERMON by The Late Reverend Mr William Wilson Edinburgh 1742 Printed by David Duncan at sold at his House 48pp; 2. CALAMITY REPELLED AND FALSEHOOD DETECTED Being An Answer to A Pamplet Intitled 'Seceding Presbyterianison Delineated To The Reverend John Potts at Kelso by WILLIAM HUTTON Minister of the Gospel at Dalkeith Edinburgh 1753. 3. THE BABBLER Or The Fate of the faithful Ministers of Christ A SERMON Preached October 15th 1769 at The Ordination of the Reverend Mr Alexander Shanks. Jedburgh by Andrew Moir. Edinburgh 1761Sold by R. Fleming and J. Wood. 43pp: 4. JACOB WRESTLING WITH GOD 10th Edition Edinburgh 1765 by Thomas Taylor Pastor at Cambridgeshire xii preface 152pp: 5. A SERMON Preached in the West/Wall Seven Dialds on Sunday Nov. 24 1765. by John Wesley The fourth edition Newcastle 1766. 22pp: 7. A SERMON ON PSALM XCII.12 by Robert Shirra Minister to the Gospel at Kirkcaldy Willialm Smith Glasgow 1767. 48pp. 8. TWO SERMONS Preached on Sabbath and Monday at the Celbration of Sacrement of the Lord's Supper at Orwell August 6 1738 David Duncan Edinburgh 1747 73pp.: 9. A SERMON PREACHED TO THE MONAGHAN VOLUNTEERS September the 19th 1779 by Rev. Felix Quinn Of The New Direction Monaghan Dublin 48p: 10. DIALOGUES BETWEEN STUDENTS At The College which Contain a Defence of the Leading Doctrines of Christianity 104pp by John Rogers Pub. J. Brown Monaghan. 1787: 11. A SERMON Preached at the Ordination of the Rev. William McAuly at TULLYALLEN January 16th 1791 by Andrew Caldwell Monagham 1791 Printed by John Brown: at CLINTIBRET. 12 CHRIST'S WARNING TO THE CHURCHES TO BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS by Joseph Lathrop Pastor of a Church in West Springfield North America pub Edinburgh for Ross and Blackwood 64 North Bridge Streeet 1802.58pp. RARE SECCESSION CHURCH ITEMS The First Succession was an exodus of Ministers and members from the Church of Scotland in 1733. They formed the Associate Presbytery and later the United Secession Church. <br/> <br/> Various hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT435

‎Motte, Andrew‎

‎A TREATISE OF THE MECHANICAL POWERS are Explained and Demonstrated in an Easie and Familiar METHOD‎

‎London: Benj. Motte 1727. 1st Edition . Hardback. Fine. 8vo. 8 222 2pp errata and ad. Illustrated with 4 full page plates a full-page table and 34 txt figs. 22cms. Printed on crisp thick paper with wide margins and bound in a fine full calf binding with dbl gilt rules to the boards out edges and a fine spine with raised bands gilt dec. compartmets and rules. Lacking the calf label otherwise complete. P162 has margin notes in a faded ink but neat hand and some calculations not affecting the text contemporary to the printing. A fine copy. RARE BOOK that has with just a few listings at auctions. A FINE COPY in fine condition. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. The binding appears to be contemporary with the original end-papers bearing the same watermarks and the text block. No copy traced with with four plates present. Andrew Motte is well known for his translation of Isaac Newton's Principia into English in 1729 that is still available today. <br/> <br/> Benj. Motte hardcover‎

Referencia librero : GT452

‎Reagan, Ronald‎

‎Science For Mankind An Address By The Honorable Ronald Reagan Governor Of California Speech At California Institute Of Technology Banquet Ambassador Hotel Los Angeles November 8 1967‎

‎Pasadena: California Institute Of Technology 1967. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 8 Pp. Tan Card Covers Printed In Black. First Separate Printing Of Reagan's Speech Later Also Printed In The Bulletin Of The California Institute Of Technology Vol 77 No 1. With The Large Format Brochure For The Related Caltech Fund-Raising Effort With A Transmittal Form Letter From Lee Dubridge. A Most Unlikely Subject For The Least Educated Twentieth Century American President Who Had No Direct Involvement In Anything Scientific Beyond High-Tech Military Operations Against Peasants In Small Countries But Even He Found Things To Like About Science. <br/> <br/> California Institute Of Technology paperback‎

Referencia librero : 033834

‎Edinburgh Review‎

‎THE EDINBURGH REVIEW or CRITICAL JOURNAL March.June 1831 Vols. CV CVI‎

‎Edinburgh: Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green London; and Adam Black Edinburgh 1831. Original printed issues 1st Editions . Hardback. Vg. 8vo. 584pp XXII articles including A history of England by John Lingard; Three lectures on the Rate of Wages by N.W. Senior etc etc. A sound tight text block bound in the original half-calf with marbled boards. Red and black original morocco labels with gilt blocked compartments. Damp end-papers but clean text. Printed label of Frederick Kepple of Lexham Hall Norfolk. <br/> <br/> Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, London; and Adam Black, Edinburgh hardcover‎

Referencia librero : Le578

‎George 11 Act of Parliament‎

‎ANNO REGNI GEORGII THE WINDOW TAX ACT 1747‎

‎London: Thomas Baskett. Printer to the King By the Assigns of Roberet Baskett 1747. Original issue . paper wrappers. Fine. Folio. vi pp 903-906pp. An Act to Enforce the Executon of an Act of this session of Parliament for granting to His Majesty serveral rates and Duties uopm Houses Windows or Lights. 31cms. 'Regis Magnae Britanniae Franciae and Hiberniae Vicesimo. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the First day of December Anno Dom. 1741. And from thence continued by several Prorogations to the eighteenth day of November 1746 being the sixth session of this present parliament'. Attractive general title-page with the Royal Crest. Decorative initial to the black letter type with a drop title to the head of the page. A fine crisp fresh and clean complete copy of the act from an incomplete nonce volume. <br/> <br/> Thomas Baskett. Printer to the King By the Assigns of Roberet Baskett unknown‎

Referencia librero : M1481

‎Storer, J‎

‎THE PORT-FOLIO; a collection of engravings from antiquarian architectural and topographical subjects curious works of art. volume 2 of 4 only‎

‎London: Nornaville & Fell; Sherwood and Co. 1823. Original printed issues 1st Editions . Hardback. Vg. 8vo. THE PORT-FOLIO ; a collection of engravings from antiquarian architectural and topographical subjects curious works of art. volume 2 of 4. 96pp. Engraved half-title page. 32 high quality small copper engravings of county building and views. Drawn and engraved by J.& H.S. Storer. 22x13cms. Some foxing to the margins but an attractive set of scarce plates each with a facing description. Original half-calf binding with marbled baords Worn with a loose rear board. <br/> <br/> Nornaville & Fell; Sherwood and Co. hardcover‎

Referencia librero : MH411

‎Leeds Club‎

‎RULES REGULATIONS & BYE-LAWS of THE LEEDS CLUB with A List of Members‎

‎Leeds: Charles Goodall 1873. 1st Edition . Hardback. Fine. 12mo. viii9-64pp. Original cloth boards with the Leeds Club coat of Arms within an dec. oval gilt frame. A wonderful almost mint copy of a rare booklet with the rules regulations and the list of members of the now defunct Leeds Club a private gentleman's club for 150 years. The list of members is particularly interesting with the Leeds establishment in Victorian England all present!.The Leeds Club is now a Grade II listed Victorian building in Leeds West Yorkshire England.1 It is situated on Albion Place in the city centre. Built in 1820 as residences for the son and grandson of William Hey a distinguished surgeon the building was converted into the Leeds Club a place where the city's leaders could meet in 1849 and given a new facade. 6x4 inches. NO COPY TRACED <br/> <br/> Charles Goodall hardcover‎

Referencia librero : Pa105

‎Order of Oddfellows‎

‎Laws for the Government of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the M.U.‎

‎Oldham: P.G. John Dodge 1841. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Vg. 12mo. Recommended by the Committee Appointed at the York A.M.C. for Revising the Munite Book and Adopted by the A.M.C. Held at the Isle of Man June 1841. 58pp. Original plain blue paper wrappers. Very rare original pamplet of the rules for the UK branch of the OddFellows fraternity organisation. Formed in the USA in 1809. 170x100mm. NO copy traced. <br/> <br/> P.G. John Dodge paperback‎

Referencia librero : Pa106

‎Tibulli, Albii‎

‎Albii Tibulli Equitis Rom. Quae Exstant ad fidem Veterum Membranarum sedulo Castigata‎

‎Amsterdam: Ex Officiana Wetsteniana 1708. Original printed issues 1st Editions . Hardback. Vg. 4to. Fine engraved frontis and title-pages.xvi including errat 476pp index IIIIII. 9 full-page copper engraving bound in the text and numerous small text vignette engravings of busts. Original full calf with panelled boards and raised bands. Damp stain to the preliminaries but not affecting the main text. Joints cracked but sound. An attractive copy of the poems of Albius Tibullus c55bc-19bc in Latin and published in Amsterdam by the Wetsteniana Press. Sold as complete. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. <br/> <br/> Ex Officiana Wetsteniana hardcover‎

Referencia librero : Pa138

‎Tuke, Samuel‎

‎A LETTER TO JOHN WILKINSON ON SOME STATEMENTS‎

‎London: Darton and Harvey Gracechurch Street 1836. 1st Edition . paper wrappers. Vg. 8vo. Contained in His Letter of Resignation of Membership in the Religious Society of Friends. 53pp. Tuke Samuel 1784-1857.The rare first edition with 'John' not 'J' in the title-page. A rare item which ran to 4 editions but only 33 copies recorded in WorldCat of all editions. Nice contemporary presentation signature but difficult to decode not from the author <br/> <br/> Darton and Harvey, Gracechurch Street unknown‎

Referencia librero : Pa118