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1732ref. 042686London: C. Davis & A. Lyon 1732. 4th . Lealther Binding. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12 Vo; 1 Pound. Frontis Engraving. pp xii 371. Portrait frontispiece & folding map. Brown leather w/only lite wear at tips; owner's plate lite foxing C. Davis & A. Lyon unknown
1758ref. 27710Edinburgh: W. Gray 1758. first edition in English plain contemporary calf binding with wear and some bumping but sound spine label reads Voltair's War sic early blanks and half-title lacking opens onto title page lower corner of title page torn away with no loss of text text block throughout clean and sound pagination vi 470 rear blanks present. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown The Achievement of the Right Honble. the Lord Power and Curraghmore signature on first page of text of Edmond Power of Gurteen 13th Lord Power & Curraghmore. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. W. Gray Hardcover
1858ref. 26713New York: Derby & Jackson 1858. Book. VG. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo. Gilt lettered brown pebbled embossed cloth. New edition. inding starting. Edgewear o/w vg copy with clean interiors. Derby & Jackson Hardcover
1976ref. 52707Place_Pub: London: The Folio Society 1976. very good in very good box. 285 illus. endpaper maps appendix index slight soiling and wear to box. Introduction by R. M. Hatton. This biography of Charles XII was first published in 1731. Voltaire broke with the tradition of the biography genre of the period to focus dramatically on one main character cutting ruthlessly all information which he judged irrelevant tedious or not fitting his conception of the central figure. The Folio Society unknown
1825ref. 037786Hartford: Silus Andrus 1825. Full Calf. Good. 276pp. Includes the six-page Preface to the Edition of MDCCL. Bound in old calf red spine label with gilt lettering and rules; some scuffing and faint foxing. 7" x 4.25" American Imprints 23182 First published in the US at Hartford by Andrus and Judd 1750. Silus Andrus unknown
1789ref. mon0000161204London: for J. Lackington 1789. NEW EDITION CORRECTED. 1 vol. 8-3/8" x 5-3/8" internally clean and bright. Bound in full red morocco ribbed gilt decorated spine covers double ruled in gilt gilt dentelles all edges gilt by Stikeman hinges fine in FINE condition. London: for J. Lackington unknown
1732ref. 21577London: Aleander Lyon. Very Good. 1732. Second Edition. Full-leather. Appears to be a contemporary binding. Rubbing at the corners and spine ends. The paper is nice and white with very minimal foxing. Very nice undamaged frontice and folding map. ; 8" . Aleander Lyon hardcover
2007ref. DADAX0548278350Kessinger Publishing 2007-07-25. hardcover. New. 6.00x1.06x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
1732ref. 23422London: C. Davis and A. Lyon 1732. 8vo pp. 12 371 1; engraved frontis portrait and a folding map; contemporary paneled calf gilt-decorated spine red morocco label; some rubbing but generally good and sound or better. C. Davis and A. Lyon unknown
1952ref. 47890Paris: Limited Editions Club 1952. First edition thus. Number 1279 of 1500 numbered copies. Lavishly illustrated by Sauvage who died before the book was published and therefore issued unsigned. Translated from the French by R. Bruce Boswell; introduction by Rene de Messieres. Fine in very good or better slipcase. Limited Editions Club unknown
1811ref. 29037Ostego N Y: H. & E. Phinney. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1811. Presumed 1st. Hardcover. Royalty; History Sweden; History Europe; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 275 pages; Contemporary sheep leather black and gilt leather spine label contents toned. Worldcat locates . H. & E. Phinney hardcover
1952ref. ILTeVOLT35New York: The Limited Editions Club 1952. 1952. 8vo. pp. 172 2 leaves incl. colophon. leaves with illustrated borders blank leaves & endpapers. numerous hand-coloured text illus. A very good copy in original cloth with elaborate gilt design. with slightly worn slipcase. Limited to 1500 numbered copies. Planned with decorations and illustrations completely finished by the Illustrator Sauvage and produced posthumously at the request of Mme. Sauvage under the supervision of Henri Jonquières printed in Paris on special Lana paper by Priester Frères Paris set in monotype Pastonchi the illustrations key-black printed in collotype by Louis Duval Paris and hand-coloured by Étienne Girardot bound by Russell-Rutter Company NY. LEC Quarto-Millenary 233. Hardcover. [New York]: The Limited Editions Club, 1952. Hardcover
1780ref. A109122London: Fielding and Walker 1780. reprint. Very Good. octavo. leather 260pp. b/w pls. maps diags. appends. bibliog. index Title-page indicates that the Life of Peter the Great is added however this is not bound in. Nice tight copy with modern decorated leather spine & new endpapers retaining original worn boards Fielding and Walker hardcover
1817ref. 965T16London: Walker and Edwards 1817. Leather. Very Good. 5" by 3". None. A smartly bound copy of these histories from French Enlightenment writer Voltaire translated by Tobias Smollett. With a frontispiece and engraved title page. Detailed historical studies into the lives of Charles XII King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718 and Peter I better known as Peter the Great the Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. Written by François-Marie Arouet a French Enlightenment writer philosopher satirist and historian known by his nom de plume Voltaire. Famous for his wit criticism of Christianity and of slavery and as advocate of freedom of speech freedom of religion and separation of church and state. Translated by Tobias George Smollett a Scottish writer and surgeon. In the original tooled calf. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Lacking the spine label. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Further spotting and the odd small mark to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper with previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Walker and Edwards hardcover
1811ref. 57786Otsego N.Y.: printed and sold by H. & E. Phinney Jun 1811. 8vo pp. 6 7-275 1; contemporary full calf; joints worn; covers rubbed mild staining; otherwise good and sound. American editions in 1803 New York and 1808 and 1810 both Frederick-Town Md. preceded this. Contemporary presentation on front free endpaper from Col. R. A. Hunter to E. H. Oswald Alexandria La. dated November 1876. Pencil ownership doodles and inscriptions on rear pastedown. American Imprints 24349. printed and sold by H. & E. Phinney, Jun unknown books
1732ref. 23422London: C. Davis and A. Lyon 1732. 8vo pp. 12 371 1; engraved frontis portrait and a folding map; contemporary paneled calf gilt-decorated spine red morocco label; some rubbing but generally good and sound or better. C. Davis and A. Lyon unknown books
1952ref. 021232Paris: Limited Editions Club 1952. Hardcover. Some rubbing to the leather spine label. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase. Charming book. Sylvain Sauvage. Octavo 6-1/2" x 8-1/2" bound in brown linen on which a psuedo-oriental design is deposited in gold through silk screens the title stamped in gold on a blue leather spine label; the slipcase covered with gold paper lithographed in brown; 174 pages. Copy #322 of 1500 numbered copies printed on handmade paper and illustrated with more than one hundred drawings in the oriental manner by Sylvain Sauvage printed in collotype and hand-colored by Etienne Giradot. A number of the illustrations are of a mildly erotic nature. Issued unsigned after the artist's death. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1952ref. 013815Paris: Limited Editions Club 1952. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase. Charming book. Sylvain Sauvage. Octavo 6-1/2" x 8-1/2" bound in brown linen on which a psuedo-oriental design is deposited in gold through silk screens the title stamped in gold on a blue leather spine label; the slipcase covered with gold paper lithographed in brown; 174 pages. Copy #1307 of 1500 numbered copies printed on handmade paper and illustrated with more than one hundred drawings in the oriental manner by Sylvain Sauvage printed in collotype and hand-colored by Etienne Giradot. A number of the illustrations are of a mildly erotic nature. Issued unsigned after the artist's death. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1952ref. 1147393The Limited Editions Club 1952. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. Sylvain Sauvage. 87/1500cc. Illustrated by Silvain Sauvage who tragically died before signing his work. In slipcase. The Limited Editions Club hardcover
ref. B9781013514555Hardback. New. hardcover
ref. 1140947265.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 137956817X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1767In 16°, pp. 188. Legatura in pelle un po' usurata. Prima edizione in lingua inglese.
ref. 0265607183.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1331379377.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
