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1793réf. 008946Philadelphia New York and London : Various 1793. Five works in all each bound without original wrappers in order of binding: The Speech of Albert Gallatin delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States on the first of March 1798 upon the Foreign Intercourse Bill 2nd Edition with an Appendix Philadelphia Printed by Richard Folwell 1798 48 p. Sabin 26996. shallow chip and prior owner name in ink top edge of title page evenly browned WITH The Political Censor for Nov. 1796 Remarks on Citizen Adet's notes to the Secretary of State no place Philadelphia no authorPeter Porcupine no publisher William Cobbett 1796 5 - 78 p. Evans 30226. pages 73-78 with top and bottom fore corner chips not affecting text a few widely scattered spots of browning. WITH A New Year's Gift to the Democrats; or Observations on a Pamphlet entitled "A Vindication of Mr. Randolph's Resignation" Second Edition Philadelphia Published by Thomas Bradford Printer by Peter Porcupine William Cobbett 71 p. shallow chip fore edge of title page early writing top edge of title page evenly browned. WITH Persecution The Case of Charles Pigott; contained in the Defence He Had Prepared and Which Would Have Been Delivered by Him on His Trial if the Grand Jury had not thrown out the bill preferred against him London Printed for D. I. Eaton 1793 by Charles Pigott vi 52 p. lacking the half-title slight toning else clean and lovely. WITH A Dissertation Concerning Political Equality and the Corporation of New-YorkNew York Printed by D. Denniston by James Cheetham 1800 50 p.Shaw & Shoemaker 37171. evenly toned. Overal Very Good bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards spine label titled "Pamphlets" in gilt on darker brown calf the binding rubbed and worn at the corners yet solid. Gallatin's Speech last seen at auction 1961 not found in current commerce. The Case of Charles Pigott not found in current commerce one in dealer's catalogue in 2020 no auction record at RBH. Cheetham's Dissertation on Political Equality last seen at auction 1946 none in current commerce. . Quarter Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Various Hardcover books
1785réf. 045311Paris: Duflos 1785. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Marillier; Duflos. Full contemporary crushed red morocco a bit of wear at edges and corners. Incomplete binding up a small section of the complete work - 30 plates along with 2 title pages and table the last section of 6 plates from Abrege de l'Histoire Sacrée. Mostly very light dampstain in the inner margin of the first half - quite attractive and engraved throughout on recto only. The complete work is rare complete and had over 200 plates and was issued in parts this comprises plates 1-6 of parts 1-3 of Abrege de l'Histoire Universelle along with 1-6 part 1 of Sacrée along with 7-12 of part 2. An attractive selection in a nice binding. Size: Octavo 8vo. Previous owner's book-plate inside front cover. Illustrator: Marillier; Duflos. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 045311. Duflos hardcover books
1726réf. 008411London: Printed for G. Strahan et al 1726. SCARCE. Last copy sold at auction 1951. Five volumes in contemporary polished calf gilt backs with decoration in four of the compartments covers with gilt rules with acorn decorations at corners bookplate of British clergyman Scrope Berdmore dated 1790 front paste downs bookplates at rear of Henry F; Compton Conservative British MP known for having the shortest term 46 days of an MP who did not die in office. A Very Good set light wear at joints but bindings holding quite nicely light wear at edges toning at edges of end papers from binders glue. Heavy set. Extra shipping charges for priority and international mail. Please inquire before ordering. . First English Edition. Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for G. Strahan et al Hardcover books
1788réf. 008500London: Printed for A. Strahan and T. Caddell in the Strand 1788. The first ten volumes published 1788 volume 11 published 1795. Bound in contemporary tree calf the covers with gilt chain border interlinked with gilt flowers the backs with black title labels and green volume labels lettered in gilt and gilt decorations marbled end papers. Directions to binder at rear of vol. 10. Complete with the 5 maps and three plates all fold-outs. Volume I with fold-out frontispiece portrait of Henry. Very Good vol. 7 missing volume label backs dulled corners and edges rubbed vols 568911 with old dampstaining top edges of boards with some staining to leafs mostly in margins. Interiors clean all fold-outs Near Fine. Blindstamp of The Globe Sutton Surrey. Lacking volume 12 also published 1795. A handsome and still sturdy set in lovely contemporary binding. . Second Edition. Tree Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for A. Strahan and T. Caddell, in the Strand Hardcover books
1725réf. 046782Dublin: Thomas Hume 1725. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Contemporary calf rebacked one corner repaired leather a little dry but sound soiling to endpapers occasional slight foxing quite clean otherwise. Two volumes bound in one dated 1725 and 1724 respectively. 14 260pp i.e. 262pp 2 86 13pp. Extensive errata in preliminaries pages 5-6 numbered 4-4 with corresponding errors in pagination. ESTC T141098 Size: Folio. 2-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 046782. Thomas Hume hardcover books
1780réf. 009001Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale 1780. v 252 xxvi pp. with three fold-out charts collated completewith no gap in paging 23-66 as in later 1781 edition. Second Edition 1780 the first edition published 1779. RARE in this edition last copy at auction 1947 RBH OCLC locates 2 copies worldwide the Morgan Library and Bibliotheque Nationale de France. Bound in contemporary crushed morocco ornate gilt back marbled end papers all adges gilt. Very Good light wear at joints and corners the 2nd fold-out chart with small edge tears and creases the3rd with added crease and faint toning. . Second Edition. Crushed Morocco. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. De L'Imprimerie Royale Hardcover books
1799réf. 009006Paris: Maison La Briffe 1799. Fine binding signed Hatchards-Piccadilly the oldest bookshop in London. Three volumes in modern half polished calf over buckram boards the backs with two black morocco labels and intricate gilt decorations tops gilt marbled end papers Near Fine the lightest of edge wear. iv 360 360 312 pp. Half-titles in Vols. II and III. Each volume with a frontis illustration Fine in all volumes. An uncommon history in lovely binding with exceptional plates. . First Edition. Half Polished Calf. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Maison La Briffe hardcover books
1788réf. 008501London: Printed for J. Rivington and Sons J. Dodsley S. Crowder G. Robinson T. Cadell and T. Evans 1788. Five volumes bound in contemporary dark brown calf gilt backs armorial bookplates of Sir Harford Jones and later bookplates of Sidney . With two frontispiece portraits Volume I the Duke of Sully and Henry the IV. Fold out map Vol. I Near Fine old dampstains at corners. The books Very Good the boards well rubbed and showing their age yet solidly bound and sturdy. Old dampstaining all volumes mostly to edges and margins gilt at spines dulled free of foxing and toning a set that shows its history while maintaining its dignity. . New Edition. Calf. Very Good -/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, S. Crowder, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, and T. Evans Hardcover books
1779réf. 008630London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand and J. Balfour and W. Creech Edinburgh 1779. Three volumes bound in contemporary full calf red morocco labels Very Good prior owner names leather rubbed at edges and corners old marginal staining Vol. II not affecting text which is clean and bright throughout. Hinges of Vol. I just starting yet holding nicely. A rather uncommon title. Third Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for W. Strahan, and T. Cadell, in the Strand, and J. Balfour, and W. Creech, Edinburgh Hardcover books
1799réf. biblio153a1-42 binders direction8 subscribers4c-4204 additional subscribers pages with 7 maps 5 folding and 6 plates. Quarto 11 3/4" x 9 1/2" with new spine in six compartment with red label in gilt over original decorative blind stamped calf boards. Ferguson 329; Sabin 104.633 First edition first printing. Captain James Wilson 1760–1814 brought the first British missionaries to Tahiti on ship Duff in 1797. Wilson was a deeply religious man. The missionaries he brought were from the London Missionary Society. There were thirty men six women and three children. Wilson on the Duff also explored and visited many islands in the Pacific some of which had never had any recorded visit by a European. Among these the most important are Mangareva in the Gambier Islands and Pukarua in the Tuamotus. Duff Paid a visit as a missionary ship to Tahiti during 1796 as a result Missionary Society has first been established in Tahiti. Three years after the establishment the directors of the Society appointed a committee to consider a suitable memorial for presentation to Wilson for his services in helping to establish the first mission in the South Seas. Wilson fought with the British army during the American War of independence and then served nine years with the East India company. While in India he was captured by Hyder Ali and after a daring bid for escape was imprisoned in the black hole of Seringapatam. After his release he continued service as a captain and despite illness and further dangerous missions accumulated sufficientr esources to retire. throughout it all Wilson remained fast in his irreligious opinions. While living in England with his niece however he was converted to an evangelical faith. he felt called to volunteer for missionary service after reading the Evangelical Magazine. Haweis did not know Wilson before receiving a letter volunteering his services in the Pacific. his skills and newfound devotion seemed perfectly suited to the situation and Haweis saw him as "God's man." the Duff arrived at Tahiti on march 5 1797. the settlement at Tahiti of twenty of the missionaries five of them with wives and two children gives further examples of the role of the missionary captain. A pattern of intercourse had already been established by other voyagers according to which the captain of a vessel would take the leading role in meetings. It is therefore not surprising that the focus of the chapter describing the arrival is on meetings between significant island figures and Captain Wilson. For example Manemane a "high priest" Frommo'orea sought Wilson as a tayo or friend not Jefferson the president of the missionaries. The official account of the first mission appeared in 1799 under the lengthy title A missionary voyage to the southern Pacific Ocean performed in the years 1796 1797 1798 in the ship Duff commanded by Captain James Wilson compiled from thejournals of the officers and the missionaries; and illustrated with maps charts and views drawn by Mr William Wilson.it was placed firmly within the tradition of the voyages ofdiscovery by an introduction compiledby samuel Greatheed that described previous european contacts with the islands and anappendix "including details never before published of the natural and civil state of otaheite." the main narrative was taken from Wilson's journal with additions from his son and a journal kept by the missionaries during the period when the Duff was away from Tahiti at Tonga. Wilson dominated the events recorded in the narrative. Condition: Some offset toning from maps occasional foxing water mark to upper margin on some leaves two leaves miss-bound at back re-backed with contemporary blind stamped calf boards. S Gosnell for T Chapman hardcover books
1733réf. E05532 volumes. 8xxiv616471 pages with 4 maps ad view one folding and 3 plates one folding; 2693892 pages with 1 map and 6 plates. Quarto 10 1/4" x 10 1/4" bound in half leather with raised spine bands and gilt lettering to spine over marbled boards. Borba de Moraes page I:453; European Americana 733/146; Sabin 38591 First edition. Joseph-François Lafitau was a French Jesuit missionary ethnologist and naturalist. He is best known for his use of the comparative method in the field of scientific anthropology the discovery of ginseng and his writings on the Iroquois. Lafitau was the first of the Jesuit missionaries in Canada to have a scientific point of view. Lafitau is considered the first of the modern ethnographers and a precursor of scientific ethnology for his work on the Iroquois. He developed a model of studying peoples that involved describing existing cultures on their own terms—not in comparison to European society. He distinguished generic and specific traits transforming the "generic savage" into specific tribal groups. He explained that "only from specific identities can genetic relations be inferred."5 Furthermore he was the first to declare "contemporary primitive cultures throw light upon the culture of ancient people and vice versa. Lafitau is remembered for applying the comparative method with a greater level of competency than any of his contemporaries. Through original field observations he was able to critique the works of earlier writers on Primitive peoples. By using the Comparative Method Lafitau rejected all theories of social and cultural change and instead used his study to demonstrate the similarities in customs practices and usages of the Native North Americans with diverse peoples from different continents and centuries. He consistently relied on the doctrine of degeneration: all men originally shared one religion with one God but over time as people migrated to separate margins of the earth where they then lost touch with the values and traditions of this one true religion and culture. Therefore Lafitau believed in the "psychic unity of mankind" and the doctrine of primitive monotheism. His major work written in French was first published in 1724 in Paris. It is entitled Customs of the American Indians Compared with the Customs of Primitive Times Moeurs des Sauvages Amériquains Comparées aux Moeurs des Premiers Temps and is 1100 pages in total. In 1974 William Fenton and Elizabeth Moore made the first translation into English available. Lafitau published two other works. One Histoire de Jean de Brienne Roy de Jérusalem et Empereur de Constantinople Paris 1727 was released before he returned to Canada; it is little known and seldom seen. A two-volume Histoire des découvertes et conquestes des Portugais dons le Nouveau Monde . . . 1733 appeared after he came home to France. Frequently found in libraries it is not just a compilation of original sources but an attempt to make available to French readers a story of exploration and adventure otherwise denied to them; in the chronicles he sees a long development of customs hitherto unnoticed such as he had reported in the Mœurs; from them understood only he says in the original languages of the people who practice them he builds his "system" or philosophy of history and once more he is concerned too with the relation between custom and natural history or ecology. Condition: Beautifully rebound in half leather. Faint dampening to second volume; early owner's signatures on title pages inked stamps of St Charles Borromeo Seminary on front paste-downs and first title page lacks frontispiece else a very good to fine set. Chez Saugrain pere, quai des Augustins, au coin de la rue Chez Saugrain pere, quai des Augustins, au coin de la rue Pavee, a la hardcover books
1717réf. E01353559index pages 36 of 37 maps and copper cuts of the coasts harbor cities plants and other curiosities comprising: 14 plates 3 folding 22 maps charts or plans 14 folding. title page printed in red and black. Printed from the author's original plates inserted in the Paris edition. Lacks the frontispiece map. Royal octavo 9 3/4" x 7 3/4" bound in leather with raised spine bands and red label with gilt lettering. Postscript by Dr Edmund Halley and an account of the settlement commerce and riches of the Jesuits in Paraguay. Palau 94965 Sabin 25926 Nissen ZBI 1433 Hill p117 First English edition. Frézier was educated in Paris and served as lieutenant of infantry from 1702 til 1707 when he entered the engineer corps. In 1712 the government sent him to examine the condition of the Spanish colonies in America. After visiting the principal points in Peru Chili and Brazil he returned to Marseilles. He pointed out several mistakes in the "Relation" of Father Feuille and this led to a bitter controversy between the two travelers. Frézier introduced the large Chili strawberry into France. First published in France in 1714. The first edition into English is preferable to the French original "because it contains Halley's. postscript which corrects certain geographical errors made by Frézier" Hill. "The first part of this book gives an interesting account of the voyage from France around Cape Horn. The second part relates to the voyage along the coasts of Chile and Peru describing the chief towns and cities. Frézier a man of observation brought back information of considerable geographical and scientific value. Much data is included about the native inhabitants. Condition: Rebacked with original spine label laid down; lacking frontispiece map and binder's leaf free endpapers renewed intermittent foxing else a very nice copy. Jonah Bowyer hardcover books
1755réf. CA011424531 pages with engraved allegorical frontispiece and index. Small folio 11 1/2" x 8 1/2" bound in original full leather with raised spine bands and decorative gilt lettering. Palau 266572. Sabin 70785 First edition. Full of original documents respecting the establishment of the Church in the Indies and the protection of the Indians together with all the bulls referred to from that of Alexander VI to the time of publication. With the additional 24 preliminary leaves not in all printings. The ancestors of Rivadeneira on both sides had served the Crown for centuries in the Reconquista in high positions of Church and State and in the conquests of Mexico and the Darién. Among his relatives is the Marquis de Moncada lieutenant colonel of the Puebla Regiment. Rivadeneira received a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Law from the University of Mexico. He obtained a scholarship at the Colegio Mayor de Todos Santos on November 11 1731 served in various positions competed for the Chair of Institutes and remained in residence until 1746. The Audiencia de México approved him to practice as a lawyer in 1733. While still in Todos Santos Rivadeneira began serving in various positions. He was an advisor to the mayors of the city and town of Carrión in Valle Atrisco. The interim viceroy-archbishop Juan de Bizarrón appointed him a lawyer for the poor of the Courtroom of the Audiencia in 1739 with similar capacity in the Tribunal del Santo Oficio the city of Puebla and the Agustino Convent of Mexico. In 1744 Rivadeneira became fiscal agent of the room of the Crime. He served as an advisor to the viceroy Duke of the Conquest and was commissioned to settle a dispute over land by his successor the Count of Fuenclara. In 1746 Rivadeneira decided to go to Spain for family businesses and to secure a position. For a payment of 13000 pesos he obtained the appointment as supernumerary judge of the Audiencia de Guadalajara by decree of January 30 and title of February 20 1748. Without occupying this position he obtained the criminal prosecution of the Audiencia de Mexico on December 22 of 1753. He obtained a license to sail to New Spain with the servants José Ostos of Écija; Diego Ibiricu from Cádiz; Antonio de la Cruz from Zacatecas and Manuel Tagle a "free black". Rivadeneira returned to New Spain in 1755 in the same vessel in which the new viceroy Marquis de las Amarillas went and assumed his post on October 30 1755. As a prosecutor he opposed the activities of the Tribunal de Acordada. Assigned to the civil prosecutor's office to replace Luis de Mosquera and Aranda by consultation of April 28 and title of June 21 1760 the following year by consultation of May 14 and title of August 15 was appointed to replace the deceased Francisco López Adán as judge of the Audiencia. He served until his death. While he was an oidor he was denounced for possessing forbidden books. While in Spain in 1752 Rivadeneira published El Pasatiempo for the use of Ex.mo Señor Carvajal and Lancaster a history of the world from creation to Fernando VI in three volumes. This long didactic and religious poem was an effort to obtain a position and Beristain perhaps not knowing of the payment of 13000 pesos by Rivadeneira considered his first appointment of audience due to the sponsorship of José de Carvajal. As a prosecutor in 1755 Rivadeneira wrote the Handbook compendium of the Indian Board of Trustees which traced the royal patronage to the Book of Genesis an achievement for which the Crown gave him 4000 pesos. He also wrote the Defense of Royal Jurisdiction in 1763 the remarkable newspaper of His Excellency Marquise de las Amarillas and the draft of the protest sent to Spain by the City Council of Mexico City in 1771 on a claim of appointments for Americans. Condition: Missing some of spine label small crack along the heal font hinge spine ends chipped light rubbing to extremities with the corners rubbed through internally very nice over all a very good copy. Antonio Marín hardcover books
1787réf. E00402 volumes: 576xv pages; 499xv pages. Octavo 8 3/4" x 5 1/2" bound in 3/4 period leather. Translated from the first German edition 1781 which includes a chapter entitled: "Observations and additions to by Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider". Translated with additional notes and reviews by Jean Baptiste Lefebvre Villebrune. First Spanish edition published in 1772 Madrid. Sabin 36805 First French edition. Antonio de Ulloa 12 January 1716 – 3 July 1795 was a Spanish general explorer author astronomer colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana. He was born in Seville the son of an economist. Ulloa entered the navy in 1733. In 1735 he was appointed with fellow Spaniard Jorge Juan a member of the French Geodesic Mission a scientific expedition which the French Academy of Sciences was sending to Ecuador to measure a degree of meridian arc at the equator led by Pierre Bouguer. He remained there from 1736 to 1744 during which time the two Spaniards discovered the element platinum. In 1745 having finished their scientific labors Ulloa and Jorge Juan prepared to return to Spain agreeing to travel on different ships in order to minimize the danger of losing the important fruits of their labors. The ship upon which Ulloa was traveling was captured by the British and he was taken as a prisoner to England. In that country through his scientific attainments he gained the friendship of the men of science and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. In a short time through the influence of the president of this society he was released and was able to return to Spain. He published an account of the people and the countries they have met 1748 which was translated into English as A Voyage to South America. He became prominent as a scientist and was appointed to serve on various important scientific commissions. He is to be credited with the establishment of the first museum of natural history the first metallurgical laboratory in Spain and the observatory of Cadiz. In 1758 he returned to South America as governor of Huancavelica in Peru and the general manager of the quicksilver mines there. He held this position until 1764. He arrived on 5 March 1766 in New Orleans to serve as the first Spanish governor of West Louisiana. The French colonists refused to recognize Spanish rule and de Ulloa was expelled from Louisiana by a Creole uprising during the Louisiana Rebellion of 1768. For the remainder of his life he served as a naval officer. In 1779 he became lieutenant-general of the naval forces. As a result of his scientific work in Peru he published Madrid 1784 Relación histórica del viaje á la América Meridional which contains a full accurate and clear description of the greater part of South America geographically and of its inhabitants and natural history. In collaboration with the Jorge Juan mentioned above he also wrote Noticias secretas de América giving valuable information regarding the early religious orders in Spanish America. Condition: Sever worming to spines exterior hinges cracked point chipped library stamps to title pages else a good copy of a scarce item. Chez Buisson hardcover books
1761réf. E6754xxxiii270215148xix1 pages 14 of 18 engraved plates maps many folding and index. Quarto 10 1/4" x 8 1/4" in original leather binding. First edition. Richard Owen Cambridge was a British poet. He was educated at Eton and at St John's College Oxford. Leaving the university without taking a degree he took up residence at Lincolns Inn in 1737. Four years later he married and went to live at his country seat of Whitminster Gloucestershire. In 1751 he removed to Twickenham where he enjoyed the society of many notable persons. Horace Walpole in his letters makes many jesting allusions to Cambridge in the character of news-monger. His chief work is the Scribleriad 1751 a mock epic poem the hero of which is the Martinus Scriblerus of Alexander Pope John Arbuthnot and Jonathan Swift. The poem is preceded by a dissertation on the mock heroic in which he avows Cervantes as his master. The satire shows considerable learning and was eagerly read by literary people; but it never became popular and the allusions always obscure have little interest for the present-day reader. He made a valuable contribution to history in his Account of the War in India on the Coast of Coromandel from the year 1750 to 1760 1761. He had intended to write a history of the rise and progress of British power in India but this enterprise went no further than this one work as he found that Robert Orme who had promised him the use of his papers contemplated the execution of a similar plan. The Works of Richard Owen Cambridge includes several pieces never before published. It contains an Account of his Life and Characterby his Son George Owen Cambridge 1803 the Scribleriad some narrative and satirical poems and about twenty papers originally published in Edward Moore's paper The World. His poems are included in Alexander Chalmers' English Poets 1816. Condition: Previous owner's name in neatly written dated 1806 on front end paper with his book plate on front past down with his library stamp. Lacks rear free end paper. Front hinge separated back hinge cracked. Lacks the Mongol on horse back plate map of Maratta County view of the attack on Geriah and view of Surat. Front worn spine ends and corners reinforced and repaired new spine label else about very good. Printed for T Jefferys hardcover books
1749réf. 008990Amsterdam: Zacharie Chatelain 1749. Four volumes bound in contemporary calf the backs with gilt floral decorations marbled end papers red edges bearing the bookplate of M. de Sampigny lieutenant-general in the Sénéchaussée d'Auvergne. Near Fine small rubs at corners the pages clean and bright without even a hint of toning or foxing. A quite lovely set. . First Edition. Calf. Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Zacharie Chatelain, hardcover books
1790réf. 008031London: Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington L. Davis T. Longman G.G.J. And J. Robinson et al 1790. Two volumes bound in contemporary mottled calf the backs decorated in gilt with two black morocco labels lettered in gilt marbled end papers. Very Good joints showing wear and starting to open at ends end papers toned boards rubbed at tips interior clean and free of toning or foxing overall a quite handsome set. . New Edition. Mottled Calf. Very Good -/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington, L. Davis, T. Longman, G.G.J. And J. Robinson et al Hardcover books
1793réf. 008189London: Printed for A. Strahan and T. Caddell in the Strand 1793. Two volumes in contemporary tree calf the backs a bit later with gilt tooled decorations and red and black morocco labels. Very Good old booksellers label and small bookplate front paste down Very Good front end page starting to separate Vol. I light wear at corners and edges light soiling. . Eighth Edition. Tree Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for A. Strahan and T. Caddell, in the Strand Hardcover books
1793réf. 247373Providence: Printed by J. Carter 1793. First edition. vii. 185 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With an owner signature in ink on title page: "John Hoskins his book 11 mo 12th 1793. 1/10 1/2" Contemporary quarter sheep and boards. Nice copy. First edition. vii. 185 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Evans 26146 Printed by J. Carter unknown books
1740réf. 36937La Haye: La Veuve Le Vier et Pierre Paupie 1740. First edition. Engraved allegorical frontispiece by Schley. 2 parts in one volumes. 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary French mottled calf gilt spine marbled endpapers. Upper joint starting at bottom and apart from some minor toning this is a lovely unsophisticated copy in contemporary dress. First edition. Engraved allegorical frontispiece by Schley. 2 parts in one volumes. 1 vols. 4to. Printed by Prosper Marchand a Huguenot publisher and journalist who fled France in 1709 the work appeared at the 300th anniversary of the invention of printing. Marchand writes that he produced the book "a la sollicitation de quelques amis qui ont cru que le troisième jubile ou la troisième année séculaire de l'imprimerie reveilleroit infailliblement la curiosité du publique touchant l'origine de ce bel art at the request of some friends who believed that the third jubilee or the tercentenary of printing would infallibly wake the public curiosity concerning the origin of this beautiful art." The allegorical frontspiece by J.V. Schley show Minerva and Mercury descending from Heaven granting the gift of printing to Germany who in turn gives it to England Holland France and Italy. Bigmore & Wyman II p. 22 La Veuve Le Vier et Pierre Paupie unknown books
1754réf. 28549Londres: Aux dépens de la Compagnie 1754. First edition. 2 vols. 12mo. Contemporary mottled calf leather spine labels. Despite a small chip at foot of spine of volume I this is a very pretty set. First edition. 2 vols. 12mo. Barbier II 827 Aux dépens de la Compagnie unknown books
1799réf. 214620Brussels: Emmanuel Plon 1799. First edition. 2 engraved plates 5 text engravings. 1 vols. 8vo. Half morocco and marbled boards. Slight foxing. First edition. 2 engraved plates 5 text engravings. 1 vols. 8vo. "One of the Monuments . " Bigmore & Wyman I 418 "One of the monument of typographical bibliography" Emmanuel Plon unknown books
1769réf. 36938Leipzig; Wien: Johan Paul Krauss 1769. First Edition. With 24 folding plates. xxv 436 12 index & errata; xl 524 18 index & errata. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary three quarter red morocco and marbled boards spine label. Exterior worn tear at foot of spine internally tight and clean. A very good copy. First Edition. With 24 folding plates. xxv 436 12 index & errata; xl 524 18 index & errata. 1 vols. 8vo. Includes notices of Berlin artists graphic arts engravers early woodcuts & woodcut books history of printing and account of a journey through Lower Saxony Westphalia & and Holland. Part Two with striking images from early printed books such as the "Eagle of John" from Ars Memorandi includes "a dissertation on the earliest forms of wood-cutting as applied to the illustration . Heinecken conjectures that Gutenberg took the idea of printing from the playing-card makers who are said to have been the first engravers of historical subjects intermingled with texts. . Heinecken is of opinion that their first productions were taken from wooden blocks." Bigmore & Wyman. Bigmore & Wyman p.320 Johan Paul Krauss unknown books
1753réf. 48506London: Printed for J. Bouquet in Pater-Noster-Row and Sold at the Pamphlet Shops 1753. 1st printing ESTC T20247. Disbound now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Very Good. 4 19 1 blank pp. 8vo. Printed for J. Bouquet, in Pater-Noster-Row, and Sold at the Pamphlet Shops unknown books
1748réf. 008226Lugduni Batavorum London: Samuelem Luchtmans et Fil 1748. Two volumes in contemporary full vellum Illustrated with allegorical frontispiece engraving and folding engraved map of the known earth in classical times with numerous copperplate engravings in the text. Title page of V. 2 reads: ." Pars altera exhibens animadversiones Isaaci Vossii Jacobi Perizonii et Abrahami Gronovii ac dedicationes & praefationes virorum doctorum atque vitam Fredenandi Nonii Pintiani ab Andrea Schotto descriptam & quatuor indices ." 20 546 4 547-1081 55 pp. The only ancient treatise on geography in classical Latin written roughly 43 or 44 CE and remaining in use until around 1500. Very Good. both volumes moderately toned vellum soiled map and frontispiece engraving are Fine small holes top corner first 6 pages Vol. 1 and top corner front end page Vol. 2. A quite handsome and well bound copy of this SCARCE edition in contemporary vellum binding. . Editio Altera Second Edition. Vellum. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Samuelem Luchtmans et Fil Hardcover books
