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1550réf. 67900En Leon i.e. Strassburg: en Casa de Sebastian Grypho i.e. Augustin Fries 1550. BIBLE IN SPANISH; ENZINAS Francisco de. First Edition in Spanish of Ecclesiasticus BIBLE IN SPANISH. ENZINAS Francisco de translator. Ecclesiastics. Libro de Jesus Hiio de Syrach qu'es llamado el Ecclesiastico. traduzido de Griego en lengua Castellana En Leon i.e. Strassburg: en Casa de Sebastian Grypho i.e. Augustin Fries 1550. First edition in Spanish of Ecclesiasticus. Small octavo 6 x 3 5/8 inches; 151 x 91 mm. 3 109 leaves. With numerous woodcut initials. With an imitation Gryphius woodcut device printed in reverse on title. We could only locate 3 copies at libraries Cambridge Madrid and Copenhagen. No other copy besides this present copy has been at auction in the past 50 years. Early 19th-century mottled sheep. Boards tooled in gilt. Spine stamped in gilt. With red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Board edges tooled in gilt. Marbled endpapers. Some minor dampstaining mainly to lower blank margin of preliminaries. Signature G is toned. Leaves O3 and O4 with marginal paper repair not affecting text. Final leaf is toned and has a near invisible paper repair not affecting text. Overall a very good copy. "A native of Burgos educated at Louvain and Wittenberg Francisco de Enzinas 1518-52 was a humanist scholar and Protestant convert who produced the first Spanish version of the New Testament printed in 1543 in Antwerp. He formed a partnership with the Strassburg printer Augustin Fries to publish Spanish translations of Greek classics and the remainder of the Bible of which he was only able to complete Psalms Ecclesiasticus Job and Proverbs before his death. Baudrier VIII 241 not having seen or located a copy citing Brunet supplement II 712" "Even before the complete edition of Castellio's Latin Bible appeared Enzinas who had already produced a Spanish Bible New Testament in Antewerp in 1543 had translated the Psalter the Wisdom of Solomon Jesus Sirach present copy and the book of Job into Spanish. All of these appeared with the false address 'En Leon en casa de Sebastian Grypho' though they were in fact his translations from manuscript versions of Castellio's edition. Enzinas continued to work on his translations until his death on 30 December 1552. He had planned to have his Spanish Bible printed in Geneva but this fortunately for Calvin never came to pass." Gilly Spanien und der Basler Buchdruck pp. 342-9 510-11. Found in Sebastian Castellio 1515-1563: Humanist and Defender of Religious .By Hans R. Guggisberg Bruce Gordon. "FRIES Augustine: printer in Zurich and Strasburg began to print at the former place about 1540. In 1547 he printed two books in English by John Hooper Heitz p. 39. Soon after this he moved to Strasburg and there printed among other things several works in Spanish by Franzisco de Enzinas in 1550 and 1551 Wiffen I pp 179 etc." A Century of the English Book Trade: Short Notices of All Printers. By Edward Gordon Duff. HBS 67900. $8500. en Casa de Sebastian Grypho [i.e. Augustin Fries] unknown books
1967réf. 7101New York: Braziller 1967 Bound in quarter vellum over red cloth boards title in gilt on spine and a twenty-four page introductory text in gray wrappers. . Two volumes folio including a complete facsimile of the Lorsch Gospels from the Biblioteca Documentara Batthyaneum in Alba Julia Rumania and the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana in Rome. Both in fine condition in publisher's cloth slipcase. One of 1000 copies. Includes six color engravings from photographs by Robert Braunmüller and many color-printed plates though most of the production consists of high-quality monochrome plates. After centuries of separation the four parts which comprise the Lorsch Gospels were united in the Coronation Hall of the Holy Roman Empire in Aachen Germany on the occasion of the 1965 exhibition of the Council of Europe "Charlemagne: His Achievements and Influence." The respective owners cooperated to photograph the entire manuscript and the ivory covers during the exhibition. Thus a foundation was laid for the reconstruction of the manuscript in this fine facsimile edition which must serve in the place of a unified whole. Braziller, hardcover books
2005réf. 34251NY: Mcelderry Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 0689869053 . Illustrated by the author. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Mcelderry Books hardcover books
2002réf. 29939Columbia: University of South Carolina Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 1570034303 . Translated from the German by Byron R. McCane. First printing. Remainder mark else fine in a fine dust jacket. . University of South Carolina Press hardcover books
1999réf. 23959NY: New York University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 0814758126 . First American edition. Very near fine in a fine dust jacket. . New York University Press hardcover books
1727réf. 49773Oxford: John Basket 1727. Hardcover. Folio. Modern rebind in black leatherette with gilt spine lettering and new endpapers. Unpaginated. Two engraved frontispieces historiated initials two small engravings single large foldout map "Map shewing ye Situation of Paradice". Modern rebind is pristine and tight; text block very good overall with only the first few and last few leaves a tad edgeworn and age toned else remainder quite bright and clean with only very occasional touches of foxing and occasional discreet vintage mends; small chip to lower corner of first frontispiece not touching image; map shows paper loss along right and bottom portions the whole neatly remounted to full-size sheet. Attractive early printing of this Oxford Bible first produced by the King's Printer Baskett in 1716 and whose son Thomas later produced them mid-century -- not a so-called "Vinegar Bible" the famous typographical error in Luke XX noting the "parable of the vinegar" corrected here to "vineyard." Other than "To the Most High and Might Prince James" opening single leaf the "Translouters to the Reader" section addressing the editions consulted and the entire text that follows is done in two-column format. The Old Testament and Apocrypha are followed by the sectional title page and frontispiece for the New Testament concluding with a lengthy index and foldout map. Inner flyleaf bears 18th century ownership signature of "Tomas Hawkes / His Book." A lovely handleable copy of this large lectern Bible hence " Appointed to be Read in Churches". Interestingly laid loose into this copy is a quite lovely unsigned 9" X 13½" ink-and-wash drawing of a small cottage on a hillside in the foreground with rolling countryside in the distance along with other ephemeral fragments used as place markers in this Bible: an 1849 receipt from draper and grocer John Sneath of Wragby England and several odd scraps torn from books and a newspaper ten pages from a tiny hymnal and portions of a letterhead and invitation. DARLOW AND MOULE 982. John Basket hardcover books
1597réf. ST19351Frankfurt: heirs of Andreas Wechel Claude de Marne & Johann Aubry 1597. Fourth Complete Greek Bible printed in Germany. 388 x 258 mm. 15 1/8 x 10 1/8". 4 p.l. 1 blank leaf attached to backing of folio :4 1098 2 pp. VERY STATELY 17TH CENTURY RED MOROCCO covers with mitered gilt frame gilt supralibros of Baderon de Maussac Olivier 745 at center raised bands spine panels with gilt flower gilt lettering all edges gilt. Printer's Pegasus device on title and final page. Front flyleaf with ink inscription recording the purchase on 24 February 1680 at Toulouse for 24 livres. Darlow & Moule 4653; VD16 B 2578; Adams B-979. ◆Three minute dents to front board a hint of wear to bands and corners isolated faint foxing blank recto of frontispiece leaf and blank verso of final leaf with faint blue shadow from endpapers but all of these quite trivial and otherwise A BEAUTIFUL COPY--fresh clean and bright internally with very wide margins and strong impressions of the plates and in a lustrous binding showing few signs of use. This handsome and remarkably well-preserved tall folio Greek Bible from a distinguished German printing firm comes in a shiny armorial binding with aristocratic French provenance. Darlow & Moule assigns the editing of this issue to Franciscus Junius François du Jon or Friedrich Sylburg noting that the Old Testament "is based on the Basel edition of 1545 . . . with correction from the Complutensian text and useful notes." The New Testament follows the text of Robert Estienne's 1568-69 edition. The Wechel family had a long tradition of humanist printing with an emphasis on Greek texts beginning with the press of Christian Wechel fl. 1520-54 in Paris and continuing after his son Andreas d. 1581 fled to Frankfurt to escape the persecution of Protestants in France. Andreas' descendants carried on the business through the first quarter of the 17th century. Olivier's "Reliures Armoriées Françaises" 1926 pl. 745 offers three possible attributions for the supralibros here all from the Languedoc region during the first half of the 17th century: Jean de Baderson; Jacques de Baderon seigneur de Maussac a member of the Parlement of Toulouse; and Jacques de Baderon de Maussac seigneur de Montagnac et de Corneillan and commandant of the city of Collioure. The inscription on the flyleaf here indicating that the book was purchased in Toulouse perhaps supports the case for the member of the Parlement in that city. The 24 livres paid for our imposing volume in 1680 would have represented as much as two months' wages for a worker in the region of its purchase. heirs of Andreas Wechel, Claude de Marne & Johann Aubry unknown books
1720réf. ST19425Nuremberg: J. A. Endter 1720. 433 x 278mm. 17 x 11". 68 p.l. first blank 1-664 1-904 pp. 8 leaves. ONCE SPECTACULAR AND STILL REMARKABLY IMPRESSIVE CONTEMPORARY GERMAN CALF ELABORATELY GILT WITH A PAINTED BROWN STRAPWORK DESIGN OVER REVERSE BEVELLED WOODEN BOARDS two cartouches on each cover with four- or five-line quotations from the Bible initials "J A B" and "D B" and the date "1726" on upper cover the strapwork forming geometric compartments filled with gilt foliate and floral sprays accented with small putti raised bands spine gilt in compartments with central strapwork lozenge containing gilt flower surrounded by foliage two brass and probably later leather clasps dramatic endpapers of green and gilt decorated paper edges gilt and gauffered in ornate lily pattern some expert restoration at spine ends and at top and bottom of joints. With woodcut initials and tailpieces additional engraved title page 11 engraved portraits of the Dukes of Saxony engraved portrait of Luther by Kilian after Sandrart missing an additional portrait of Luther and 28 engraved plates and plans seven of them double-page. ◆Paint and gilt somewhat rubbed other signs of use to the binding but the once-magnificent binding quite sound and still very very striking. Occasional minor foxing stains and thumbing N5 with five-inch curving tear into text no loss two plates with old six- to seven-inch tears into image one mended on verso with discolored cellotape a handful of other minor tears but still a pleasing copy internally generally quite clean and fresh. At 5 1/4" thick and with a lavish overall decorative design this is a memorable specimen of a German post-fanfare binding very likely produced as a wedding gift for the couple whose initials appear on the cover. Support for this supposition resides in the binding's quotations from German Scripture traditionally used at Lutheran weddings: Genesis 2:18 "And the Lord God said It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helpmeet for him" and Colossians 3:14 "But above all these things clothe yourselves in love which is the bond of perfection". A perfect family Bible for a young couple of high degree this handsomely illustrated edition is known as the "Kurfürstenbibel" because of its portraits of the Electoral Princes called "Kurfürsten" in German. Such a Bible was originally prepared for Ernst I Duke of Saxe-Gotha and Altenburg as a celebration of Martin Luther's Bible translation. The Endters one of the prominent German printing families issued several printings of it beginning in 1641 and continuing to the end of the 18th century. In addition to portraits of Luther and the Protestant princes of Germany it contains the maps views and illustrated half-titles by Jacob van Sandrart and others first used in the edition of 1686. Although it bears some small signs of use the binding remains an object of imposing beauty. J. A. Endter unknown books
réf. ST17586Abbey of St. Oyan at St.-Claude du Jura France ca. 1175. 245 x 158 mm. 9 3/4 x 6 1/4". Single column of text with two columns of gloss text column with 26 lines in a fine proto-gothic book hand. Verso with scant remnants of mounting tape in a couple of places along one edge. See Gwara Handlist no. 77. ◆Upper margin of fore edge unevenly trimmed away but no text lost a dozen-and-a-half small round wormholes touching just a couple letters light soiling to edges and other minor imperfections but still IN FINE CONDITION the vellum very clean and the ink dark and legible. The most important innovation in biblical scholarship during the 12th century was the development of the "Glossa Ordinaria" to the Bible. Drawing on the whole earlier tradition of biblical exegesis but especially that of Latin patristic writers like Augustine and Jerome scholars working in the French cathedral schools of Laon and Paris systematized this material in an apparatus of marginal and interlinear glosses arranged around the relevant biblical passages. The present leaf showing a particularly beautiful and regular script is a lovely example of one such work. The biblical text appearing in the center column is differentiated by larger lettering and gloss appears interlineally and in a column on either side of the main text all in smaller lettering by the same hand. Scott Gwara notes that the parent manuscript was formerly in the Medieval library of St. Oyan at St.-Claude du Jura a Benedictine monastery founded as the Abbey of Condat around 425 and later known as St. Oyen after an obscure saint who served as Condat's fourth abbot. In the 13th century it was renamed St.-Claude. By the 20th century the manuscript was in the collection of William L. Clements d. 1934 the bulk of which was sold by his estate between 1934-37. The manuscript was then acquired and dismembered by biblioclast Otto Ege around 1939. Gwara notes that the manuscript was incomplete by the time it reached Ege containing only 80 leaves but was "otherwise in excellent condition." The present leaf certainly attests to this assertion being extremely clean bright and with comfortable margins. unknown books
réf. B212987-2New York 2003. 20pp. 20 color illus. Sm. oblong 4to. Self-wraps. New York, 2003. paperback books
1838réf. ST16098aOxford: Printed at the University Press by Samuel Collingwood and Co 1838. 137 x 79 mm. 5 1/2 x 3 1/4". 528 leaves. VERY PRETTY NAVY BLUE CRUSHED MOROCCO GILT covers with gilt-rule border intricate cornerpieces of small floral and botanical tools raised bands spine compartments very densely gilt with floral tools and stippling gilt titling turn-ins with gilt floral cornerpieces millefleurs silk fabric endleaves all edges gilt. Front flyleaf with ink ownership inscription of Anne Robinson dated 1839; front flyleaves with ink annotations and Bible verses in three different 19th century hands laid-in note giving the chain of ownership in Anne Robinson's family for the next century. ◆Half a dozen leaves with small light brown spot margins trimmed a bit close but no loss but A VERY FINE COPY clean and fresh internally IN A SPARKLING BINDING. This charmingly bound little volume was the perfect book of Scripture for a Victorian lady and was cherished by generations of her family. The very feminine floral binding suggests that it was bound as a gift for Anne Robinson who used it very gently for her personal devotions--and no doubt as an attractive accessory to her Sunday church ensemble. The annotation of favorite passages offers insight into the owner's spiritual life and the inlaid handwritten "chain of title" is testament to our volume's status as family heirloom. Robinson and her successors clearly treasured it as it is little changed from the day it left the bindery. The condition is notably splendid here. Printed at the University Press by Samuel Collingwood and Co unknown books
1587réf. ST14247Venetiis Venice: Hieronymus Polus 1587. 213 x 146 mm. 8 3/8 x 5 5/8". 12 p.l. 1126 pp. ESPECIALLY PLEASING CONTEMPORARY CALF covers with gilt French fillet frame and oval wreath of olive branches the center of the wreath in the shape of a cross flat spine ruled in gilt red morocco label. Title page with elaborate wood-engraved frame text profusely illustrated WITH 600 WOOD ENGRAVINGS depicting scenes from scripture after Holbein Bernard Salomon le Petit Bernard and others a handful of these a bit indistinct. Front pastedown with ex-libris of Leonis S. Olschki. Adams B-1093; STC Italian 93. Not in Darlow & Moule. ◆A little wear to joints and extremities spine a bit crackled separation at hinges but no looseness occasional minor browning or foxing otherwise in remarkably fine condition the text clean and crisp and in a still-lustrous entirely solid unsophisticated original binding. This is a very well-preserved handsomely bound and lavishly illustrated edition with distinguished provenance of the Louvain Bible first printed in Venice in 1578. Our edition contains 600 wood engravings illustrating the text ranging from portraits of prophets saints and evangelists to dramatic scenes from the histories of the Old Testament and the life of Christ and ending with an imaginative Apocalypse cycle. Many of these are the work of Lyonnaise artist Bernard Salomon 1506-61 known by the sobriquet "Le Petit Bernard" for his small engravings rich with detail. Others are based on the biblical woodcuts of Hans Holbein. The binding here is likely French; the flat spine with just one large gilt-framed panel and the olive branch decoration on the covers is characteristic of late 16th century and early 17th century French work. The exceptional condition here is typical of books from the collection of Leo Samuel Olschki 1861-1940 scion of a family of Prussian Jewish printers whose interest in printing history led to his becoming a celebrated antiquarian bookseller author founder of the journal "The Bibliophile" and publisher of works in the humanities. Hieronymus Polus unknown books
1800réf. CJW1405London: T. Bensley for T. Macklin final volume Bensley for T. Cadell & W. Davies 1800. First Printing of this Edition. 484 x 390 mm. 19 x 15 1/4". Seven volumes. Once splendid contemporary black straight-grain morocco gilt covers framed by Greek key roll palmette roll and multiple gilt rules double raised bands spine compartments densely gilt with rows of alternating star and circlet tools gilt titling turn-ins with gilt chain roll purple endpapers all edges gilt some inexpert but not obvious repairs to joints and backstrips. With more than 100 allegorical headpieces and tailpieces and some 70 SPLENDID LARGE-FOLIO SIZE COPPER PLATES after Fuseli Reynolds West and others. Herbert 1442 and 1651. ◆Extremities rather rubbed boards a bit scuffed but the decorative contemporaneous bindings solid and not without appeal. Plates somewhat foxed mostly to margins mild to moderate offsetting from plates occasional mild offsetting in the text bed but still a fresh wide-margined copy. The most prodigious form of scripture in English ever published the Macklin Bible features very large and bold type fine Whatman paper and a series of engravings by some of the most celebrated artists of the period. Like the Boydell "Shakespeare Gallery" also printed by Bensley our Macklin Bible is a vast picture book with illustrations that are grand both in size and emotional impact. According to DNB Macklin 1752/3-1800 announced his intention to produce a lavishly illustrated luxuriously produced folio Bible in 1789 and he spent the next 11 years and £30000 making his dream a reality. His efforts paid off: "the subscription list for 703 copies at £46 1s. apiece was headed by the king the queen and the prince of Wales." Sadly Macklin died just five days after the last engraving was finished and did not live to see his masterpiece become one of the most acclaimed English Bibles. As DNB observes "The Macklin Bible endures as the most ambitious edition produced in Britain often pirated but never rivalled." Copies of the Macklin Bible were often put into ornate bindings as was the present set; despite the depradations of time the workmanship of a superior London binder remains apparent. T. Bensley for T. Macklin [final volume Bensley for T. Cadell & W. Davies] unknown books
1964réf. 16669New York: American Bible Society 1964 Bound in Jerusalem in an olive wood binding with intricate hand-carved mother-of-pearl inlays featuring a Star of David on the front cover with the word "Jerusalem" etched below.On the back cover is a Jerusalem Cross. Brown leather spine lettered by hand. Small tear along front hinge. Quarto. With black and white photographs and maps showing the anicent Biblical areas historical sites and personages etc Very good. Mother-of-Pearl carving a traditional handicraft in Bethlehem is said to have been brought to the city by Franciscan friars from Italy in the fifteenth century. Others believe it was introduced by Italian Crusaders sometime between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. However it began Bethlehem became famous as a center of the craft. Models of churches and mosques inlaid in Bethlehem with mother-of-pearl are on display in museums throughout the world. The first exhibition in the West of mother-of-pearl artifacts from Palestine was at the New York World's Fair in 1852. Skilled craftspeople especially women created mother-of-pearl items as souvenirs including crosses earrings brooches picture frames and book covers. American Bible Society, hardcover books
1817réf. 16597Wellington: Printed & sold by F. Houlston & Son n.d. circa 1817 Sixth edition. The first edition was printed in London in 1772. All editions are scarce with OCLC recording three copies or less of the first fifth sixth and seventh editions and no copies of the second third or fourth. . Publisher's marbled paper-covered boards sewn together spine perished. . Twentyfourmo. Woodcut frontispiece of Adam and Even in the Garden and twenty-seven woodcuts illustrating other important Biblical events and figures Binding extremities rubbed worn and a bit soiled. Front pastedown lacking front flyleaf loose. Slight foxing the occasional minor stain or smudge not affecting legibility. Contemporary ink signature and date on recto of preliminary blank. A good copy of a scarce fragile book. The Pocket Bible includes abridged stories from both the Old and New Testaments. Its purpose is stated in the Preface which is addressed to the "parents of little children": "…the Bible as appointed to be read in Churches is too copious and mysterious a volume for the comprehension of young children: therefore to obviate this difficulty the following Compendium of the Holy Bible has been compiled…in which the utmost care has been taken as well as not to omit any material event as to avoid perverting in anywise the doctrines contained in the inestimable Divine Original" pp. vii-viii. Printed & sold by F. Houlston & Son, hardcover books
1841réf. 07886Philadelphia: Thomas Cowperthwait 1841. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 24 Mo. A near fine copy bound in contemporary full black leather with gilt lettering and decoration spine gilt illustration covers gilt inner dentelles marbled edges and endpapers. Engraved frontispiece and title page. A beautiful little bible. viii 587 pp. 190 pp. Thomas Cowperthwait hardcover books
1883réf. 77636Toronto Canada: S. R. Briggs. Very Good. 1883. Softcover. This periodical is soft-bound in white wrappers with black printing on the covers. The covers show light soiling/foxing edge-wear and damp-staining to the upper cover which is visible throughout but slowly dissipates. The staple binding is solid. The contents are bright and legible but with light scattered foxing and the aforementioned damp-staining. . S. R. Briggs paperback books
1863réf. 77394New York NY.: American Bible Union. Very Good. 1863. Softcover. This periodical is soft-bound in peach colored wrappers with black printing on the covers. The covers show light soiling and sunning to the cover edges and spine. The string binding is solid. The contents are bright and legible with light scattered soiling/foxing. . American Bible Union paperback books
1954réf. 64261Cleveland Ohio: The Press of The World Publishing Company. Very Good. 1954. Hardcover. Typography by Jos. Trautwein with decorations by Ismar David. #148 of 1250 copies Produced by The Press of The World Publishing Company Cleveland Ohio. Christmas 1954. Red cloth with gilt printing spine ends and corners are just a bit scuffed- otherwise this is a clean bright nice copy. Very Good. . The Press of The World Publishing Company hardcover books
1516réf. 6584Germany 15th or 16th century. Good. Manuscript leaf on vellum 290 x 400mm. Eight staves and eight lines of text on recto and verso. Seven elaborate polychrome decorated letters in blue black green and gold. Text in black with rubrication staves in red. Old inscription in upper margin of recto old pencil notes in lower margin. Single leaf extracted from an antiphonary. Main text is from Isaiah 55. Remarkable decorated initials in Gothic style. hardcover books
1913réf. 228975First edition. Octavo. 2 color fold-out maps at end. Dust jacket price clipped; few chips; detached. Very good. 381 pages. No signatures or bookplates. University Press hardcover books
réf. 2220Philadelphia; 1845-46: Sorin & Ball/Thomas Warddle. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo. With marginal readings together with a copious and original selection of references to parallel and illustrative passages exhibited in a manner hitherto unattempted. Engraved half-title 2 title pages 2 frontispieces illustrated with 6 mapssome folding 7 engravings and 1 folding chart all bound in original green morocco elaborately decorated in gilt raised bands with compartments gilt decorated yellow endpapers all edges gilt. A lovely little copy showing on very minor spots of rubbing to joints and edges and a few ocassional spots of foxing contemporary owner's name. Sorin & Ball/Thomas Warddle hardcover books
1973réf. 197617First edition thus. Tall octavo. Upper cover drawing by Alberto Giacometti. 2 folded 4to sheets of Charter Oak paper stitched. Fine fresh. No signatures or bookplates. Half title: Ecclesiastes XII. One of 50 copies. Black Rock Press paperback books
1932réf. 220539Washington DC Judd & Detweiler 1932. 1932. First edition thus. 4to. 32 line illustrations by Earl Winslow. Original gilt stamped tan cloth t.e.g. Acetate dust jacket. Fine fresh copy. One of 475 numbered copies signed by Winslow. Designed by Lester Douglas and John Davis. Signed by Authors. F. Hardcover. Washington, DC [Judd & Detweiler] 1932. hardcover books
1771réf. 225739Paris Herissant et.al. 1771. 1771. "Nouvelle Edition" so stated. 16mo. 676 pages. Contemporary brown leather marbled edges and endpapers. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. An attractive prayer book and Bible. Hardcover. Very Good. Paris, Herissant et.al., 1771. hardcover books