Imperatoris Iustiniani Institutionum Libri III by Ioannem Ianssonium - 1647

Paris: Pagnerre, 1843. Hard Cover. Good +. 112 p.: frontispiece and 4 leaves of plates; 20 cm. Disbound. The trial of Irish political leader Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847). In Good+ Condition: light foxing on plates; otherwise, clean and solid.

New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1842. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes in one. Tight binding. Blue and white marblized boards with 3/4 black leather. Some wear around edges/corners of boards. Gilt lettering on banded spine. Previous owner's name and initials blind-stamped on front free endpaper. Some foxing. Dampstain on top of first few dozen pages. With dedication by author to Earl of Clarendon.Volume I contains 323 pp. Volume II contains 129 pp. Section on vocabulary at rear of book. Size: 12 mo (7" to 7.5").

York, Pa: P. Hardt, 1819. Hardcover. Very Good +. Title page continued: "arranged in so clear and concise a manner, that the most ignorant may with ease, by referring to it, execute bonds, leases, deeds, indentures, notes, articles, of agreement, &c. without application to an attorney Gentleman of the Bar . . . And to be had of Shaeffer and Maund, Baltimore." iv, 91 p.: forms; 18 cm. Original calf spine with plain brown paper over boards. Early American Imprints (Shaw & Shoemaker), 49395. The printer, Peter Hardt, was active as a printer in both English and German in York, Pa., in the late 1810s and was briefly the owner of the York Recorder (1818-1819). Illustrating the evolution in papermaking at this time, in printing this book he was using paper from multiple sources, some signatures printed on laid paper and others on wove. A scarce and interesting example of printing in York, Pa. in the early 19th century. In Very Good+ Condition: boards are very rubbed and slightly… Read More

New York: E. P. Dutton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Text is clean. Cover shows light wear, boards clean. Spine ends gently bumped. Dust jacket shows light wear, minor rubbing at spine ends, small closed tear to top edge of rear panel of DJ. Original bookstore price in pencil on base of rear flap. States First Edition. .

Third edition. John Murray. London. 1883. Two volumes. Octavo. Title page in red and black, with engraved vignette. cxxviii, 501, (2) addenda and errata pp. Frontispiece., 12 plans and maps, some folding, 3 engraved plates, numerous illustrations, vignettes and engravings.; xv, 579, (1) errata pp. Colour frontispiece., 10 plans and maps, some folding, large folding map, numerous illustrations and engravings, 4 engraved plates. Complete with all maps, plans and illustrations. Original decorative cloth, gilt and blind tooling. Slightly bumped to corners. Occasional spotting. A bright and handsome set.
Bookplates of Sir John Nicholson Barran, [First Baronet] designed and engraved by George W Eve [R.E. (1855-1914)], dated 1896, to feps.
Dennis, George (1814–1898), Archaeologist and explorer. The result of several explorations in Tuscany, Lazio and Umbria from 1842 to 1878, this work remains the fundamental reference and guide to the Etruscan city-states.
Dennis made further tours of Etruria following… Read More

Third edition. John Murray. London. 1883. Two volumes. Octavo. Title page in red and black, with engraved vignette. cxxviii, 501, (2) addenda and errata pp. Frontispiece., 12 plans and maps, some folding, 3 engraved plates, numerous illustrations, vignettes and engravings.; xv, 579, (1) errata pp. Colour frontispiece., 10 plans and maps, some folding, large folding map, numerous illustrations and engravings, 4 engraved plates. Complete with all maps, plans and illustrations. Original decorative cloth, gilt and blind tooling. Slightly bumped to corners. Occasional spotting. A bright and handsome set.
Bookplates of Sir John Nicholson Barran, [First Baronet] designed and engraved by George W Eve [R.E. (1855-1914)], dated 1896, to feps.
Dennis, George (1814–1898), Archaeologist and explorer. The result of several explorations in Tuscany, Lazio and Umbria from 1842 to 1878, this work remains the fundamental reference and guide to the Etruscan city-states.
Dennis made further tours of Etruria following… Read More

London: Saunders and Otley, 1834. Second Edition, Enlarged and Corrected. Very Good, three-quarter leather over marbled boards, boards a bit rubbed at the edges, scattered light foxing, an attractive set. . Second & Enlarged Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

1649, hardcover. Title continued (with the 17th century spelling): Faithfully collected out of sundry authentike books and records, not heretofore extant, compiled in one volume, very useful for all persons whatsoever, especially those that undertake any office of magistracie or publ[i]que imployment in the common-wealth: whereunto is added a perfect table [i.e. of contents]. -- Attributed to Richard Garnett (from sources, and from a previous owner's pencilled note). -- Hardcover but LACKING COVERS AND BACKING; pagination irregular as noted with other copies but catchwords correct, text complete. Condition: fair (as noted; rear endsheet half missing; some pages have bleedthrough making reading difficult). -- Significant in the history of law, as referenced in Encyclopedia Britiannica 11th edition, oaths for example for "valuers of cloth and city scavengers" (the latter did what we would think of today as public works and public health).

London: 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.

London: D. A. Talboys, 1836. SCARCE, especially in lovely contemporary binding. xliii, 358. Two volumes bound as one with continuous pagination, Chapters I - XXXVIII, pages 1-157; Chapters I - XL, pages 158 - 313; Appendix pages 315-358. In contemporary half brown morocco over marbled boards, back with gilt rules and lettering and with five raised bands, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Very Good, end papers with old tape mends, front end paper with 2" tear, light rubbing to boards, tidy scholarly marginal notations in ink. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.