[OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND CHARACTERS OF MEN] AN EPISTLE TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE RICHARD LORD VISCT. COBHAM by Pope, Alexander - 1733

Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, Printers to the University, Glasgow, 1770. Hardcover. Poor. Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, Printers to the University, Glasgow, 1770. Poor. Approx. 13'' by 8.25''. Full leather binding, spine with raised bands, outer binding original, but in poor condition. Inner book is generally clean & still well bound. Subscriber list, summary of the arguments within the poem. 466pp of the poem plus index. Portrait of Milton on title page and marbled endpapers. 3 pages at front have a tear and there is an ink stain on the edge. (see pictures). From the library of Lockhart of Cleghorn with their bookplate on the front pastedown. With an inscription 'Barbara Lockhart from her sister Mrs Jamieson' on the front endpapers.***Heavy & will require overseas postage***

1797 RARE & Important Judaica Livorno Italy Jewish Sefer Mikdash Hebrew PrayerA rare, 18th-century Jewish prayer book entitled 'Sefer Avodat Mikdash'. This book, published in Livorno, Italy in 1797, was a study into the behaviors expected in a Jewish synagogue and temple – or simply a Jewish guide to sanctuary. Notably, Livorno became a hub for Jewish immigrants in the 17th-century and their presence only grew throughout the Medici rulership. Curiously though, it wasn't until 1780, when Livorno government reorganized, that Jews were declared eligible for various positions in the general court. Because of this rise in status, Jewish books became more prominent – including this 1797 published work.Item number: #10774Price: $750Traditional Mikdashספר עבודת מקדש - קול תפלה קול תחנה… [Sefer Avodat Mikdash][Livorno, Italy: 5557 (or 1797)].Details: • Collation: Complete• Language: Hebrew• Binding: Leather; secure• Size: ~6in X 4in (16cm x 10cm)• Very rareOur… Read More

1747 1ed English Condamine Science Voyage Equador South America Amazon Geography

Charles Marie de La Condamine was an 18th-century French explorer who studied the geography. A French-Spanish expedition was sent to South America and the Arctic region in 1735, to determine the size and shape of the earth. The two expeditions proved that the earth is flattened at the Poles. La Condamine, a scientist on the expedition, returned home by crossing Brazil via the Amazon making it
'the first scientific exploration of the Amazon… The greatest geographical event of the eighteenth century as regards South America" (Hill).
"A very useful abridgment of this indispensable work, entirely satisfactory for nearly all purposes" (Goodman).
This first English edition of Condamine's 'Journal,' was officially published as a complete account in 1751 with a supplement in 1752, but the initial French printings of this abridgement were published in 1745 and 1746 with translations soon following.

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1757 FABLES John Gay Illustrated Wootton Gravelot ART English Literature Poems

John Gay was an 18th-century English poet and opera composer best known for his masterpiece 'The Beggar's Opera'. While he is most remembered for his music, he did publish a collection of fables in verse. This 1757 edition was published in London and contains impressive illustrations throughout by famed artists including William Kent, John Wootton, and Hubert Gravelot.
Item number: #19551
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GAY, John
Fables
London: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, 1757.
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[18], 334
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67 engravings, plus engraved frontispiece
· Provenance: Handwritten – Catharine Eleonora Hamilton, 1810
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in (21cm x 13.5cm)
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1749 HUGE Eusebius Early Church History DUTCH ART Kerkelyke Illustrated Vellum
Eusebius's 'Church History' is considered the pioneering work on the history of the Church. He details the life of Jesus through Emperor Constantine's military victories (ca. 325 AD). This particular mid-18th-century Dutch edition was published in Amsterdam with contributions by Jakob Arent. Note the impressive full-page and in-text illustrations.
Item number: #19591
Price: $750
EUSEBIUS
Kerkelyke geschiedenissen : zedert den dood van onzen Zaligmaker tot aan den zolkomen bloeistand van't Kristendom ...
Te Amsterdam : By F. Houttuyn, boekverkooper op het water over de Papen Brug, 1749.

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First Part – [46], 382
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Second Part – [2], 383-584, L, 116, [36]
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16 engravings
· Language: Dutch
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~10.25in X 8.25in (26cm x 21cm)
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hardback. Near Fine. with some account of the principal artists; and incidental notes on other arts; collected by Mr. George Vertue; digested and published from his original MSS. With considerable additions by the Rev. James Dalloway. Illustrated. 5 vols. London (John Major) 1826-8. Black straight-grained morocco, gilt-edge on spine and cover. All edges gilt. By Smith of 49 Long Acre, with their label in each volume. Slight rubbing to tips of spines, else a very attractive set. Will incur additional shipping.

Worcester, [MA]: Booksellers in Boston. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and pin hole in leather at center of . front board, top edge of spine label eroded, pages toned with a few . stains, chipping and tears to fore-edges of first ten leaves, last . signature starting to separate from binding, pp. 233-236 loose.. 1795. First American Edition. Hardcover. Full brown leather binding. Stamped leather spine label. iv, [1], 6-252 pp. Frontispiece engraving by Amos Doolittle depicting a man with quill and books pointing toward a buzzing bee hive with caption "From the Hive he cull'd the Sweets." Contemporary owner signature (Noah Bennet) on front free endpaper. Sabin 32278, Evans 28841. First published in England in 1791, this literary collection groups aphorisms, poetry, and short bits of prose culled from numerous unnamed writers according to subject, such as Anger, Envy, Conversation, Nobility, Music, Love of our Neighbour, and Honesty, among others. The book's publisher… Read More

London: J. Sturt, 1717. hardback. The Pryce family copy of the BCP with records of family baptisms on 2nd fep, from 1770 to 1781. Very good contemporary leather binding, with gilt decoerations front and back and on with ribbed spine; marbled pastedowns, with owners emblem and label on front paste down. Pages good and print very clear. Beautiful copy.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacramanets, under King George 1717, beautifully illustrated throughout.

R. and J. Dodsley, London. - No date. 1760. FIRST EDITION. Two volumes. 8vo. (6.2 x 4 inches). Portrait frontis in volume one. Previous owner name neatly written on blank free endpapers and a name clipped from the top of the title pages, otherwise very good, bright and clean copies throughout. Early full tan calf bindings with raised bands to the spines. Compartments double gilt ruled. Red title labels, gilt. Some minor wear to the extremities but overall very good and attractive bindings. ---- Complete as published, these first two volumes of Stern's Sermons of Mr. Yorrick, published anonymously in 1760, were added to at a later date with another five volumes issued between 1766 and 1769.

Causewayside Edinburgh: T. C. and E. C. Jack, 1897 'The Centenary Burns'. T. C. and E. C. Jack, Edinburgh 1897.
4 Volumes bound in gilt decorated half-leather by Bayntun (Riviére), Bath, England. Overall 1806 pages.With 32 full-page illustrations (etchings) by William Hole and 11 leaves of facsimiles.

This is a very representative copy of the 'Centenary Edition' of the poetry of Robert Burns. Bound by the famous Bayntun (Riviére) bindery in Bath in decorative half leather and cloth covered boards. The spines have five raised bands, gilt lettering on morocco labels and gilt tooling to compartments. Top edges gilt. Bindings remain generally clean, some ligth surface streaks to leather on some boards. Joints rubbed,some cracking mainly to upper joints resulting in a little movement to boards, others remain firm. Corners showing a little wear and bumping, small loss to leather on two tips. Marbled endpapers with binder's signature to top corner verso of front free… Read More