Lo Spirito Delle Leggi di Carlo Secondat Barone di Montesquieu. Colle Annotazioni dell'Abate Antonio Genovesi by Montesquieu, Charles Second Baron De - 1819

London: E. Parker and T. Ward 1st edition., 1714. Hardcover. Very Good-. Copperplate headpieces & figural initial letters by Lud. Du Guernier + several woodcut decorated tailpieces.. Large octavo blind-tooled calf, handsome panelled covers, spine on 6 raised bands, compartments with blind floral tooling & red gilt title label (corners worn, lower cover bit marked, splitting to top hinges but entirely sound) All edges rouge, marbled endpapers. Title in double ruled surround printed in red and black +[14]pp dedication + lxxxii Preface by John Fortescue-Aland +[4]pp Table +148pp +[4]pp Authors quoted and Anglo-Saxon alphabet, collated complete. Two blank leaves preceding title have some marks of former damp in gutter, first endpaper with top corner cut off, all pages otherwise crisp and clean throughout. *Remarkable mediaeval constitutional treatise, first published here in 1714 by a descendant of the author (ESTC T140210).

LECTURES on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery As Exhibited in the Institution of Domestic Slavery In the United States with the Duties of Masters to Slaves.
William A Smith DD, President of Randolph-Macon College And Professor Of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy
Edited by Thomas O Summers, DD Stevenson and Evans 1856, Nashville, Tenn Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by WILLIAM A. SMITH, In the Office of the Clerk of the District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY A. A. STITT, SOUTHERN METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE, NASHVILLE, TENN.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
The book consists of thirteen lectures on the subject of slavery as was given to students of Moral Science in Randolph Macon College. The author presents lectures on the various components of slavery. His main reason for agreeing with the institution is that is "a fundamental… Read More

1785 1st ed Colonial America TAX Law Boston Sullivan Appeal to Impartial Public
James Sullivan's "Appeal to the Impartial Public" is a short pamphlet-like work written on local tax disputes in early Massachusetts. Sullivan sought to plea with Christians, Jews, and Catholics in the Boston area in hopes of gaining more defense against tax changes.
Item number: #15070
Price: $599
SULLIVAN, James
An appeal to the impartial public : by the Society of Christian Independents, congregating in Glocester.
Boston : Printed by Benjamin Edes & Son, 1785. First edition.

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References: Sabin 27591; Evans 19028
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Language: English
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Size: ~9in X 6in (23cm x 15cm)
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Ann Arbor, Michigan: Alvey Jones, [2021]. LIMITED EDITION of 2, this being #2. Tan cloth over clamshell box with green spine cloth, lime green acrylic label on cover and green speckled marbling on box edges, enclosed are twenty-six miniature books (scrolls) in various media such as paper and wood (scrolls are non-removable), in fine condition.Alvey Jones is a painter, printmaker and book artist whose work has been exhibited locally and nationally and is in many public and private collections in the United States and Europe. He has a BFA in illustration and design, an MA in art history and he mostly creates miniature books. This book is an homage to the famed ancient library at Alexandria, Egypt, which ceased to exist by the end of the Third century CE and contains miniature books (scrolls) in several languages

The Easton Press, 1993. 6 Volumes. First thus; Collector's Edition; Limited Edition of 1500 (#528 of 1500). Signed by Nixon. Issued without dust jackets. Used - Fine, "as new" condition. Very minor shelf wear to bottom edges. Otherwise appear unopened / unread. Bindings and text blocks are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) navy leather with hubbed spines. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spines and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon markers. Publisher's letter laid in. Photo is of the set we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful copy as well as a unique and rare find!Volumes: Six Crises, The Real War, Leaders, Real Peace / No More Vietnams, 1999 - Victory Without War, and Seize the Moment.

Macmillan and Co Limited . London. 1951 - 52. Two volumes. Reprints; 1st book, 1951; 2nd is 1950. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.5 inches). With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling and W. H. Drake in The Jungle Book, just Kipling in the second Jungle book. Fine, clean copies. Fine leather bindings, by Bumpus, of mid twentieth century half dark red morocco. Spines with five raised bands, compartments ruled in blind and lettered in gilt. Red cloth on boards. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Just a hint of darkening to the spines of both bindings but overall this is a near fine, lovely set of these classic books.

J. Maisonneuve et Ch. Leclerc. Paris. 1889. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9.9 x 6.4 inches). vii, 300pp. A very good copy in a fine early leather binding of full dark green morocco. Spine with gilt ruled lines, floral design and lettering. Front board with ruled panels and floral designs, all in gilt Single gilt ruled border to the rear board and board edges. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Armorial bookplate of noted author of books on folklore and topography, Sir George Laurence Gomme (1853 - 1916) on the front pastedown. Some offsetting to the endpapers from the leather turn-ins. A little rubbing to the extremities and the spine faded to an attractive brown but overall still a lovely copy of this scarce work in a fine quality binding. The binding is unsigned but is certainly the work of a master bookbinder.

Macmillan and Co. London. 1900. Seventh edition. 8vo. (7.4 x 4.7 inches). Foxing to the blank endpapers and the first and last couple of leaves, otherwise a clean copy in a beautiful fine leather binding, by Bumpus, of full dark blue crushed morocco. Spine with five raised bands, each with three gilt dots. The compartments ruled, lettered and fully decorated with small flower emblems, all in gilt. Both boards with four ruled lines and flower and leaf designs in the middle panel, all in gilt. Board edges double ruled in gilt Turn-ins with double ruled lines and flower and leaf designs, all in gilt. plain white endpapers. All edges gilt. Blue silk bookmarker sewn in. A fine and beautiful binding. --- An early edition of this popular collection of KIpling's poetry. First published in 1896.

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

Collins. London. 1934. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. 8vo.(7.5 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated with 13 fine John Farleigh wood engravings, most full page. Five pages have a small tear to the fore edge of the page, without any loss, otherwise a lovely bright clean copy in a fine, attractive leather binding by Bayntun of Bath. Full red polished calf. Spine with five raised bands, each with gilt decoration. Compartments decorated in gilt. Blue and green labels, ruled and lettered in gilt. Double gilt ruled border on boards. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. A wonderful copy of this scarce and beautifully illustrated edition.