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London: Vol I J. and J. Knapton & 9 others, Vols II-IV J. Darby & 8 others., 1731, 1726, 1727, 1727. Hardcover. Good. Copperplate portraits of the monarchs (19) by VanderGucht.. Four volumes worn half calf with 2 of 4 spine labels (3 covers detached/wear to corners and hinges). Vol I xvi +400 +[36]pp index (Henry I to accession of Richard II); Vol II 427 +[28]pp index (Richard II to Edward IV); Vol III 420 +40pp index (Edward V to Queen Mary); Vol IV 542 +34pp index + 22pp separate index to the Appendix (Elizabeth to death of James I plus a long Appendix pp322-542). Gathering 7R is a single leaf but page number & catchword are correct. In Vol IV the final gathering of the Appendix is in 3 with THE END so there is a blank missing, the index starts a new gathering. The Portrait of Queen Elizabeth at the beginning of Vol I should probably be at the start of the last volume. *These volumes contain primary sources for the history of England and have printed marginal dates & notes as well as explanatory… Read More

Edinburgh: Printed by David Lindsay, 1683. Hardcover. Good. Title in decorative acorn frame with Scottish lion, fleur de lys & thistle coat of arms + at head of p579 crowned Thistle & Rose emblems. . 12mo (135x75mm) leather-spined old uncovered boards (rubbed/marked), 130pp (inc 1st title/blank verso) +[2]pp blank +2nd title LAWS AND ACTS ..CHARLES THE SECOND 133-371pp +[1]p blank +[12]pp signed * +373-640pp. First title with two ink names, cropped at lower edge, with stamp of Trustees for Manufactures &c. in Scotland to blank verso and small marginal repair. A few headlines sl.cropped, p549 misnumbered 546 but verso correctly p550. *Referenced by WING S1168C, ESTC R183958, and Aldis, H.G. Scotland 2364. Companion volumes (2) published by David Lindsay 1683 are available (our ref. V75229) covering the Edinburgh "Acts of Parliament" of earlier Kings of Scotland from Jamesd I to James VI.

Frankfurt am Mayn: Anthoni Hummen ist edition, 1655. Hardcover. Very Good. Engraved title page with 8 scenes incl. 4 evangelists + Moses etc. + angel showing a city and another city being beleaguered by cannon and an army.. Quarto near contemporary tooled leather boards with ruled into diamond shaped fields with central foliate design and smaller surrounding stars later spine reback omtp 3 raised bands and recornered [some leather scrapes to cover/splitting to upper hinge and edges worn/head of spine quite chipped down] Pictorial title + Printed title with swan publisher;s emblem + [10p= dedication]] + [2p= priviledge to print +index of chapters +486pp + manuscript register of pages. Some foxing and paper browning throughout but black letter text clear and sharp and entirely legible. Minor underlining and annotations to text. Titlepage with amusing note it seems the one line biblical quotation ascribed to Proverbs 19 verse 14 is a mistake,there is no such verse and previous owner has written in… Read More

New York: Durell, 1824. Hardcover. Very Good. Plates (22) by R. Smirke engraved by Neagle. Three Volumes later tree calf with red spine labels gilt marbled boards (tips slightly rubbed) 316pp 308pp 304pp some uneven foxing and two leaves where something laid in has left its outline area browned. A few plates offset onto text page opposite still a very neat copy of this favored Smollet translation with plates after Smirke's paintings.

London: Ward & Co., 1835. Hardcover. Good. Colour frontispiece and Titlepage vignette by George Baxter (1804-1867) from original paintings by W. Fowler.. Octavo (164x101mm) red leather spined, diapered patterned green cloth sides (rebacked with part of old title relaid, corners worn). Colour frontispiece and colour vignette to titlepage + viii + 280pp. Quite heavily foxed at beginning and end, titlepage somewhat stained also, otherwise very good.

Printed in Germany: Thatcher, N D. Hardcover. Very Good. Leperello Panorama with 22 folding illustrations . Octavo black cloth-spined red gilt boards (tips worn/gilt darkened) slight edge dusting & paper browning on verso with one fold part-torn

Amsterdam: Steven van Esveldt 3rd edition, 1766. Hardcover. Good. Engraved titlepage by I. Goerse engraved by I. Baptist.. Octavo cloth-spined speckled covers [xvi] +518pp +[2]pp gathering X scrambled but complete. First two leaves repaired to margin without loss to print. Damp tide mark to some margins not affecting readability, paper not softened or damaged. Main items in this volume are Typhon, translations of Virgil's Aeneid Books 1-2 and Bucolics and Lucian's Tymon into Dutch. *Willem Godschalck van Focquenbroch was a Dutch poet and playwright. Aside from satirical and burlesque plays and poetry, he also wrote more serious works in a Petrarchic tradition (Wikipedia).

Strasburg (Argentorati): Jo. Gothofr. Bauer et Socium + Leipzig Dyck for vol.4, 1772, 1773, 1776], 1795. Hardcover. Very Good. Vignettes to 3 titlepages with different charming scenes of cupids by Weis, 3 folding pages of prettily formatted Greek verse.. Four Volumes octavo half green roan spines gilt ruled marbled paper sides (edges bit rubbed marbled paper darkened where leather underlaid) All edges speckled green. Neat presentation dated 1784 from Cyril Jackson Dean of Christ Church Oxford to Edward Ash. Titlepage engraved including vignette +xxxiv +506pp including imprint of printer Joannis Henrici Heitz dated 1772; vol 2 engr. title and different vignette +529pp + [1]p same imprint of Heitz dated 1773; vol 3 engraved title with another vignette & imprimatur of Bauer & Treuttel +319pp +[1]p Heitz with date 1776; vol 4 INDICES IN EPIGRAMMATA quae in Analetis Veterum Poetarum a Brunckio editis reperiuntur, Auctore Friderico Jacobes Lipsiae in bibliopolio Dyckio 1795 vi +443pp. A neat set with… Read More

London & Venice: Johannis Martyn, Regiae Societatis Typographi, 1st ed; 2nd work A. Poleti, 3rd edition., 1675, 1698. Hardcover. Very Good. Engraved title vignettes to both Works, 61 + 19 copperplates of plants (1st Work frontispiece lacking), + portrait of Malpighi in 2nd Work with final plate of sleeping leopards in landscape by Italian nun Suor Isabella Piccini (1644-1734).. Folio (36x22cm), 2 Works bound together in 1 volume, contemporary full leather, spine on 6 cords with elaborate gilt tooling & leather title label, floral gilt edges (small loss at head of spine, tips bumped). First Work [4], 15, [5], 82, [2], 20pp + LIV, VII leaves of plates + text illustrations & diagrams. TP in red & black with coat-of-arms, small hole & loss of text (repaired from back), occasional water staining, including the plates. 2nd Work (OPERA POSTHUMA) with engraved portrait of Malpighi, TP in red & black, [24], 334, [2]pp., XIX, [1] leaves of plates, illustrated frontis bound at end. 1st Work LACKS leaf 1… Read More

London: T. Spilsbury for W. Herbert 2nd edition., 1768. Hardcover. Very Good. Double-page copper-plate bird's eye views (61 complete) of estates in Gloucestershire by J. Kip + double-page map of the county, plan & view of Gloucester City, and cathedral view + 8 single page plates with 320 small coats of arms.. Folio half brown calf and cloth sides with spine gilt titled (tips leather worn, spine rubbed & bottom edge shelf wear). Titlepage with decorative woodcut + [6]pp Preface & Advertisement +[16]pp coats of arms printed one side only + [2]pp author's epitaph and plate list + double-page Map of Glostershire +452pp + [6]pp Index. Ex-library with bookplate of Cheltenham Library Reference Department to pastedown + partially legible stamp of "Glos. Withd** for sale" to free endpaper. Light stain to top margin of title and 3/4-inch circular library stamp at foot, neat manuscript shelf mark & date on blank verso. The same small round purple stamp neatly placed on top corner margin & blank verso of each… Read More

Frankfurt: Claudius Marnius & heirs of Johann Aubrius, 1603. Hardcover. Very Good. Printer's mark of flying horse over cornucopia & hand from cloud holding caduceus to titlepage + 2 full-page portaits of six + seven kings at page 38 & 410 + head- & tail-pieces & figural or foliated initials.. Folio handsome gilt 18th century gilt sprinkled calf with red spine label and 6 raised bands, gilt spine compartments, raised bands, dentelles & reverses (minor splitting to head and foot of one board but covers well attached, tips bumped). All Edges Marbled to match endpapers, sstamp on flyleaf "bound by J. Clarke". Two armorial bookplates (see provenance below), 2 miniature crested RFG monogram stamps on titlepage, [12]pp + 898pp + [32]pp index, verso of last leaf with repeated printer's mark. Collated complete. Side notes throughout with some erudite neat comments in pencil and a list of indexed page numbers written on an extra free front endpaper. Titlepage a bit dusty, narrow faint mark of former damp… Read More

Antwerp: ex Officina Plantiniana Apud Balthasarem Moretum et Viduam Ioannis Moreti et Io. Meursium, first edition., 1623. Hardcover. Very Good. Fine engraved title with globe, cherubs & gods, second engraved showing angry men with torches & axes and a hydra monsteer by Cornelis Galle (1576-1650) after Rubens + 44 full-page copperplates by Collart and others + 55 nice initials with figural & anima. Three Volumes in Two folios. Full vellum with yapp edges and old ink titles to spines (Vol.I-II with vellum repair to split front hinge of spine, both Vols lack ties, some marks but mostly well-preserved, clean vellum). Vol.I half title + 1st engraved title +[32]pp prelims +409(recte 411)pp +[1]p blank; Vol.II half title +415-707 +[1]p cherubim & motto +[113]pp index with privilege at end + colophon dated 1623 + Plantin printer's device to last leaf. Vol.III half title + 2nd engraved title +[4]pp prelims +678pp + [107]pp index + colophon dated 1623 + printer's device to last leaf. Some page mis-numbering,… Read More

London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy + others, 1837. Hardcover. Very Good. Two Parts in One volume octavo newer brown pebbled library cloth viii +455pp +385pp (Chronicle) +index. *Historical events of 1836 in 8 chapters then Ireland, France, Spain, Germany & Switzerland, Greece and United States & Mexico & S. America with a chapter including events such as the Texan revolt aided by the United States, several balloon ascents, events in Upper and Lower Canada, War in America with several Indian tribes, abolition of slavery opposed by Congress etc.

London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy + others, 1822. Hardcover. Good. Octavo half calf (covers detached and spine leather missing) 671-1400pp (Chronicle) +[18]pp index & errata. Library stamp on back of Titlepage but no other library marks, one marginal tear and slight browning to paper are the only signs of use. *Begins with President Monroe's message to both houses of Congress on Dec 1819 which seems to be the verbatim text (enclosed in repeated quotation marks) dealing with the broken treaty with Spain, the monetary problems encountered, costal survey and naval enlargement and increase in piracy as well as the death of Commodore Perry. Among scientific inventions Capt. Marryat's Life Boat, New barometers, safer coaches etc. as well as many patents described. Memoir of Sir Joseph Banks & others.

London: R. Goadby, W. Owen & J. Towers 9th edition, 1775. Hardcover. Very Good-. Duodecimo half calf gilt to spine with gilt title (tips sl.rubbed but a nice binding with marbled boards) xxiv (Titlepage, dedication & To reader) +iv (Apology) +347pp +[1]p booklist. Lacks the portrait (if called for) but has the Gypsy cant vocabulary at the end. One page torn without loss and 3 margins repaired also without loss, some foxing at begining & end and a few other signs of use but crisp and clean. *Variously ascribed to Thomas Price, Robert Goadby, Mrs Goadby and to Carew himself. Based on the anonymous 'Life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew' pub. in Exeter in 1745. Includes a dictionary of the Gypsy cant language (ESTC T110480). A fascinating life of deception quick wit, luck, and travel including fascinating account of Carew's travels in Maryland & Virginia.

London: For the author sold by Weale & Pickering, 1844. Hardcover. Fair. Plates (15). . Folio green blindstamped and gilt lettered cloth (soiled worn and covers detached and lacking spine) 16pp +plates. Subscriber's list. *The house is mentioned in Shakespeare's Richard the Third, and the dramatist in fact lived near by. It was bought by Sir Thomas More although at the time of his martyrdom he had moved to Chelsea but later his relations William Roper and Rastell leased it. In later years it was used as a warehouse and the throne room became storage space. Some dusty fingering, some foxing & browning & even a few marginal tears but quite a scarce book and still tight and worthy of rebinding. Much research on the remnants of early traces and the Shakespeare connection make this a desirable and scarce item.

London: Lawton Gilliver, at Homer's Head, 1st edition., 1729. Softcover. Good. Frontis of chimera: fish-bodied, winged, bosomed horse with man's head. . Small quarto in recent grey card covers, frontis + title + 45pp. Upper margin of titlepage repaired where part of name cut away, frontis and last leaf mounted, 3 leaves cut short at fore-edge without loss of text. *The first of two political satires published anonymously by Bramston, a Sussex clergyman, which "hold an honourable place in 18th-century verse, [and] abound with contemporary references, and frequently happy lines" (DNB article James Bramston - see too D.F. Foxon, English Verse 1701-1750, B386).

London: C. Taylor 1st edition first printing (preface signed Jan 1795 but title dated 1794), 1794. Hardcover. Very Good. Contains 23 plates of architecture +12 floral plates + 36 plates of bodies + 6 "projections" +13 further architectural plates.. Octavo roan spined marbled boards with vellum tips black gilt spine label (edges rubbed/hinges cracked but covers still firmly attached). Engraved sepia titlepage with stipple engraved vignette +[8]pp prelims +152pp + 160pp Part II Concise History of the Arts of Design +26pp List of additonal plates. Slight edge browning to paper but neat clean and tight copy. *As explained by the author in his Preface this volume is a later addition and augmentation of his previous 4 volume work. Accompanied by a large number of stipple engraved plates in umber, sanguine or black of heads, attitudes, perspective, flowers etc.

London: Richard Field (1561-1624), 1619. Hardcover. Very Good-. Large publisher's emblem of an anchor held by the hand of God entwinned with laural branches[?] in a baroque cartouche frame motto Anchora Spei In total there are 5 titlepages with the same publisher's woodcut in two sizes.. Folio contemporary blind ruled calf on 6 raised bands gilt ruled to each side of bands [worn/corners exposed & sl.damaged/hinges cracked but covers securely held by cords] titlepage + [4 ff] +598pp + [9 ff=index] lacks the blank before the title and the blank at the end of the index. The first few leaves incl.the title are sl.creased, the title has an owner's name and date 1628 written in ink in the top margin, this has been read as "H Cromwell, Upwood, 1628" likley the uncle of future Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. Chronography from p544 which contains some worming to bottom corner. One leaf with marginal tear without loss and not near any text and a few marginal old worm tracks never touching text otherwise a… Read More

Frankfurt: J.G. Garben, 1756. Hardcover. Good. Woodengraved head+tailpieces . Small quarto 208x172mm half-calf, raised bands brown marbled boards (tips worn, chipped, edges red-speckled & sl.age browned but internally clean. Gothic black-letter typography; Text in German. Part III 164pgs (last 2 leaves of "Zweiter Theiles" have been additionally bound-in) in error between pgs.162+164; Part IV 286pgs (corner torn from pg.13 w/o any loss of text) & Register/Index. Traditional Civil Law textbook based on Roman origins. *Pt.III begins with "unterschide der geometrischen & arithmetischen proportionalrechnung" and discusses calculation of interest, usury and whether interest on unpaid-interest is lawful, division of property inheritance vested interests, maritime law (also discusses whether judgment of Pontius Pilate was legally correct).