Search Results: Antiquarian from Luis Porretta Fine Arts

London: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1790. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in full brown calf, edges rubbed, hinges reinforced with black cloth tape, marbled boards, bookplate of Joseph Smith, 4 folding tables, 11 folding large plates all intact and unfoxed. Text block very good, clean and tight. Scarce! ; 10.5" x 9"; 162 pages .

London: T. Cadell. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1778. First Edition. Pamphlet. Modern marbled paper wraps, a lovely clean, tight copy. The transcript of an argument the Earl of Chatham and another whose honor had been challenged. ; 8vo; 46pp. pages .

Venice. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1503. First Edition. Non-Book. This gradual is in very good condition and consists of an original leaf from ANTIPHONARIU hmnorem sancte ecclesie copletu...Impressum...Venetjis cu priuiilegio....M. D..iij. (Venice 1503) It measures 21" x 14" overall and is very lightly soiled at the borders. A fine and very rare piece. ; 21" x 14" .

London: Frederick Warne. Very Good with no dust jacket. c1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in blue cloth, black titles and Globe decoration, color illustrations in the Baxter/Kronheim style intact, a lovely clean tight copy.; 6" x 4.5"; 126 pages .

London & Dublin: John Bell. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1799. First Edition. Hardcover. Green half calf with olive marbled boards, edges a little rubbed, marbled end papers, text block very good, clean and tight. This book consists of three bound librettos: 1) The Accomplish'd Maid by Carlo Goldini, (1st, 1781 Edition published in London by John Bell). 2) The Seige Of Belgrade by James Cobb (1st 1791 Edition published in Dublin). 3) The Haunted Tower by James Cobb (1st 1819 Edition published in London by John Lowndes). 4) The Cabinet by Thomas Dibdin (1st 1802 edition published in Dublin by Thomas Burnside). A very scarce set seldom seen outside National Libraries. ; 7.5" x 4.5" .

New York: Anson D. F. Randolph. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Green embossed cloth, edges lightly rubbed, gilt titles and decoration, contents lightly foxed throughout. Scarce. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 89. pages .

London: Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan half calf, edges a little rubbed, marbled boards, frontis engraving intact, a lovely clean tight copy. ; 9" x 6" .

London: John Cary. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1798. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in brown half calf, marbled papers replaced on boards, edges a little rubbed, previous owners signature in graphite, contents very good, clean and tight, folding map intact. A very scarce First Edition of this highly valued book.; 7.5" x 5.25"; 796 pages .

Oxford: Moses Pitt. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1683. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in full tree calf, five raised panels, edges rubbed, top spine box missing, marbled pages edges and end papers, hinge reinforced with library tape at some point. Scarce. A collection of theological sermons developed during the Elizabethan era. ; 13" x 8"; 392 pages .

London: John Murray. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1816. First Edition. Smooth tan 1/2 calf, boards disbound, gilt line design around board edges, five raised panels with gilt decoration within, red Morrocco labels, gilt titles, spine darkened and some peeling, marbled end papers, bookplate of Henry Latham M. A. , himself a gifted though young-lived poet, text block very good clean and tight. A scarce tome in need of a binders attention. ; 8vo; 257. pages .

South Pasedena: P. D. and Ione Perkins. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in blue cloth, gilt titles, very light rubbing to edges, a lovely clean tight copy. ; 8" x 6.5"; 116 pages .

London: Johannis Day. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1574. Second Edition. Hardcover. Bound in later (Victorian) half calf binding, marbled boards rubbed and faded, edges rubbed, hinges starting, gilt titles, bound with "AsAssertio Antiquitatis Oxoniensis academiae, incerto. Authore Eiusdemj Gymnasi" (1574). Contents very good, clean and tight. A very scarce printing in the Latin Language. ; 9" x 6" .

Boston: Lilly, Wait, Colman and Holden. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1833. First Edition. Pamphlet. Original blue wraps, edges a little rubbed, untrimmed, page edges lightly soiled, a lovely tight copy. Scarce. Sabin B47008.; 8vo; 31pp. pages .

London: T. Davies. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1775. Hardcover. Full light calf, edges rubbed through at gusset, red titles label, heavy gilt decoration to spine, marbled endpapers,. Association Copy, inscribed to H. G. Forsyth by Juliana Langan (1815) . Scarce. ; 8vo; 316. pages .

Lipsia: Bernardo Tauchnitz. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1857. Second Edition. Hardcover. Half green calf and marbled boards, edges rubbed, owners signature, reinforced at title page, contents have slight foxing in one or two places. A very good, clean tight copy. Very scarce.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Edinburgh: Apollo Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1776. First Edition. Hardcover. Full calf binding, edges a little rubbed, a lovely clean tight copy. ; 5" X 3.25"; 214 pages .

London: Bradbury & Evans. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in tan half calf and pebble grained brown buckram, edges a little rubbed, bookplate (Glynde Place) , text block very good, clean and tight. A lovely copy.; 13" x 10"'; 252 pages .

Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Non-Book. This very rare engraving by Philibert-Louis Debucourt entitled "Le Compliment ou La Matinée du jour de l'an" (The Compliment or New Year's Morning) , ca1787. This Etching was printed in blue, red, yellow, carmine, and black inks and 11 13/16 × 9 7/8 in (30 × 25.1 cm). It is printed on woven paper which has been framed and shows light sunning. We believe this to be an original etching as we have been unable to confirm the existence of restrikes and as such is very scarce. Most engravings by Debucourt of this subject are in museums and national galleries. The engraving is offered unframed. ; 12" x 10" .

Mendoza: Rossi. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1897. Softcover. Blue wraps, sunned at edges and written over in pencil, contains conduct report for child. Scarce. ; 8vo; 20 pages .

London: W. Parker. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1780. Hardcover. Full brown calf, edges a little rubbed, five raised panels, bookplate, contents very good, clean and tight. A lovely copy. ; 9" x 5.5"; 158. pages .