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La Haye & A Londres. chez Pierre Gosse & chez Jean Nourse. 1760. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 12mo. 17cm, The First Edition, xvi,327p., complete with half-title, in contemporary quarter calf and patterned boards, gilt floral decorations and borders in the panels, leather label, gilt titles, original marbled endpapers, small faint stain on the bottom of the title page,… Read more about this item

A Paris. Printed by E. Groulleau pour Iean Longis & Nober6t le Mangnyer. 1559. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, in8's, 16.5cm, [xxiv],279,[1]p., printer's vignette on the title page and author's portrait vignette on final colophon leaf, decorated initial letters, in 18th century full mottled calf, floral gilt decorated spine panels, crushed dark crimson label, marbled endpapers, edges stained red, name… Read more about this item

London. Printed for Henry Colburn and Co. 1824. Hardcover. 8vo, 21cm, second edition, in 3 volumes, iv,315 & 356,(2) & viii,lxxxix,302.[2] pp., ads., in contempoary half tan calf, gilt decorated raised bands, gilt centre and border decorations in the panels, double gilt leather labels, double rule borders on the boards, marbled boards, endpapers and edges, some wear on the… Read more about this item

Philadelphia. Carey, Lea, & Carey. 1827. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 18cm, first edition, second issue, xii,(13)249,(1),(3)pp., ads., with 3 engraved plates, in contemporary half calf, raised bands, black leather label, marbled boards, heraldic bookplate, in book box, brown cloth, maroon leather label, lined in marble paper, some slight edge wear, otherwise fine condition. (cgc) Howes K108. "The first American… Read more about this item

London,Printed by Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans. 1847. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 12mo, 18.5cm,the First Edition, vii,358p., folding frontis map with some expertrepairs at the folds, including the half title with the colophon onthe verso, rebound in contemporary style half tan calf, full giltornate decorations in the panels, green leather label gilt, darkblue cloth boards, text slight toned, a… Read more about this item

London. John Murray. 1819. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo, 21cm, the First Edition,xix,[1,errata],653,[1]pp. with additional errata slip tipped in, foxed,some toning, title page expertly restored, rebound in contemporary style quarter calf, gilt ruled and decorated raised bands, full gilt decorations in the panels, two plain panels with center gilt decorations,dark crimson leather label gilt, matched marbled boards, a… Read more about this item

London. Printed for Samuel Smith at the Sign of the Princes Arms,. 1690. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 12mo. 16.5cm,the first edition, [xix,errata],217,[vii]p., [inc. 6p. table], plus[2],12 (of14)p. ("Catalogue of the Phisophical Books. Robert Boyle. 1690"., (includes printed title page for the catalogue of books), engraved frontis (weights and measure equipment with key),rebound full dark brown calf, blind ruled… Read more about this item

[Manchester]. Printed for Private Circulation. 1862. Hardcover. 8vo, 22cm, [ii],418p.,in the original elaborated blind decorated brown cloth, neatly rebacked on-laid brown buchram spine andfront board edges, new endpapers, with new paper label, a fine copy thus, rare. (cgc) Howes N-141."Observations on an extensive tour, including Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana, etc.". Amicus 1 copy.NOT in/on ABE; TPL; Catndx; ABPC; A&E;… Read more about this item

London. Published by W.Faden for the Charity. 1763. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 21.2cm, Second Edition, [iv], 251,[1]p., hand-colour frontis, List of Governors & Contributors, contemporary full calf boards, rebacked, gilt decorated borders on the boards, original marbled endpapers, red leather label, very good to fine sound copy, very rare. (cgc) The book forms a singular contribution to the history… Read more about this item

London. Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones. [1809]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 16mo. 16.2cm, 2nd edition, xxviii,372p., complete with half title, in19th century half dark brown calf, double gilt ruled raised bands, crushblack morocco label, gilt titles, marbled boards, boards bit worn orfaded, some slight edge wear else very good to fine copy. An Englishtranslation of the original French first… Read more about this item

London. William Heinemann & New York. Double-day Page& Co. 1909. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 27cm, The First Edition, Limited to 1000 numbered andSigned copies, this being No. 605, Signed by Rackham, viii,136p., With15 tipped in colour plates on brown extra stock paper, with titled fullpage tissue guards, and 30 black & white text illustrations, In finesigned binding: "Bound by… Read more about this item

London. W.G. for Richard Chiswel. 1669. 12mo. 17cm, thefirst edition, xx,374pp., blank leaf at end, 2 engraved plates, smallholes in title, and minor stains on a few leaves, trimmed, but a verygood to fine copy, in contemporary full calf, lacking front endpapers,bookplate of Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale. (cgc) Wing s3833. Duveen.Bibliotheca Alchemica et Chemica, 552. Has a great… Read more about this item

Rome. Presse Tommaso Cuccioni. Nd. .[180?]. Hardcover. oblong12mo, 16x 22cm, being 102 engraved plates including engraved title page, in contemporary but later full brown calf, gilt ruled raised bands, gilt ruled borders on the boards, all edges gilt, a.e.g., issue without spine titles, some wear at the edges, slight brown stain on the top front text corner, images are… Read more about this item

London. James Blackwood. [1858]. Hardcover. Fine. 12mo. 17.5x 12.5cm, 192 & (-146)-176pp., title-page vignette, 8 engraved sepia plates, numerous full page & text engraved illustrations, in the original elaborately gilt decorated brown cloth (including five travel vignette illus.), repeated in blind on the bottom board, similarly gilt decorated spine, gilt block titles on the spine and upper cover,… Read more about this item

Florence. Philippo di Giunta. 1517& 1521. Hardcover. Fine. 12mo. 15cm, 1st issue of the 5th edition, foliated pagination(110/94pp.), head & tail decoration in volume two, in lather full brown calf, real raised bands, faded gilt spine decorations in the panels,hinges expertly restored, without title page as issued with imprints on the final leaf, a fine copy. (cgc) Adams… Read more about this item

Rome. Domenico Antonio Ercole in Parione. 1698. Hardcover. 4to. 26cm, xxviii,495,(1)pp., engraved frontis plate & title vignette and 41 engraved plates (3 folding), engraved head & tail piece decorations, index, in quarter polished brown calf backed marbled boards, gilt ruled raised bands, blind stamped decorations in the panels, crushed green morocco label, early bookplate, marble endpapers but lacking front… Read more about this item

London. John Murray. 1830. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 27cm, the First Edition, [viii],232p., in half crushed dark green morocco, raised bands, gilt decorations and borders in the panels, gilt titles, marbled boards, fine. (cgc) The rarest of Burckhardt's works, this was written during his last year of life which he spent in Cairo. Fortunately he was able to send… Read more about this item

Paris. Chez Pierre Huet, (vol.1.), & La Compagnie des Librairies. (Vol.2.). 1724. Soft cover. 16mo, (in 8's), 16.6cm, in 2 volumes, 470 & [8],479pp., with 26 folding plates (complete), in full contemporary calf, real raised bands, full gilt spine panel decorations, both title labels wanting, volume labels present, spines chipped at the top and bottom edges, worn at the… Read more about this item

Paris. Marcel Lubineau,diteur. 1957. Soft cover. 4to, 28cm, 151,(5),p., with 17 colour plates 1illustration & 2 text illustrations, "en gravure sur bois", limited to550 copies, this being #184, original plain stiff wraps with colourillustrations on the upper cover, bound in full dark green fine grainmorocco, three wide raised bands, gilt titles and decoration on thespine, inner leather outside panels… Read more about this item

Worcester. Printed at Worcester, by Isaiah Thomas. 1788. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 20cm, First Edition, [1],389p., index, titles and headers in black letter, in the original full sheep, crimson morocco label, gilt titles, raised real bands, blind ruled borders on the boards, all edges rubbed and worn, foxed, sound, very good copy (ds1) ~ This book is significant as… Read more about this item