Madrid: Oficina De D. Benito Cano. 1789. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Four volumes in contemporary acid calf, published 1789-1791, second volume has two tears in the leather where it adhered to the front of volume one, gilt spines, corners bumped, small scratches (Volumes III and IV), hinges and bindings..... More

First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Later quarter leather over marbled boards, spine chipped with some loss, binding sound, old signatures to endpaper and title, very clean internally and attractively printed. No date, publisher or location, ca. 1700? A scarce collection of church sayings in French, Spanish and Latin, just the..... More

Naples: Domenico Capasso, 1852. Seventh. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Leather backed marbled boards, scribbles and stains to title, modest wear to boards, modest foxing, a few marginal marks. 471pp and a large folding table setting plate at rear. Cagle 1118 (1844 ed.), Bitting 80, Vicaire 223First published in 1837, it was..... More

Antwerp: Officina Plantiniana (Plantin) - Widow & sons of Jan Moretus; H. Verdussen, 1613. Hardcover (Vellum). Rebound in full modern vellum, a little tight on the inner margin, scattered minor foxing and toning, notes to title, bound one after another, second title slightly rumpled. (16),424,(4)pp; (16),729,(7)pp Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity..... More

London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Original cloth worn, text block loose in binding, browned with scattered foxing, small tear to title page, but unmarked and clean otherwise. Cagle 648, Simon 517, Bitting 126. An early adopter of the alphabetical organization, the entries are..... More

1837. Hardcover. Plain boards, some wear especially at corners, spine label torn, inner joints a touch cracked, mostly mild foxing and age toning to pages - still very good overall. 4 3/4" x 7 1/2"122 pages of neat recipes, mostly two per page, in three different hands, 208 recipes in..... More

New York: T & J Swords, 1804. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full tree calf with a red morocco spine label, probably a little later but an unusually attractive early American binding. The first US edition. Scactterd foxing, title page browned and with previous owner's name. 446pp and two pages..... More

Paris: Pierre Prault, 1731. Later Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). 2 volumes in contemporary calf with a gilt coat of arms bookplate (Biblioth. de Livarost) stamped to both boards of each volume. Wear at corners, through to boards, hinges starting. Still an attractive pair. With engraved plates illustrating his life. 452pp..... More

Paris: Louis-Estienne Ganeau, 1760. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full period acid calf with gilt to spine, marbled endpapers - wear and chipping at corners. Translated from the second English edition. 363pp plus 4 pp of approbation, privilege du roi. Size: Octavo (8vo). Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped..... More

Toronto: Lake Galleries, 1992. Pavel Skalnik. First Edition. Hardcover. Copy 18 of 60 with the six poems/prints each signed by Musgrave and Skalnik. Stunning six color prints on Arches paper, loose in a cloth clamshell box by Felton Binding, as issued. Title leaf with an original linocut printed at Columbus..... More

Venice: Valgrisi, 1562. Early Edition. Single map leaf from one of the Ruscelli pocket editions of Ptolemy - likely the 2nd edition printed in 1562 (the first was 1561, the 3rd 1564). Light soiling - a very good impression. Image area is 10.5' x 8". Size: Quarto (4to). Quantity Available..... More

Hanover: Typis Wechelianis (Wechel), 1604. Hardcover (Vellum). Full contemporary overlapping vellum, slight soiling and discoloration but sound and attractive. Discoloration to endpapers, old greek inscription to front blank, final colophon leaf present. Two volumes bound in one, each with a separate title page - printed in two columns, the original..... More

Mexico: Academia de Cocina y Repostería Velázquez de Leon, 1959. First Edition. Softcover. Bound into brown cloth boards, wraps retained, trimmed slightly, rear wrap with a small tear and loss. 8 color plates including a fairly terrifying fruit clown. 118pp plus index. Undated ca. 1959 Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1..... More