Basel: Johann Oporinus, 1548. Hardcover (Vellum). Later but early vellum, stained but sound. Minor marginal notes in an early hand but quite clean otherwise. 280,[24]ppFamed for the perfection of his Greek, the Varia Historia was intended as a Greek writing manual, but the anecdotes and quotations are also quite valuable..... More

London: R. Simpson, 1693. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). The first English edition of Baillet's lasting biography of Descartes, published in two volumes in Paris in 1691 and abridged the following year. Later half leather, front board detached, old seminary library label to spine and embossed stamp to title, but..... More

Hartford: Belknap & Bliss, 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebound in brown cloth, front endpaper detached, old newspaper article on Signor Blitz laid down to front blank, name ink stamped to endpaper and title page. Frontis of the author. Attractively illustrated with plates; 432pp. Size: Octavo (8vo). Previous owner's name ink-stamped..... More

London: W.H. for Abel Roper, 1650. Later Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary paneled calf, some surface scrapes, front hinge rubbed and cracking but largely held by cords, rear rubbed but sound. Front endpaper torn and abraded (apparently from removing wax seals used as ownership markings). A later edition of Cotgrave's..... More

Paris: Capelle et Renand, 1808. First Edition. Hardcover. Contemporary tree calf, a few small wormholes to binding, light wear to spine and hinges, a few surface marks - an attractive binding overall. Frontis and title lightly soiled, small repair to the verso of one plate, one plate and one page..... More

Amsterdam: Andre de Hoogenhutsen, 1695. Later Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full contemporary calf elaborately tooled on the spine, over wooden boards - large section of leather lacking from the front board, but otherwise sound. 2 volumes in one, scattered age toning to pages, small wormhole in rear margin, quite clean..... More

Paris: Lacombe, 1777. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). 2 volumes in contemporary speckled calf, gilt ruled. Wear to spines with some tearing and splitting to hinges, mostly on volume 1; bindings sound. Some browning and foxing, heavy in spots, on page loose, but largely clean internally with a frontis and..... More

Madrid: Editorial Castalia, 1951. Hardcover. Leather backed cloth boards with a simulated tree calf coating on the leather. Corners slightly bumped, owner signature to title, otherwise a fine, bright copy of this facsimile of the ca. 1495 edition., attractively printed on thick paper. Number 292 of 300 copies. Size: Folio..... More

Strasbourg: F.G. Levrault, 1819. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Quarter leather over elaborately marbled boards, spine rubbed, lettering piece damaged, small paper lifts to boards near spine; clean internally. 212pp with 20 leaves of model letters at the rear, a few folding. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1..... More

Caserta: 1786. Later Edition. Softcover. Later plain card covers, mild wear, binding a bit shaken, but contents clean - a nice little edition of Tansillo's poem about a grape picker. 92pp Size: duodecimo (12mo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Farming & Rural Life. Inventory No..... More

Leipzig: Johannis Herebordi Klosii [Johann Herbert Kloss], 1691. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary full calf, spine label chipped and nearly gone, worn at corners with some loss at spine ends and light cracking to hinge, but still a fairly well preserved binding. Originally published in 1677. The Responsa Medica, originally published..... More

Mexico: Academia de Cocina y Repostería Velázquez de Leon, 1945. Sixth Edition. Softcover. Wrappers worn and chipped, bound into green cloth. 139, (21)ppOne of the earlier books, 30 menus for a variety of occasions - 21 pages of ads for mostly Velázquez de León products, mostly for pasteles - from..... More

New York: Francesco Bianco, 1925. Pamela Bianco. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Light wear at edges, lacking the slipcase. 133 of 550 copies - scattered light foxing. Laid in is a handwritten, signed note from Wescott responding to a letter from famed Esquire editor L. Rust Hills who had requested..... More