Madrid: Imprenta del Memorial de Ingenieros, 1868. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full calf with gilt edges, ruling, raised bands - some wear at corners and spine ends, but still a very attractive binding, page edges gilt, discoloration to endpapers and slight foxing at beginning, but generally clean and fine... More
Basel: Nikolas Brylinger, 1540. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Early full calf stamped with fleur de lis, lacking ties, well worn, lacking top section of spine strip, corners rubbed with loss, hinges weak, old library label to spine and stamp to title and pocket at rear, Carnegie bookplate, old signature... More
Cologne: Eucharii, 1536. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full contemporary elaborately stamped calf over wood boards depicting the muses, worn, scattered worn holes, remains of clasps, boards expertly reattached but cords broken; attractive decorative endpapers. An attractively printed and bound copy of Orosius's influential work on the history of the pagan peoples... More
Hartford: Nathaniel Patten, 1788. Full Calf. Nice copy in a simple calf binding. Front board is loose but attached by one cord and rear board is attached by two. Light to moderate wear to boards, particularly at the corners. Spine label is bright and clear. Internally sound and tight with... More
Leiden: Joannem Hasebroek, 1741. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). 1/4 leather over marbled boards, worn at edges, hinges rubbed, spine worn and chipped, but binding intact. Old seminary library spine label and stamp to title page. Notes to endpaper, otherwise unmarked internally and a nice, wide margined edition. 6 plates, 2 volumes... More
Paris: Club du Livre, 1962. Pierre-Yves Trémois. Hardcover (Full Leather). In full red morocco with the title in gilt to the front. one of 25 copies reserved for the collaborators with an additional suite of the 20 engravings by Trémois in a 1/4 morocco portfolio; signed by Trémois at the..... More
Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1502. First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Full 18th century vellum, morocco spine label - slight wear, edges sprinkled blue, old armorial bookplate on front added blank. Slight scattered foxing, first and last leaf browned, calligraphic initials supplied in an early hand, some (mostly the blue) faded, some offsetting... More
Cambridge: Hilliard and Metcalf, 1816. 5th Edition. Full Calf. Usual library marks, penned spine label. Binding is tight and square and internally sound. Some light foxing in places with some general age toning. Leather boards show some light wear and rubbing, heavier at the corners and the head and tail... More
Amsterdam: J.B. Elwe, 1798. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Early Dutch edition of Pallas's work on Corals first published in 1767 (and first published in Dutch as Lyst der plant-dieren, 1768. This appears to be an exact republication) It details the discoveries that he made in the Dutch Museum, including several new... More
Barcelona: 1846. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full contemporary tree calf, wear at corners, rubbing to spine, small paint droplet on rear cover. Quite attractive, generally. (iii)-viii, 466 (467) (375 repeated), lithographed throughout. A remarkable history of Spanish paleography with 5 folding plates (one hand colored) outside of the pagination... More
Venice: J. Strada, 1557. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). 19th century leather backed boards, front hinge cracked, corners worn, remains of library spine label, binding sound overall. Private library plate on pastedown, minor scattered foxing, index leaf foxed and with a stain in the bottom margin; overall quite clean internally... More
Cologne: Maternum Cholinum, 1560. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary full calf, varnished, hinges cracked, lacking ties; still a nice example of an early calf binding with gilt insets, edges gilt. Endpapers loose, old note to free endpapre, modest foxing and wear; sound and good overall. 705pp Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available... More
London: T. Snelling, 1772. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). 1/4 leather over marbled boards, hinges cracked and boards nearly detached with minor crude tap repairs. Engraved dedication and one plate of coins with other engravings in the text. 125pp. A nice, wide margined work - slight browning and foxing but... More
Paris: Claude Chevallon, 1534. Second Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Contemporary vellum, age toned, stain to rear cover, rippled, lacking ties, but quite sound. Second edition after the 1524 first, and first Paris edition. Small stain or burn mark to leading edge, scattered very minor foxing and staining to pages, quite clean... More
Amsterdam: H. & Viduae Theodori Boom, 1685. First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Full contemporary vellum, darkened, significant tear to vellum on spine and rear cover, but binding sound, scattered minor foxing, otherwise very clean internally. (32), 470, (16)pp. First edition of Perizonius's foundational work of historical criticism. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available... More
Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1679. Willem Swidde. Second Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Contemporary full mottled calf, gilt with armorial stamp to both boards. Dry and cracked, hinges weak but holding. Tide mark to bottom corner of the volume, heavy at the beginning, largely effecting the text, but lightly to the plates... More
Paris: Herve du Mesnil, 1628. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary sponged calf, some surface scrapes and modest wear but sound and attractive. Old name penned to title, scattered minor foxing and staining, corner torn off a page in the preface with no loss of text. Lacking the extra engraved... More
Basil: Froben, 1539. Second Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Contemporary full vellum, some worming at edges, small tear to vellum at head of spine, rear hinge split and held by cords, front hinge just starting. Title stained with an old paper repair to bottom right, dampstain to bottom right corner through first... More
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Paris & Lausanne: Michel de Vascosan & François le Preux, 1575. Third Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Early French editions of Plutarch's Morals and Lives published in 1575 and 1574-5 respectively (originally published in 1572 and 1559). Uniformly bound in early (17th/18th century) acid calf, modest wear, surface scrapes, one corner... More
Venice: Aldus (Aldi - Aldine Press), 1518. First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). First and only Aldine edition of the second (and rarer) part of Pontanus's love lyrics. Slight soiling to vellum, bookplate to pastedown, old signature to title, old bibliographic note in pencil to endpaper - a fine, crisp copy. 170... More
Amsterdam: Henri Bordesius, 1711. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). 6 books bound in three volumes, leather backed boards. Spines and spine labels rubbed but bindings sound. Scattered foxing but generally clean and unmarked. With an extra engraved title, portrait, 3 folding plates and a folding map - light wear to... More
Insulis, 1651. First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Full contemporary vellum, mild age toning, surface scar on front cover, some edge wear, endpapers worn and front endpaper with light dampstain, date added in red pen to title, a few notes in the margins in a contemporary hand, otherwise clean internally. 694pp, index... More
London: Lockyer Davis, 1781. First Edition. Hard Cover. Rebound in modern paper covered boards with title on spine in black type. Interior is in excellent condition with no foxing or other age related problems. Very wide margins. An important author who worked with Diderot on his earlier work and contributed... More
Mexico: Por los herederos de la viuda de Francisco Rodriguez Lupercio, 1728. First Edition. Softcover. Disbound pamphlet, title and final page a bit soiled, scattered worming touching many letters but not affecting any sense. Trimmed a little close on the bottom edge. (16), 20pp. Scarce pamphlet, 4 copies in OCLC, finely... More
Paris: Buisson, 1788. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). 3 volumes in contemporary acid calf, spines dry and chipped, hinges cracked but bindings sound and held by the cords. A few minor stains, endpapers and early pages slightly foxed and soiled, one marbled endpaper torn,generally quite clean and bright. With the... More