1893. First Edition. 3/4 Leather. A pre-publication unrevised copy of Edwin Arnold's work inscribed and signed by him to Augustine Daly, a contemporary of his and playwright of "Under the Gas Light" and "Woffington" which helped him achieve fame in his time, though ultimately, more famous as a bibliphile and..... More
Philadelphia: Charles Cist, 1793. Second Edition. Full Calf. The first part only of this grammar bound in full calf with some chipping and worming along spine and some heavy wear and bumping to corners. Internally there is some light soiling in places but otherwise text block is clean and binding..... More
Paris: Editions Jules Tallandier, 1923. A. Robida. Hardcover (Vellum). In a Chivers style binding of full painted vellum with ties and added paste paper endpapers, with an elaborate scene on the front cover, and decorative leather hinges laid on. Undated ca. 1923 - with full page and vignette illustrations by..... More
London: Knapton et al, 1734. Second Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Five volumes in contemporary calf, worn, a few boards detached and the rest having been crudely reattached at some point, surface scrapes. Quite clean internally with light scattered foxing. Finely printed with headpieces and wide margins. Portrait in volume one..... More
Rotterdam: La Compagnie des Libraires, 1702. Second Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Three volumes plus the supplement (published 1722 in Geneva to supplement the editions of 1702 and 1715) in full calf. Quite worn, dry, corners bumped, hinges cracked, boards still attached by cords but nearly detached on the front boards..... More
Paris: Les Freres Guerin, 1744. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). 2 volumes bound in one in contemporary 1/4 calf, worn with a split to the spine leather and lacking the lettering piece, but intact and still an attractive period binding, now housed in a custom cloth clamshell box. Old notes..... More
Paris: L'Edition D'Art, 1922. Robert Engels. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full red gilt morocco over original wraps; added silk endpapers. Light rubbing to joints, spine slightly darkened, but a lovely binding. One of 650. Color illustrations by Engels originally prepared for the 1900 edition. Size: Octavo (8vo). Illustrator: Robert..... More
The Hague: Adrian Vlac, 1653. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Later full morocco with inset crest, front board cleanly detached, rear hinges rubbed, bookplates of de Guinzourg and William Stirling and one other. Rare first edition of Bellingen's book of Proverbs later expanded in 1656. (16), 133, (2)pp. Brunet I...... More
Philadelphia: Anthony Finley, 1816. First Edition. Hardcover. The First American edition from the Second London. Original marbled boards respined in red morocco. 3 parts bound as one with 28 numbered plates and 4 additional "outline" plates. 108pp, 123pp, with 3 separate title pages and the second and third parts paginated..... More
Rouen: Jean Berthelin, 1604. Later Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). 19th century quarter blue morocco over marbled boards. Scattered minor stains, corner of one leaf torn with no loss of text, a number old marginal paper repairs mostly patching small wormholes. The second volume of Belleau's works, containing his translation of Anacreon's..... More
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Venice: Gabrielem Hertz, 1732. Second Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Contemporary vellum, light wear and soiling, small tear to spine; modest foxing though most of volume, otherwise clean, With 7 full page plates within the pagination and a frontis portrait of the author. Styled the second Venetian edition, the first was 1708..... More
Valencia: HJoseph Thomas Lucas, 1753. Second Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Full contemporary vellum, discolored, remains of ties, title penned to spine Scattered minor foxing and stains - sound and clean overall. 200pp Scarce work by the Spanish jurist - all editions (first was 1738) are uncommon. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1..... More
Paris: Estienne Loyson, 1665. Second Edition. Hardcover (rebound in leather). Rebound in full modern calf, inner joint cracked, scattered minor foxing, a few small paper repairs at edges, scattered light stains, trimmed close in spots hitting the running title, overall a very attractive biblical emblem book. 2 parts in 1..... More
Paris: Pierre-Laurent, 1760. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full calf, worn at edges with what appears to be a burn hole on the front board - still tight and intact. Endpaper torn, foxing to early pages, otherwise clean. A biography of the famed early Renaissance knight "without fear and beyond..... More
Barcelona: Joseph Giralt, 1739. Hardcover (Vellum). Contemporary vellum rebacked, repair to title page in the gutter. Title, (30), 720, (48), blank. Front blank not present. Scattered browning, small occasional dampstains, mostly in the margins, small stamp to first page. Ma text in two columns. Housed in an attractive 1/4 leather..... More
San Francisco: John H. Carmany & Co., 1871. First Edition. Paper Wraps. January - June, 1871 (Issues 1-4, 6) of The Overland Monthly. Light wear to wraps. corners bent and a few short tears to edges of issue 2. Rear of issue 6 detached but present. The Grizzly Papers are..... More
Cologne: Jacques Gaillard, 1702. Romain de Hooge. Third Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). 2 volumes in contemporary full leather, heavily worn at edges, hinges split but boards still attached. A few ink marks to titles, minor dampstaining and wear to endpapers and last few pages, otherwise clean. With the lovely Hooge..... More
London: Peter Davies, 1927. Hard Cover. Limited Edition of 520 bound in green paper boards with light wear. Jacket shows some slight rubbing at the corners with a few very small tears. Some slight discoloration to jacket with some darkening of the light cream colored jacket in places. Otherwise jacket..... More
Halle an der Saale: Orphanotroph, 1704. First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Contemporary vellum, browned but sound; scattered foxing and browning, general age toning to paper, but unmarked. The first edition by the noted German jurist. The final section is a dictionary of legal words and phrases. (14), 407pp; 719pp, index. 2..... More
Lyon: Anisson & Joannis Posuel, 1697. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). 3 volumes bound in 2 in full contemporary calf, worn with surface marks, hinges cracked but bindings sound, library marks to spines, bookplates. First two title pages detached but present and with library stamps, the final is unmarked. Scattered..... More
Leovariae (Leeuwarden): Tobias van Dessel, 1731. Later Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Leather spine over marbled boards, boards detached, heavy wear to corners, endpaper detached. Generally very good internally, mild foxing. 251pp with errata at the rear. Size: Octavo (8vo). Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under..... More
Paris: Fredericum Leonard, 1659. Second Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Contemporary calf backed boards, wear at edges, spine ends, hinges splitting but binding sound. Very minor foxing, a few tiny water stains at corners, otherwise an extremely fresh copy with engraved illustrations, maps and plans, throughout, often full page, and a...... More
Vienne: Jean-Thomas de Trattnern, 1766. Second Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). 3 volumes in one, each with its own title page, half leather over marbled boards, browned and worn, front hinge cracked, but generally intact and sound. Marbled endpapers, old morocco ex-libris. (12), 1-10, 12-203 , (8); 219, (8); (4), 208..... More
Birmingham: John Baskerville, 1774. Second Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Rebound in full brown calf in an antique style. A few surface marks darkening the leather on the cover, otherwise fine. Slight scattered foxing and browning, generally quite clean; with the attractive frontis. Size: duodecimo (12mo). Text is clean and unmarked..... More
Paris: Antoine de Sommaville, 1649. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full contemporary calf, elaborately gilt spine. Corners bumped and rounded, hinges rubbed, wear at spine ends, inner joint cracked, occasional damp stains, mostly mild, scattered foxing. Small library label on the front board and an old bookplate inside the front..... More