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Rome: Jacobi Mascardi, 1625. First Edition. Hardcover. [12], 101, [6]pp. Engraved title-page and illustrations, 22 full page; light staining in the margins of many leaves, variable foxing, heavy browning to two text leaves at rear. Modern paper boards; hinges cracking, spine covering torn at foot of spine, corners worn. First..... More
New London: Ebenezer P. Cady, 1807. Soft Cover. In tattered original wraps, a few creased pages, occasional staining and age toning, but generally VG internally and complete save for last page (136pp of, apparently, 137). An interesting and early CT almanac. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Quantity..... More
Utrecht: Rudolph Zyll, 1680. Hardcover (Vellum). Full contemporary vellum, slight soiling, old label at base of spine, an attractive binding. Loss to the first few page edges, scattered foxing, otherwise fine internally. A nice copy of this collection of Latin poetry with Scaliger's commentary. Extra engraved title, (xxii), 638 (2)..... More
London: Thomas Basset, 1662. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full early sheep, worn and chipped, rebacked. Endpapers browned and chipped, chipping to egdes of portrait frontis, generally clean and sound otherwise. Rare. (10), 120pp. Reformed minister who preached against King killing (in the included sermon) and was imprisoned briefly. He..... More
Cologne: Joannem Wilhelmum Friessem, 1674. Vellum. Mild general wear to vellum, remains of what appears to be library marks on spine but no other marks internally. Lovely frontis of Louis XIV with cherubim. Ownership marks to rear of frontis and top of title. 454pp, [2] pages ads, 4 blank pages..... More
Liege: J.F. Bassompierre, 1776. Charles Coypel; Bernard Picart, et al. Hardcover. Original plain boards, worn at edges, neatly rebacked in period style, old signatures to title from the de Bellefoids, endpapers a little soiled. Light browning to deckle edges, scattered minor foxing and creasing, opened poorly in a few spots..... More
Paris: Deterville, 1795. Second Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). 3 volumes in contemporary calf, spines gilt with red morocco labels - an attractive set published year 3 of the Republic. Scattered light foxing, wormhole in the outer margin in volume II, light stain to the lower corner in volume III but..... More
Amsterdam: Chatelain, Zacharias, 1708. Disbound. ca. 1708 from the Atlas Historique an anonymous work which until recently was usually attibuted to Henri Chatelain but now tends to be attributed to the publisher, Zacharias Chatelain. Plate measures 25x19 and includes a map of England surrounded by tables with an inset of..... More
Paris: Guillyn, 1762. Second Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary mottled calf, worn at corners, spine dry and rubbed, lettering piece fragmentary, neatly rebacked some time ago. Marbled endpapers, signature to title. Light scattered foxing, otherwise unmarked internally with marginal illustrations throughout and six folding plates, browned at the edges but..... More
Paris: Jean Petit, 1523. Early Edition. Hardcover (Half Vellum). Later half vellum over marbled boards, added endpapers, boards rubbed, scar and tear to spine and lettering piece. 2 volumes in 1, books five and six of the works of the 4th century Archbishop, containing Homilies and Sermons - the second..... More
Venice: Paulum Manutium Aldi Filium (Aldus), 1559. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Rebound in full blue morocco by Bradstreet's, all edges gilt, in a velvet lined clamshell box. With the morroco bookplate of famed book collector Henry William Poor who, like J. Pierpont Morgan, was known to favor the small..... More
Venice: Vincenzo Valgrissi, 1561. First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Later full vellum, with a red morocco lettering piece. Slight wear and discoloration. Scattered minor foxing, some wear to endpapers, corner of page 23 torn - a fine, bright copy overall. (16), 552pp. Adams 2047, Graesse II 189 A sort of hermetic encyclopedia..... More
Paris: de Marnef, 1509. First Edition. Hardcover (rebound in leather). Rebound in full red morocco with a black morocco label to the front board, new endpapers. No printer listed, but the printer's mark of de Marnef on the title page. A few minor stains, bright and clean overall. 35 leaves. A...... More
Guelpherbyti [Wolfenbuttel, Germany]: Conradi Bunonis, 1667. Third Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary rolled pigskin over wooden boards, clasps intact, mild wear and discoloration, front hinge cracked, inner joint likewise, rear board slightly bowed, but sound and attractive overall. Light scattered foxing and staining, some creases and minor paper flaws to..... More
London: R. Ackerman, 1822. Thomas Rowlandson. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). In fine gilt red morocco by J. Larkins with raised bands, gilt compartments and ruling, inner dentelles, etc. The last of the Doctor Syntax series with 24 hand colored plates by Rowlandson. Light occasional foxing including to the plates..... More
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Amsterdam: Daniel Elzevir, 1661. Hardcover (Full Leather). Attractively rebound (ca. late 19th century) in mottled calf in an antique style. Scattered foxing, light dampstain to last page, added endpapers. An attractive copy of the Elzevir edition of Comenius's classic language text originally published in 1629. Comenius believed that languages could..... More
Tulli Leucorum (Toul): S. Belgrand & I. Laurentium, Typographos Regios, 1650. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Small quarto, full early gilt ruled calf, worn, shipped, front board detached. Front endpaper detached, early and late pages browned, institutional stamp on title and last pages, old pen note in the acrostic instructions..... More
Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1770. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). The complete Quarto edition (10 1/4" x 8") of Buffon's Birds - 9 volumes with 262 full page uncolored plates published from 1770-1783. Contemporary gilt, acid calf with morocco labels, marbled endpapers. Spines a bit dry, wear at edges often heavy..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. 3 volumes in 1/4 cloth over paper covered boards. Rebacked in black cloth with added endpapers, original spine labels reattached but heavily worn and chipped. Modest wear at corners. Occasional light foxing and age toning, esp. in the gutter, but generally clean and..... More
Paris: Nicolas Bonfons, 1586. Jean Rabel. Early Edition. Hardcover (rebound in leather). Two parts bound as one dated 1586 and 1588, in modern (ca. late 19th c.) full red morocco, gilt rules, spine decorated in gilt in compartments, gilt turn ins, edges gilt; faint dulling to spine, bookplate of E...... More
London: S. Austen, 1738. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Period ruled calf, nicely rebacked in period style; old signature to endpaper, remains of old bookseller plate to pastedown. 5 folding plates at rear. 243pp, errata, index, 4pp of ads. Browning to endpapers, light browning to plate edges. Cotes (1682-1716) succeeded his..... More
London: Peter Cole, 1651. Third Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary calf worn, hinges a bit weak and cracked, old bookplate and catalog entry pasted inside front cover, chipping to frontis edges, long note in an early hand on verso of frontis, browned and chipped around the edges early on, a...... More
Livorno: Giovanni Marenigh, 1812. Baccio Baldini. Second Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). 3 volumes attractively bound in later limp green vellum over the original blue-gray wraps. Light browning to page edges and original covers, offsetting from the frontis, small section with a dampstain at the end of volume 2, including to a...... More
Lyon: Les Freres Deville, 1737. Later Edition. Hardcover (rebound in cloth). Rebound neatly, if not entirely appropriately, in calf backed cloth with the original spine label laid on; new endpapers attached in the gutter to the engraved title. Scattered foxing and uniform browning, but generally quite clean. A nice impression..... More
London: John Murray, 1851. Fourth Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). The fourth edition rebound in quarter brown morocco over marbled boards with the original salmon colored endpapers preserved. A lovely rebound copy. Size: duodecimo (12mo). Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fishing &..... More