London: W. Davis, 1779. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Rebound plainly, functionally, and slightly inexpertly in brown pebbled leather. Added endpapers, 146 pp. Scattered age toning and foxing but a generally clean copy. There were two more 18th century editions. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 146 pages. Text body is..... More

Amsterdam: Johannem Allart, 1805. Hardcover. First edition of the first official Dutchj pharmacopeia. (20), 21, L, 302, 33, (12). With the list of subscribers. Half cloth over marbled boards, worn at edges. small split on spine and a bit soiled. Light soiling to the edge of the title page, but..... 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

Bologna: Benedictus Hectoris, 1497. Early Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Attractively rebound in a ca. 15th century parchment manuscript leaf. The first part, complete unto itself, of a two part incunabula first published in 1497. The second part, not present, is a political tract entitled De optimo statu et principe. The Declamatio..... More

Paris: Crapart, Caille et Ravier, 1803. Second Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). 1/4 modern leather over period marbled boards. Degré takes up the first 162 pages, the rest is miscellaneous writings on various subjects (hospitals, Mirabeau, the guillotine etc.). Attractively respined. 537pp. Size: Octavo (8vo). Text is clean and unmarked. Scattered..... More

Edinburgh: A. Donaldson, 1771. Later Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary sheep, worn at corners, hinges cracked but held by cords, old repair to front inner hinge. Some age toning, lacking rear endpaper and final text page stained, generally clean and unmarked. Styled the 24th edition of this popular and much..... More

1952. Softcover. Typescript in plain boards of an apparently unpublished work inscribed by Deckman. Little enough philosophy here, generally confined to the pages introducing different sections of recipes. 94 leaves printed one page per side, recipes on most pages. A collection of mostly mid century modern middle American type recipes..... More

London: W. and J. Innys, 1727. Third Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Volumes 2 and 3 of 3 bound as one. Full leather bound over an earlier full leather binding - wear at edges. v.. 2 with 12 folded leaves of plates. Plate at page 373 torn and detached, small tear..... More

Venice: Lucio Spineda, 1605. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Early plain calf, worn, lacking spine label, endpapers refreshed and title adhered to added endpaper in the gutter with a small tear, bidning a touch shaken. Scattered minor foxing, toning and staining, final leaf with a tear in the blank margin..... More

Rome: Franciscus Minitius Calvus, 1525. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Later, but old, full speckled calf, worn at edges. Trimmed a little close at top edge, almost touching the running title in a few spots, dampstain to outer margin through last third of the volume, scattered minor foxing and staining..... More

Amsterdam: Jean de Ravestien, 1672. Later Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Full contemporary overlapping vellum, wear to tail of spine, slight soiling. Old bookseller stamp and bookplate to pastedown. Lacking the printed title but with the engraved title and otherwise complete - scattered light foxing, otherwise bright and fresh internally. A sound..... More

The Hague: Isaac Van Der Kloot, 1729. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary calf, spine gilt, wear at corners, hinges cracked but binding sound. Foxed and browned internally, scattered marginal marks mostly in pencil. stamp to title page; two letters on rear endpapers and an entry pass to a 1903..... More

Alcala de Henares: Joan de Brocar, 1542. Second Edition. Disbound. Disbound, part 1 only (of 3), comprising only the Banquete de Cavalleros presumably disbound from Remedio de cuerpos humanos and Libro de pestilencia with which it was issued. Lacking title and first invocatory leaf as well as leaves 87 and..... More