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Paris, Imprimées pour les curieux, 1757.. HAND COLOURED EDITION 1757. Small 4to, approximately 200 x 150 mm, 7¾ x 6 inches, title in red and black with engraved vignette, engraved frontispiece by Benoit Audran after A. Coypel, 29 further engraved plates (28 by Audran after Phillippe, Duc d'Orléans, 1 unsigned plate after the Comte de Caylus), (including the plate of Les petits pieds at page162), each within decorative border by S. Focke, all engravings (including initials and 16 head- and tailpieces) hand coloured, 20 heightened with gilt, parallel text. Pages: viii, 1-269, [1], 19th century black morocco by Masson-Debonnelle (his name at bottom of first lower dentelle), gilt lettering and decoration to spine, covers with central gilt-blocked bird, quiver of arrows and torch motif, corners with rose device, triple fillet border, gilt decorated dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Spine professionally relaid, small brown stain to top inner margin of title page, most plates have pale foxing…
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DE CIVITATE DEI, THE CITY OF GOD. Commentaries by Thomas Waleys and Nicholas Trivet.
by AUGUSTINE (Saint Aurelius, Bishop of Hippo).:
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Venice, Bonetus Locatellus for Octavianus Scotus, Klendas [sic] Martias [18 Feb.], 1489.. EX LIBRARY COPY FROM ST. AUGUSTINE'S ABBEY, THEIR BOOK-PLATE TO FIRST PASTEDOWN, NO OTHER LIBRARY MARKS,1489. 4to in 8s, approximately 280 x 210 mm, 11 x 8 inches, 2 line printed title to first and last pages, woodcut to verso of first title page, A1, divided in to 2 scenes, portrait of Saint Augustine writing at his desk above an image of the warring cities with Cain and Abel looking on, 264 leaves, collation: A-R8, s6, t-z8, [ ]8 [ ]8 [ ]8, AA-EE8, FF-HH6. Double columns, 51 lines of text, 65 lines of commentary to a page, black letter, printer's device on last page of Registrum, woodcut has some red highlights, signatures A-R4 have rubrication, leather spine with gilt lettered black label, gilt decoration to spine, paper covered boards. Spine slightly rubbed, boards have some pale spotting and shelf-wear to edges, 3 leaves have heavy browning but all text legible, paper fault, a few other leaves have some pale brown staining, pale damp staining and spotting to margins, worming from first title page through to the end mostly hitting letters but not always, 5 holes at the start and reducing gradually, mostly small size but on 26 leaves slightly larger, some occasional old neat ink marginalia and a few pointy hands, 3 small neat repairs to recto of first title page, otherwise a very good copy. Collates the same as the British Library copy, see Library Hub Discover. Polain, Catalogue des Livres Imprimes au Quinzieme Siecle des Bibliotheques de Belgique, Volume I page 227 No. 366; F. R. Goff, Incunabula in American Libraries A-1245; Ludovici Hain, Repertorium Bibliographicum, Volume I, page 259, No. 2065. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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LES AMOURS PASTORALES DE DAPHNIS ET DE CHLOE. Double Traduction du Grec en François, de Mr. Amiot et d'un Anonime, mises en paralelle
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THE SIX FIRST: Together with the Eleventh and Twelfth Books of EUCLID'S ELEMENTS, Demonstrated after a New, Plain and Easie METHOD. BY HENRY HILL .
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London, printed by William Peason, and sold by Bonwicke, Fayram and Motte, MDCCXXVI (1726).. FIRST HILL EDITION 1726. Small folio, approximately 220 x 160 mm, 8½ x 6½ inches, woodcut and line diagrams, head- and tailpieces, pages: [12] title page with recommendation from Edmund Halley on verso, Dedication, Preface, Explanation of Signs etc., and List of Subscribers, pages: [1]-267 followed by Errata, bound in full calf, rebacked in lighter leather, gilt lettered label to spine, gilt rules to raised bands and edges of covers, edges red, engraved ramorial bookplate of the Earl of Roden and private library ticket with case and shelf number. Some shelf wear to edges and corners, light rubbing to label slightly affecting gilt, pale dampstaining to top margins, not affecting text, pale age-browning affecting a few pages at rear, neat old ink numbering to top corners of rectos throughout with no relation to the actual numbering, 2 small closed tears neatly repaired, not affecting text, 3 old ink ownership…
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THE ELEMENTS OF ASTRONOMY, PHYSICAL AND GEOMETRICAL. Done into English, with additions and corrections.To which is annexed, Dr. Halley"s Synopsis of the Astronomy of Comets, plus the Theory of the Moon's Motion by Sir Isaac Newton.
by GREGORY, David.:
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London, printed for John Morphew, Stationers-Hall, 1715. The rare variant Imprint.. FIRST EDITION in English, 1715, 2 volumes, complete set. 8vo, 190 x 120 mm, 7½ x 4½ inches, 32 of 34 engraved plates on 17 folding sheets in Volume I, LACKING 1 LEAF OF PRELIMS v-vi, AND LACKING 1 PLATE with illustrations 5 & 6 printed on the 1 folding sheet, all replaced with yellowish facsimiles on 18th century paper, 45 plates on 21 sheets including 3 on a single sheet, as required in Volume II, a total of 77 original plates of 79. Pages: [2], xii, [2], 512; [4], 465-905, [7], Volume 2 with 1 page of adverts opposite title page and 2 pages of adverts at the end. HALLEY'S WORK ON THE COMETS occupying pages 881-905, ALSO CONTAINS SIR ISAAC NEWTON'S THEORY OF THE MOON'S MOTION pages 563-571. Rebound in modern quarter calf over marbled sides, raised bands with blind rules, contrasting gilt lettered morocco labels, new endpapers. Age-browning throughout including plates, occasional small pale damp stain to margins,…
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AN HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF THE SEVERAL VOYAGES AND DISCOVERIES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.
by DALRYMPLE, Alexander.:
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London, printed for the author; and sold by J. Nourse, bookseller in ordinary to His Majesty; T. Payne, at the Mews-gate; and P. Elmsley, opposite Southampton-street, Strand, MDCCLXX. [1770] .. VOLUME 1 ONLY OF 2, SECOND ISSUE 1770. Volume 1 covers the "Spanish Explorers", the missing Volume 2 the "Dutch explorers". LACKS THE HALF-TITLE. 4to, approximately 245 x 200 mm, 9½ x 8 inches, 3 folding maps, the frontipiece map being, Map of the World, on a new projection, titled "The Great Pacific Ocean", plus 1 plate of Teepye Lobsters, pages: [4 of 6], lacks half-title, [vii]-xxx, [2]; [1]-21, [3], [1]-24; [1]-204, [4] - errata, last page blank, Contents pages i-ii are lacking and should follow page xxx; the Monthly Review follows page xxx in our copy, (title page and Dedication pages dated 1770, Preface and Introduction dated 1769, Monthly Review for May dated 1769 and a chapter in the book called Advertisement dated Sept.5.1769), rebacked in modern calf, old gilt lettered morocco label from previous…
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FRENCH WINES AND VINEYARDS; and the way to find them.
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London, Houlston and Wright, 1860.. FIRST EDITION 1860, 8vo, approximately 190 x 125 mm, 7½ x 5 inches, pages: xv, (1), 1-240, including index, bound in the original publisher's cloth, gilt lettering to upper cover and spine, pale yellow endpapers, book-binder's small label at foot of rear pastedown. Spine rubbed, sides unevenly faded, cloth lightly stained and slightly spotted, gilt on spine dull, wear to head and tail of spine, tiny nicks to cloth which have been glued, armorial bookplate on front pastedown, modern bookplate on front endpaper, (Peter Williams, Morley-Davies), pale foxing to reverse of endpapers and to half-title, a very occasional pale fox spot within. A good plus clean copy of a Redding title. Gabler, Wine into Words, page 221, G33930; Bitting, Gastronomic Bibliography page 391. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES and THE HISTORY OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
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London, printed for M. Jones, 1802-1803.. FIRST EDITIONS 2 volumes 1803 and 1802, by George Barrington Superintendent of the Convicts. To which is prefixed a Detail of His Life, Trials, Speeches, &c. &c. Enriched with beautiful Coloured Prints. AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES 1803. 8vo, approximately 210 x 125 mm, 8¼ x 5 inches, engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, engraved title page with hand coloured vignette of an aborigine fishing from a boat, a folding hand coloured map of NSW, 10 hand coloured plates including 4 views of Sidney, A Native Family, The Cape of Good Hope, The Peak of Teneriffe, Pinchgut Islands, Spotted Hyena and Camelopard, the last 2 on 1 plate, pages: (8), 1-467, (5 - index), lacking Directions to the Binder, not always included in this edition, bound in modern quarter burgundy morocco over marbled sides, raised bands, gilt rules and gilt ship motif in compartments, 2 dark brown gilt lettered labels. Pale age-browning to text, occasional pale foxing to a…
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LES AMOURS PASTORALES DE DAPHNIS ET DE CHLOE. Double Traduction du Grec en François, de Mr. Amiot et d'un Anonime, mises en paralelle
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Paris, Imprimées pour les curieux, 1757.. HAND COLOURED EDITION 1757. Small 4to, approximately 200 x 150 mm, 7¾ x 6 inches, title in red and black with engraved vignette, engraved frontispiece by Benoit Audran after A. Coypel, 29 further engraved plates (28 by Audran after Phillippe, Duc d'Orléans, 1 unsigned plate after the Comte de Caylus), (including the plate of Les petits pieds at page162), each within decorative border by S. Focke, all engravings (including initials and 16 head- and tailpieces) hand coloured, 20 heightened with gilt, parallel text. Pages: viii, 1-269, [1], 19th century black morocco by Masson-Debonnelle (his name at bottom of first lower dentelle), gilt lettering and decoration to spine, covers with central gilt-blocked bird, quiver of arrows and torch motif, corners with rose device, triple fillet border, gilt decorated dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Spine professionally relaid, small brown stain to top inner margin of title page, most plates have pale foxing…
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RESEARCHES INTO THE PROPERTIES OF SPRING WATER, with medical cautions (illustrated by cases) against the Use of Lead in the construction of pumps, water-pipes, cisterns etc.
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London, sold by J. Johnson 1803.. FIRST EDITION 1803, 8vo, approximately 210 x 120 mm, 8¼ x 5 inches, pages: vii, [1]=errata, [1]-204, dated on Dedication and last page, Feb. 26, 1803, half calf, black gilt lettered label to spine and gilt rules, marbled boards. Binding rubbed, corners slightly worn, lower tip of title page repaired, nowhere near text, small horizontal crease to title page, ink signature of Henry Eyres Landor on first free endpaper and Tachbrook in blue ink on first pastedown, pale age-browning throughout, otherwise a very good copy. See: A Catalogue of Printed Books in the Wellcome Medical Library, Volume 3, page 436. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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CERTAIN MISCELLANY TRACTS.
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London, printed for Charles Mearne, and are to be sold by Henry Bonwick, at the Red Lyon, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1684.. SECOND EDITION 1684, first published 1683, ESTC states: "A reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1683 edition". Published and edited by Thomas Tenison after the author's death, and has signed "The publisher to the Reader". Ex library copy with 2 ink stamp on verso title page and ink shelf number, and one stamped "reserve" and pale ink stamp on first pastedown, these are the only library marks, divided into13 tracts. 8vo, approximately 180 x 115 mm, 7 x 4½ inches, engraved portrait frontispiece, pages: [8], 1-215, [7], lacking original front and rear blanks, bound in full contemporary calf, title label on spine rubbed with loss of gilt, blind decoration to covers, marbled endpapers. Binding rubbed with small repairs to upper cover, slight wear to top of spine with slight loss to leather, upper hinge cracked, but covers holding firm, corners slightly worn with slight shelf wear…
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A TREATISE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF PEACH AND NECTARINE TREES, either in forcing-houses, or on hot and common walls.
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Edinburgh, printed for the author, 1783.. Containing An Effectual and Easy Process for preventing them from being infected with any Species of insects they are liable to suffer by: also, ample directions for constructing proper forcing-houses and hot-walls, by Thomas Kyle, Gardener to the Honourable Baron Steuart of Moredun. 1783. 8vo, approximately 200 x 125 mm, 8 x 5 inches, pages:[5], 6-103, last page blank, complete with half-title, rebound in full modern calf, maroon gilt lettered label to spine, blind and gilt decoration to covers, new cream endpapers, bookseller's small ticket at foot of first pastedown. Small closed tear to bottom of title page, neatly repaired and hardly visible, lower corner of final page neatly repaired, half-title age-browned, pale brown stain to 1 page, otherwise a very good copy. See: Blanche Henrey, British Botanical and Horticultural Literature, Volume 2, pages 402, 486 and 487 also Volume 3, page 68, No. 916; Mary S. Aslin, Catalogue of the Printed Books on…
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Secret Splendor (Silhouette Classics, No 11)
by Claire, Erin St (Sandra Brown)
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Silhouette, 1992. Paperback. Very Good. Sandra Brown writing as Erin St. Claire, 253 pgs
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Bloody Sunrise
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1965 - First Edition stated - A Tiger Mann Mystery - "...for Tiger is told on his wedding day that he is needed for Operation Plato." - book: very good - tight, sound, and square - no previous owner markings - dj: vibrant colors with some rubbing to the black base and abstract sun - interesting black and white photo of Spillane on the back cover - a few chips repaired with archival tape - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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More Than Forever
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2014. Book Four in the More Than Series 8vo size trade paperback; 369 pages Please note: This book has a Mature Readers Advisory. From back: "Lucy - There is love so fierce it cannot be measured... Cameron - Forever. Everlasting. Eternal. THere is no measure of time... But our forever isn't always." Creased back cover and last few pages, worn corners. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.
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Unreal Tournament Bradygames Official Strategy Guide
by Marcus, Phillip
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Bradbury & Evans, 2007. Covers PC-CD ROM/DVD ROM & Playstation 3 Computer Entertainment System 4to sized softcover; 271 heavy glossy pages with color illustrations throughout Brand new, but note some edgewear and blemish to top of back cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Birth and Death of Meaning: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Problem of Man
by Becker, Ernest
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New York: The Free Press, 1971. Second Edition. Contents include: The Man-Apes; The Origins of the Mind; The Distinctive Human; The Inner World; Socialization: the Creation of the Inner World; The New Meaning of the Oedipus Complex; Self-Esteem; Culture and Personality; Social Encounters: The Staging of Self-Esteem; Culture: the Relativity of Hero-Systems; What is Normal?; What Would A Science of Man Then Be?; Religion: The Quest for the Ideal Heroism. 228 pages. Edgewear; light wear to covers; worn corners and light creases on spine. Deeply creased spine opens flat at pages 60/61. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. 2nd. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Million Miles from Boston
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2011. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 215 pages. Signed by author on title page. Stated First Edition From jacket: "(Lucy) wants to get out of Boston and forget her worries about starting middle school and about her father's new girlfriend. Pierson Point is where she feels most like herself, and where memories of her mother, who died when Lucy was six, are strong and sacred. But this summer, nothing is the same. Ian, a boy from home in Boston, comes to Pierson Point...Lucy's father wants his girlfriend to become a bigger part of Lucy's life. Though Lucy struggles against change, she gradually realizes that sometimes, change is for the better. Average wear to jacket; bumped corners and head and heel of spine, owner's name on fep. Autographed Copy sticker on front of jacket; one previously folded page corner. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits…
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The Republic Of Plato: A New Version Founded On Basic English
by Richards, I.A
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1942 - noted on the copyright page as "A WARTIME BOOK This complete edition is produced in full compliance with the government's regulations for conserving paper and other essential materials" book: very good -tight, sound, and square, no previous owner marks - moderate edgewear plus rubbing to the boards - some toning from age - no dj - includes a vintage (pre - "The Google") Buccaneer Books Laguna Beach, CA out-of-print book search card
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A study of child-nature from the Kindergarten Standpoint
by Elizabeth Harrison
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A study of child-nature from the Kindergarten Standpoint by Elizabeth Harrison. Published by Chicago Kindergarten College; 4th edition (1892). 207 pages. Interior clean and unmarked except for previous owner's name and date of Aug 1893 on fly page. Another fly page has "Compliments Chicago Kindergarten College Co." in handwriting. Edge of several pages have slight bend and small tear. Hardback with no dj if offered. Slight bumping on edges and spine. Blue cloth cover and spine has some fading. Condition: Good. Measures 7.5" x 5"
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Kane & Abel
by Jeffrey Archer
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New York, 1979. Book Club. Hardcover. Book Club/Has Jacket. Book is a book club edition. Quite a few closed tears, chips, and other signs of wear to the dust jacket. Some bumping to the boards at corners, edges and ends of the spine. Pages are clean.
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Beautiful Leaved Plants
by Perry, Frances
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1980 - 1st United States ed - 64 full-page plates - "This unusual book about indoor plants is based on plates first printed from 1861 to 1891 by Benjamin Fawcett, who developed a technique of colour printing from multiple engraved wood blocks which in its richness and depth of tones gives a result unsurpassed by other nineteenth-century printers in colour." - book: very good - tight, sound, and square - all pages are clean and unmarked - moderate edge wear on the boards - dj: normal edge wear for age - toning of the white background throughout but this makes it look nicely aged for the beautiful colour prints - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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