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London: Benj. Tooke, 1702. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 8" tall. The small paper first edition of the letters of Sir Francis Bacon. Colation: (8), lxx, (2), 302, (2).Contemporary panelled calf, worn and rebacked, with five raised bands on spine and label bearing gilt titles. Wear to edges of boards with trivial loss to fore edge of upper board. A few marks to endpapers otherwise internally in very good condition with a 3cm closed tear to top margin of page V of Introduction, not affecting text. Lacking the Dedication leaves as usual due to the death of William III prior to publication. Final leaf with errata and advertisement present at end. ESTC reference N476823. The small paper first edition of the letters of Sir Francis Bacon.
A Complete Treatise on Electricity, in Theory and Practice with Original Experiments by Tiberius Cavallo, F.R.S - 1786
by Tiberius Cavallo, F.R.S
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A Complete Treatise on Electricity, in Theory and Practice with Original Experiments
by Tiberius Cavallo, F.R.S
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London: C. Dilly, 1786. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very early book on electricity containing 5 copper plates in two volumes in very good condition. Recently rebacked with gilt decorations and spine labels. Ex libris Edinburgh Theological Library with bookplates on endpapers and a few neat, contemporary, marginal annotations in volume one and on endpapers. Collated complete although pages xvii - xxiv from the Introduction in volume one have been misbound at end. Please note that these two volumes are heavy and, if sent outside the UK, will require additional postage. Kindly contact me, before ordering, for a revised shipping quotation should this apply.
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- Keywords ELECTRICITY PHYSICS SCIENCE ENLIGHTENMENT
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Letters of Sr Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England. Written during the Reign of King James the First.
by Sir Francis Bacon
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The Kingdom of the Pearl
by Leonard Rosenthal
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London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd., 1920. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Edmund Dulac. A book on the subject of the Pearl (unsurprisingly) illustrated with 10 coloured plates by Edmund Dulac. Quarter bound with grey boards and white cloth spine, TEG. The top board is decorated with a maritime theme of shells and waves. Limited to 675 copies this copy is, internally, in very good condition with boards that are a trifle scuffed with a rubbed spine (see photos). Two pages have neat pencil annotations. Uncommon.
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A Catalogue of Macfarlane's Castings of Electric Lighting and Ventilation
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Glasgow: Walter Macfarlane & Co., 1912. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. This is the extensively illustrated catalogue of castings by Walter Macfarlane & Co., consisting of sections xxv-xxvii of the company's catalogue and covering: electric light pillars, brackets, etc. for arc lighting; electric light pillars, brackets, etc. for incandescent lighting; ventilation lamp pillars, columns and pipes. A folio volume with a wealth of architectural drawings of street furniture associated with lighting and ventilation with some street scenes illustrating the applications of this company's products. Collated complete in original green cloth with minor wear to extremities and gilt title to top board. Shaken with minor wear to hinges of spine (see photos). Undated but title has a company stamp, dated 25 July 1912, and a previous owner's name. Tipped in to title is a note, dated December 1959, referring to two of the pages and requesting the return of the…
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Poems by William Cowper, Of the Inner Temple, Esq.
by William Cowper
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London: J. Johnson, 1782. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A first edition of William Cowper's Poems bound in a modern quarter binding with marbelled boards and new endpapers. Collated complete and conforms to Russell 68 with cancels. Occasional foxing with a lightly toned title page and fore-edges of text block. Newton's Preface, which is found in some copies, is not present in this copy. A first edition of William Cowper's Poems.
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A Series of Adventures in the Course of a Voyage up the Red-Sea, on the Coasts of Arabia and Egypt, and of a Route through the Desarts of Thebais, Hitherto Unknown to the European Traveller in the Year M.DCC.LXXVII in Letters to a Lady.
by Eyles Irwin
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London: J. Dodsley, 1780. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The first edition of this enthralling travellogue. Collated complete with three maps, a plan and two pages of illustrations with 2 images per page. Half title present, Catchword on page 397 repaired. Scattered mild foxing with offsetting from plates. Earlier owner's bookplate on ffep. Expertly rebacked with gilt banding and titles to spine. ESTC citation T131972
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Dictionnaire Universel de Mathematique et de Physique
by M. Saverien
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Paris: Jacques Rollin & Charles Antoine Jombert, 1753. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The two volume dictionary of mathematics and physics printed in Paris in 1753 with 100 (of 101 ) folding copper plate illustrations. Internally very good with some light embrowning but lacking the final plate (number 50 of volume 2) which is represented by a photocopy of the original (see photo). Recently respined with new endpapers and 2 spine labels with gilt titles. Half title present in volume 1 only. Boards of both volumes showing signs of wear (see photos) but, overall, a good set. Please note that this is a heavy set (> 4Kg) that will attract additional postage if shipped outside the UK. Kindly contact me for a revised shipping cost, before ordering, should this apply. The two volume dictionary of mathematics and physics printed in Paris in 1753.
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A Description of Bath, Wherein The Antiquity of the City. Are respectively Treated of
by John Wood
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London: J Murray, 1769. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - 8" tall. An early reprint of the corrected and enlarged second edition of this classic study of the city of Bath and its history by, arguably, its most important architect. Collated complete, and bound in one volume, this two volume illustrated work has been skilfully rebacked with title label to spine and reference code to base of spine. Ex Public Library copy with discreet purple stamp in 12 places. Strengthening to hinge of plate opposite page 346 and plate opposite page 432 has been repaired in antiquity. Book Plate of previous owner on front pastedown. Occasional mild foxing and some minor creasing to plates. Additional photos available - please ask. This is a nice copy of a title that is scarce in any edition. ESTC citation T164717 The enlarged second edition of this classic study of the city of Bath and its history.
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The Kingdom of the Pearl
by Leonard Rosenthal
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London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd., 1920. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Edmund Dulac. A book on the subject of the Pearl (unsurprisingly) illustrated with 10 coloured plates by Edmund Dulac. Quarter bound with grey boards and white cloth spine, TEG. The top board is decorated with a maritime theme of shells and waves. Limited to 675 copies this copy is, internally, in very good condition with boards that are a trifle scuffed with a rubbed spine (see photos). Two pages have neat pencil annotations. Uncommon.
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Poems by William Cowper, Of the Inner Temple, Esq.
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London: J. Johnson, 1782. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A first edition of William Cowper's Poems bound in a modern quarter binding with marbelled boards and new endpapers. Collated complete and conforms to Russell 68 with cancels. Occasional foxing with a lightly toned title page and fore-edges of text block. Newton's Preface, which is found in some copies, is not present in this copy. A first edition of William Cowper's Poems.
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The Lawson History of the America's Cup
by Winfield M. Thompson and Thomas W. Lawson
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Boston Massachusetts: Privately Published by Thomas W. Lawson, 1902. Numbered, limited edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A very good copy of this classic history of the World Famous yachting race. Appears to have been recased, with new endpapers in Quarter binding with marbelled boards and leather spine with title label tipped on to spine. Illustrated in monochrome and with chromolithographs. This is number 497 from a numbered edition of 3000 copies - this one presented to Linton Hope & Co - the British Yacht Designers. Collated complete but with some minor water staining to the fore-edges of pages 181-199, not affecting text (see photos) and a tear to the corner of page 9 without loss. T.E.G. At 3.2Kg this is a large and heavy book that might require a modification to the shipping charge if it is to be sent outside the UK. Kindly contact me, before ordering, for a revised shipping quotation should this apply.,
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A Complete Treatise on Electricity in Theory and Practice with Original Experiments [volume one only]
by Tiberius Cavallo, F. R. S
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C. Dilly, in The Poultry, 1786. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. A clean, tight copy. Minor wear and tanning. Some chipping to the edge of the boards.
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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
by Spillane, Mickey
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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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The Republic Of Plato: A New Version Founded On Basic English
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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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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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More Than Forever
by McLean, Jay
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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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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
by Day, Karen
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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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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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In This Moment
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North Charleston, South Carolina: Creative Space Independent Publishing Platform, 2013. 8vo size trade paperback; 283 pages From back: "Aimee Spencer learned the hard way that for some moments there are no take backs, no rewinds, no do-overs. A year ago her world imploded and Aimee has been running ever since. .. Cole Everly is a golden boy with a cocky smile and an attitude to mach. He 's grown accustomed to girls throwing themselves at his feet, but when Aimee trips and literally lands in his lap one afternoon, she's not at all what he expects..." In excellent condition! Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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