Observations in Surgery. 1739 by J S Surgeon - 1739

Tan leather binding, gilt title and banding on the spine.
gilt " Family Library" on the front board. Spine re-backed.
Colin Mackenzie was a nineteenth century writer, book producer, editor, translator and compiler. Mackenzie spent his adult life living and working in London, England. He wrote/helped produce works of non-fiction, including educational and informative works on chemistry, cookery, medicine, popular science, geography, history, economics and religion, the 'gentlemen's clubs' of London, a 'parliamentary pocketbook' in 1832 (the year of the first Reform Act) and a report on poverty with a particular focus on London.
Mackenzie was born in Edinburgh on 8 May 1795, eldest son of Edinburgh confectioner Alexander Mackenzie."Bred to be a surgeon" as he described it later in life, his education was sponsored by John Rotherham and then Dr Macdonald of St Andrews University. He attended classes in Latin and Greek at Inverness Royal Academy between 1804 and 1809. Between 1810 and 1814 he studied for… Read More

Brown cloth spine with white title plate. Blue and tan marbled boards. (dimensions are for one volume). Rebound.

Maroon cloth binding with gilt banding and title on the spine, Gilt title on the front board.

Red leather spine with black title plates, gilt banding decoration and lettering. Red marbled boards and edges. Volume 3-4 are bound as one.
Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively, Mary Anne or Marian), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels: Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Romola (1862–63), Felix Holt, the Radical (1866), Middlemarch (1871–72) and Daniel Deronda (1876). Like Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy, she emerged from provincial England; most of her works are set there. She is known for their realism, psychological insight, sense of place and detailed depiction of the countryside. Although female authors were published under their own names during her lifetime, she wanted to escape the stereotype of women's writing being limited to lighthearted romances or other lighter fare not to be taken very… Read More

Green calf spine (faded to olive) with raised and gilt banding, and gilt title. Green cloth boards.
A very well kept and most presentable bound copy.
The Ingoldsby Legends (full title: The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels) is a collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry written supposedly by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor, actually a pen-name of an English clergyman named Richard Harris Barham. The legends were first printed during 1837 as a regular series in the magazine Bentley's Miscellany and later in New Monthly Magazine. They proved immensely popular and were compiled into books published in 1840, 1842 and 1847 by Richard Bentley. They remained popular during the 19th century, when they ran through many editions. They were illustrated by artists including John Leech, George Cruikshank, John Tenniel, and Arthur Rackham (1898 edition). As a priest of the Chapel Royal, with a private income, Barham was not troubled with strenuous duties and he had ample time to read and… Read More

Tan calf spine with black title plates and gilt title. Green cloth boards. Two volumes only. Measurements are for one volume. Although part of a broken set, these later two volumes are a meaningful adjunct to any library. In his day, Newton's writings were well accepted – today they are more often seen as an example of man's gullibility. Thomas Newton (1 January 1704 – 14 February 1782) was an English cleric, biblical scholar and author. He served as the Bishop of Bristol from 1761 to 1782. Newton was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and was subsequently elected a fellow of Trinity. He was ordained in the Church of England and continued scholarly pursuits. His more remembered works include his annotated edition of Paradise Lost, including a biography of John Milton, published in 1749. In 1754 he published a large scholarly analysis of the prophecies of the Bible, titled Dissertations on the Prophecies. In his 1761 edition of Milton's poetry, he gave the title On His Blindness to Sonnet XIX,… Read More

Brown leather binding with red title plate, gilt banding and title on the spine. Volumes 1 and 2.
The History of Great Britain From the Death of Henry VIII to the Accession of James VI of Scotland to the Crown of England James Pettit Andrews (1737– 6 August 1797) was an English historian and antiquary. His major work was a History of Great Britain connected with the Chronology of Europe from Caesar's Invasion to Accession of Edward VI, in 2 volumes (London, 1794–1795). A portion of the history of England is given on one page, facing a general sketch of the contemporary history of Europe on the opposite page. He also wrote a History of Great Britain from Death of Henry VIII to Accession of James VI of Scotland – a continuation of Robert Henry's History of Great Britain, which left off at the death of Henry VIII – published in 1796 and again in 1806. Andrews translated a German tragedy of Christoph Unzer with Henry James Pye. It was published in 1798 as The Inquisitor. Others works include The… Read More

Green calf binding with red title plate, gilt decoration, banding and title on the spine. Gilt decorative edging on both boards. Humberstone school emblem on the front board. Green marbled edges and pastedowns. Presentation copy.
In French.

Maroon leather spine with gilt title. Blue and red marbled boards.
Secret Societies of the Middle Ages.

Black calf binding with raised banding and gilt decoration on the spine. Gilt George III crown at each corner with edge line on both boards. All edges gilt. Each section has a book marker.
An exceedingly rare Almanack in Fine condition
The Ladies' Diary: or, Woman's Almanack appeared annually in London from 1704 to 1841 after which it was succeeded by The Lady's and Gentleman's Diary. It featured material relating to calendars etc. including sunrise and sunset times and phases of the moon, as well as important dates (eclipses, holidays, school terms, etc.), and a chronology of remarkable events. The subtitle indicated its serious purpose: "Containing New Improvements in ARTS and SCIENCES, and many entertaining PARTICULARS: Designed for the USE AND DIVERSION OF THE FAIR SEX." These included riddles (called enigmas), rebuses, charades, scientific queries, and mathematical questions. A typical volume in the series included answers submitted by readers to problems posed the previous year and a set of new… Read More