The Tour Of The World In 80 Days by Jules Verne - 1873

London: J. Johnson and G.G. And J. Robinson, 1791. 2nd Edition . Original Spotted Calf. Very Good +. 11 15/16" Tall. Frontispiece Portrait By William Blake. (Iii), Viii, Iv, 756, (Vii). One Volume Quarto Edition, With The Blake Frontispiece, Complete With Two Preliminary And Two Final Blanks. The Beginnings Of Scientific Philosophical Psychology, Here Enlarged From The 1749 German Original With Additional Notes And A Biographical Sketch And Portrait. Original Spotted Calf, Five Bands, Morocco Label, All Compartments Tooled With Gilt Designs And Rules. Edge Wear, Front Hinge Cracked Externally But Binding Sound, Original Endpapers, Not Re-Backed, No Names Or Marks Except A Few Pencil Notes On The Front Pastedown. Per Wikipedia, David Hartley Frs (1705 - 1757) Was An English Philosopher And Founder Of The Associationist School Of Psychology. Like John Locke, He Asserted That, Prior To Sensation, The Human Mind Is A Blank Slate. By A Growth From Simple Sensations, Those States Of Consciousness… Read More

Dublin: Printed By and for Geo. Faulkner, 1744., 1744. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo. Volume 3 only (of 4). Full calf, spine titled in gilt. Engraved frontispiece and six inserted plates (two are folding maps). In this copy the Contents pages (Signature 'A', 4 leaves) are bound at the rear between pages 300 / 301 (Leaves O4 / O5), and the final signature (headed: 'A Letter From Captain Gulliver To His Cousin Sympson' and terminating in a page of publisher's ads) is repeated; there are two copies of the signature bound in, one after the other. This final signature, signed "***" , was at the front of the volume in the 1735 edition, sans ads, and was placed immediately after the Contents pages; It is entirely re-set in this 1744 edition. One leaf (C4, mis-signed D4) has a small piece torn from the lower corner, not affecting text; three leaves bear notes in pen in the bottom margins, and there are five pages of description and analysis of the work written in pen in a… Read More

Third edition, with amendments. Small octavo, pp xiv, 376, illustrated with 18 engraved plates, very clean and crisp internally, plain endpapers browned, pre-title page detached. Contemporary full polished calf, somewhat marked and worn, the spine gilt decorated with raised bands, gilt stamped decoration. A very attractive copy with a prestigious provenance:Image 4 shows the manuscript ownership inscription on 1st. FEP. This reads:Louis Odier. Dr & Prof. me. 1809Ex dono Dr . J. P. MaunoirOdier (see Wiki) was a prominent Doctor of Medecine and Professor at the University of Geneva, translator of the works of Jenner and steady promoter of smallpox vaccination. He was given this book by another prominent medical doctor: J.P.Maunoir

London: London: Printed for R[obert]. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, (where letters to the author are taken in) and sold by M[ary]. Cooper at the Globe in Pater-Noster-Row, 1753. 1st Printing. Full leather. Very Good. First edition, four volumes in two, folio; 1-628; 629-1258, [16]pp, In contemporary tree calf (lightly worn, hinges cracked but firm), spines gilt, red and green gilt-lettered leather spine labels, contemporary marbled endpapers, woodcut headpieces opening each number, a very clean copy. Very attractive example of this full bound-up run of Edward Moore's weekly periodical in handsome period binding with original collective title-pages added to each volume.. Contributors include Horace Walpole, Soame Jenyns and John Boyle Earl of Orrery, and with Chesterfield's articles of late 1754 extolling Johnson's imminent Dictionary on the eve of its publication, ESTC P1858, citing 14 examples in the UK (5 of which at British Library and 4 at Cambridge) and 8 examples in US (3 of which at University of Virginia).

London: [s.n.], 1769. Hardcover. Octavos, 5 volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in contemporary calf, rebacked with paneled spines and two labels with gilt. Some wear and rubbing to binding. Name in ink to front free endpaper of volumes 2-4 (volume 5 lacking front free endpaper). Signs of removed bookplate from front pastedown of volume 1. Library pencil numbers to versos of half-titles and rectos of title pages. Volume 5 R1-5 with scraps of paper attached via adhesive to top edge of rectos. Shelved above Science. Volumes 1 and 2 are a reissue of "The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, .. The third edition..." Volumes 3 and 4, of "The sermons of Mr. Yorick..." and volume 5, of "A sentimental journey ..", "Yorick's sentimental journey continued ... By Engenius, i.e. John Hall Stevenson," and "A political romance...". Volumes 2-5 are numbered 2-5 on their half-titles, but the titlepages bear the volume numbers of the original editions, i.e. V, I, II, and I respectively. This edition was… Read More

Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry, London, 1768. An Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. Illustrated with a New and Accurate Map of Corsica. First edition, first issue, bound with scarce half title, last leaf blank, Z3 in uncorrected state, all misprints present, map in its first form without scale or degrees. Published Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry, London, 1768. 8vo., 5 1/2" x 8 5/16", xxi, [1, blank], [1, table of contents], [1, blank], 382 pp., [1, blank]. Large folding engraved frontispiece map of Corsica by Thomas Phinn inserted between half title and title page. Engraved coat-of-arms on title-page. Table of Contents (b2) follows the Preface (a3-b1); Z3 in original state with "Maraina" typo; D2 in first state, with the words "John Home" incorrectly placed following the first quotation on p. 51; E2 with… Read More

1797 1ed AMERICAN Naval Gazetteer Voyages Malham Sailing MAPS Atlas Africa Ports

'The Naval Gazetteer' is a late 18th-century sailor's guide, filled with descriptions of coastlines, countries, and islands from around the world and sailing directions to and from various locations. However, the real draw of this set is the exquisite folding maps! Maps include views of ports and coasts along India, Portugal, the Baltic Sea, North and South America, Africa, and Great Britain.
Item number: #14295
Price: $1950
MALHAM, John
The naval gazetteer, or, Seaman's complete guide : containing a full and accurate account, alphabetically arranged, of the several coasts of all the countries and islands in the known world ...
Boston : Printed for and sold by W. Spottswood and J. Nancrede, 1797. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete; 2 volumes
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Vol. 1 – xlvi, 436 (i.e. 536)
10 folding maps
Wanting frontis folding map
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Vol. 2 – 573, [3]
6 folding maps
· Provenance: Handwritten
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1719 Elements of BOTANY Joseph Tournefort Herbariae PLANTS Flowers Herbal
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort was a 17th-century botanist who is best known for his work 'Elements of Botany'. In this book, Tournefort made important contributions to botanical nomenclature, identifying the divisions in flowering plants and make distinctions between genus and species. This 1719 Latin edition entitled 'Institutiones rei Herbariae', collects and describes nearly 7,000 different plant species many of which include impressive botanical illustrations.
Included with this volume are letters written and signed by famed French botanists Louis Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821) and his son, Achille Richard (1794–1852). Both were esteemed botanists of their time and taught at the French National Academy of Medicine.
Item number: #17982
Price: $1500
TOURNEFORT, Joseph Pitton
Institutiones rei herbariae
Lugduni, iuxta exemplar Parisiis : E Typographia regia., 1719.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages – 2 volumes… Read More

1791 Diderot Encyclopedia Inventions Machines Naval Architecture BRIDGES Ships
Through the mid-18th-century, large collections of knowledge were relegated to specific areas of study like law, medicine, or religion. However, Denis Diderot's 'Encyclopedie'
changed the public's knowledge base as well as setting a standard for future generations of acquiring knowledge on many different subjects. This was the first encyclopedia to include contributions from many different named writers. It also was the first encyclopedia to describe work-related topics like agriculture, engineering, cooking, and trade.
One of the aspects that made this work so desirable was the incredible, detailed full-page engravings. In fact, the illustrations themselves were so sought-after that they were of published on their own apart from the encyclopedia.
This volume of 'De Planches', or the plates from Diderot's encyclopedia include some of the following engravings:
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Bridge making, building
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Embroidery
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1792 Diderot Encyclopedia 95 Plates Inventions Machines ART Anatomy SKELETONS
Through the mid-18th-century, large collections of knowledge were relegated to specific areas of study like law, medicine, or religion. However, Denis Diderot's 'Encyclopedie'
changed the public's knowledge base as well as setting a standard for future generations of acquiring knowledge on many different subjects. This was the first encyclopedia to include contributions from many different named writers. It also was the first encyclopedia to describe work-related topics like agriculture, engineering, cooking, and trade.
One of the aspects that made this work so desirable was the incredible, detailed full-page engravings. In fact, the illustrations themselves were so sought-after that they were of published on their own apart from the encyclopedia.
This volume of 'De Planches', or the plates from Diderot's encyclopedia include some of the following engravings:
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Stone cutting, cobbling
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Fluid, water distilling… Read More