Antiquarian from Luis Porretta Fine Arts

Newcastle: Sol. Hodgson, for Belby & Bewick. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1797. First Edition. Hardcover. Beautifully rebound in tan half calf, maroon Morocco label with gilt titles, marbled boards, 117 figures of birds of which 44 have been hand colored, a lovely clean, tight copy. Volume one of a two volume set. ; 8" x… Read more about this item

London: Henry Frowde. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in green pebbled cloth, gilt titles, edges lightly rubbed, page edges uncut, top edge gilt. Previous owners inscription (1915) . A lovely clean, tight copy. ; 8" x 6"; 696 pages .

London: Frederick Warne. Very Good with no dust jacket. c1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in blue cloth, black titles and Globe decoration, color illustrations in the Baxter/Kronheim style intact, a lovely clean tight copy.; 6" x 4.5"; 126 pages .

London: Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan half calf, edges a little rubbed, marbled boards, frontis engraving intact, a lovely clean tight copy. ; 9" x 6" .

Amsterdam: Joannes Van Selm. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1778/9. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in marbled papered boards with black cloth spine, paper titles, top edges of free endpaper replaced, a lovely clean tight copy. Dutch language publication in four volumes. Two volumes have pull out engravings, some hand colored. ; 9" x 5"; 192 pages… Read more about this item

Amsterdam: J. Lindenberg. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1710. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in tan half calf with marbled boards, spine repaired at bottom edge, edges rubbed, four large engraved vignettes, one colored and heightened with gold, 2 engraved title pages, numerous engraved vignettes. 84 engraved plates by R. De Hooghe. 2 double-page engraved maps one… Read more about this item

Amsterdam: Jan Blank. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1718. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound if full calf, edges a little rubbed, spine professionally repaired, boards stamped with decorative floral panel. A scarce, Dutch language publication. ; 5.5" x 3"; 88 pages .

Amsterdam: Van Gysbert De Groot. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1714. Hardcover. Bound in full calf, five raised panels - one repaired, frontis engraving by Gysbert De Groot intact, edges a little rubbed, all page edges gilt, boards tooled with botanical designs. A very scarce Dutch language publication. ; 5" X 3.5"; 316 pages .

Netherlands: Koornbrugsteeg. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1732. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in brown half calf with grained papered boards, edges a little rubbed, six raised panels with gilt floral decoration within panels, lacks label, contents very good, clean and tight. Frontis engraving and all internal engravings intact. A lovely clean, tight copy. Dutch language. … Read more about this item

New York: John W. Lovell Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1887. Hardcover. Bound in half brown grained calf, dark green marbled boards, edges a little rubbed, small section missing at top of title page, ; 7" x 5"; 149 pages .

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1816. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in ran hald-calf and marbled boards, edges rubbed, boards a little rubbed, text block very good, clean and tight, the pull out engraving of farm machinery and three full page engravings intact. Scarce. ; 8.5" x 6"; 580 pages .

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1812. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in ran hald-calf and marbled boards, edges rubbed, boards a little rubbed, text block very good, clean and tight, the pull out engraving of farm machinery and four full page engravings of cattle, etc. Intact. Scarce. ; 8.5" x 6"; 580… Read more about this item

London: Trefoil Publications. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Bound in pictorial stiff, glossy wraps. A lovley clean copy showing minimal if any usage.; 9.5" x 7.5"; 160 pages .

London: David Bogue. Good with no dust jacket. 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in red embossed cloth, gilt titles and decoration, boards soiled and discolored, edges rubbed, a good reading copy. ; 7" x 5"; 424 pages .

London: Simpkin & Marshall. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in brown blindstamped cloth, gilt titles, some light sunning to board edges, a lovely clean tight copy of this rather scarce publication. A collection of correct behaviors for people in all stations of life. The ultimate rule book! ; 8" x 5";… Read more about this item

London: Clarke Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1899. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Bound in green linen grained buckram, paper titles, top edges gilt, edges lightly rubbed, 33 volume set, all edges trimmed, Limited Edition (676/1000). A lovey set of the Mousieon Edition. ; 10.5" x 7.5" .

London: S. Briscoe. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1722. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in full calf, edges rubbed, hinges a little loose but still operating, numerous works bound in one volume. Additional works are "The Orations Of Cicero", London, 1719 and "The Pastorals Of Virgil", London, 1722. ; 5.5" x 4" .

London: F. G. Moon. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. This three volume set is in very good condition, bound in maroon half calf with maroon pebbled buckram boards, edges a little rubbed, text block very good clean and tight. With folio sized 121 plates, numerous half plate lithographs, 120 text illustrations, all… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Apollo Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1776. First Edition. Hardcover. Full calf binding, edges a little rubbed, a lovely clean tight copy. ; 5" X 3.25"; 214 pages .

Oxford: Theatro Sheldoniano. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1707. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in full tan calf, edges rubbed, boards rubbed and worn through at the gussets as well as having been peeled in a couple of areas, text block very good, clean and tight. Light staining to the bottom of the first few pages. A… Read more about this item