Search Results: 18th Century from poor mans books

London And NY: MacMillan. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1889. cloth. B&W Illustrations; [Vol 1] Pale green cloth illustrated in red and black with Alice and a deck of flying cards. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 fantasy novel written by English mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. Its narrative course and structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in both popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre." (Courtesy Wikipedia) Small faded bookdealer's stamp. Two vintage undated ownership names. A scarce early edition for which no… Read More

London: For W. Feakes. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1734. First Edition. Journal. B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 1st collected ed. 3 vols. 12mo, contemp. Gilt-paneled calf, richly gilt spine compartments, russet morocco spine labels; scuffed, joints & extremities rubbed. With 18 separate title pages & 18 plates; lacking portrait of Lee? , 1/2 title in vol. 2. Scattered light foxing, occasional minor dampstaining. Armorial bookplate of babcock. WorldCat returns 2 copies, one is a reproduction in Library of Congess OCLC Number: 475323834. Ornaments in vol.3 are those used by William Bowyer. .

Paris: Nyon/ Morin/ Colas/ Nyon,. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1782. Hardcover. Short Stories; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; [2], [v]-viij, 298, [6] pages; Dark red leather, gilt-decorated spine, black spine labels, gilt dentelle. Slight surface staining. Pages near fine. .

London: Oxford: Brethren's Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1794. First English Edition. Hardcover. Western; Pioneer; AMERICANA; American Indian; We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; Engraved map; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xii,159,[1],234,233,[1], [22] pages; Loskiel, George Henry (TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY CHRISTIAN IGNATIUS LA TROBE. ) History of The Mission of The United Brethren among The Indians in North America In Three Parts. Modern full gilt paneled blue morocco, spine gilt. With large. Folding Map (a few minor repairs). Internally generally clean & crisp with contents VG+. This work describes artistic, spiritual, educational and political values of the American Indians. Considered by Sabin the best authority on the Delawares, Nautikokes, Shawnee and other tribes in Pennsylvania & New York. The labors of this mission lay chiefly among the Delawares, the Nautikokes, the… Read More

Baltimore, MD: American School of Classical Studies At Athens. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1944. First Edition. Wrappers. ISSN:0018098X . Photos; This appears to be the first volume printed as per a dedication on the front page. Hesperia is published quarterly by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Founded in 1932 to publish the work of the School, the journal welcomes submissions from all scholars working in the fields of Greek archaeology, art, epigraphy, history, materials science, ethnography, and literature, from earliest prehistoric times onward. Hesperia is a refereed journal, available in both print and electronic formats. A number of photos, foldout plans. .

N Y: Brentano's. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1942. First Edition. Paperback. Portrait frontis; 316 pages; A biography of celebrated French stage and film actress Sarah Bernhardt (c. 22/23 October 1844 – 26 March 1923). A lengthy handwritten inscription appears on the first blank preliminary page, addressed to a Madame Francis Carter, and signed "En respecteux hommage / L. Verneuil / Decembre 1942." This volume is bound in the publisher's printed wrappers. The book shows light shelfwear, with small red stains to the lower inside quadrant of the front cover and to the lower inside quadrant of the rear cover. The binding is sound. The pages are clean and without markings. This work is illustrated with a photographic frontispiece featuring the author with Ms. Bernhardt. A number of newspaper clippings relating to the noted French actress are laid in. ; Signed by Author .

for John Walthoe in the Middle Temple Cloysters.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1725. Second Edition. Hardcover. 18th Century; Folio 13" - 23" tall; Modern Cases Argued And Adjudged In The Court Of King's Bench At Westminster. In the Reign of Her late Majesty Q. Anne, in the Time when Sir John Holt sat Chief Justice there. Taken by Thomas Farresley. With Refereneces to all the Modern Reports. [Probably intended to serve as Vol 7 of "Modern Reports." ] In the Savoy. MDCCXXV. [1725]. [4], 32, 37-160, Index [12] pp, with text and signings continuous between pp32-37. ESTC notes, "Vol.7 of ’Modern reports’? Actually covers the period 1702-1703 only. With two indexes. Text and register continuous despite pagination." [Fourth part 1722, sold for $2,587 at auction in 1994] No copies located, outside of closely held collections. ESTC Citation No. N35090. Contents complete. .

Dublin: Published for the Author By James Duffy. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. xii/287 286 pages; Width: 5" Height: 7.75" . From the preface: "The matter contained in this Essay formed the subject of a course of lectures (with illustrations) on the 'National Music of Ireland,' which the writer had the pleasure to deliver, in 1842, at the request of the Directors of the Manchester Mechanics' Institution." Cosmetically cracked hinges and blindstamped publisher's green cloth covers showing moderate external age/wear. The text block is solid. The pages show light toning and scattered foxing. Appears to be the first ediition. Worldcat locates but a single copy. Appearance at auction is very infrequent. .

Stamperia De' Fratelli Di Paci. Good with no dust jacket. 1779. Paperback. French Language; Public Speaking; Orations; Width: 5.5" Height: 8.75"; 430 pages; Pere di Monsignor Jacopo-Benigno Bossuet, vescovo di Meaux, sonsigliere del Re ne' suoi consigli, ed ordinario nel Consiglio di Stato, precettore del serenissimo Delfino, primo limosiniere di Madama la Delfina. Tomo Decimosettimo. Sopra tutt'i misterj dela religione cristiana. Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet was a French bishop and theologian, renowned for his sermons and other addresses. He has been considered by many to be one of the most brilliant orators of all time and a masterly French stylist. Court preacher to Louis XIV of France, Bossuet was a strong advocate of political absolutism and the divine right of kings. He argued that government was divine and that kings received their power from God. He was also an important courtier and politician. The works best known to English speakers are three great… Read More

Paris: Aubouyn/Emery. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1704. Presumed 1st. Hardcover. Engraved title; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; [8],254 [iv], 254 p., [4] pages; Ordonnance et instruction pastorale et monseigneur l'archeve? Que de Cambray, au clerge? Et au peuple de son diocese, portant condamnation d'un imprime? Intitule? Cas de conscience. Bound in full contemporary leather with gilt spine and raised bands. Old price sticker on one marbled end paper otherwise contents fine. By the Archbishop of Cambrai- a dissertaion on conscience. WorldCat locates 2 copies. No others found. Contents with some minor ornaments- head pieces, tailpieces. .

London: Tonson. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1730. Hardcover. Drama; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 303 [4] pages; Headpieces, tailpieces. Light foxing Good+. Plays are The False Friend, The Mistake, A Journey to London, The Provok'd Husband, The Relapse, The Provok'd Wife, Esop, and The Confederacy. Armorial bookplate of Babcock. 1st collected ed. 2 vols. 12mo, contemp. Calf; heavily rubbed, re-backed? , red & black morocco spine labels. Frontis. Portrait. .

London: Printed By Thoas Baskett. Good with no dust jacket. 1749. ... Behalf of Themselves and Their United Brethren, Was Referred: Together with some Extracts of the Most Material Vouchers and Papers contained in the Appendix. "Deals in large part with the Moravian emigration to America. No American record of sale. Collation: half title (Acta Fratrum Unitatis in Anglia, 1749) , verso blank; Syllabus, verso blank; title, verso blank; p. Iii, Extract from the Votes of the House of Commons, verso blank; inserted 4 pp. , Anno Regni Georgii II. ... An Act, etc. ; second title, Report of the Committee, verso blank; pp. 3--27, verso blank; Appendix, pp. 1--58; Unitatis Fratrum Fidei, Liturgiae et Praxeos Expositio, pp. [59a, 59b, 59c]---120; 2 leaves, “Added since, in an Octavo Edition; with respect to Page 121, the following Preface; pp. [121]---156. P. Iii, as above, contains an Order addressed to Lieut. -Gen. Oglethorpe and Mr. Velters Cornwall for the ecouragement of the Moravians… Read More

Bassani: Remondini. Good with no dust jacket. 1774. Leather. cxlix, [1] pages; . ..Scientiarum Instituto. Accedunt Epistolae Nonnullae Ejusdem Francisci Mariae Zanotti, Joannis Baptistae Morgagni ...Conversations at the Bologna Scientific Institute. Leather spine over marbled boards. Damp stain to first ferw leaves and rippling to balance of text. Lower part of boards mildly warped. .

London: G. Routledge & Company. Fine with no dust jacket. N.D.. First Edition. Leather. B&W Illustrations; 269 pages; Full of humorous illustrations. New gilded maroon leather over maroon cloth boards . 12 full page caricature cartoons plus frontispiece. ND but believed to be 1854 . Contents clean and firm. .