18th Century from Antiquarian Book Shop

Chez Huart & Moreau. Very Good-. 1752. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. [2]ff, xliv & 159; [2] & 275 pages; Title pages printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece to the first volume (engraved by L[ouis-Claude) Legrand after a drawing by B(ernard) Picart), printed half titles present in both volumes. Contemprary decoratively mottled calf, raised bands, gilt … Saber más sobre este artículo

Neapoli [Naples, Italy]: Excudebat Joseph Raymundi. Very Good. 1753. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. (12), 335 (1 errata) pp pages; Mid-eighteenth century sprinkled brown calf, raised bands and decorative gilt stamped decoration in spine panels with red title label, edges of the text block stained red. The dedication copy of the Latin edition of Dr. John… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: G. Strahan, S. and E. Ballard, J. Bretherton, et alus. Good. 1753-54. Leather. Autograph; [Title continues] Written, Originally, in Arabick, Translated into Italian, and from thence into English: and now pub. with a large historical preface and index to illustrate the whole. By the translator of the first volume W. Bradshaw; edited by Robert Midgley. … Saber más sobre este artículo

Dublin: McAllister. Fair. 1792. First Irish Edition. Full Leather. [4], 288 pages; Full contemporary calf binding quite worn; boards detached, leather pieces chipped away at spine ends, rubbed through at corners and edges, lettering rubbed through on leather title label at spine, peeled at lower part of rear board. Text block securely stitched with much of… Saber más sobre este artículo

A Londres: Fenchurch-Street. Very Good-. 1785. First Edition. Full Leather. xii, 334, (2) ads pages; Imprime par Galabin et Baker, Ingram-Court, Fenchurch-Street, aux depens de l'auteur ; et se vend chez J. Boosey, King-Street, dans Cheapside. Contemporary sheepskin, flat spine "paneled" by plain horizontal rows of gilt dots. Extremities rubbed through, joints cracked, upper board… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Printed for E. Newbury by J. Cundee. Good. 1799. Hardcover. ***xi, [1], 148, (2) pages; Contents clean and securely stitched, binding of red roan spine over marbled boards quite worn, backstrip lacking and front board detached, corners rounded, lower corner of first few leaves creased, lacks half title and advertisement (supplied in facsimile). Fabulous… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Printed for the Author. Fair. 1760. First Edition. Disbound. vi, (2), 120 pages; Sold by T. Kinnersley in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and to be had of all other Booksellers in Town and Country. OCLC 504455151 ESTC t126448 This book lacks most of the leather backstrip and the entire rear board;… Saber más sobre este artículo

Londres: Chez D. Bremner, successeur de M. Elmsly. Very Good. 1792. Nouvelle Edition. Full Leather. Nouvelle edition considerablement augmentee; viii, 332 pages; Contents clean and unmarked in contemporary brown sheepskin, only part of red leather title label present, leather rubbed ato extremeties and chipped at spine ends; some tiny marginal worming affecting about 20 pages; faint … Saber más sobre este artículo

Holmiae (Stockholm): Joh. Laur. Horrn. Very Good. 1731. Hardcover. Engraved Plates; Very good, in 19th century red half morocco with some wear and rubbing at extremeties. This is the preferred edition of the great work on Scandinavian numismatics (rare first edition was 1691) -- with 1780 bibliography added at end. Illustrated by engraved plates of coins.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Printed for and Published by the BOOKSELLERS. Fair. 1796. First Edition Thus. Disbound. (4), ii, (1), 4-144 pages; To the whole is added a Sketch of the life of Our Blessed Saviour, The Holy Apostles &c. Recommended by the Revd. Rowland Hill, M.A. Poem. Quite Scarce; informative and historical despite its flaws.… Saber más sobre este artículo

La Haye: Henri du Sauzet. Very Good-. 1715-1717. First Edition. Leather. Engravings; 1000+ pages; Two volume set comprising four parts with separate titlepages. Title pages printed in red and black. Bound in contemporary full calf, five raised bands at spines; title and volume number labels missing, decorative stamping to compartments, but most gilt rubbed/flaked away;… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Printed for T. Cadell, Junr. and W. Davies. Good. 1796. First Edition. Leather Bound. xxxi, (1), 94 pages; Text block clean and secure in binding, all three engravings present (toned and offsetting to opposite pages), halftitle present, but titlepage lacking (supplied in facsimile). Full calf binding with leather title label and gilt ruling at spine, binding… Saber más sobre este artículo

Padova: Padoue. Very Good. 1752. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. xii, 153 pages; Contemporary pattern-printed paper-covered boards backed with calf -- flat spine with dark red leather label lettered in gilt. Binding somewhat worn, with erosion at the head of the spine, and at the corners and edges of the boards. Old round institutional… Saber más sobre este artículo

Dublin: Printed for P. Byrne, P. Wogan, J. Moore, and J. Rice. Very Good-. 1796. Hardcover. xii, 1-96, 61-252 pages; Full contemporary sheepskin leather binding with black leather title label at spine with gilt lettering. Binding has wear with boards revealed at edges and some eroded spots on front and rear boards, front hinge starting. OCLC: 34985255… Saber más sobre este artículo

Berlin: Gottlieb August Lange. Very Good-. 1757. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 p.l. & 140 pages; Contemporary pattern printed paper-covered boards, green paper label on spine titled in ms. OCLC: 504805539 First edition of this translation into German verse of Theocritus, a third century B.C. poet usually thought of as the creator of ancient Greek bucolic poetry.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: Bouchard-Huzard. Very Good+. 1854. Hardcover. 131 pages; Extrait des Mémoires de la Société impériale et centrale d'agriculture, Chimie Agricole. Quarter calf over marbled boards, marbled endpapers. Raised bands with gilt lettering and accent lines. LC release stamp on first blank. Leather lightly rubbed at head & tail of spine. ; Experience the pleasure of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: L'Imprimerie De Digeon. Near Fine. 1800. Hardcover. (iv), 412 pages; Translated by Deleuze. Suivi de notes, et de dialogues sur la poesie par J. P. F. Deleuze. This botanical poem "The Loves of the Plants," is a description of Linnaeus' sexual system of classification in verse. It comprises the second part of a famous work… Saber más sobre este artículo

Venezia: Presso Giambattista Novelli. Very Good-. 1774. Hardcover. lxii, 369 pages; Text block clean and tight in contemporary full sheepskin binding with gilt decoration at spine and red leather spine label. Spine leather has a 1/16 inch scrape near center and a chip at lower end (3/4" x 1/2"), still an attractive 18th century book. O sia… Saber más sobre este artículo

Wien [Vienna]: in der Dollischen Buchhandlung. Very Good. 1796. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 131 & [1, ad] pages; Contemporary (Publisher's?) pattern-printed grey paper-covered boards. Moderate wear and rubbing to the fragile spine, with one small hole in the paper, several small scapes and abrasions to the fore-edge of the front cover, small paper label with… Saber más sobre este artículo

Place Not Identified: Publisher Unstated. Very Good. 1790. First Edition. Softcover. 2 p.l. & 92 pages; Very scarce first edition of Count Xaverio Broglio d'Ajano's verse translation of odes by Anacreon into Italian. It was probably printed somewhere in Italy around 1790, though there is no date printed. It probably was made in the Marche,… Saber más sobre este artículo