LORD BYRON EN ITALIE ET EN GRECE; ou Apercu de sa Vie et de ses Ouvrages d’apres des sources authentiques, accompagne de Pieces Inedites, et d’un Tableau Litteraire et Politique de ces deux Contrees de Le Marquis de Salvo - 1825

Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, Printers to the University, Glasgow, 1770. Hardcover. Poor. Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, Printers to the University, Glasgow, 1770. Poor. Approx. 13'' by 8.25''. Full leather binding, spine with raised bands, outer binding original, but in poor condition. Inner book is generally clean & still well bound. Subscriber list, summary of the arguments within the poem. 466pp of the poem plus index. Portrait of Milton on title page and marbled endpapers. 3 pages at front have a tear and there is an ink stain on the edge. (see pictures). From the library of Lockhart of Cleghorn with their bookplate on the front pastedown. With an inscription 'Barbara Lockhart from her sister Mrs Jamieson' on the front endpapers.***Heavy & will require overseas postage***

Edinburgh: No Publisher, 1771. No publisher, "Edinburgh, Printed in the Year M, DCC, LXXI" at title pages. Three volumes in contemporary full calf, backs in six compartments with five raised bands, red leather title labels with gilt lettering and gilt floral decorations bordered by gilt rules. Very Good Plus, small bios of the book and the author pasted to front paste down of Vol. I, gilt lettering a bit rubbed yet legible, end pages toned from binder's glue, boards a bit soiled. Bindings are firm and supple, text clean, a quite handsome and well-cared-for set, and a rather uncommon edition. . Early Scottish Edition. Full Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paris: L. Duprat - Duverger , 1812. Four volumes, 5 1/4" x 3 3/8", From the library of John Masefield, O.M., Poet Laureate, his small bookplate front paste down Vol. I. With gift inscription to Masefield recto of frontispiece, dated Geneva 1921. Very Good, bound in contemporary quarter red morocco over diced red calf, the backs ornately gilt, page block edges marbled, the marbling dulled, the boards lightly rubbed. . New Edition. Quarter Morocco . Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

1797 RARE & Important Judaica Livorno Italy Jewish Sefer Mikdash Hebrew PrayerA rare, 18th-century Jewish prayer book entitled 'Sefer Avodat Mikdash'. This book, published in Livorno, Italy in 1797, was a study into the behaviors expected in a Jewish synagogue and temple – or simply a Jewish guide to sanctuary. Notably, Livorno became a hub for Jewish immigrants in the 17th-century and their presence only grew throughout the Medici rulership. Curiously though, it wasn't until 1780, when Livorno government reorganized, that Jews were declared eligible for various positions in the general court. Because of this rise in status, Jewish books became more prominent – including this 1797 published work.Item number: #10774Price: $750Traditional Mikdashספר עבודת מקדש - קול תפלה קול תחנה… [Sefer Avodat Mikdash][Livorno, Italy: 5557 (or 1797)].Details: • Collation: Complete• Language: Hebrew• Binding: Leather; secure• Size: ~6in X 4in (16cm x 10cm)• Very rareOur… Leer más

1747 1ed English Condamine Science Voyage Equador South America Amazon Geography

Charles Marie de La Condamine was an 18th-century French explorer who studied the geography. A French-Spanish expedition was sent to South America and the Arctic region in 1735, to determine the size and shape of the earth. The two expeditions proved that the earth is flattened at the Poles. La Condamine, a scientist on the expedition, returned home by crossing Brazil via the Amazon making it
'the first scientific exploration of the Amazon… The greatest geographical event of the eighteenth century as regards South America" (Hill).
"A very useful abridgment of this indispensable work, entirely satisfactory for nearly all purposes" (Goodman).
This first English edition of Condamine's 'Journal,' was officially published as a complete account in 1751 with a supplement in 1752, but the initial French printings of this abridgement were published in 1745 and 1746 with translations soon following.

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Frankfurt Leipzig: (Felsecker), 1763. (1 Bl.), 394 S.; mit Titelvignette u. Kapitelbordüre in Holzschnitt; Hayn-Gotendorf VII, 160; Halbpergament der Zeit mit Pergamentecken, rundum Sprenkelschnitt; Ecken etwas gestaucht, Deckel, Bindung u. Block mit mässigen Wurmgängen, kein Textverlust, kleinere Läsuren; stabiles Expl.. Erste Ausgabe. Halbpergament. Befriedigend. 16 cm.

In Parigi [i.e. Venice], A Spese di Francesco Pitteri Libraio Viniziano. MDCCXXXVIII [1738]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Two quarto volumes: xxxvi, 420 p., portrait front. (a-c4, d6, A-Bb8, Cc10); 1 leaf, 412 p. (1 leaf, A-Z8, Aa10, Bb-Dd4). Engraved cuts on title-pages and at heads & ends of cantos by F. Zucchi (Francesco Zucchi, 1692-1764, Venetian) after G. Ghedini. Title-page in red & black. Vol. 2 has half-title only. Index at end of vol. 2. First edition of the classic Italian burlesque of the eighteenth century. Forteguerri, a native of Pistoia in Tuscany, was a civilian official in the Papal Court. These thirty canti in ottava rima pillory members of the Curia, women, and all levels of society. Published a few years after the author's death, the Ricciardetto went through a number of editions. Gamba 2241; Parenti, Luoghi Falsi 160-161; Brunet I: 1604. NUC 178: 451 (NF 0252417) lists 6 copies. Handsomely printed, and handsomely rebound by Dragonfly Bindery, George & Pat Sargent, in… Leer más

Complete set of this fine illustrated collection of the costume of 80 religious orders by Abbot Tiron. Volume 1: 65 plates of civil religious orders with 299 pages of text.Volume 2: 37 plates of civil religious orders with 218 pages of text and 15 plates of military religious orders with 62 pages of text.Survey of the ceremonial robes and habits of monks and nuns of 80 orders including Benedictine, Franciscan, Carmelites, Trappist, Jesuit, etc. Includes crusading orders such as the Knights of Malta, Hospitallers, Templars, Calatrava, Teutonic, etc. Fine handcoloured woodcut plates highlighted with gum arabic by engravers including Albert Doms, L. Markaert, Deley, King, E. Duverger, L. Lisbet, etc.Condition: Bindings solid, plates mostly clean and bright with little spotting.Heavy books, extra shipping charges required.

Worcester: Worcester: printed by J. Butler for S. Gamidge, at Prior's Head, 1764. 1st Edition . Half leather. Very Good. First edition; octavo; [4],vii,[1],252pp, with full complement of 16 plates, and list of subscribers on p.[iv]-vii. Recent period-style half calf over marbled boards with five raised spine bands between glt single fillets and gilt-lettered red morocco title label in second compartment, plate of King Edgar's Tower laid down on matching paper preserving decent margins around printed image,very occasional unobtrusive spots and stains, otherwise a very clean complete copy in attractive period binding of this early Worcester imprint and first dedicated account of the city as it stood in the eighteenth century. ESTC T146687.

Orléans: Maurice Rouamn, 1947. First edition with illustrations by Dubout. Printed on vélin de Rives blanc BKF. In original loose-leaf format in hardcover folder binding, inside matching original slipcase. Slipcase in good condition, with a little rubbing. Folder and book in very good, clean and bright condition. 274 pages. 340 x 270 mm (13½ x 10¾ inches). Edition originale illustrée par Dubout. Imprimé sur vélin de Rives blanc BKF. Au format original à feuilles mobiles dans une reliure cartonnée, à l'intérieur de l'étui d'origine assorti. Etui en bon état, avec un petit frottement. Chemise et livre en très bon état, propre et lumineux. 274 pages. 340 x 270 mm