1490. Small 4to. Disbound. Small 4to, 1 printed leaf, with hand-written ink annotations throughout. Top of leaf titled "Tiber tertius", (The Third Fibre). Original extract from first complete publication of the book in its original Latin. Extremely rare. More
1490. Small 4to. Disbound. Small 4to, 1 printed leaf, with hand-written ink annotations throughout. Top of leaf titled "Tiber tertius", (The Third Fibre). Original extract from first complete publication of the book in its original Latin. Extremely rare. More
London: Nathaniel Ranew and Jonathan Robinson, 1670. 4to. Calf Boards. Engraved frontispiece and explication, Intro (2 pp), Table of contents (4 pp), Preface (18 pp), 286 pp. Original calf boards, sympathetically rebacked in style.Frontispiece a little creased and worn, otherwise v.good internally.Contains no endpapers. The original 1601 edition of De..... More
London: Flesher for Rich. Royston, 1632. 3rd Edition. 4to. Full Contemprary Calf. Pp. [1 - "To the Beholder of This Title"], [12], 631, [11 - index]. Engraved architectural title page. Full contemporary calf boards, expertly re-spined in19th Century calf. A tidy and complete copy of the third edition of Florio's..... More
London: J G for R Royston, 1663. 1st Edition. 12mo. Full Calf. Pp. [24], 262. [2- new books]. Full later calf. First English translation by Nathaniel Walker of the famous Italian work on the courtier by Giovanni Della Casa, (1503-1556). Walker notes in his comments to the reader that it..... More
London: Bettesworth, 1737. 6th Edition. 8vo. Full Calf. p. x, 189, 1 (contents). Frontispiece, folding astronomical plate. Full calf binding, joints showing wear, but holding. Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) was an Enlightenment author and philosopher writing particularly on the emerging sciences. He particularly came to fame with this..... More
London: Jacob Thonson, 1708. 1st Edition. 8vo. Original Calf. Pp. [2], L, [2], 209, [1 - booklist]. Lacks frontispiece. Original panelled calf, neatly re-cased. Some pale staining on outer margins. Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757) was an Enlightenment author and philosopher writing particularly on the emerging sciences. Dialogues of..... More
Firenze: Landini, 1727. 8vo. Vellum Boards. Scelta D'alcuni Miracoli E Grazie Della Santissima Nunziata Di Firenze Descritti Dal P.F.Gio. Angiolo Lottini Dell'ord. De Serui Alla Ser Ma Cristiana Di Loreno Gran Duchessa Di Toscana (On some choice Miracles And Thanks Della Santissima Annunziata di Firenze Described From P.F.Gio. Angiolo Lottini..... More
London: Thomas Paine for William Hills & Daniel Pakeman, 1636. 12mo. Calf Boards. Pp. [28], [2], 646, [2]. Full later calf, blind-stamp decorations on spine. Some browning and small marginal loss on title page. Translated by Edward Dacre. The work contains a discussion on Livy's history of the Roman republic..... More
London: William Rawley, 1639. 4to. Hardcover. pp.xiv, 218, [20], 'New Atlantis. A Worke Unfinished. Written By The Right Honourable Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban', [1], 43, [2]. Written By The Right Honourable Francis L. Verulam Viscount St. Alban. Published After The Author's Death, By William Rawley Doctor In Divinity..... More
London: John Dunton, 1692. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Full Contemprary Calf. pp. frontispiece, [xviii], 477, blank, [16 - Alphabetical table]. Original pitted calf with blind stamped decoration and later spine neatly integrated. An interesting work, handsomely bound in which is reviewed a number of books on a...... More
Paris: Mazieres & Jean-Baptiste Garnier, 1745. 12mo. Original Boards. Pp. [14], 585, [3],12. Bound together with: Retraite Religieuse Sur L'amour De Dieu, Tiree Des Paroles Du Cantique Des Cantiques. Paris, Jean-Baptiste Delespine. 1708. Pp. 80. Bound in original full mottled calf, gilt decorations on spine. Louis Tiberge (Thiberge) (1651-1730) was..... More
London: Bell, 1905. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. 2 Vols. Complete with b&w images & illlustrated plates. Original cloth, very minor blemish on spine and some pale foxing. Pages untrimmed. Neat gilt stamp to front boards. A very good set in original cloth. More
Glasgow: William Smith, 1779. 12 th Edition. Orig Full Calf. Pp. viii, 336, full original calf, gilt decorated spine, minor wear to head and foot of back joint. Holding well. Isaac Watts (1674-1748) was a theologian and logician, noted for his hymn writing. His Logick was first published in 1724..... More
