London: J Payne, 1757. 8vo. Full Calf. pp [ii], 6, 501, [3]. 5 leaves have small cuts out of the fore margins, without loss of text. Full contemporary calf, with two small faults to spine. Heister (1683-1758) was professor of surgery and anatomy at Helmstedt who published notably on surgery..... More
Faversham: F Austin, 1938. No Binding. 76 x 51 cm. An attractive silent movie poster in red and blue advertising front seats at 5D etc. Much detail and interest. These original posters are rare, particularly in this condition. More
1912. No Binding. Fine original chromolithograph 1912 calendar poster of the King and Queen surrounded by vignettes of Government House, Calcutta, Gate to Lucknow, The Palace, Lahore and the Procession, Delhi. The Durbar was held 7-16 December 1911 to commemorate the coronation of George and Mary, and their accession to..... More
London: Astley, 1739. 8vo. Full Calf. 3 volumes (1737 - 1739) 1737: pp.757+index. 1738: pp.668 + index, 1739: pp.668 + index. Original full calf. An immaculate run of these early bound magazines unusually in the original binding, in near fine condition, covering the year and detailing politics, travels, etc. More
Auckland: H Brett, 1890. Folio. No Binding. 60 pp, numerous illustrations. Chromolithograph images on front cover and internally.Images of buildings and businesses of the time. More
Paris: Gandouin, Nyon, David, Didot, Armand, Savoye & Damonneville. 1747. 8vo. Original Calf. Pp. xii, 491, [76]. Frontispiece. Original mottled calf, gilt decoration to spine, front joint showing wear but firmly held. Early handwriting on end paper.Mathmatical calculations in text. New edition by N Barreme (1687-1756) of the work of..... More
Dublin: Mills, 1795. 8vo. Calf. Complete with 31 folding plates & maps. Contemp orig calf prize binding. Front joint a little cracked but holding. With neat gilt stamp on spine & front board. A nice copy. More
1758. BELLIN, N. 370x250mm. No Binding. Coloured Map: 290x215mm, With Margins 370x250mm. Excellent condition, centre crease. Stain in top margin. (c.1758). A rare, early hand-coloured map, showing the coast of China, Korea, & Japanese Islands. More
London: Thomas Baskett, 1751. 8vo. Hardcover. no pagination.Title page and contents,Tables of lessons, Book of Common Prayer, Psalms of David, Bible, Whole book of Psalms, 12 Articles of Faith. Annotations of previous owners from 1759. Original calf boards, neatly rebacked in later brown calf. Top edges trimmed with some minor..... 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
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
1638. Full Calf. unpaginated. Missing title pages. Black letter. Red and black font in the Almanac. Bound with 'The Whole Book of Psalmes collected into English Meeter by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins and others..." Includes music. Printed by I.H. for the Company of Stationers, London, 1638. Later full panelled calf..... More
London: Dilly, 1798. 8vo. Hardcover. Original calf boards. Neatly re-backed. A handsome copy. More
Paris: Melchior Mondiere, 1626. 3rd Edition. 8vo. Original Calf. Full mottled calf, raised bands with gilt decorations on the spine showing plant motifs. Original spine label. Minor wear at head of spine and outer corners of boards. Handwritten title page, Observations, Livre Premier: [18], 227, [5 - table]; Observations, Livre..... 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
Oxford: Oxford Theatre, 1731. 2nd Edition. 8vo. Full Calf. 6 vols. 87 engraved portraits, 4 folding plates & 3 folding maps. Original full calf. Complete with the portraits, fine panoramic folding plates and folding maps of north and south parts of Great Britain and another of Ireland, by H. Moll..... More
London: Straham & Cadell, 1777. 4to. Calf. 2 volumes. Namestamp on head of title page. Contemporary mottled calf boards. Respined (c.1890s) with later coloured calf and round attractive dark red labels, "Cook's Voyage" and volume numbers, gilt embellishments on spine. Complete with all maps and plates, some folding. the large..... More
London: Lintot, 1747. 2nd Edition. 8vo. Original Calf. pp. [12], numbered every second page to 160 [in all pp. 286], [34 index and publisher's advert]. Original full calf, gilt, re-cased with a number '2' on spine, later spine label; appears to be a complete work of the 2nd edition. Sir..... More
London: Freeman Collins for Nicholas Cox, 1686. 8vo. Half-Leather and Cloth. 2 engraved plates both missing fold-out pieces. Marginal pale ink notes in an early hand. Later quarter morocco and cloth, trimmed margins without loss. Lacks general title page, but each part has its own title. Four Parts: The Gentleman's..... More
London: A Lea, 1703. 1st Edition. Small 8vo. Full Calf. Pp. vii, 13-358, [2 - catalogues of globes, books & maps]. 9 folding tables, (lacks frontis). Original full calf, top outer corners of front board damaged. Binding firm D'Chales (Deschales, de Challes; 1621-1678) was a French Jesuit mathematician whose translation..... 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: J. Cooke, 1768. 4to. Full Calf. pp. 706. All maps and plates present. Original full leather, raised bands with strings showing at joints. Hinges loosening. Some tears to edges of preliminary pages, otherwise internals good. Spine title "Drake's Voyages". An interesting looking copy. Published before Cook's voyages. Rare... More
London: Scatcherd and Whitaker, 1792. Seventh Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp.xxxii,467,vi (advertisments). 8vo. Frontispiece and 12 copper plates. Early full calf binding, neatly rebacked. Stained, possibly from smoke damage. A very good complete copy of this rare and early cook book. 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
