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A GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, AND POLITICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE EMPIRE OF GERMANY, HOLLAND, THE NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND, PRUSSIA, ITALY, SICILY, CORSICA, AND SARDINIA; With a Gazetteer of Reference to the Principal Places in Those Countries. Compiled and translated from the German. To which are added, Statistical Tables of all the States of Europe; Translated from the German of J.G. Boetticher of Konigsberg. With a Supplementary Table, Showing the Changes Since the Commencement of the Present War. Illustrated with Twemty-Four Plates, and a large Three-Sheet Post Map of Germany, Holland, Italy, Etc.
Lo: John Stockdale, 1800. 4to., pp.390,viii,87, full contemporary speckled calf, 5 raised bands, red title label lettered in gilt, speckled edges, frontispiece map, 3 folding maps, 23 city plans; light evidence of removed bookplate to front paste-down endpaper, minor marginal worming, not affecting printed area, 4cm wear to foot of upper external joint, 1.5cm wear to foot of lower external joint, rubbing/superficial wear along upper joint and to lower inner corner of front board, a clean and handsome copy.
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CHOICE EMBLEMS, Natural, Historical, Fabulous, Moral and Divine, for the Improvement and Passing of Youth. Ornamented with near Fifty Handsome Allegorical Engravings, Designed on Purpose for this Work.
London: Printed for George Riley, in Curzon Street, Mayfair, 1772. 12mo., pp.xii,192, full calf, five raised bands, red gilt-lettered title label to spine, engraved frontispiece, engraved emblems as headpieces to each chapter; occasional foxing, small closed tear to p.xi, splitting along joints, though stitching remains firm, a little wear to extremities, with some loss to calf at upper section of upper joint, an internally clean and good+ copy.
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CURIOSITIES FOR THE INGENIOUS: Selected from the Most Authentic Treasures of Nature, Science and Art, Biography, History, and General Literature.
London: Thomas Boys, 1821. 12mo., pp.192,(iv)adverts, uncut, leather-backed marbled boards, unlettered spine, complete with 13 engraved illustrations in 12 plates, including frontispiece; worn to extremities, boards rubbed, with loss to paper covering at lower margin, a little scruffy within, with some foxing and light surface soil, a good copy.
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DE VERBORUM SIGNIFICATIONE: THE EXPOSITION OF THE TERMES AND DIFFICILL WORDES, CONTAINED IN FOUR BUIKES OF REGIAM MAJESTATEM, AND OTHERS, IN THE ACTES OF PARLIAMENT, INVESTMENTS, AND USED IN PRACTICQUE OF THIS REALME,
And with diverse rules, and common places, or Principalles of the Lawes.
Edinburgh: printed be Robert Walde-grave, Printer to the Kingis Majestie, 1599. 4to., pp. unpaginated (H1-S5), half calf, five raised bands, marbled boards, engraved head-piece and coat-of-arms to title; lacking the folding table, otherwise complete, ink annotation to lower margin of I1, loss to lower corners of final few leaves, darkening and light marginal wear to final text leaf, margins a little darkened throughout, water-marking near rear of volume, with light undulation to the leaves throughout, front free endpaper beginning to work loose, joints worn but holding, wear to extremities, with 1.5cms loss to head of spine, a good copy. [STC 21877.5]
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ETHIC AMUSEMENTS.
London: Printed by W. Faden, for the Author, 1768. 4to., pp.(xxv),x,260,86, uncut, just occasionally unopened, rebound with new endpapers, half calf, five raised bands, black title label, gilt-lettered, with gilt decorations to compartments, marbled boards, engraved frontispiece, titles and plates; small ink ownership autograph to title, tissue repairs to corners and edges of frontispiece, closed tears and light wear to margins of first few leaves, with water-staining to fore-margin of p.(vii) and some surface soil to fore-margins of opening leaves, clean within, a very good copy, with handsome modern binding in fine condition.
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ETUDE ET RECREATION, OU L'INTERIEUR D'UN PENSIONNAT.
Paris: Parmantier, Libraire, 1825. Small 8vo., pp.viii,327, rebacked marbled calf boards, red title label and gilt embellishments to spine, engraved frontispiece and four further engraved plates; neat ink ownership inscription, dated 1826, to front free endpaper verso, light foxing within, with slight wear to headband and wear to upper corner of rear board, a very good copy.
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HARRODS ILLUSTRATED [Full Catalogue, c.1911]
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HISTORIC DOUBTS ON THE LIFE AND REIGN OF KING RICHARD THE THIRD.
London: J. Dodsley, 1868. 8vo.,pp. xv,134, full calf boards, decorative gilt and lettering to spine, five raised bands and burgundy title band to spine, b/w illustration and frontispiece; toned and lightly foxed to endpapers with light foxing to margins, text mildly off set to leaves throughout, minor cracking to hinge, webbing very slightly visible but all contents firm, boards rubbed to extremities with wear to corners and lower corners slightly knocked, otherwise a very good copy.
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HOYLE’S GAMES IMPROVED:
Being Practical Treatises on the Following Fashionable Games, Viz.: Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Back-Gammon, Chess, Billiards, and Tennis. With the Established Rules of Each Game.
London: S. Bladon, 1775. 12mo., pp.iv,(vi),208, full calf, five raised bands, red title label to spine, gilt; partial loss to title label (’HOYL... GAME...’), light cracking to head (first compartment) of upper joint, else fresh and very good indeed.
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MONTAIGNE'S ESSAYS.
John Florio’s Translation.
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1931. Limited edition, no. 1018 of a total of 1375 copies, two volumes, 8vo., pp.xxxviii,724;vi,708, deckle-edged paper, full Niger morocco bindings by the Leighton-Straker Bookbinding company, five raised bands, green leather title labels to spines and small inlaid medallions to front boards, gilt, t.e.g.; small scuff to title label and to uppermost band of Volume I, darkening to spines, slight marking to boards, a fresh and otherwise near-fine set.
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MR RUSKIN'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Delivered at Cambridge, Oct. 29, 1858.
Cambridge: Deighton, Bell, and Co./London: Bell & Daldy, 1858. First edition, scarce, 12mo., pp.(iii),40, calf-backed marbled boards, gilt; some foxing throughout, a very good, clean copy in fine modern binding.
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OBSERVATIONS SUGGESTED BY THE STRICTURES OF THE EDINBURGH REVIEW UPON OXFORD; AND ALSO THE TWO REPLIES, CONTAINING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LATE CHANGES IN THAT UNIVERSITY.
Edinburgh: John Ballantyne And Co, 1810. 8vo.,pp. iv,90, half calf with decorative gilt and lettering to spine, marbles boards, new endpapers; toned and lightly foxed to margins, ownership autograph in pencil to title page, lightly rubbed to corners of boards, a very good, bright copy.
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PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS.
London: T. Cadell, 1785. Second edition, 8vo., pp.xvi,233,(i), rebacked tree calf boards, spine in a modern tan leather, gilt-lettered; contemporary ink ownership autograph to front free endpaper, without original free endpapers or replacements: begins at prelim blank, internally fresh with minimal marking or spotting, light wear at corners of boards, a very good copy.
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REYNARD THE FOX,
After the German Version of Goethe.
London: John C. Nimmo, 1887. First edition thus, 4to., pp.342, uncut, deluxe half red morocco Bickers binding, three raised bands, gilt, with pictorial gilt decoration to spine, marbled cloth boards, matching marbled endpapers, t.e.g., ribbon bookmark, b/w frontispiece and decorative title, engraved b/w plates and in-text illustrations, head- and tailpieces; heraldic bookplate to front paste-down endpaper, ex libris W.A. Foyle, with small gilt-lettered leather bookplate to front free endpaper, light foxing to prelims and fore-edges, a fine copy.
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RUSSIAN PICTURES
London: The Religious Tract Society, 1889. 4to., pp.224, pictorial blue cloth, decorative gilt, gilt lettering, a.e.g., b/w frontispiece, b/w illustrations; prize presentation bookplate to front paste-down endpaper (dated 1907), toning to front free endpaper, spots of foxing throughout, particularly to initial pages, light rubbing to extremities, overall a very good copy.
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THE ANALOGY OF RELIGION, NATURAL AND REVEALED, TO THE CONSTITUTION AND COURSE OF NATURE. To which are added Two brief Dissertations: I. Of Personal Identity. II. Of the Nature of Virtue.
London: James, John and Paul Knapton. First edition, includes half title, 4to., pp.(x),320, full pannelled calf, five raised bands; lacks title label, wear to calf, including loss of apx. 5x6 cms to front lower LH corner, with professional reinforcement and recolouring to boards, some neat pencilled annotation within, internally very good, a good copy overall.
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THE BOOK OF HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT; Comprising information for the Mistress, Housekeeper, Cook, Kitchen-Maid, Butler, Footman, Coachman, Valet, Upper and Under House Maids, Lady’s Maid, Maid-of-All-Work, Laundry-Maid, Nurse and Nurse-Maid, Monthly, Wet, And Sick Nurses, Etc. Etc. Also, Sanitary, Medical, & Legal Memoranda; With a History of the Origin, Properties, And Uses of All Things Connected with Home Life and Comfort.
London, S.O. Beeton, 1112. First edition, first issue with "Bouverie St" on the illustrated title page and the farmyard frontispiece, 8vo.,pp. xxxix,1112, contemporary half calf with marbled paper covered boards, gilt lettering to spine, speckled edges, 12 colour plates, b/w figures; occasional foxing, mostly light, light staining to margins of title and frontipiece, frontispiece’s outer margin slightly shaved, small pen mark to front free endpaper, slight surface soiling to edges, light crack to leather along centre of spine professionally repaired, light wear to marbled paper covering, a very good copy.
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THE CORRESPONDANCE OF SIR PHILIP SIDNEY AND HUBERT LANGUET.
London: William Pickering, 1845. First edition, 8vo., pp. lxxxii,240, full calf, with decorative gilt to spine with burgundy title label and gilt lettering and five raised bands, b/w frontispiece and marbles endpapers and edges of text block; ownership bookplate to front paste down endpaper, mottled water damage to frontispiece, rubbed to extremities with light wear to head of spine and corners, otherwise very good.
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THE FLEECE: A POEM.
In Four Books.
London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1757. 4to., pp.(ii),156, contemporary sprinkled calf, expertly rebacked with gilt-lettered red title label, five raised bands, and gilt decorations to compartments, later endpapers; engraved heraldic bookplate to front paste-down endpaper, wear to extremities of boards (including expert repair to front upper margin at inner corner), overall very good, and internally fairly fresh.
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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF INSECTS.
Embellished with Copper-Plates. Intended as a Companion to Buffon’s Natural History.
London: W. Law, A. Millar, R. Cater. 8vo., pp.(iv),210, full sprinkled calf, black gilt-lettered label to spine, complete with twenty illustrative copper-engraved plates by J. Fraser; armorial bookplate to front paste-down endpaper, 3cm tear to text of p.49/50 (not affecting legibility), small hole to text of p.45/6 (apx. 4x3mm; again, text remains legible), small closed tear to lower margin of final text-leaf (p.209/10), light foxing and a few light marks to plates, rubbing to spine and extremities, with slight loss to head and tailbands, spine worn and retouched, joints starting but remain firm, a good+ copy, which is internally very good.
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