Oliver Cromwell COMPLETE SET by Thomas Carlyle - 1849: Letters and Speeches

Firenze (Florence). First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. We believe the title translates to Chronological History of the Emperors, Popes, and the Council of Seven; first three volumes of an apparently incomplete set; Vol. 3 only through 12th century. Vol. 1 published 1789 by 'Nella Stamperia degli Eredi Pecchioni'; Vols. 2 and 3 published 1790 by 'Gaetano Cambiagi Stampator Reale' (Cambiagi was an important publisher in Florence at that time; Pecchioni had much fewer productions and it is difficult to learn anything about him); Italian text. In every other respect these volumes are identical, using the same typefaces, paper, endpapers and bindings; paper has watermark which is very hard to see, as it appears only partially in the upper left corner of some pages; edges speckled red; pastedowns handpainted with a floral pattern; bound such that there are no free endpapers, pages sewn directly to vellum; vellum smartly hand-lettered on each spine. Overall, vg (covers soiled, bowed, and… Read More

Cambridge University Press. 1900. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.9 x 6 inches). Neat previous owner name to the top of the front blank free endpaper and a neat 4 line inscription on the verso of the same leaf. Some sporadic foxing throughout and a few pages with neat pencil underlining (which could be easily erased if desired) otherwise a very good copy in publishers dark blue cloth with the spine lettered in gilt. Boards with single blind ruled border lines. Spine has a few small white marks to the cloth and the book is a bit rubbed and bumped to the edges but Overall this is a very good copy of Russell's third book. Only 1500 copies were published.

The third edition corrected, and enlarged by an appendix, containing additional notes, and a dissertation on the Being and the attributes of the Deity. Printed for T Cadell. London. 1787. 8vo. vii, 512pp, 3pp publisher's adverts. Later full calf, spine in 6 compartments with raised bands, blind tooling, leather label and gilt lettering. Signature to title page. The first work by Price, Richard (1723 - 1791) FRS, philosopher, demographer, and political radical. He studied under Vavasor Griffiths at Chancefield, Talgarth. His writings in defence of the American patriots led to an invitation to advise congress conveyed to him by Benjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee, and John Adams. A member of the intellectual societies the Bowood Group and Benjamin Franklin's 'Club of Honest Whigs'. The journal Enlightenment and Dissent remains a focus for the study of Price's thought. This is his first work: the third edition, being greatly enlarged.
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NY: Charles Scribners Sons, 1955. Signed hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Charles Scribners Sons, 1955. 8vo., xi+306pp. Gray cloth with gilt titles and designs. Inscribed by Niebuhr on the half title: "to Susan & Bob on their wedding day, Best wishes, Reinhold Niebuhr". Some rubbing to the gilt titles, offsetting from NY Times Book Review clipping on Niebuhr laid in, else very good, clean, bright in very good dust jacket with a small chip off the rear panel and wear at the extremities. . Signed by Author. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Basic Books, 1959. First American Edition, First Printing of Popper's "Logik der Forschung", first published in Vienna in 1932 and the book that gave the philosophy of science a firm foundation in 20th century thought. The book is Fine in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, spinea bit browned and with some toning, 1/4" and 1/2" tears at top edge front panel. A quite handsome copy of this highly regarded classic, SCARCE in collectible dust jacket .. First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Nurnberg: George Peter Monath, 1780 Book. Fair. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original grey paper boards. A listing and description of several early editions of the Holy Bible, beginning with that of Johann Bamler in 1466, in Latin. Text is in German. Condition of this book is fragile. The front cover is detached but present. Light tanning throughout. Small labels of two previous owners. 148 pp..

In 4. Dim. 28,5x22 cm. Pp. LVI+376. Rara prima edizione del 1752 di questa importante opera del sacerdote Daniele Concina (1686-1756). Concina era noto principalmente per il suo inflessibile rigore e per le sue orazioni energiche e spesso violente. Il suo intento era quello di un ritorno alla Chiesa delle origini. Questa opera formata da tre dissertazioni è una critica aperta alle rappresentazioni teatrali a causa della loro presunta influenza corruttrice dei costumi. Al verso dell'occhietto il testo di una lettera circolare di Papa Benedetto XIV datata 1 Gennaio 1748 agli arcivescovi e vescovi in latino ed in volgare nella quale egli attesta la tolleranza anche se di mala voglia per il divertimento carnevalesco. Tra gli argomenti trattati: storia degli spettacoli, la dottrina luterana, il pensiero di Paolo Segneri in merito, Pignatellli, Bellarmino, le donne in scena, la voluttà del teatro, la musica teatrale ecc... In buone condizioni. Copertina in cartonato coevo con titolo… Read More

New York: P. O'Shea. Good with no dust jacket. 1867. Hardcover. Text is clean. Pages somewhat foxed. Cover shows wear, cloth tearing along spine, some freying at corners. Front free endpaper appears to be missing. .

1690 1ed Secret History Charles II James II England Catholic Protestant English
At the end of the 17th-century, numerous anti-Catholic pamphlets and propaganda were published being very critical of the reigns of Kings Charles II and James II. This particular book, "The Secret History of the Reigns of Charles II and James II", was written by an anonymous author, though modern scholarship attributes it to John Phillips or Robert Burton. The author provides important context on the British throne and the political and religious battles between Protestants and Catholics.
Item number: #15234
Price: $599
PHILLIPS, John [attrib.]

The secret history of the reigns of K. Charles II and K. James II.
[London]: Printed in the year 1690. First edition.
Details:
· Collation:
o [4], 50; 71-214
· References: Wing S 2347
· Provenance: Bookplate – M.H. Bloxam, F.S.A., O.R.
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~5.75in X 3.5in (14.5cm x 8.5cm)
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1610 1ed Catholic Church Italian POPES Charlemagne Ballerini Sacro de Successi

Francesco Ballerini's "Epilogo Sacro de'successi" is a collection of liturgical and political successes of the Catholic Church through the year 1610. It covers a variety of topics including the reigns of popes, Catholic authors, and the history of Catholicism in Europe. Notable figures described in this work include Charlemagne, Pope Gregory the Great, and Pope Leo III.
Item number: #15289
Price: $599
BALLERINI, Francesco
Epilogo Sacro De'successi, che' nella Chiesa di Dio dal principio del mondo sin al presente anno 1610. sono occorsi
Roma : Mascardi, 1610.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o
[52], 166, [2]
· Language: Italian
· Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
· Size: ~8.75in X 6.5in (22cm x 16.5cm)
· Quite rare
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