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GB: D. Midwinter ETC, 1738. 420 x 275 mm. Old half leather. Spine with raised bands. COVERS AND SPINE DETACHED. This copy LACKS THE TITLE PAGE and all pages before dedication. Next page is advertisement. Then 26 pages before A-K. Last few leaves damaged. Various plates are present (some badly damaged). SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY (GB 2021 £8) Packed weight about 7,000g. NOT AVAILABLE OVERSEAS. THIS BOOK IS SOLD AS IS. INSPECTION INVITED.. 2nd Edition. Hardback. Poor.

London: J. F. And C. Rivington, A. Hamilton & Others, 1789. Full-Leather. Good. Volume IV only. Fourth Edition, 1789. Text arranged in Double Columns, Subject Words in Capitals. First 3 Letters of first and last words on page at head of columns in large font Capitals. This Volume commences with "Q" and continues to "Zyt" followed by "Finis" on last page. In contemporary Brown Full-Leather Binding with 6 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt Title & Vol No. on Red Grounds in 2 Compartments with Gilt Decoration in others. Unpaginated, this volume is 3 3/4" Thick. 17 1/4" Tall. Splits to leather down sides of spine and a few small pieces of leather missing from the back and spine ends (see photos). Front board with title page and first text page detached but present, otherwise text block is firm. No inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Just a few small spots of foxing on title page. Very heavy book, weighs over 5 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be… Read More

London: Rivington, Hamilton, Payne, Owen, Etc., 1791. The Fifth ( plate ) volume, contemporary reversed leather boards, worn and detatched, spine rubbed, contents clean, title, 80pp Index, 14pp Corrigenda, 7pp Arrangement of the Plates, with 148 engraved plates, 3 folding, one of which is a little brown and torn at a fold, illustrating subjects such as Botany, Insects, Mechanics, Optics, Astronomy, etc. a heavy book that may require an additinal fee for international delivery please contact for details. Hardcover. Good. Folio.

London: J F and C Rivington et al, 1783-86. Leather. Good. 17" by 10.5". Not Stated. Four volumes of the famous Chambers Cyclopaedia, which first began in 1728. This work is Abraham Rees' improved edition of Chambers' Cyclopaedia. He re-edited the original work in 1778 and created the supplements which contained much new matter. His edition was originally published in 1781-6 before a reprint in 1788-91.  Therefore this set is a very early edition of Rees' publication. For this edition Rees is said to have added more than 4,400 new articles. With an illustrated frontispiece to the first volume.Comprising volumes I and II of the original work and the two supplement volumes. This set is four volumes total. Without the plate volume which is often bound separately. This set is without the plate volume which was issued separately.Volume I is dated 1786, Volume II is dated 1779,  Volume III is dated 1781 and Volume IV is dated 1783. Bookplates to the front pastedown , 'FW Brydges Esq Tiberton,… Read More

London: J.F. And C Rivington, A. Hamilton Etc., 1786. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 5 volumes including the plate volume which has 146 pages of plates, some folding. An important encyclopedia that would influence future attempts. Bound in original boards with original leather spine. Worn along the edges, foxed, but over all a very good set. Scarce