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Two volumes in one. 12mo, 14 pages Title and Epitre, 161 pages + 6 Table/Extrait du Privilege/Approbation by Bosquillon/Errata - 226 pages Tome II, +3 Table and Errata. 410 total, without blanks. Contemporary full brown speckled calf, raised bands, gilt decorated spine, marbled endpapers. First edition, with Ménestrier s famous chapter on the history of playing cards Volume II, page 168, and an original drawing of the medal presented to Louis XIV in 1703 (tipped at Volume I, page 149). Claude-François Ménestrier was the most widely known heraldist of his time, and today is perhaps best known as the first historian of the ballet, as well as the "father" of research on the history of playing cards. "Des Principes des Sciences & des Arts Disposez en Forme de Jeux" is published here for the first time. notations, and manuscript errata sheets. A near fine copy, Slight discolouration and markings to the blanks, the rest would pass as fine, crisp and clear, it has a plastic cover attached to the leather…
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Bibliotheque Curieuse Et Instructive de Divers Ouvrages Anciens & Modernes, de Litterature & Des Arts: Ouverte Pour Les Personnes Qui Aiment Des Lettres, Volumes 1-2
by Claude-Francois Menestrier
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Compleete zak-atlas van de zeventien Nederlandse provinciën: Begreepen in XXXI, zeer naauwkeurig en zindelyk in 't koper gebragte kaarten
by Jan Barend Elwe
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With double-page engraved title-page, 2 folding engraved tables, all coloured by hand. Contemporary boards, half calf spine and corners. The 29 folding engraved maps have all been removed, see images Published Elwe en Langeveld 192 pages+Intro+Foldouts, Hardback cover with bumps to corners, Pages are very good. Small pencil writing on first blank page.
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Dictionnaire historique, politique et geographique de la Suisse : contenant une description de ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable dans les cantons Suisses & dans les etats de leurs allies, la constitution politique de ces etats. . un precis de leur histoire, une notice de leurs productions naturelles, de leur commerce, de leur population, de leurs relations entreux & avec les etrangers, &c. &c. &c. Nouvelle edition augmentee de pres de la moitie, rendue conforme a l'etat
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2 pages have been removed from Vol.I, they appear to be blank pages near the start and are of little relevance, all pages after are accounted for. Weakness to spines and looseness to covers, splitting also. This is reflected in the price. Vol I - 330 pages A - E Vol II - 337 pages F - M Vol III - 288 pages M - Z, plus explication and itineraire 319 pages. Please view the images for more information.Excellent Customer service is a priority.Items are guaranteed to be very well packaged prior to postage. Tracking details will be forwarded to the purchaser.
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Erster Versuch einer geographischen Ubung, bestehend sowohl in einer generalen betrachtung von Globo
by Johann Jacob Martini
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Very good condition with a gold Gilt engraved crest to the front cover, tightly bound, good pages with no damage, only slight tanning. Please view the photographs for more information.
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Lettres persanes, nouvelle edition, augmentée de douze Lettres qui ne se trouvent point dans les précédentes; et suivie du Temple de Gnide
by Montesquieu
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Lettres persanes Montesquieu, nouvelle édition, augmenté de douze lettres qui ne se trouvent point dans les précédentes, et suivi du Temple de Gnide, 2/2 londres, 1784, 312 + 287 pages, toutes tranches dorées Reliure plein cuir In-16, 12.5 x 8 cm's.Pages are very good, wear to cover and split to the center of vol I. Please view the photographs for more information. All items will be posted within 1 to 2 working days after payment has been received. Items are guaranteed to be very well packaged prior to postage. Tracking details will be forwarded to the purchaser.
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Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations. In two parts.: Part the Second.
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Fair condition only, pages are good and a very low price for this scarce 1st edition.Contents XV pages, Intro IV pages, Main 455 pages, index 12 pages, 486 pages total, Part the second only. The beginning of the science of psychology. Along with Hume's "Inquiry into the Human Understanding", Hartley's lengthy essay evolved from an attempt to apply the logic pattern of Newtonian physics to the moral life of man. The studies of Hartley and Hume represent the beginnings of theories which eventually evolved into the concept of Philosophical Radicalism, or Utilitarianism. Original full leather cover, ridged spine with a split but still held by the original binders string, front cover is held only by a string, practically off. The pages are very good, no foxing or tanning, slight tear to a back blank page and front beside the title page, see images. Please view the photographs for more information. Items are guaranteed to be very well packaged prior to postage. Excellent Customer service is a priority.…
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Oeuvres de Moliere: Nouvelle Edition 6 Volumes
by Moliere
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Scarce soft Vellum covers in very good condition. Volumes 3 to 8, 6 volumes with numerous plate engravings. Pages uncropped, very occasional mark, very strong binding. Please view the photographs for more information.Excellent Customer service is a priority.Items are guaranteed to be very well packaged prior to postage. Tracking details will be forwarded to the purchaser.
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The Plays of William Shakespeare.: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators. To which are added, Notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. The Fourth Edition, by the Editor of Dodsley's Collection of Old Plays. Volumes I and XV,
by SHAKESPEARE, William
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Volumes I and XV, 8vo, 14 by 22 cm's, Vol I 646 pages, Vol XV 666 pages. With original engravings of Shakespeare's Will and Mortgage among other plates. Occasional browning and corners creased with loose blank pages and titles at the start, pages after are very good with gold gilt edges. Contemporary binding missing front on Vol XV and Leather on Vol I front, Backs and Spine cover are present but worn, bindings on both volumes are tight bar the first few loose pages. Please view the photographs for more information.
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Plays of William Shakspeare-Shakespeare, 10 Volumes
by William Shakspeare-Shakespeare
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The plays of William Shakespeare Dated 1778 - 10 Volumes of a 12 Volume setVolumes 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9 & 10 with Vol 1 of the supplement.The worst wear is to the covers and some looseness to the and pealing to the spines, the pages are very good.All the covers have different degrees of wear, The pages overall are Very good. Volume 1 has 372 pages plus nearly the same again with a Preface, advertisements to the reader, Ancient translations, Shakespeare's Will and poems, prefaces by Mr. Pope, Mr. Theobald, Mr Warburton, Account of the life of Mr. Shakespeare.Vol 2 527 pages, coloured foxing to the first and last pages, a leaked dye?Vol 4 611 pages, slight signs of ancient worming, treated again as a precaution.Vol 5 612 pages, a foldout of morris dancers at the back.Vol 6 566 pages, loose covers and ancient worming, has been treatedVol 7 509 pagesVol 8 562 pages, foxing and slight mould on inner coverVol 9 573 pagesVol 10 628 pagesWeight is 7.7 Kg's, the books measure 21.5 by 14 cm'sPlease view the images…
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The Royal Dictionary Abridged, in Two Parts. Containing Many Thousand Words More Than Any French and English Dictionary yet Extant.
by Boyer, A
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Full leather on board. A fair copy, with lots of splitting to the spine leaving some pages loose, modern pages inserted to front and back, title page adjoined to one of these. Historical worming to back pages, all pages accounted for and in an about good condition, a large reduction in price considering the condition. Please view the images for more information.Items are guaranteed to be very well packaged prior to postage. Excellent Customer service is a priority. Tracking details will be forwarded to the purchaser.
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A collection of all the statutes now in use; with notes in the margin, to the reigns of our late most gracious sovereign Lord and Lady King William and Queen Mary . To which is added, Rules, orders and directions, by the Lord Lieutenant and Council for the regulating of all cities, walled towns and corporations in this Kingdom of Ireland, according as by the Act of Settlement is directed.: As also, a necessary table or kalendar to the whole work .
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Very well priced for such a scarce book, even considering the condition.First 28 pages - Table of Statutes - An alphabetical table - Complete index, old and new Acts. Followed by 628 numbered pages. Hardcover, original full leather. Cover is worn and loose, still well held by the strings used in the binding. Pages are good, the first few blank pages bearing wear, see image, tanning from age to some pages and historical damp staining to a couple. Other pages are full with good corners and clear print, good overall condition. Measures 30 by 20 cm's, weigh 1886 grams. Please view the photographs for more information.
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