Search Results: Titles starting with E from Melmoth Books

E M B L E M E S
By
Fra Quarles
London
Printed for J Williams at
The Crowne in St. Pauls Churchyard
1684
DESCRIPTION
(ii) + A1 to A4 + 381pp + (ii)
Book measures 165mm x 115mm approximately.
Bound in original full brown richly polished calf. Spine with four raised bands decoration to compartments and maroon title / author label. Boards with double blin-tooled fillet borders and further blind-tooled decorative margins. Contains around 45 wonderful but rather grotesque small vignette engravings throughout.
CONDITION
Binding is in firm condition with boards holding quite well although with partial cracking along most of hinges. Spine has some losses to head and crumpling to foot. Boards retain a deep rich lustre exhibiting general surface scratches, occasional scuffs, the odd minor nick and blemish, with wear to edges and moderate bumping to corners.
Internally the pages are age-toned and show consistent moderate foxing and spots throughout. Rear paste-down and end-paper heavily browned. Front end-paper… Read More

THEEnglish Dance of Death,FROM THE DESIGNS OFTHOMAS ROWLANDSON,WITHMETRICAL ILLUSTRATIONS,
BY THE AUTHOR OF
"DOCTOR SYNTAX"
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London :
R. ACKERMANN
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1815.
DESCRIPTION
First Edition
(ii) + vii + 295pp + index + (ii)
(ii) + 299pp + index + (ii)
Books measure 240mm x 155mm approximately.
Very handsomely bound in half crimson calf over textured red boards. Spine with four gilt-ruled raised bands with gilt fleur-de-lis style motifs central to compartments, and with gilt-boxed title and volume label. Marbled end-papers and paste-downs. Top edges gilt, remainder uncut.
Two volumes as issued in 1815 (vol I) and 1816 (vol II). All 72 Thomas Rowlandson hand-coloured plates complete, but bound without the additional aquatint titles.
CONDITION
The bindings are in very good condition and holding quite firm. Boards exhibit a few very slight marks and surface scratched, with mild knocks to some board edges and with moderate bumping to corners. Small neat bookseller label to top corner of each… Read More

DAVID WISE and THOMAS ROSSThe Espionage Establishment
Jonathan Cape
LONDON
1968
DESCRIPTION
Book measures 220mm x 150mm approximately.
Hardback book with dust jacket.
CONDITION
In very good condition generally. The book is strong and tight. The dust jacket is also in very good condition, with only a few minor creases to the edges and spine foot. Internally the pages are very clean apart from a 2" x 3" approximately stain mark to the rear end-paper which extends partially to the inner back flap.
INTERESTING
The authors offer an inside look at the operations, methodology, and personalities of the spy establishments of the United States, Great Britain, Russia and China. Of particular interest is the emphasis on the internal, domestic activities of spy agencies, especially the home front exploits of the CIA. The Espionage Establishment describes in startling detail the intelligence organizations and operations of the major military powers of the cold war era. Many of the facts that emerge rival the… Read More

ESSAYSON THENATURE AND PRINCIPLESOFT A S T E
BY
ARCHIBALD ALISON, LL.B.
THE FIFTH EDITION
EDINBURGH
ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND COMPANY, EDINBURGH
LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME AND BROWN, LONDON
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1817
DESCRIPTION
(ii) + xxix + 376 + (ii)
(iv) + vi to 447+ (iv)
Books measure 215mm x 140mm approximately.
Handsomely bound in half brown calf over marbled boards. Spine with four wide gilt-ruled raised bands with blind-stamped decoration to compartments, and gilt-boxed maroon title / volume labels. All page edges marbled.
CONDITION
Good condition overall. Bindings are holding quite tight and firm. Some surface scratches and knocks and bumps to leather with a few small losses to upper section and corners and small patches of wear to boards. Some rubbing along length of hinges and bumping to board corners. Small losses of leather to title label and a few compartments of vol II. Internally, the pages exhibit some uniform browning throughout with the occasional spot and light foxing patch, more so to… Read More