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Francoforti ad Moenum, Frankfurt, 1582. Early Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Title: De arte bibendi libri tres, autore Vincentio Obsopoeo Germano. Quibus adiunximus De arte iocandi libros quatuor Matthaei Delij Hamburgiensis, cum luculenta in eosdem praefatione ; D. Sebastiani Hamaxurgi apud fontes salutares frumentatoris, hexastichon. (The Art of Drinking and the Art of Joking). Leather blind-printed covers with linen covering only on spline, covers are well-rubbed with worn corners. There are splits on the front and rear hinges at both the head and base of the spine, cut red blocks. Sound internal binding with brown end-papers with bookplate (Samuel Bradshaw) on inside front cover. Red and black title-page is damaged on lower leading edge and corner, is well-rubbed leading to the loss of small areas of text and has been re-backed. Initial pages before the Praefatio are a little darkened and there is a sort tear and crease in the upper corner of the margin of the first page… Read More

Richard Wellington, London, 1696. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Full title is: The Family Physitian, or a Collection of Choice, Approv'd and Experienc'd Remedies for the Cure of Almost all Diseases incident to Humane Bodies, whether Interal or External; useful in Families, and very servicable to Country People. Containig Some hundreds of considerable Recipes and Secrets of great Valuue, with Observations of great Cures. Together with the true English Wineceller and the Right Method of making English Wines or Metheglin: With a Collection of the Choicest and the Safest Cosmetick Remedies for Preserving the Beauty and Complection of Ladies, never before Published Contains: Free end-paper with previous owner's name and date of 1730; Advertisements for "the whole Works of that Excellent Practical Physitian, Dr Thomas Sydenham" and "Vade Mecum" by Sir Sam Morland; Title-page with same previous owner's name; Note "To the Courteous… Read More

John Murray, London, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Report to the Admiralty of the expedition that left Upernivick on 22 July 1875 and returning in October 1876. This is an ex-library copy with flaws as described. Black half-leather binding with banded spine and dark blue covers are lightly rubbed at edges, binding is sound with strengthened inner hinges. Crossed and stamped large library label is pasted to the inside of the front cover, additional end-papers (darkened), no half-title-page, frontis map has been pasted to previous end-paper with resultant wrinkles on both surfaces and a stamp of "Free Public Library Westminster S.W." on the obverse of the frontis shows through the pasted end-paper (although not visible from the map. Title-page is darkened, has a crossed out reference number in the upper leading corner and a psted paper rectangle covering a "Free Public Library Westminster S.W." stamp, small feint stamp on reverse and short closed… Read More

In the Savoy: Printed by E and R Nutt and R Gosling (Assigns of E Sayer Esq) for N Lintot, at the Cross-Keys against Saint Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street, 1732. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Full Title: A General Abridgement of Cases in Equity, Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery etc, with Several cases never before published, Alphabetically digested under proper Titles: with Notes and References to the Whole. And Three Tables, the First of the Names of the Cases, the Second of the several Titles, with their Divisions and Subdivisions; and the Third of the Matter Under General Heads Contemporary full leather, covers are lightly marked and rubbed with worn bumped corners, worn spine ends, leather on external hinges is cracked but covers are held firmly, binding is sound, end-papers are darkened, clean pages, some gilt decoration to edge faces of covers. Chapter Headings are: Abatement and Revivor; Account; Affadavits; Agreements, Articles and Covenants;… Read More

Printed by W Strahan and M Woodfall for T Cadell in the Strand, London, London, 1771. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Contemporary full leather covers, marked and well rubbed with worn corners and spine ends, small areas of leather loss at and adjacent to spine ends, leather is cracked on hinges but covers are firmly attached, missing spine labels. Binding sound, end-papers and titles are darkened, pages a little darkened but otherwise clean. 2-volume set (complete). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: over 4 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 12015060080. For international tracking please select Priority shipping service.. These books are much heavier than 1kg and may incur significant additional delivery charges for some delivery services to some locations.

Printed by B Dewhirst for Robinson, Son, and Houldsworth, Leeds and John Hurst, Wakefield, Leeds; Wakefield, 1816. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Volume I. Loidis and Elmete: Or, An Attempt to Describe Districts Described in those Words by Bede; and Supposed to Embrace the Lower Portions of Aredale and Wharfdale Together with the Entire Vale of Calder in the County of York. Volume II. Ducatus Leodiensis: or, The Topography of the Ancient and Populous Town and Parish of Leedes and Parts Adjacent, in the West-Riding of the County of York. With the Pedigrees of Many of the Nobility and Gentry, and Other Matters Relating to Those Parts; Extracted from Records, Original Evidences, and Manuscripts. To Which is Added, at the Request of Several Learned Persons, A Catalogue of His Museum, with the Curiosities Natural and Artificial, and the Antiquities, Particularly the Roman, British, Saxon, Danish, Norman and Scotch Coins, With Modern Medals. Also A Catalogue of… Read More

Published by James, John & Paul Knapton, The Crown Inn, Ludgate-Street near the West End of St. Paul’s, 1732. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. The History of England. Written in French by Mr. Rapin de Thoyras. Translated into English, with additional notes, by N. Tindal, Vicar of Great Waltham in Essex (Vols. I & II) and Continued from the Revolution to the Accession of King George II by N. Tindal (Vols. III & IV). Packed weight approx. 10kg. Four matching contemporary full leather large folio volumes with some wear at spine-ends and rubbed edges, front joint/hinge of Volume II is split with cover attached by cords. Volume III has short split at head of front joint. Binding is otherwise sound. End-papers are a little darkened. Pages, plates, fold-out maps and tables are all clean. There is occasional light foxing to margins. Volume I – Books I-XV (15).Published 1732. Bookplate on inside front cover. Bookplate – Francis Dixon John on reverse of… Read More

Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, London, 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Full Title: "The Eventful Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ship "Resolute" to the Arctic Regions in Seach of Sir John Franklin and the Missing Crews of H.M. Discovery Ships "Erebus" and "Terror" 1852, 1853, 1854. To which is added An Account of Her Being Fallen In with by an American Whaler after Her Abandonment in Barrow Straits, and of Her Presentation to Queen Victoria by the Government of the United States." Ex-public library copy in orange quarter-leather library binding with replaced end-papers, spine ends are rubbed and covers are darkened. binding is sound. Large pasted library label on inside of front cover, stamps on reverse of title-page. Small library stamps on reverse of plates which are otherwise clean, between woodcut and Chapter title on page 3 and occasionally elsewhere in margins. Fold-out coloured "Chart to Illustrate the… Read More

Printed for the author: Sold by George Stewart at The Book & Angel in the Parliament-Close, Edinburgh, 1716. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Full title:The Peerage of Scotland: Containing an Historical Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom. Collected from the Publick Records of the Nation, the Charters and Other Writings of the Nobility, and from the most approved Histories. Full contemporary leather. Decorated banded spine. Marbled end-papers. Title in red and black. Text in 2 columns. Occasional woodcut decoration. Bookplate on front inner cover, showing armorial bearing of the House of Abercairny. Small area of loss of leather on front cover, and leather is lightly marked and rubbed. Wear at spine-head. Bumped and scuffed corners. Partial loss of red spine-label. Paper covering front and rear hinges is split. Leather is split over most of front joint and top section of rear joint. Internal binding is sound. Water spill mark in lower margin of… Read More

Printed by B Dewhirst for Robinson, Son, and Houldsworth, Leeds and John Hurst, Wakefield, Leeds; Wakefield, 1816. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Volume I. Loidis and Elmete: Or, An Attempt to Describe Districts Described in those Words by Bede; and Supposed to Embrace the Lower Portions of Aredale and Wharfdale Together with the Entire Vale of Calder in the County of York. Volume II. Ducatus Leodiensis: or, The Topography of the Ancient and Populous Town and Parish of Leedes and Parts Adjacent, in the West-Riding of the County of York. With the Pedigrees of Many of the Nobility and Gentry, and Other Matters Relating to Those Parts; Extracted from Records, Original Evidences, and Manuscripts. To Which is Added, at the Request of Several Learned Persons, A Catalogue of His Museum, with the Curiosities Natural and Artificial, and the Antiquities, Particularly the Roman, British, Saxon, Danish, Norman and Scotch Coins, With Modern Medals. Also A Catalogue of… Read More

Iean (Jean) Girin, & Barthelemy Riviere, Lyons, 1681. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Deux Tomes (complete) bound as 4 volumes in matching full-leather bindings with banded gilt-decorated spines. Volume I (first part of Tome I) has half-title, frontis, title in black and red, dedication to the King, elaborate header and capital. Each new letter has a simple decorated header and a decorated capital. Volume III (first part of Tome 2) has red and black title-page. Leather is well rubbed with some wear at spine-ends, leather over joints has split at the ends, binding is sound. All four volumes have a bookplate for "Ampleforth Abbey" on inside of front cover together with a small library label at the lower edge, small plain glued labels fixed to upper edge of rear end-papers. Text block edges are speckled red and brown, upper block edges are darkened, lower block edges have a 5-digit reference number written on them. Rear end-paper of Volume I is damaged.… Read More

Printed for W. Strahan, T. Cadell and W. Creech, London, 1781. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Complete set in matching full leather. gilt diagonal decoration on edges of covers and gilt letting on spine. Red leather title label on all spines. Covers and spines are a little marked, worn or scratched. Some bumping and wear to corners and spine ends. All covers are firmly attached, but some cracks on some cover joints. Binding in all volumes is sound apart from the frontis, title page and dedication pages in Volume 1 and the contents pages of Volume 5 which are only very loosely attached. All plates are present. Pages and plates are clean. Plate XLVIII is detached and the page is damaged at the edges. Previous owners bookplate on inside front cover of all volumes (W. E. Powell). Seven volumes contain original attached green silk page marking ribbons. Approx. shipped weight 7kg. First edition in this translation. [3], xxi, [1], 514, [4], 517, iv, [4], 524, vii, 352,… Read More

Nichols, Son and Bentley and G. Andrews, London and Durham, 1816. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Four volumes rebound in matching brown cloth with gilt lettering on spines. Cloth is lightly rubbed, binding is sound. Pages are clean, pages facing plates in Volume 4 have some darkening. All listed plates are present plus and additional plate of Raby Castle. Plates are clean, clear and almost free from foxing. Volume 1 (1816) contains; List of Plates (originally numbered as pages 171-2 of Volume 4), Memoir of Robert Surtees by G. Taylor dated 1839 98 pages (originally published with Volume 4), Introduction 11 pages, General History and Appendix clxxvi pages plus plates, Easington Ward, Appendix and Index 318 pages plus plates. Volume 2 (1820) contains; Chester Ward, Appendix, Addenda, Index and Errata 408 pages plus plates. Volume 3 (1823) contains; Stockton Ward plus Index and Errata 432 pages plus plates. Volume 4 (1840) contains; Advertisement, Darlington Ward 172… Read More

apud Stephanum Et Fratris Sabios, May 1531, Veronae (Verona), 1531. Early Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Full leather binding with simple blind decoration, Dulled gilt lettering "Verona 1531" and decoration on the banded spine, missing spine-label. Both covers are well worn with loss at corners and spine-ends, front cover is detached, leather on rear joint is wholly split and leather over rear cover is lifting at split. Inner front cover has purple stamp from Ampleforth Abbey, a small pasted label and a short reference number in pencil, the paper underneath is darkened and stained. Title page is darkened and also stained at the edges. Block edges are red which is darkened. First page of text has decorated header and first paragraph in red. Pages are bright and text is clear. There are some underlinings against some text in black ink which has faded to brown and occasional notes ( in Latin or Greek) in the margins in the same ink. Pagination: Nothing before Greek and… Read More

George Thomason at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Churchyart, printed by Tho. Ratcliffe, London, 1660. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Main title in red and black, each sermon also is prefaced by a separate title, in some cases also a dedication or other additional leaves. Also contains three additional sermons not listed on the title-page including one in St Margaret's Westminster on June 28, 1660, the day of Thanksgivings for the Return of Charles II. Full leather binding. Covers are rubbed, bumped and worn and the front cover is detached, the spine is almost entirely missing and whar remains is darkened, curled and hardened. Internal binding has significant separation in Sermon XII but is just holding here, elsewhere internal binding is sound. The front end-paper (darkened, torn and curled) has name and date 1766 and note referring to last sermon, also name, date and note of 1707. Title page and pages are a little darkened but are otherwise clean except the… Read More