[London] : New Englishe Library. [1978]. First Edition London : Printed for W. Johnston, in Ludgate-Street. 1765. First Edition Edinburgh : Printed in the Year 1725. 8vo, 32 pp, top edge trimmed, others uncut, disbound. York : Printed for John Hildyard in Stonegate. 1745. Large paper. London : For J. Jackson & J. Jolliffe... 1745. 8vo, 32 pp, disbound, early signature of “James Stonehouse” on title. [Philadelphia - printed] London : Reprinted for J. Wright... 1798. 8vo, 25, [3] pp, disbound, sugar paper wrappers. London : Printed for J. Wilford in Stationer’s-Court, and sold at the Pamphlet-shops of London and Westminster. 1729 (Price 6d). 8vo, 36 pp, disbound. London : Printed for Rodwell and Martin, New Bond Street, 1821. First Edition London : James Burns, Progressive Library... 1869. 8vo, 14, [2]pp, (ads), 2 plates, errata slip tipped in on p.3, orig. printed wrappers, fine. London : For J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, and A. Millar... 1756. 8vo, lxviii, 172 pp, 1f, 115 pp, 1f, 196 pp, cont. calf, gilt 2-fillet borders, mor. label, joints starting. Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd... and G. & W.B. Whittaker, London. 1823. First Edition Reference: Sabin 91692 Bath : T. Boddely [for] J. Leake & G. Frederick... and M. Cooper... 1751. 8vo, [4], 24 pp, disbound. Long Crendon, Bucks : The Seven Acres Press 1926. Small 4to, 12ff, original parchment boards, uncut. The colophon reads “This book is printed and made by hand by Loyd Haberly at Long Crendon. Of 450 copies offered for sale, this is No. 170 .” Haberly usually undertook every aspect of production, from illustrating and papermaking to printing and binding. Paris: Chez le Citroyen Cailleau... L’an premier de la Republique Francaise. 12mo, eng. front. by E. de Ghendt after P. Marillier, 264pps, cont. French red morocco, 3-line gilt border, small corner pieces, fully gilt spine, green morocco label. Reference: Cohen/de Ricci p.19 Liege: Chez Everard Kints. 1739. Cr. 8vo, [viii], 320 pp, 4 folding plates, 2 with tears neatly mended without loss, old decorated paper boards, inscription on front fly “Cet livre apartient pour Jaques Frederic Theurer. Mannheim 18 April Anno 1759” and bookplate of “Biblioteca Caproni, Vizzola” a sound copy. Paris : Chez Gissey, Bordelet & Ganeau... 1739. First Edition. London : Printed for W. Innys.. T. Longman... and S.Austen... 1749. 3 parts in 2 vols 8vo, xx, 240, [8], 184 + [8], viii, 456 pp, cont. calf, some gilt on spines, morocco labels, a sound copy . Signature of “Mary Douglas, 1753” on title of v. 1. and “M. Douglas” and M. Aboyne” on v.2. title, all in the same hand.
A Pride of Bentleys
Large 4to, 224 pp, profusely illustrated throughout, mainly in colour, originlal cloth, dust wrapper, as new.
A pictorial survey of all the various models, specials, and custom coachwork of the vintage and derby Bentley, in glorious colour.
A Revisal of Shakespear’s Text, Wherein The Alterations introduced into it by the more modern Editors and Critics, are particularly considered.
8vo, xiv. [4], 573 pp, contemporary calf acid-stained in unusual diagonal stripes, expertly re-backed, morocco label, prize label of “The English Grammar School, 75 Grafton Street, Dublin” on front paste-down, a good sound copy.
Reference: ESTC T138280 Jaggard p.146
The text is concerned with a controversy over the election of the Lord Provost. It is signed at the end "I am, Sir, Yours Philo-edin."
Small 4to, viii, 29, [1] pp, 1f (ads.), first leaf dust-soiled, waterstain to lower margin throughout, disbound
Upon the outbreak of the '45 rebellion the author, a zealous whig, formed an association for the defense of the constitution and liberties of the kingdom, and by his efforts raised some £40,000 in aid of the government. He was rewarded shortly afterwards by being translated to Canterbury.
Reference: Sabin 30443 ESTC (1990) t115414
The Treaty of Utrecht was a unilateral treaty ending, without consulting her allies, Britain’s involvement in the War of Spanish Succession, popularly known as “Marlborough’s War”. It marks, however, Britain’s ascendancy to a leading European power.
A survey of Dorsetshire. Containing the antiquities and natural history of that county. ... And a copious genealogical account of three hundred of the principal families. With their Arms fully described and curiously engraved on six folio copper-plates. To which is prefixed a map of the county
A Tour Through the Southern Provinces of the Kingdom of Naples... to which is subjoined A Sketch of the Immediate Circumstances Attending the Late Revolution.
Large 4to, xii, 449 pp, engraved map and 13 plates, complete, some plates a little foxed with slight offsetting to text, contemporary polished calf, recently re-backed, green morocco spine label, marbled edges, a good sound copy.
The author claims to have ‘improved’ upon the deciphering of cuneiform writing done by Sir Henry Rawlinson et al. and links his findings to the symbols of Freemasonry.
This is a mixed edition with Letters 3 and 4 in first edition with title-pages dated 1755.
8vo, xiii, [3], 363, [1] pp, original boards, uncut, sympathetically rebacked in paper, printed label on spine, sl. waterstain on some leaves. Inserted in the front are 4 pages of G.B.Whitaker’s adverts. dated “September 1823” and numbered 1-2 and 15-16.
The author was a long-time resident of Jamaica. The unsigned introduction to the present work, assesses him as a knowledgeable and impartial observer of the Jamaican scene who approves of abolition but is opposed to sudden emancipation, pointing out that though the planters have at times been unfairly accused, their advocates have been to prone to vindicate indiscriminately.
This letter to Richard Mead on Mrs. Stephen’s patent medicine for curing the stone was first published as an appendix to the second edition of Hartley’s pamphlet “De Lithotriptico... Bath 1746”. This is the first separately published edition.
Alla Cantalena de Sancta Maria. [illus. with woodcuts by Loyd Haberly]
Reference: Ransom. p. 420 no.3.
ALMANACH des Graces, dedie a la plus belle etrennes erotiques et patriotiques chantantes; pour M.D,CC.XCIII.
At p.233 is Hymne a l’Amour, to be sung to the tune of the Marseillaise!
Amusemens des eaux de Schwalbach, des bains de Wisbaden et de Schlangenbad . Avec deux relations curieuses; l'une de la Nouvelle Jerusalem; et l'autre d'une partie de la Tartarie independante. Avec des figures en taille-douce. Nouvelle edition
Rare edition of an undisguised satire on the scandals of life at the Palatinate Court in Mannheim under Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine.
Reference: Barbier VoI 1. col. 158 Gay/Lemmonyer Vol. 1 col. 195
Amusement Philosophique sur le Langage des Bestes.
12mo, [-]2, A-N8.4., 2f, 157, [3] pp, cont. mottled calf, gilt spine, corners worn, hinges neatly repaired.
One of the more interesting of a number of 18th century ‘philosophical’ works advocating the then radical idea that animals, far from being driven purely by instinct, could communicate with one another in their own language. A fact of which the work of Konrad Lorenz and many other modern naturalists has left us in no doubt. At the time of its publication however it caused considerable moral outrage and the author was exiled to La Fleche.
An Account of English Ants; Which Contains 1. Their different Species and Mechanism. 11. Their manner of Government, and a Description of their several Queens. 111. The Production of their Eggs, and Process of the Young. 1V. The incessant Labours of the Workers or common Ants. With Many other Curiosities observable in these surprising Insects.
An Account of the Pelew Islands... Composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson and some of his officers, who, in August 1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a Packet belonging to the Honourable East India Company... The Second Edition.
First published in 1685, this ‘popular devotional work’ was reprinted many times.
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