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DEMEUSE, NICOLAS
NOUVEAU TRAITE DE 'ART DES ARMES, DANS LEQUEL ON ETABLIT LES PRINCIPES CERTAINS DE CET ART, & OU L'ON ENSEIGNE LES MOYENS LES PLUS SIMPLES DE METTRE EN PRATIQUE
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Liege: F.J. Desoer et Chez L'auteur., 1778. 6 7/8" x 4". Spine decorated and titled in gilt. Corners and spine extremities worn. Some rubbing of the contemporary calf covers. Original marbled endpapers. Free-edges show same marbled pattern. Bound with half-title.[xxii, (1), 24-181, (1)]. Fourteen folding plates, widely-margined, and in crisp condition. Fore-edge of Plate 13 slightly browned. Text is clean throughout. A scarce fencing manual by a French fencing master. The plates are pleasing and well-designed with backgrounds of rural and floral scenes, as well as salles. A second edition was published later in the same year in Paris. See Vigeant 50, Thimm 76, Pardoel 780, Castle xliii. Worldcat lists seven copies held in libraries worldwide. ABPC shows four at auction in the past thirty years. . First Edition. Full Speckled Calf.. Minor Wear.. Duodecimo.
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DERMOTT, LAU:
Ahiman Rezon: or a Help to all that are,or would be Free and Accepted Masons.(With Many Additions).
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London,Printed for James Jones,Grand Secretary and sold by Peter Shatwell,in the Strand,1778, third edition,8vo,pp. (4),iv,lxiii (misnumbered lxii),(1),232. Engraved frontis. and dedication leaf. Contemporary calf,skillfully rebacked. First published in 1756,only 3 copies of this edition are in E.S.T.C. (B.L.,Dublin and Masonic Lbrary,New York). There is some browning,and the occasional light stain,also one small area of the title page is rubbed just affecting two letters of the word "Swift" after the verse quotation from him. Early name of S.Langford,Macclesfield on front paste-down. Generally a very good copy of this rare book.
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DE VAUGONDY, Robert G.
L'EMPIRE DU JAPON DIVISE EN SEPT PRINCIPALES PARTIES, SAVOIR, OCHIO, QUANTO, JETSEGEN, JETSEN, JAMAISOIT, XICOCO
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Venise 1778, Santini. A single sheet map, very clean, center folded, matted, hand colored outline, 29 X 20.5 inches, cop- oper engraved, with elaborate cartouche. Superb! A grand cartographic work, suitable for framing and display. Showing Terre d'Yedso at the North, the complete Japanese islands through Kyushu at the South, & a major part of Korea to the West. Illustrating ech province, main cities & towns, rivers, mountains, roads & typographical features. SUBTITLE: cont. ET XIMO, ET SUBDIVISE EN FOIXANTE ET FIX ROYAUMES. A handsome work, on very white, clean laid paper, with water- mark design. Marvelous mid-18th century cartograhic example. !! WARNING: The above description is COPYRIGHT protected material under United States & International Copyright & Intellectual property laws. Unauthorized copying or use of ANY PART is a felony and will be PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW !!! The entire text and contents of this description is Copyright protected 2002-2008 Rare Oriental Book Co.
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Waser, Johann Heinrich
Abhandlung vom Geld.
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Zürich: Orell, Gessner, Füesslin und Company, 1778. - 168 S., Pbd. d.Zt. 8° Nicht bei Barth. - HBLS VII, 426 (hier als Werk Heinrich Waser's vermerkt). Erstausgabe. (Einband berieben und bestossen. Handschriftlicher Vermerk auf fliegendem Vorsatz)
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FRANK, Johann Georg
Nouum systema chronologiae fundamentalis qua omnes anni ad solis et lunae cursum accurate describi, et nouilunia a primordio mundi ad nostra vsque tempora et vlterius ope epactarum designari possunt : in cyclo iobeleo biblico detectae et ad chronologiam tam sacram, quam profanam applicatae : adiecta breui enarratione iobeleo-chronologica historiae sacrae : cum praefatione Iohannis Christophori Gatterer
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Impensis viduae Abrah. Vandenhoekii (Typis Friderici Andreae Rosenbusch), Göttingen 1778 - Contemporary boards (worn but sound) Folio . Second edition, revised much enlarged work on chronology from the quarto edition of 1774 with a new introduction by Johann Christoph Gatterer (1727-1799). Frank's astronomical-chronological system is based on the 49-year duration of the Old Testament Jobel cycle. The work includes extensive lunar tables. Gatterer was professor of history at Göttingen and member of the London Royal Society and the Royal Science Academy at Gottingen. Johann Georg Frank (1705-1784), a Lutheran theologian, was the superintendent to Hohenstedt in the duchy of Calenberg who put together a large private library. This is the only work by this author, in both first and second edition, mentioned by Poggendorff XX, 306, XVII, [1] pp. With engraved title vignette and 5 folding tables. § Houzeau-Lancaster 13182; Poggendorff I, 791. [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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Estampes du catalogue raisonne et figure des tableaux de la Galerie Electorale de Dusseldorff
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Basle (Basel): Chretien de Mechel Graveur, 1778. Oblong folio. (Unpaginated). Three-quarter leather over black cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine. Ex-libris of Joseph A. Sadony on inside of front board. Signed and dated (1915) by Sadony above bookplate, also signed on title-page. Engraved title-vignette. Title-page: "Avec privilege de S. A. S. Monseigneur L'electeur Palatin. A Basle, chez Chretien de Mechel Graveur de S. A. S. E. P. & Membre de plusieurs Academies, Et chez les Inspecteurs des Galleries Electorales a Dusseldorff & a Mannheim." Illustrated with 30 full-page reproduction of copper-engravings from the collection of Dutch and Flemish masterpieces in the Dusseldorf Museum "Galerie Electorale." The plates show how and where the artwork was hung in the museum at the time. Includes one plan and an engraving showing the exterior of the museum. All plates engraved by Chretien de Mechel. Front board detached but present. Heavy age wear, abrasions and staining on binding. Fading to gold lettering. Chipping on spine. Heavy bumping to parts of edges. Foxing on front and rear endpaper. Chipping, tearing and creasing on free front endpaper. Waterstaining on lower margins of plates throughout, not affecting images. Text in French. Binding in poor, plates in very good condition.
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Weisse, Christian Felix.
Lustspiele. 3 Bände. Titel, 524 S.; Titel, 530 S.; Titel, 520 S. Hübsche Halblederbde d. Z. mit 2 farbig. RSchildern und RVergoldung.
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Karlsruhe, Schmieder, 1778. - Erste, aber unrechtmäßige Sammlung von Christian Felix Weisses Lustspielen; die rechtmäßige Ausgabe erschien erst 1783 bei Dyk in Leipzig. Vorlage für den berüchtigten Nachdrucker Schmieder waren Weisses 5 Bände 'Beytrag zum Deutschen Theater', 1765-1771 in 5 Bänden in zweiter, verbesserter Auflage bei Dyk erschienen, eine Sammlung seiner erfolgreichsten Tragödien und Lustspiele. Enthält: Poeten nach der Mode, Der Naturaliensammler, Die Matrone von Ephesus, Großmuth für Großmuth, Die Haushälterinn, Der Mißtrauische gegen sich selbst, Amalia, Der Projektmacher, Weibergeklatsche, Armuth und Tugend, Die Freundschaft auf der Probe, List über List, Die Jubelhochzeit. – Kleine zeitgenössische handschriftl Signaturschildchen. Gutes Exemplar. – Goed. IV 1, 140, 13. Breitenbruch (Schmieder) 76-78. – In Band 3 beigebunden: (Miller, Johann Martin ?). Karl von Burgheim und Emilie von Rosenau, oder der großmüthige Freyer, ein Schauspiel in drey kleinen Aufzügen. 90 S. Frankfurt und Leipzig, 1781. – Vgl. Goed. IV 1, 1051, 9 ('Geschichte Karls .').
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Evelyn, John
Terra: A Philosophical Discourse of Earth
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by A. Ward, for J. Dodsley, T. Cadell, J. Robson, T. Durham, and W. Creech, York 1778 Relating to the Culture and Improvement of it for Vegetation, and the Propogation of Plants, as it was presented to the Royal Society.... A New Edition. With Notes by A. Hunter, M.D. F.R.S. Folding table. First Hunter Edition. 8vo. [217 x 132 x 18 mm]. viii, 194 pp. Bound in contemporary tree calf, smooth spine divided into six panels by gilt pallets, lettered in the second panel on a red goatskin label, the others tooled with a star-burst, the edges of the boards hatched in gilt, plain endleaves, yellow edges. (One corner of the label chipped, joints cracked at head and foot, corners worn). A few marginal pencil marks and creased corners. A good copy. First published in 1676 as A Philosophical Discourse of Earth. This is the first edition with Hunter's notes. Bookplate of Thomas Courtenay Theydon Warner.
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Voet, Johannis [1647-1713]
Commentarius Ad Pandectas, in Quo Praeter Romani Juris Principia Ac Controversias Illustriores Jus Etiam Hodiernum Et Praecipuae Fori Quaestiones Excutiuntur. Tomus Primus, Continet Duos Et Viginti Libros Priores. Editio Ultima Accuratior
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Apud Fratres De Tournes, 1778. Very Good+ No Jacket Volume One only, containing the first 22 books, of the great commentary on the Digest, specifically dealing with issues of inheritance, by the Dutch lawyer Johannis [or Johannes] Voet, first published in 1698-1704. This is an edition from 1778 with the latest corrections. Bound in original hardcover binding--vellum spine and cover-corners, spine lettered in black, yellow-and-black speckled paper-backed boards. all page edges stained red. Slight soiling to base of spine; slight tenderness to binding just after title page. NOTE: The size and weight of this volume will require special shipping arrangements.
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[Semler, Johann Salomon (Hrsg.)]:
Fortsetzung der Algemeinen Welthistorie durch eine Gesellschaft von Gelehrten in Teutschland und Engeland ausgefertiget. Vierzigster Theil. [40 Tl. des Gesamtwerkes, bzw. 22. Tl. der Historie der Neuern Zeiten]. Verfasset von Johann Friedrich le Bret (auch LeBret). Mit gest. Frontisp., gest. TVign., 1 gefalt. gest. Karte, 3 gefalt. gest. Tafeln und 2 Textabb.
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Halle, Joh. Jacob Gebauer 1778.. 3 Bll., 652 S. 4°. Pgt. d. Zt. mit goldgepräg. RTitel.. Italien. -Erste dt. Ausgabe. - Historie der Neuern Zeiten, Tl. 22, zugleich Tl. 40 des Gesamtwerkes der Alten und Neuern Zeiten. - Vollständiger Einzelband der bekannten Weltgeschichte der Übersetzung Baumgartens. Nach seinem Tode führte sein Schüler Johann Salomon Semler die Herausgabe weiter, unterschiedliche Autoren übernahmen die Erarbeitung der einzelnen Themen. Die Bände 1-18 (1744-59) behandeln die Alte, Klassische Geschichte, die Bände 19-66 (1759-1814) die Neuere Geschichte. - Die hier vorliegende Ausgabe behandelt die "Geschichte von Italien", speziell im "Ersten Buch" den Zeitraum "von den Einfällen der Franken in Italien" (507 n. Chr.) bis Otto I. (948 n. Chr.) sowie im "Zweiten Buch" die Thematik "Von den Unternehmungen der Deutschen in Italien. Die Regierung der Sachsen" (951-1024 n. Chr.) u.a. - Die mehrfach gefalt. gest. Karte zeigt "Tabula Italiae medii aevi...". Die 3 gefalt. gest. Tafeln zeigen eine Ansicht und eine Aufsicht von "Monasterii Casinensis Prospectus (und conspectus)" (Stadt und Benediktinerabtei Monteccassino, oder Monte Cassino) sowie eine Tafel mit Darstellungen von Münzen. - Die Vorlage dieser monumentalen Geschichtswerkes bildete die in London erschienene "An Universal History...", die vor der deutschen Ausgabe bereits in italienischer, französischer und holländischer Übersetzung erschien. - Siegmund Jacob Baumgarten (1706-1757), Professor der Theologie in Halle, "von Voltaire die Krone deutscher Gelehrten... genannt" (ADB II, 161), war "einer der angesehensten deutschen Gelehrten und beliebtesten Hochschullehrer seiner Zeit" (aus Schiele: RGG, Bd. I, S. 958). - Einband nur leicht berieben. Innenspiegel mit Besitzvermerk. Titelblatt mit kleinem Stempel. - Sehr schönes, auch innen gut erhaltenes Exemplar. - *** 77 Jahre Antiquariat Arno Adler (1932-2009) ***
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Massillon, Juan Bautista
Sermones del Illmo. Señor D. Juan Bautista Massilon
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- .-.- 11 vol. Obra completa.- M.- Oficina de Pedro Marin.-.- 1778.- 8º mayor.-.-.-.- Piel ed.- Marcas de humedad.- T.I: Adviento. 363 pp.-T.II: Mysterios. 333 pp.-T.III: Primero de Quaresma. 384 pp.-T.IV: Segundo de Quaresma. 364 pp.-T.V: Tercero de Quaresma. 369 pp.-T.VI: Quarto de Quaresma. 377 pp.-T.VII: Panegyricos. 349 pp.-T.VIII: Funebres, y profesiones religiosas. 342 pp.-T.IX: Paraphrasismoral de algunos Psalmos. 342 pp.-TX: Quaresma predicada a Luis XV y à su Corte, &c. 248 pp.-T.XI: Compendio de la obra. 276 pp.- Sellos
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WILLIAMS, Aaron [s41 *° Music °*]
Psalmody in Miniature, in III Books, Containing the Tenor and Bass of all the Tunes generally used in Churches, Chaples [sic], or Dissenting Congregations. A New Edition, with Additions: Corrected and figured for the Organ, by an eminent Master.
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London: the Editor / Thompson, 1778. RISM W1147, lists four copies only. BUC 1082. * - [4 books]. Oblong 32mo. 168 (through paginated, lacking pp.65/66), 55pp. (supplement). Leather, worn and rubbed, with simple leather backstrip repair. [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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DIDEROT / D'ALEMBERT
Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et métiers par une société de gens de lettres, tome 5 (BI - CAL).
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- Pellet, Genève, 1778, plein veau d'époque, dos 5 nerfs, caissons dorés aux entre-nerfs, environ 26 x 19 cm, quelques épidermures, coins émoussés, un mors fendu sur 2 cm, rousseurs éparses, intérieur très propre . PHOTOS SUR DEMANDE. [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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Complete Fisherman...
The Complete Fisherman, or Universal Angler: con-taining full directions for all kinds of river fish. Particularly the Trout, Pike, Carp, Tench, Perch, Chub, Roach, Barbel, ... to which is added the Whole Art of Fly-fishing, with ample Instructions how to make the various Artificial Flies proper for Use in every Month... likewise a Compendious Account of the Principal Sea-Fish, their Nature, Qualities, and the Method of catching them, &c., and to the Whole are prefixed General Remarks and Observations, proper to be attended to by all Fishermen.
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London. Printed for Fielding & Walker. (Price Is.6d.). [1778]. 12mo, 18.6cm, the First Edition, xii,92,[iv]p., (publisher's ads.), engraved frontis view, in half dark mauve morocco, gilt titles along the spine, blind ruled borders on the boards, marbled boards and endpapers, signed binding, small fox patch on the first few leaves, a fine copy, rare Westwood & Satchell, p. 94. Frontis in this copy dated, 1st of April, 1778; price on the title page is 1s.6d.
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Antoine Sartine
Carte Reduite des Cotes Orientales De L'Amerique Septentrionale Contentant Partie du Nouveau Jersey, la Pen-sylvanie, le Mary-land, la Virginie, la Caroline Septentrionale, la Caroline Meridionale et la Georgie . . . 1778
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First edition of Sartine's map of the the Atlantic Coast, from the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays to the mouth of the St. John River. The map was prepared by the French Depot De La Marine at the outset of the American Revolution and included in the Neptune americo-septentrionale and was intended for use by the French Navy during the Revolutionary War. While at first blush, the map appears to be a coast chart, in fact, its charm lies as much for what it shows in the interior parts of the Carolinas. The map includes dozens of early roads, forts and towns, as well as excellent detail in locating the various Indian Lands east of the Appalachians. The map includes a tremendous amount of coastal and inland detail, including the location of dozens of churches, with denominations. Annotations include an Assembly of Non-conformists in western North Carolina (Franklinites?), and many other interesting notes. Along the coast, the islands, capes, soundings and other coastal details are provided in tremendous detail. (Paris, 1778) [color: Uncolored, size: 33 x 22 inches, condition: VG+]
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Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810; Revolutionary War soldier)
APPOINTING A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE WORCESTER MILITIA IN APRIL, 1776, a partly printed document, completed in manuscript 4 April 1776, and signed by Lincoln and 15 other members of the "Council of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England."
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Oblong double-folio, 13 x 17 inches, seal affixed; docketed on verso. Several small breaks at corner folds, corner torn away, just touching the docketing. A very good copy. In this document, Jonathan Tucker was appointed second lieutenant of a company in the 5th Regiment of Militia in Worcester County. In the following month Lincoln was named Major General of all the Massachusetts state militia; he was given command of the southern department in 1778, and, after his capture and exchange, was with Washington at Yorktown where he was chosen to receive Cornwallis's sword. Other members of the council who signed this document include Perez Morton, James Otis, Benjamin Greenleaf, Caleb Cushing, John Winthrop, Joseph Gerrish, John Whetcomb, Elias Taylor, Michael Farley, Joseph Palmer, Moses Gill, Samuel Holton, B. White, Charles Chauncey, and John Taylor.
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MEHEGAN (Chevalier de).
Tableau d' l'Histoire Moderne depuis la Chute de l'Empire d'occident jusquà la Paix de Westphalie ; pour servir de suite à l'Histoire Universelle de M. Bossuet, et d'Introduction à l'Histoire moderne des Chinois, des Japonais, etc. de M. l'Abbé de Marsy. Nouvelle édition.
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P. Saillant et Nyon. Veuve Desaint, 1778. - 3 tomes en 3 volumes in 12, plein veau marbré, dos à nerfs, orné, filets sur les coupes, tr. rouges. (Une coiffe élimée au t.2, pet. accroc au bas du t.1, pet. trace de mouill. marginale au bas des 2 plats du t.1). LIX, 432 p. ; 2 ff. nc. 527p. ; 2 ff. nc. 541 (1) p. De Clovis à Louis XIII. Dans cette approche, l'auteur, qui fut un collaborateur du Jounal Encyclopédique, privilégia la législation, les changements dans les formes de gouvernement, les progrès du commerce, et à travers les évènements, suit le fil des connaissances humaines, étant en tout cela, très "moderne". Les 3 volumes. 132 [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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Complete Fisherman.
The Complete Fisherman, or Universal Angler: con-taining full directions for all kinds of river fish. Particularly the Trout, Pike, Carp, Tench, Perch, Chub, Roach, Barbel, . to which is added the Whole Art of Fly-fishing, with ample Instructions how to make the various Artificial Flies proper for Use in every Month. likewise a Compendious Account of the Principal Sea-Fish, their Nature, Qualities, and the Method of catching them, &c., and to the Whole are prefixed General Remarks and Observations, proper to be attended to by all Fishermen.
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London. Printed for Fielding & Walker. (Price Is.6d.). [1778]. - 12mo, 18.6cm, the First Edition, xii,92,[iv]p., (publisher's ads.), engraved frontis view, in half dark mauve morocco, gilt titles along the spine, blind ruled borders on the boards, marbled boards and endpapers, signed binding, small fox patch on the first few leaves, a fine copy, rare Westwood & Satchell, p. 94. Frontis in this copy dated, 1st of April, 1778; price on the title page is 1s.6d. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]
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Palmer, Samuel
The Nonconformist's Memorial:
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Alexander Hogg, 1778. Very Good+. Being an Account of the Ministers Who were Ejected or Silenced after the Restoration...Light shelf/edge wear, tips through, light wear at head and tail, closed split at hinge of Vol. 2 (cords tight), ownership signature at ffeps and stamp on title page (E. Kellogg), very minor sporadic toning, else tight, bright and unmarred. Full brown leather boards, red leather spine label, gilt lettering and decorative elements, frontispiece. 8vo. 551pp; 648pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Overall, a remarkably handsome pair in period bindings. An uncommon work generally...quite scarce in this condition.
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MAI, Franz Anton.
Stolpertus ein junger arzt am Krankenbette. Von einem patriotischen Pfälzer. 1. - 3. Teil in 1 Band.
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Mannheim, Schwan, bzw. Schwan und Götz, 1778 - 1798. - 1. Teil: 2. Auflage, 2. und 3. Teil jeweils erste Auflage. Kl-8, Titel mit gest. Vignette, 148 pp, Titel mit gest. Vignette, 172 pp, Titel mit gest. Vignette, 182 pp, 2 Bll. Neuer Halblederband mit Rückenvergoldung. Stempel auf Titel, leicht stockfleckig. Hirsch IV, 36. F.A. Mai (1742 - 1814) Professor der Hebammenkunst in Heidelberg, Geheimrat und Leibarzt der Kurfürstin Elöisabeth. "Er hat sich um die Förderung des Gesundheitswesens in Banden große Verdienste erworben" (Hirsch a.a.O.)Gründete eine Krankenwärterschule und richtete eine Armenkasse für Bedürftige ein. "Eines seiner Hauptwerke betitelt sich: Stolpertus ein junger Arzt am Krankenbette." 5 Teile (der letzte Teil erschien 1807). Bücher
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Brink Carol Fredrick
NOUVELLE DESCRIPTION DU CAP DE BONNE-ESP!RANCE, Avec Un Journal Historique DOun Voyage de Terre, Fait par Ordre du Gouverneur Feu MGR. Ryk Tulbagh, Dans LOInterieur de LOAfrique Par une Caravane de quatre-vingt-cinq personnes, So
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Amsterdam: Chez J. H. Scheider, 1778. Two parts in one volume. First Edition, French Issue, published by the same printer as the Dutch edition of the same year. Illustrated with 16 finely engraved folding natural history plates. 8vo (210 x 126 mm), contemporary full mottled calf, with elaborate gilt tooling to compartments of the spine, red morocco lettering label gilt, both covers with gilt floral roll-tooled designs at the borders, marbled end-leaves, all edges marbled. (8), 130; (2), 100 pp. A very handsome copy, beautifully preserved copy with the original tissue guards in place, minor age-wear at the hinges, slight antique refurbishment to the head-cap, withal a fine copy.. RARE FIRST EDITION WITH BEAUTIFULLY ENGRAVED PLATES OF AFRICAN FAUNA AND FLORA. OThrough the energetic administration of Governor Tulbagh, which began in 1751, a number of important exploring expeditions were mounted in South Africa in the second half of the 18th century. This one was led by a militia officer, Hendrik Hop, with the support of Tulbagh, and it included the surveyor Brink, the botanist Ange, and the surgeon and mineralogist Rykvoet. There were over 80 personnel in the expedition which successfully explored the area of the Great Namaqua north of the Orange River. Among the successful results was the capture of a giraffe, the skin of which was sent to the museum at Leyden, the first of the southern variety to find its way to Europe.O O...the first part of the work contains a description of the Cape by M. Allemand, professor at Leyden, and M. Klockner a physician residing at Amsterdam. The Journal gives an account of the expedition to Namaqualand, which extended from July 16, 1761 to April 27, 1762, and has many illustrations fo the fauna of the country, and there are also reports on the natives and minerals, which were drwn up by other members of the expeditionO. Mendelssohn Vol. I, 185 The average size of the engraved plates is 185 x 150 mm, and the animals depicted are: the male and female Elephant, the Hippopatamus, the Giraffe, the Rhinoceros, the Kudu, the Zebra (three prints), the Gnu, the Gemsbok, Roan Antelope, the Jerboa, the Warthog, and the Cape Mole Rat. The final print is of the Wax Tree.
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Abercrombie
(John) The Universal Gardener and Botanist; or, a General Dictionary of Gardening and Botany. Exhibiting in Botanical Arrangement, according to the Linnæan System, every Tree, Shrub, and Herbaceous Plant, that merit Culture, either for Use, Ornament, or Curiosity, in every Department of Gardening. Comprising accurate Directions, according to real Practice, for the Management of the Kitchen-Garden, Fruit-Garden, Pleasure-Ground, Flower-Garden, Nursery, Plantations, Green-House, Hot-House, or Stove, Hot-Beds, Forcing-Frames, Hot-Walls, and Forcing in general.... Together with Practical Direct...
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London, Printed for G. Robinson...; and T. Cadell, 1778 first edition, stout 4to., pp.[viii]+[1108], with final blank, text in double column, hole due to natural paper flaw in blank upper margin of [a3]; contemp. sprinkled calf, red morocco label, joints and spine ends skilfully repaired Henry 1086. John Abercrombie (1726-1806), the son of a market gardener near Edinburgh, was one of the most successful of the nurserymen who turned their hands to writing on practical gardening. His name appears on the title-page after that of Thomas Mawe, who had no hand in the work but whose position as gardener to the Duke of Leeds was presumed to lend it prestige.
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SENEQUE (4 av. J-C - 65).- [DIDEROT]
Les Oeuvres ...traduites en françois par feu M. La Grange; avec des notes de critique, d'histoire et de littÈrature. [Suivi de] Essai sur la vie de SÈnèque le philosophe, ses Ècrits et sur les règnes de Claude et de NÈron avec des notes [par DIDEROT]
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Les Frères De Bure Paris "1778-1779, 7 volumes in-12. :: Le dernier tome (Essai sur la vie...) est l'Èdition originale du texte de Diderot [2 f., 16, 519, (1) p. et 2 f. de catalogue]. Exemplaire avec la mention ""tome septième"" sur le titre."" Bonne Èdition de cette traduction estimÈe"" (Brunet). Elle fut publiÈe par Naigeon, tandis que le baron d'Holbach rÈdigea les notes au premier livre des Lettres. Comme dans la plupart des exemplaires, ""Le Miroir"" (Tome VI, p.921) est toujours en latin et n'a pas ÈtÈ traduit. Ce texte n'apparait d'ailleurs pas dans l'Èdition de 1789 (pour cause d'obscÈnitÈ). BRUNET V, 277-278; TCHEMERZINE-SCHELER 11,960-963 pour le texte de Diderot. :: Cartonnage postÈrieur (19e) demi-parchemin vert à coins, plats de papier rose à la colle, pièces de titre et de tomaison rouges. Bon exemplaire sauf pour quelques fentes aux charnières. (Ancienne collection Jean Leduc)"
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GORTER Joannes, De (1689-1762)
Medicina hippocratica exponens aphorismos hippocratis.
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Patavii, 1778 - Apud Joannem Manfrè, Pergamena coeva originale con tassello e titoli oro al dorso, tagli spruzzati, 4°(cm.24,5), pagg. VIII-474-2bb., frontespizio inciso in rosso e nero con bella vignetta incisa e numerosi fregi silografici nel testo. Il medico anatomista olandese De Gorter, discepolo di Boerhaave e docente ad Harderwijk, fu medico personale dell? imperatrice Elisabetta di Russia.
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M. Parmentier
Le Parfait boulanger ou Traité complet sur la fabrication & le commerce du Pain - 1778
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Relié plein veau - dos cinq nerfs caissons avec motifs dorés un peu passé - tranches brique - rares rousseurs claires - format 12,50 x 20,50 - du Blé , de la Farine , du Levain , de la Pate , de la cuisson du Pain , de quelques considérations relatives au commerce du Pain - extrait des registres de l' académie royale des sciences du 21 Mars 1778 , signé par le Marquis de Condorcet - Introduction de 43 pages - par M. Parmentier Pensionnire de l' hotel royal des Invalides , Membre du Collège de Pharmacie de Paris , de l' Académie des sciences de Rouen & de celle de Lyon , Démonstrateur d' Histoire naturelle - 639 pages solidement reliées Bel exemplaire
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[Hawkesworth, John, Editor]
The Adventurer. A New Edition
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London: Printed for W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, et al, 1778 This was originally published in 140 numbers, with John Hawkesworth and his close friend Samuel Johnson, along with Richard Bathurst and Joseph Warton the principal contributors. Hawkesworth was the editor of "The Adventurer" for two years and in that time contributed some seventy essays to it (JOHNSON, SAMUEL) "A New Edition". 4 vols., 12mo. Engraved frontispiece in each volume after Sir Joshua Reynolds and E. Edwards by J. Hall. Contemporary tree calf, spines richly gilt (though much rubbed). Joints cracked, some foxing to plates and title-pages. Fleeman 52.11Ad/12. For first edition: Rothschild 1120; Courtney & Smith, p. 39
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John Hawksworth
The Adventurer. A New Edition, Four Volumes
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Publisher: W Strahan & others - Date of Publication: 1778 - Binding: leather_bound - Edition: New Edition - Condition: VG : in very good condition. Boards lightly rubbed and scuffed. Small amount of loss to bottom of Vol 1.Previous owner's ink inscription to prelims. Armorial bookplates to front paste down [John Bruce of Sumburgh]. Marbled eps. Contents clean and tight - Description: Full calf leather cover with red leather labels to gilt decorated spine :: Engraved frontispieces 180mm x 110mm (7" x 4") - [Publisher: W Strahan & others]
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Hawksworth, John
The Adventurer. A New Edition, Four Volumes
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W Strahan & others., London 1778 - Engraved frontispieces :: 180mm x 110mm (7" x 4"). VG : in very good condition. Boards lightly rubbed and scuffed. Small amount of loss to bottom of Vol 1.Previous owner's ink inscription to prelims. Armorial bookplates to front paste down [John Bruce of Sumburgh]. Marbled eps. Contents clean and tight. Full calf leather cover with red leather labels to gilt decorated spine [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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"MACQUER, Pierre-Joseph;"
Dictionnaire de chymie, contenant la théorie et la pratique de cette science, Son application à la Physique, à l'Histoire Naturelle, à la Médecine, & aux Arts dépendans de la Chymie.
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Paris Barrois 1778 "4 vol. in-12 de XXXVII, 1 f.n.ch., 568 pp.ch. pour le tome I; 2 ff.n.ch., 655 pp.ch., 1 f. d'errata pour le tome II; 2 ff.n.ch., 520 pp.ch., 1 f. d'errata pour le tome III; 2 ff.n.ch., 776 pp.ch.; basane marbrée, dos à n. orné (reliure de l'époque)." "Duveen, p.377; Cole, 868. Seconde édition, revue et très augmentée (l'édition originale ne comportait que 2 volumes). Léger travail de vers dans la marge de 5 feuillets du tome IV, mais bel exemplaire."
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Weitenauer, Ignaz
Biblia Sacra, oder die heilige Schrift des alten und neuen Testamentes, verdeutscht und mit Anmerkungen versehen durch Ignaz Weitenauer, ehemals k.k. Lehrer der morgenländischen Sprachen
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Augsburg Joseph Wolfischen Buchhandlung 1778. "OGLdrbde. Der Zeit, 10 Bände komplett. (11,5 x 18,5 cm). Isgesamt ca. 5500 Seiten. Marmorierte, handgestrichene Vorsätze. Rücken mit 5 Bünden sowie reicher floraler und ornamentaler Rückenvergoldung, 2 goldenen Rückenschildern mit Blindprägung "Weitenauer Biblia Sacra" und Bezeichnung der Bücher (z.B. III. - V Buch Moses, Psalter, Nahum, Habakuk usw.). Der Lederbezug der Deckel marmoriert. Roter Vollfarbschnitt. Jeder Band mit Seidenbändchen, gestochenem, dekorativem Verlagssignet auf dem Titelblatt, im Textteil barocke Kapitel- und Schlussvignetten sowie Initialen. Der erste Band mit 62 Seiten umfassender Vorrede. Die Bände enthalten im Einzelnen: Moyses, erster Band, das I. und II. Buch enthasltend, 62/576 pp. Moyses, zweyter Band, das 3, 4 und 5 Buch enthaltend, 1136 pp. Josue, die Richter, und Ruth, 304 pp. Esaia, Jeremia und Baruch, 584 pp. Salomon und Sirachs Sohn, 597 pp. Chronik, 358 pp. Esdra, Tobia, Judith, und Esther sammt dem Job, 518 pp. Ezechiel, Daniel, Osea, Joel, Amos, Abdia, Jona, Michäa, 496 pp. Die heilige Schrift des Neuen Testaments (Matthäus, Markus, Lukas, und Johannes, 632 pp. Der Apostel/Geschichte und Sendschreiben sammt der geheimen Offenbarung, 1310 pp + alphabetischem Register der Anmerkungen über das Neue Testament. Diese kommentierte Bibel-Ausgabe ist selten.Eintrag zum Autor aus dem Biographisch-bibliographichem Kirchenlexikon: WEITENAUER, Ignaz von. Philologe, Exeget, Orientalist. - * 1.11. 1709 in Ingolstadt als Sohn einer 1700 geadelten Familie; + 4.2. 1783 in Salemsweiler bei Salem. Nach seinen ersten Studien in Ingolstadt trat W. am 3.11. 1724 in die Gesellschaft Jesu ein. Während mehr als 10 Jahren war er an ordenseigenen Gymnasien (besonders in Eichstätt) tätig, bevor ihm 1753 der Lehrstuhl für Philosophie und orientalische Sprachen in Innsbruck übertragen wurde. Nach Aufhebung der Gesellschaft wandte er sich auf Einladung des Zisterzienser-Abtes von Salem nach dort und wirkte dort schriftstellerisch und die orientalischen Sprachen und Rhetorik lehrend. Seine literarische Arbeit galt zunächst der lyrischen wie dramatischen Kunst (religiöse Lieder, Singspiele, Trauer- und Lustspiele). Unter den Jesuiten des 18. Jahrhunderts zählt er, ein Anhänger der klassischen französischen Richtung, zu den besten Dramatikern des Ordens. Seine Sorge um die deutsche Muttersprache fand ihren Niederschlag in einem der ersten deutschen Rechtschreibbücher mit wissenschaftlicher Fundierung. Seine exegetische und philologische Kompetenz erweisen seine Kommentierungen, sein vielfach aufgelegtes Bibellexikon, Hilfsbücher zu den Sprachen der Bibel sowie von ihm betreute Bibelausgaben und Bücher zur Homiletik.; Format: Kleinoktav; Anzahl der Seiten: 5500; Auflage: EA; Zustand: 2 (Einbände vereinzelt mit Wurmfraß. Dieser bei manchen Bänden auch die ersten oder letzten Sdeiten umfassend. Einige Bände mit leicht zu entfernenden alten Bibliotheksschildern, kaum stockfleckig, die meisten Bände ungelesen.); Wir sind bemüht, alle Bestellungen innerhalb von 24 Std. auszuliefern. Lieferungen in die Schweiz sind umsatzsteuerfrei! Der Preis reduziert sich um 7 %". Das Antiquariat Immanuel ist bemüht, alle Bestellungen innerhalb von 24 Std. auszuliefern. 5500 S. EA Auflage Anzahl der Bände: 10 Zustand:2 Format:Kleinoktav Einbände vereinzelt mit Wurmfraß. Dieser bei manchen Bänden auch die ersten oder letzten Sdeiten umfassend. Einige Bände mit leicht zu entfernenden alten Bibliotheksschildern, kaum stockfleckig, die meisten Bände ungelesen..
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Virgil
The Works of . .. ... in Latin and English
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London: J. Dodsley, 1778 The Third edition, with considerable improvements. 4 vols., 7 engraved plates and one engraved folding map. The Aeneid translated by Christopher Pitt, the Eclogues and Georgics, with Notes on the Whole ... by Mr. Joseph Warton. Contemporary tan polished calf, gilt spines with floral ornaments, raised bands, red and green leather labels. Joints split but cords sound and holding, interior fine. Attractive, contemporary binding
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John Hunter
The Natural History of the Human Teeth: Explaining Their Structure, Use, Formati
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Full Title: The Natural History of the Human Teeth: Explaining Their Structure, Use, Formation, Growth, and Diseases Bound Together with A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Teeth, Intended as a Supplement to the Natural History of Those Parts. Condition: Very Good. Edition: Second Edition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Part I is the second edition of that book originally published in 1771 and the supplemental part is in the original edition. Bound in 19th or early 20th century three-quarter leather over blue cloth boards. Leather is rubbed and worn at the corners and more heavily on the hinges and the spine. Internally sound and tight with virtually no wear of foxing. All 16 plates present and in very good condition aside from plate 15 which has some slight soiling and discoloration to it and the opposing page of explanatory text. A terrific copy in a nice tightly bound modern binding Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Antiquarian & Rare Inventory No: 031776. [Publisher: J. Johnson]
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HOLK, HANS.
Provincial=Lexicon over Dannemark og Hertugdømmene Schlesvig og Holsteen, indeholdende geographisk og chorographisk Beskrivelse over Stifter, Amter, herreder, Sogne,Stæder, Kjøbstæder og Landsbyer, herregaarde, Slotte, Fæstninger, runde, Floder, Øer, Høie ec., med kort, dog fuldstændig Efterretning om deres geographiske, oeconomiske ogpolitiske Forfatning, iForm af en Ordbog. Uddraget af de bedste Skrivter.
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- Kiøbenhavn, M. Hallager, 1778. Samtidigt hldrbd. med rygforgyldning og rygtitel i skind. Rester af papirsetiket i nederste rygfelt. En smule slid. (4),572 pp. De første blademed en mindre fugtskjold i øverste margin.
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Rochow, Friedrich Eberhard von,
Der Kinderfreund (2 Teile in einem Band),
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- ein Lesebuch zum Gebrauch in Landschulen, [3. Auflage] Frankfurt, bey den Eichenbergischen Erben 1778 - 1788. mit hübschen gestochenen Titel-, Kopf- und Schlussvignette, (5 Bl.), 82 Seiten, (2 Bl.),154 Seiten, 11x18, braunes HLdr der Zeit SEHR FRÜHE AUSGABE DIESES BEDEUTENDEN TITELS (Wegehaupt Nr. 1789, die 3. Auflage dort nicht erwähnt). "Das Buch sollte die bisherige Lücke zwischen Fibel und Bibel füllen" (Wegehaupt), mit einem handschriftlichen Besitzvermerk von alter Hand (datiert 1791) mit einer hübschen, einfachen und sauberen Zeichnung, offensichtlich von Kinderhand; die Titelvignette des ersten Bandes dezent koloriert Ki 29354, i
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Seven Discourses Delivered in the Royal Academy By the President
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T. CADELL, 1778. Published by T. CADELL in 1778, medium size, [8], iv, [5]-326, [2] ads. conemporary burr calf, possibly rebacked, hinges cracked through, frontboard loosening at top. Owners inscription, slight foxing. Good copy. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail.
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Reynolds, Joshua
Seven Discourses Delivered in the Royal Academy By the President
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London: T. Cadell,, 1778. Full Contemporary Calf. Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. 8vo, pp. [8], iv, [5]-326, [2] ads; contemporary full calf, neatly rebacked with a new calf spine retaining the original label lettered in gilt. English portrait painter and aesthetician who dominated English artistic life in the middle and late 18th century. He was the founder of the Royal Academy and dedicated this work to King George III who knighted him and to whom this work is dedicated.. First Edition. Very Good. 8vo..
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[REYNOLDS, JOSHUA.]
Seven discourses delivered in the Royal Academy by the president
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London, 1778. First edition, 8vo, pp. [8], iv, [5]-326, [2] ads; contemporary full calf, neatly rebacked with original gilt spine, red morocco label laid down; half maroon morocco clamshell box. This copy with the ownership signature of Rev. William Jones on the flyleaf. Jones was "one of the most prominent churchmen of his day" (see DNB for a full account). The Dedication to the King, occupying 4pp. was written by Johnson, and DNB suggests that the Discourses "probably received some polish from Johnson, Burke, Malone, and others before they were published." Chapman & Hazen, p. 154; Courtney & Smith, p. 129; Fleeman 78.5RD/1a; Lowndes, p. 2078; Rothschild 1740.
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[AMERIQUE] - ROBERTSON (M.)
L'histoire de l'amérique.
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A Paris, Chez Panckoucke, libraire, hotel de Thou, rue des Poitevins., 1778; in-12, 305-502-453-366 pp., pleine basane d'époque, qlq coiffes manquante coins émoussé, plats un peu frotté - bon état. Les 4 volumes. (Robertson, principal de l'université d'Edimbourg, & Historiographe de sa Majesté Britannique pour l'Ecosse - traduite de l'Anglois. (Robertson, principal de l'université d'Edimbourg, & Historiographe de sa Majesté Britannique pour l'Ecosse - traduite de l'Anglois.
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ALVAREZ, FRANCISCO
Noticia del establecimiento y poblacion de las colonias inglesas en la America septentrional; religion, orden de gobierno, leyes y costumbres de sus naturales y habitantes; calidades de su clima, terreno, frutos, plantas y animales; y estado de su industr
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Madrid, 1778. First edition, small 4to, pp. 196; a very nice copy in contemporary cat's-paw calf, gilt lettering direct on gilt-decorated spine. "A Spanish view of the English possessions in North America, noting the productions of each and their value to the mother country" (JFB Catalogue). James Ford Bell A-163; Palau 9295; Howes A-192; Sabin 975.
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WARRANT.)
Warrant to the Ordnance, etc. for preserving the works of the several forts in Great-Britain. George R, Whereas our right, trusty and well-beloved cousin and councillor, George Viscount Townshend, master-general of our ordnance, hath represented unto us, that great damages are done to the works at the several forts and castles, by grazing of cattle on the earth works.Given at our Court at St. James's, the first day of September, 1778, in the eighteenth year of our reign.
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By his majesty's command, Weymouth. n.p., n.d. [London ]. 1778 - Large broadside. 47 x 38 cm. Text under royal coat of arms. Top edge a little ragged and dusted. Paper weakening in some parts down old folds but a good copy. Not in ESTC on-line. A warrant to prevent the grazing of cattle or ploughing and farming of the earth works around forts. The only exception was the permission granted to cut the grass and take it away for making hay. Any governors failing in their duty to impose this warrant to be liable for the cost of any damage sustained as a consequence.
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BURNEY, FRANCES (MME. D'ARBLAY)
First Editions of the Author's Four Novels
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London: various publishers, 1778-1814. Bound uniformly in full red morocco by Riviere; all edges gilt; raised bands; gilt decorated spines; minor occasional blemishes and old repairs, erasures and restorations; excellent condition; each volume has the large Timothy Cole engraved bookplate of Henry Clay Frick (a posthumous portrait of the industrialist and collector seated among his treasures) mounted on a preliminary blank; as follows: Evelina. London: T. Lowndes, 1778. Three volumes. Cecilia. London: T. Payne and Son, 1782. Five volumes. Camilla. London: T. Payne, 1796. Five volumes. The Wanderer. London: Longman, Hurst et al., 1814. Five volumes. The first edition of her first novel, Evelina, is a famous rarity in English literature..
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DIDEROT / D'ALEMBERT
Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et métiers par une société de gens de lettres, tome 16 (GEO - HAL).
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- Pellet, Genève, 1778, plein veau d'époque, dos 5 nerfs, caissons dorés aux entre-nerfs, environ 26 x 19 cm, un tableau dépliant, quelques épidermures, coins et coiffe supérieure émoussés, rares rousseurs, intérieur très propre . PHOTOS SUR DEMANDE. [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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THE SELF-INTERPRETING FAMILY BIBLE.
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Illustrated. Containing the Old and New Testaments, to which are annexed marginal references & an exact summary of the several books; a paraphrase on the most obscure or important parts; explanatory notes, evangelical reflections, &c. &c. With many additional references and numerous illustrations. Approximately 1300 pages (including 4pp. Family Register printed in dull gilt), 24 plates with tissue guards (11 coloured, including the frontispiece), illuminated title page, 2 full page coloured maps, chronological index of scripture history, psalms, translations & paraphrases; thick roy. 4to; full dark brown leather, lettered and decorated in gilt & blind, lightly rubbed and worn; a.e.g.; frontispiece tissue guard guards, a couple of small edge splits, scattered light foxing and occasional slight soiling; James Semple, Glasgow, n.d.[c. 183-]. *Brown's Self-Interpreting Bible was originally published by G. Alston, Edinburgh, in 1778, then reprinted several times in Great Britain and America during the nineteenth century. In this copy, the first two pages of the Family Register have been used, neatly recording family details dating from 1833-1869.
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ThomsonJames
Works of James Thomson 4vol
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Rare item. Edinburgh: J. Robertson for W. Anderson, 1778.4 volumes.8vo. in sixes.xl, 208; 302; 255; 288pp.Contemporary full polished calf, morocco labels to spines.With 15 engraved plates. Extremities rubbed, corners bumped.Front hinge of volume 1 tender; boa [Publisher: J ROBERTSON]
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Thomson, James
The Works of James Thomson with His Last Corrections and Improvements, 4 Volumes
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J ROBERTSON 1778 - LEATHER Edinburgh: J. Robertson for W. Anderson, 1778. 4 volumes. 8vo. in sixes. xl, 208; 302; 255; 288pp. Contemporary full polished calf, morocco labels to spines. With 15 engraved plates. Extremities rubbed, corners bumped. Front hinge of volume 1 tender; boards of volume 3 show traces of having been tied with ribbon or rubber band. Bookplate on front paste down of all volumes, and the half titles all bear a contemporary stamp of a former owner. Gift inscriptions on first black of each volume, dated 1812. A nice set in contemporary bindings. OCLC 3789738 Her/kb. RARE BOOKS, Standard. [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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MAINTENON (Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de);
Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de Madame de Maintenon, et à celle du siècle passé, par Mr de La Beaumelle. [Suivi de] Lettres de Madame de Maintenon.
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A Maestricht chez Jean-Edme Dufour et Phil. Roux 1778 16 vol. in-12, veau fauve marbré, dos lisses cloisonnés et fleuronnés, tranches marbrées (reliure de l'époque). « Peu fréquent complet des 16 volumes. I-VI. Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de Mme de Maintenon et à celle du siècle passé, par M. de La Beaumelle. Nouvelle édition augmentée des remarques critiques de Voltaire, tirées de son "Essai sur l'histoire générale" ; VII. Lettres, T. I., contenant des lettres à différentes personnes, celles à M. d'Aubigné et celles à M. et à Mme de Villette ; VIII. Lettres, T. II., contenant des lettres à M. l'abbé Gobelin, celles de la comtesse de St-Géran, des lettres à différentes personnes et celles à Mme de Brinon ; IX. Lettres, T. III., contenant les lettres à Mme de La Viefville, celles aux dames de St-Louis et des lettres de direction à Mme de Maintenon ; X. Lettres, T. IV., contenant les lettres de Mme de Maintenon au cardinal de Noailles, avec quelques réponses ; XI. Lettres, T. V., contenant les lettres à M. le duc de Noailles ; XII. Lettres, T. VI., contenant les lettres réciproques de Mme de Maintenon et de Mme de Caylus, sa nièce ; XIII. Lettres, T. VII., contenant les lettres de Mme la duchesse de Ventadour, de Mme la marquise de Dangeau, de Mme la princesse Des Ursins, des princes, et de Mr. le duc et Mme la duchesse du Maine ; XIV. Lettres, T. VIII., contenant les lettres de divers seigneurs, celles des ministres et des magistrats, celles de M. le maréchal de Villeroy, celles de M. de Valincour, celles de diverses dames et celles du clergé ; XV. Lettres, T. IX., contenant des lettres de piété et de direction à elle adressées par M. Godet-Desmarais, évêque de Chartres ; XVI. Les Souvenirs de Mme de Caylus, pour servir de supplément aux mémoires et lettres de Mme de Maintenon, avec des notes de M. de Voltaire. Les six premiers tomes forment un ensemble bien complet, fort polémique et qui valut à leur auteur un an de réclusion à la Bastille. On a longtemps critiqué l'authenticité des lettres recueillies par La Beaumelle, mais il s'est avéré qu'elles lui avaient été transmises par les Dames de Saint-Cyr, qui, soucieuses de préserver la mémoire de Madame de Maintenon, ont altéré une partie des écrits originaux » (Bourgeois et André, XII, 1188). Exemplaire présentant des usures à la reliure.
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Bret, Antoine
Théatre
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- A Paris, chez Leclerc & Esprit 1778. Zwei Bände. 8° (19,4 x 12 cm). 1 Bl., 356 (r.: 354) S. + 3 Bl., 352 (r.: 358) S., 1 Bl. - Mit einem nicht signierten illustrierten Kupfertitel. - Marmoriertes Kalbsleder mit zwei grünen Rückenschildern und dekorativer Rückenvergoldung, schraffierte Stehkanten, Marmorpapiervorsätze, Rotschnitt. (Eine Ecke restauriert). - Cohen 178. Cioranescu 13823. Soleinne 1860. - Erste und letzte Blatt etwas stärker, sonst nur stellenweise leicht bis mäßig altersfleckig.
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John Symonds
Remarks upon an Essay, Intituled, The History of the Colonization of the Free States of Antiquity, Applied to the Present Contest Between Great Britain and Her American Colonies
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Foxed, else a very good copy. London: Printed by J. Nichols . . . and sold by T. Payne, W. Owen, P. Elmsly, T. Evans, J. Woodyer, and J. Fletcher, 1778. 1st Edition. [iv]+52pp. With half-title [A1 unsigned]. 4to. 20th century drab boards with paper spine label. Uncommon. Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, Symonds here attempts to refute William Barron's thesis that taxes on the American colonies were justified by the historical precedent that the Greeks, Romans, and Carthaginians had taxed their colonies. Howes S1190; Sabin 94124. [Publisher: Nichols]
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Lancaster, Joseph
Improvements in Education as It Respects the Industrious Classes of the Community, Containing, Among Other Important Particulars, an Account of the Institution for the Education of One Thousand Poor Children, Borough Road, Southwark; and of the New...
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Darton and Harvey. Second Hand Joseph Lancaster (25 November 1778-23 October 1838) was an English Quaker, and public education innovator. In 1801 he founded a free elementary school using a variant of the monitorial system. His ideas though were not original as Dr. Andrew Bell had been using a very similar system in Madras referred to as the Madras System of Education. The method of instruction and delivery is recursive, as one student learns the material he or she is rewarded for successfully passing on that information to the next pupil. This method is now commonly known as peer tutoring but the economics of Lancaster's or Bell's methodology is not widely discussed. Lancaster wrote Improvements in Education and later travelled to the United States to lecture and promote his ideas. His headstrong ways and poor money management made for rough times on himself and his schools. One of Lancaster's original schools, funded by royals, still runs under the name of The British and Foreign School Society but it is not known if the same methods used at the founding of the school, under the name The Royal Lancasterian Institution, are still in use today [wikipedia]. 8vo, xvi + 211pp. + list of subscribers + advertisements. Rebound in fine green cloth with paper label on spine, contemporary owner's inscription of title-page, very small library stamp on dedication page, untrimmed, wide margins.
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(Repeal of the Duties on Tea) AN ACT FOR REMOVING ALL DOUBTS AND APPREHENSIONS CONCERNING TAXATION BY THE PARLIAMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN: In any Colonies, Provinces, and Plantations in North America and the West indies: and for Repealing so much of an Act..
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London:: Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King,, 1778. Fine with original cover sheet printed recto only. 4to. pp. [293]-296. In a custom quarter leather, marbled board clamshell box with leather labels, gilt lettering. A Rare important document of the American Revolution. OCLC lists only 4 copies (Tulane, Newberry Library, Yale, Mass. Historical Society).
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John Bunyan
The Pilgrim's Progress from This World To That Which Is To
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A New Edition. Printed for H.Trapp, at No.1 and A. Hogg, at No.16 Paternoster-Row, London 1778 - To which are added noted by W. Mason. A New Edition. 22cm x 13 cm. Original full leather, few scuff otherwise condition good. Recently respined with raised bands and black leather label to second compartment. Colourful marbled endpapers with private library label 'Thomas Meacham'. Carefully pasted woodcut illustration of a horse and rider on ffep. Ink inscription of Thomas Meacham dated 1778 on verso of woodcut illustrated frontis of Mr John Bunyan. Minor foxing to endpapers and first few pages of subscribers names . Title page a little browned. Some pages age browned and some pages with foxing, many text pages clean, p106-107 have a few stains NAT, [12], xiv, [2], 197, [10], 177pp, a-a2, b6, A-Z4, Aa4, Bb3, A2-A4, B-Z4, Aa2. Complete with folding map and 14 woodcut illustrations throughout text. With list of errate on the final page. Separate title page for part two. ESTC T58767. [Attributes: Signed Copy; Hard Cover]
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Pryce (W), of Redruth
MINERALOGIA CORNUBIENSIS; A Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and Mining: containing the Theory and Natural History of Strata, Fissures, and Lodes, with the Methods of discovering and working of Tin, Copper and Lead Mines. to which is added An Explanation of the Terms and Idioms of Miners.
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First edition, London: Printed for the Author, by James Phillips 1778 - With portrait frontis, 7 plates and 2 folding tables, xxxvi + xiv + 331pp, folio, full early calf, raised bands, leather label on spine, narrow 22 long strip of leather missing from foot of spine, outer hinges cracked, inner hinges strengthened, marbled endpapers, covers slightly rubbed to edges, some occasional light foxing mainly to rear, some light off-setting of plates. 'It was the result of careful study of the mining world of Cornwall, and is still of value, both for historical purposes and for practical mining.' D.N.B. ---- Regular CATALOGUES issued, please e-mail for a FREE copy, they include CORNWALL - ( History - Topography - Genealogy - Natural History - Biography - Mining - Dialect - Language - etc. ) ---- [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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MENEVAL, Claude Francois.
Autograph Letter Signed C.Meneval, addessed Monseigneur, sending to votre Altesse a packet of dispatches, which the Emperor had partly unsealed and had found inside two or three private letters, the envelopes of which have been thrown in the fire; Meneval also sends numbers 5 and 6 of the Courier de Paris which have arrived this day.
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In French. 1 page 9 x 7 inches, in good condition, small catalogue label pasted upper right. - Osterode [Germany], 17 March(?), no year given. Claude Francois Meneval (1778-1850), Baron de Méneval, Napoleon's private secretary (1802-1813), author of Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire de Napoléon depuis 1802 jusqu'à 1815.
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Alan Gauld
A History of Hypnotism
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Cambridge University Press. New Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. Franz Anton Mesmer arrived in Paris from Austria in February 1778 and established a medical practice which hailed him as one of the most remarkable men of his time. His skill lay in his theories and in his use of 'animal magnetism' to cure disease. Mesmer began a school of thought which spread across Europe and America, and enjoyed, at various stages, favour as a respected scientific and medical therapy, and disrepute as the tool of occultists, mystics and charlatans. Dr. Gauld has created a detailed and scholarly history of the phenomena, practice and theory of mesmerism, hypnotism and multiple personality disorder. The book traces the course of the mesmeric and hypnotic movements and gives special attention to the ideas and influence of certain leading figures. It considers the theories which developed to explain the phenomena and the uses and shortcomings of the technique in medical practice. Throughout the book, case histories and anecdotal accounts provide a fascinating insight into this controversial subject. The book also touches on the social and intellectual issues which influenced the progress and development of mesmerism and hypnotism. The work is extensively annotated and referenced. In his epilogue, Gauld discusses modern approaches to hypnotism and multiple personality disorder, and the role of hypnotism in clinical practice, and offers some ideas for understanding these intriguing phenomena. A History of Hypnotism is a wide-ranging and detailed history of the mesmeric and hypnotic movements and is an essential work of reference and scholarship in this field. A fascinating account, this important work will be of interest to psychiatrists, psychologists and medicalhistorians, as well as to the general reader who wishes to learn more about this absorbing topic. ISBN10: 0521483298.
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PEMBROKE (Henry Hebert, Earl of);
MILITARY EQUITATION: or, a method of Breaking Horses and teaching soldiers to ride, designed for the use of the Army.
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Sarum, Easton London 1778 Petit in-4 de 4 ff.n.ch. 140 pp., basane fauve de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné, pièce de titre (restauration au dos). Troisième édition, révisée, corrigée et augmentée d'un chapitre sur le trot (originale parue en 1761). L'auteur officier et expert en Cavalerie, ecrivit ce livre qui fut adopté plus tard par l'armée britannique. Ouvrage orné de 17 planches gravées, représentant l'équipement et l'entrainement des chevaux. Bon exemplaire provenant de la bibliothèque Sir Horace Mann (ex-libris). Edition ayant servi à Bergeret de frouville pour sa traduction parue en 1784 (Menessier de la Lance I, p. 111).
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Smith, Adam:
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Second Edition.
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London, printed for W.Strahan; and T.Cadell, in the Strand, 1778.. (8), 510; (8), 589, (1) SS. 4°. Zeitgenössische Ganzldr.bde.mit roten Rückenschildchen.. Goldsmith 11663; Grolier 100; Kress B 154; PMM 221. Zweite Auflage des zuerst 1776 erschienenen Klassikers der Nationalökonomie, in nur 500 Exemplaren gedruckt und seltener als die erste Ausgabe. Es ist auch neben der Erstausgabe die einzige weitere Auflage in 4°. - "Die Geschichte der Nationalökonomie bis zum Ende des 19.Jahrhunderts besteht aus zwei Abschnitten: der merkantilistischen Phase, die weniger auf einer Doktrin beruht als auf einem System der Praxis, das sich aus den sozialen Verhältnissen ergab, und der zweiten Phase, welche die Lehre sich entwickeln sah, daß der Einzelmensch das Recht habe, in der Ausübung seiner wirtschaftlichen Tätigkeit nicht behindert zu werden. Man kann zwar nicht sagen, Smith habe diese Lehre erfunden - die Physiokraten hatten bereits darauf hingewiesen und Turgot im besonderen hatte eine durchgearbeitete Studie des gesellschaftlichen Wohlstandes entworfen -, doch ist sein Werk die erste wirkliche Ausführung dieser Theorie. Er beginnt mit dem Gedanken, daß die Arbeit die Quelle ist, aus der das Volk das bezieht, was es braucht. Die Verbesserung der Arbeitsteilung ist das Maß der Produktivität, und in ihr wurzelt der Hang des Menschen zum Tauschhandel: 'Arbeit ist das wirkliche Maß des Tauschwerts aller Waren ... sie ist ihr wirklicher Preis; das Geld ist nur ihr nomineller Preis'. die drei wesentlichen Elemente der Arbeit und so auch des Preises sind Lohn, Unternehmergewinn und Grundrente, und diese drei schaffen auch die Einkommen. Vom Wirken der Wirtschaft wendet sich Smith ihrem Ergebnis zu, dem 'Stock' oder Warenbestand, der alles umfaßt, was der Mensch entweder für seinen Eigengebrauch oder um des Ertrags willen besitzt, den es ihm bringt. 'Der Wohlstand der Nationen' schließt mit einer Geschichte der Wirtschaftsentwickklung, einem scharfen Angriff auf das Merkantilsystem und einigen prophetischen Überlegungen über die Grenzen der Wirtschaftskontrolle. Während die Erforschung der politischen Aspekte der Menschenrechte zwei Jahrhunderte in Anspruch genommen hatte, bestand Smiths Leistung darin, daß er die Untersuchung der wirtschaftlichen Aspekte in einem einzigen Werk bis zum gleichen Punkte vortrieb. Sein 'Wohlstand der Nationen' stellt kein System dar, aber als vorläufige Analyse ist das Werk völlig überzeugend. Die Sicherheit seiner Kritik und sein Verständnis der menschlichen Natur haben es zum ersten und zum bedeutendsten unter den klassischen Werken der modernen Volkswirtschaftslehre gemacht" (PMM). Dieses Exemplar ist vollständig mit dem Vortitelblatt zum zweiten Teil. Vorsätze, Vortitel und Titelblätter mit altem Vorbesitzerstempel einer institutionellen Bibliothek. Rücken wohl schon vor langer Zeit erneuert und mit je zwei roten Rückenschildchen, Ecken und Kanten wenig bestoßen oder berieben. Durchgehend gleichmäßig, aber sehr schwach gebräunt und mit breiten weissen Rändern. Insgesamt ein sehr gutes Exemplar eines der wichtigsten Bücher der Neuzeit. - Full English description upon request.
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BASNAGE (Henry).
Oeuvres de Maître Henri Basnage, Ecuyer, Seigneur du Franquesnei, Avocat au Parlement, contenant ses Commentaires sur la Coutume de Normandie et son Traité des Hypothèques. Seconde et nouvelle édition, revûë, corrigée & augmentée par l'auteur.
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Rouen, Imprimerie Privilégiée, 1778. - Deux volumes in-folio avec un portrait de Hue de Miromesnil, premier président du Parlement, en frontispice. Belle reliure en veau marbré d'époque, dos à nerfs orné, tranches marbrées, pièces de titre et de tomaison en maroquin rouge. Henry Basnage du Franquesney, avocat, second fils de Benjamin Basnage, ministre de la religion réformée, naquit à Sainte-Mère-Eglise, près de Carentan, le 16 octobre 1615. L'érudition de Basnage était immense. Son commentaire sur la Coutume de Normandie et son traité des Hypothèques, lui ont assuré la réputation de l'un des plus habiles jurisconsultes français. Il mourut à Rouen le 20 octobre 1695 à l'âge de 80 ans.
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Pope, Alexander:
Sämmtliche Werke. Mit W. Warburtons Commentar und Anmerkungen. (Übersetzt von J.J. Dusch). 12 Bände.
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Straßburg, Heitz und Dannbach und Mannheim (ab Bd. VIII), 1778-1781. HLdr. d. Zt. mit Rückenverg. Goed. III, 376, 114, 10; Veitenheimer 1413; Price & Price 784. - Zweite deutsche Ausgabe der Werke in 8 Bänden, die durch 5 Briefbände (hier die ersten 4 vorhanden) vervollständigt wurden. - Der 5. Briefband erschien offensichtlich erst mit der 2. Auflage in Mannheim 1783-85. - Die vier Briefbände abweichend gebunden. - Einige wenige Rücken mit leichtem Wurmfraß. Ein Blatt der Vorrede in Tl. I mit Abriß der unteren Ecke und dadurch geringen Textverlust, ein Blatt in Tl. II mit alter Restaurierung. Teils gebräunt. Insgesamt recht gut erhaltene und dekorative Reihe!
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Pennant, Thomas
Fourteen Uniform Volumes of the Works, namely: Arctic Zoology ( 3 vols), A Tour in Scotland (2 vols), A Tour in Scotland & Voyage to the Hebrides, History of Quadrupeds (2 vols.),The Journey to Snowdon, A Tour in Wales, The History of the Parishes of Whiteford and Holywell, A Tour from Downing to Alston Moor, The Journey from Chester to London, A Journey from London to the Isle of Wight (2 vols as 1)
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1778 - Fourteen quarto volumes, bound in half brown Morocco and tan buckram. the endpapers are thin card with one-sided sugar-paper finish. The set was given as a gift in March 1926 (ink inscriptions on each first leaf, and several have also the pencilled inscription "Rebound Sept 1925". Blind-embossed raised bands and decorative "cartouches", titles in gilt, publication dates in gilt at foot of spines, ranging from 1778 to 1801. Top edges red-speckled, other edges untrimmed in most volumes. many maps and plates, some folding, some hand-coloured in outline. A very clean, noble and stoutly-bound set, some foxing in particular areas, chiefly, as usual, to early and late leaves and plates. This is a preliminary listing. Detailed collation to follow or on request. Inspection is invited (by appointment, please). Obviously a VERY heavy set, which would cost some £200 or more to send safely outside the UK. An extra charge may also need to be made for inland postage or carriage. [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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Trnka von Krzowitz, Wenzel
Diabete commentarius.
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Wien, A. Bernardi, 1778. - (2 Bl.), 169, (1) S., (1 Bl.). Neuer Pp.-Bd. Einzige Ausgabe. - SGC I: XIV, 781; Waller 9683. - Wenzel Trnka von Krzowitz (1739-91) wurde durch Vermittlung von van Swieten Arzt am Militärkrankenhaus in Wien und lehrte später Anatomie und Pathologie in Tyrnau, Ofen und Pest. Er galt zu seiner zeit als Autorität ersten Ranges. (Vgl. Hirsch/H. V, 640). - Stempel auf Titelrücks., erwas gebräunt, gutes Exemplar.
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BEAUMONT and FLETCHER.
The Dramatic Works.
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Frontispiece portrait engraving of both authors in an ornate oval copper engraving. 10 volumes, 8vo, 1/2 green morocco with raised bands and gilt spines (rubbed), marbled boards. London: T. Sherlock, 1778. A very good early set. Previous owners bookplates. [Publisher: -]
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BRINK, Carol Fredrik
Nouvelle Description du Cap de Bonne-Esperance
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1778. BRINK, Carol Fredrik. Nouvelle Description du Cap de Bonne-Esperance. Two parts in one volume. [8], 130, [2], 100 pp. With 16 folding plates, of which 15 depict African game and 1 of an African tree. 8vo., 205 x 123 mm, bound in contemporary Dutch mottled calf, spine gilt, marbled edges and endpapers. Amsterdam: J.H. Schneider, 1778. |~||~||~||~||~||~| |~| First Edition in French. The original Dutch edition was published by the same printer in the same year. A fascinating account of the Cape of Good Hope which features an historical journal of an expedition into the interior of Africa undertaken by 85 men who were "diligent observers, and one of them had the advantage of being conversant with the Hottentot language. This document is therefore not only highly interesting, but of great permanent worth" (Theal). The work is illustrated with 16 fine engraved plates of African game; moreover, it contains insightful notes compiled by J.S.N. Allamand (a Leiden professor), M. Klockner (an Amsterdam physician) and other members of the expedition. The journal is based on the diary kept by Carol Fredrik Brink (or Brinck), who served as a land-surveyor on the expedition. There is much information on the African tribes, fauna and flora, and minerals that the caravan encountered during their tour to Namaqualand, which lasted from 16 July 1761 until 27 August 1762. Corners bumped, headcap worn, but a very good copy in unsophisticated condition. Theal, History of South Africa, 1691-1795 (erroneously calling for 13 plates).
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"PLUTARQUE;"
Les Vies des hommes illustres de Plutarque. Traduites en François, avec des remarques historiques et critiques, par M. Dacier, de l'Académie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, &c. Nouvelle édition revue & corrigée.
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Paris, Bailly, 1778 12 volumes in-8, veau blond avec frise dorée en encadrement sur les plats, dos lisse décoré de spirales dorées dans un encadrement de filet et double filet dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaison de maroquin noir, coupes et bordures intérieures ornées d'une frise dorée, tranches dorées (reliure de l'époque). "Édition soignée des fameuses ""vies parallèles"" de Plutarque. Le texte de Plutarque est précédé d'un résumé de sa vie. Parmi les vies d'hommes illustres romains et grecs que Plutarque met en parallèle, Dacier a par ailleurs fait la liste de celles qu'il n'a pu ici présenter puisqu'elles étaient perdues. Bel exemplaire en reliure de l'époque. Mords faibles à certains volumes."
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VOLTAIRE (François Marie Arouet) dit
ROMANS ET CONTES DE M. DE VOLTAIRE~~Edition la plus recherchée de la société typographique~de Bouillon parue en 1778 (année de la mort de Voltaire), complète en~3 volumes, et 57 gravures Hors-texte de Monnet + 1 portrait frontispice de Voltaire par De La Tour gravé par Cathelin.~~
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A BOUILLON, aux dépens de la Société Typographique,~~1778~~3 Vol. In-8 (14X22), plein maroquin marron de l?époque, dos à nerfs et à caissons av. ornements or, pièces de titre et de tomaison, les plats sont encadrés d?un triple filet or, les contreplats ornés d?un décor aux petits fers dorés, 1 bel EX-LIBRIS de la bibliothèque du Célèbre parfumeur Mr A. HOUBIGANT sur le contreplat du T. I, page de garde, 2 feuillets, page de faux-titre, page de titre av. pour le T. I portrait de Voltaire par De La Tour en frontispice, 1 fleuron sur le titre qui se retrouve sur les 2 autres tomes, 57 gravures hors-texte par Monnet, Marillier, Martial et Moreau gravées par Baquoy, Châtelain, Deny, Dambrun, Lorioux etc?ces gravures sont montées sur onglet, 304 pp, 320 et 236 pp. + 95 pp. pour L?HOMME AUX QUARANTE ECUS In-fine.~~François Marie Arouet, dit Voltaire, né le 21 novembre 1694 à Paris où il meurt le 30 mai 1778, est un écrivain et philosophe qui a marqué le XVIIIe siècle et qui occupe une place particulière dans la mémoire collective des Français.~ Reliure : plusieurs coiffes partiellement usées, trois mors fragilisés mais encore bien solides, certains coins émoussés, plats dos et bords avec légers frottements, intérieur bien frais.~SUPERBE EXEMPLAIRE~~
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WATTS, John after Abraham HONDIUS (circa 1625-1691)
A Pair: [Morning], [Evening]
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London: Published by J. Watts, Dealer in Prints & Drawings opposite the Mews Gate Charing Cross, 1 June 1778. Mezzotints. Printed on laid watermarked paper. In excellent condition. [Morning] Image size: 9 1/2 x 13 7/8 inches. Plate mark: 10 x 13 7/8 inches. Sheet size: 10 5/8 x 14 7/8 inches. [Evening] Image size: 9 3/8 x 13 7/8. Plate mark: 9 7/8 x 13 7/8. Sheet size: 10 3/4 x 15 1/8 inches. This is a stunning pair of mezzotints of two hunting dogs catching their quarry, by John Watts after paintings by Abraham Hondius. Watts was a successful printmaker and publisher who was active in London during the second half of the eighteenth century. He was famed for his rich mezzotints, which he exhibited in London between 1766 and 1778. Watts scraped mezzotints after some of the most renowned artists of his day, but he had a special penchant for works by the Dutch masters, such as this handsome pair after Abraham Hondius, the celebrated Dutch animal painter. These rich mezzotints are a superb example of Watts's luxurious style of engraving, translating the energy and fluidity of Hondius's beautiful paintings into a dramatic example of superior mezzotint engraving. Benezit, Dictionnaire Des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs.
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Le Febvre:
Oeuvres completes.
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- 2 Bd. Maesticht, 1778., Tom. I: L` Art d` attaquer et de dèfender les Places (11 Tafeln); Journal du Siege de la Ville de Scheidnitz (1762) (4 Tafeln); Tom II: Essai sur les Mines (5 Tafeln); Recueil de Quelques Pieces et Lettres (2 Tafeln); Nouveau Traite du Nivellenemt dèdieè au Roi de Prusse (7 Tafeln).Essai sur la maniere de faire les Cartes (2 Tafeln). Bd. 1: 12 S. 329 S. mit zusammen 15 tw. mehrf. gef. Kupfertafeln; Bd. 2: 7 S., 284 S. mit zusammen 16 tw. mehrf. gef. Kupfertafeln. 4°, OPbd. Breitrandige tw. unbeschnitte Exemplare; gelegentlich schwach fleckig, gute Exemplare. Die Tafeln von J.B.P. Tardieu in satten Abzügen. Bei Bestellungen gegen Rechnung bitte Telefonnummer angeben!
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HOLZHALB, Johann Rudolf nach KOLLER, Johann Jakob
Prospect der Stadt Zürich. Von der Abend Seiten ab dem Geisberg anzusehen. / Vue de la ville de Zuric. Du Côté du Couchant sur le Geisberg. Kupferstich einer Ansicht der Stadt Zürich mit dem Alpenpanorama.
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Auf Unkosten und Verlag Johannes Hofmeister an der Rosen Gass in Zürich, 1778, - 38x52 cm (Bild) / 50x64 cm (Rahmen), Kupferstich mit Ansicht der Stadt und der umgebenden Landschaft, Textlegende in dt. und franz. sowie Wappendarstellung von Zürich mit dem Löwen, gezeichnet nach der Natur von Johann Jakob Koller (1746-1805 od. 1806), Zeichner u. Radierer aus Zürich, liess sich 1777 in Amsterdam nieder, gestochen von Johann Rudolf Holzhalb (1723-1806), Kupferstecher aus Zürich, ein Schüler Herrlibergs; schönes Exemplar im über Eck vergoldeten Originalrahmen d. Z., kleinste Beschädigungen am Rahmen. Schöne Ansicht der Stadt von Westen, eingebettet in das Tal der Limmat und des Zürichsees mit Blick auf das Südufer und das Alpenpanorama. Darunter die Titel und Bildlegenden in 2 Sprachen. Die Legende bezeichnet die wichtigsten Gebäude, Tore und Türme der Stadt. Ebenfalls vermerkt wurden die Hochwachten auf dem Hütliberg und dem Schnabelberg sowie die Landstrasse über das obere und untere Albis, welche alle auf dieser Ansicht gut sichtbar sind. Die Stadt Zürich selbst präsentiert sich mit ihren Schanzen und Befestigungsanlagen des Ancien Regime. Im Vordergrund ein paar weidende Kühe und Ziegen mit 2 Hirten und Hund. Thieme/Becker Bd. 17, 418 u. 21, 239; Brun 185 (Ansicht fehlt in der Liste der Schweizer Werke Kollers).
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Tissot, Simon AndrOo!
Anleitung fOo!r das Landvolk in Absicht auf seine Gesundheit. Nach der neusten Oo! Auflage aus dem FranzOo!sischen Oo!bersetzt durch H. C. Hirzel
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ZOo!rich: Orell, GeOo!ner, FOo!eOo!lin und Compagnie, 1778. 8vo. l, 578 pp. Contemporary calf, black morocco spine label. Some minor rubbing, text block fresh, near fine copy . Attractive ZOo!rich edition of TissotOo!s influential Oo!Avis au peuple sur la santOo!Oo!, one of the most widely transalted popular medical works of the late eighteenth century. From the library of Dr. Ernst L. Wynder, co-author of the first large-scale study of smoking and lung cancer (JAMA 143:329) and FOUNDING EDITOR of the journal, Preventive Medicine
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Tissot, Simon Andr�
Anleitung f�r das Landvolk in Absicht auf seine Gesundheit. Nach der neusten � Auflage aus dem Franz�sischen �bersetzt durch H. C. Hirzel
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Z�rich: Orell, Ge�ner, F�e�lin und Compagnie, 1778 - Attractive Z�rich edition of Tissot�s influential �Avis au peuple sur la sant��, one of the most widely transalted popular medical works of the late eighteenth century. From the library of Dr. Ernst L. Wynder, co- author of the first large-scale study of smoking and lung cancer (JAMA 143:329) and FOUNDING EDITOR of the journal, Preventive Medicine 8vo. l, 578 pp. Contemporary calf, black morocco spine label. Some minor rubbing, text block fresh, near fine copy. [Attributes: Soft Cover]
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SAINT-VAST Louis Olivier de.
Commentaire sur les coutumes du Maine et d'Anjou, ou extrait raisonné des Autorités, Edits & Déclarations, Arrêts & Réglemens qui ont rapport à ces deux Coutumes.
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A Alençon, Chez J. Z. Malassis, 1778-1779. - Quatre volumes in-8 pleine basane marbrée de l'époque, dos à nerfs ornés, tranches rouges. Ex-libris manuscrits Amary de Gaudichère, 1781 et Rivière avocat, 1807. (Fleurons des dos différents. Reliures usées, fortes épidermures. Coiffes et coinsabîmés. Intérieur frais.)ETAT MOYEN.FAIR. .(V72).
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