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pigage (n. de)
La Galerie electorale de Dusserldorff ou catalogue raisonné et figuré de ses tableaux dans lequel on donne une conoissance exacte de cette fameuse coll.
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Basle De Mechel 1778 - 2 voll. in 4° oblungo, cart. coeva, pp 234, 5 frontespizi incisi e 30 tavv. f.t., splendida antiporta inventata e disegnata da Guibal. Edizione originale del leggendario catalogo della Galleria elettorale, oggetto d'arte oltre che suggestivo documento storico. Ogni tavola riproduce una parete della galleria con riprodotti in miniatura, al bulino, i quadri così come erano appesi sulle pareti del museo. A loro volta i saloni erano divisi per tematiche, così abbiamo la teoria della pittura, nella camera 3 e i colori nella camera 5. Einbandk, 147; Graesse V, 289
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Zürich. - 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 Alpenpanorama von Johann Rudolf Holzhalb, nach Johann Jakob Koller.
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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). Koller, Zeichner u. Radierer aus Zürich, liess sich 1777 in Amsterdam nieder. Gestochen von Johann Rudolf Holzhalb (1723-1806), Kupferstecher aus Zürich, 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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Proyart, Liévain-Bonaventure
Vie du Dauphin, père de Louis XVI. Ecrites sur les Mémoires de la Cour. Présentée au Roi, et à la Famille Royale, Revue & corrigée par Mr. l'Abbé Proyart
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Paris et Liège Gerlache 1778 - In 8° (cm 10, 5 x 18), copertina in carta muta, pp 358, esemplare in barbe, in buone condizioni, uniformemente brunito, annotazioni ms datate 1812 alla sguardia. Prima edizione della biografia del virtuoso e pio Delfino di Francia (1729-1765), unico figlio sopravvissuto di Luigi XV, morto di tubercolosi a 36 anni, padre di tre re di Francia, il primo lo sfortunato Luigi XVI. L'A. (1743-1808), storico e biografo controverso della dinastia capetingia, accenna nella prefazione ad oscure cabale di Corte che hanno ritardato l'uscita di questo libro. L'A. travolto dalla Rivoluzione, scampa emigrando, e pubblica al ritorno dei Borboni un'opera ("Louis XVI et ses vertus aux prises avec les perversités de son siècle") che, nel rigido clima della Restaurazione, gli vale la segregazione a Bicêtre. De Feller, Tome X, pp 505-506-
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POULLAIN de SAINT-FOIX Germain.
Oeuvres complètes.
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A Paris, Veuve Duchesne, 1778. Six volumes in-8, plein veau blond de l'époque, dos à cinq nerfs cloisonnés et fleuronnés, pièces de titre et de tomaison, triple filet doré sur les plats, coupes guillochées, tranches dorées, 3 planches gravées d'après MARILLIER dont 1 portrait-frontispice au tome I et 2 planches aux tomes I et II. (Reliure fatiguée : coins, coupes et coiffes usés avec manques et épidermure.) Première édition. Les tomes 1 et 2 contiennent les oeuvres théâtrales ainsi que les Lettres turques ; les tomes 4 et 5 réunissent les Essais historiques sur Paris et le tome 6 est consacré à l'Histoire de l'Ordre du Saint-Esprit avec un index des noms de chevaliers. En tête du premier volume se trouve une Eloge historique de l'auteur. QUERARD, VII, 309. BON EXEMPLAIRE. GOOD.
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Weiskern Friedrich Wilhelm:
Topographie von Niederösterreich, in welcher alle Städte. Märkte, Dörfer, Klöster, Schlößer, Herrschaften, Landgüter, Edelsitze, Freyhöfe, nahmhafter Oerter u. d. g. angezeiget werden, die in diesem Erzherzogthume wirklich angetroffen werden, oder sich ehmals darinn befunden haben.
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- 1.Band: A-M - 2.Band: N-Z Wien, Johann Georg Weingand, resp.: Kurzböck, 1778/1770. Mit 1 gest. Portr. (J. Mansfeld fec.). u. einigen Holzschn.-Vignetten, 6 Bl., 428; 1 Bl., 327 Seiten, 8°, PPbd. Einband berieben und etwas verschmutzt, etwas fingerfleckig, ansonst guter und sauberer Zustand -
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Gabriel / González de la Portilla, Domingo Antonio / Giroust, Jacques Ramírez
El Pecador Sin Escusa, O Los Falsos Pretextos Con Que Suspende Su Conversion, En Sermones De Quaresma, Utiles A Toda Clase De Personas, Predicados En Idioma Frances Por El R. mo P. Santiago Giroust 1778 Tomo Quarto
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The book for his age it is in very good condition (see the images), some occasional light discoloration. The hardcover heavy shelf/edge wear, lightly curly and bump corners/edges, inside pages are clean, tight, solid and unmarked. A fine copy of a book very difficult to obtain in nice condition. *Text is in Spanish language.* [Publisher: In Madrid 1778 en la imprenta de Pedro]
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BENEKENDORF, K. Fr. von,
Oeconomia Forensis. oder kurzer Inbegriff derjenigen Landwirthschaftlichen Wahrheiten, welche allen sowohl hohen als niedrigen Gerichtspersonen zu wissen nöthig. Bd 4 (von 8) nebst einem vollständigen Real-Register von den in den vier ersten Bänden vorgetragegen Materien.
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- Berlin, J. Pauli, 1778. 4to. Titel mit gestochener Vignette, 1 Bl., 42, 543 S. Ppbd der Zeit (Einband gebräunt, etwas bestoßen). (IBA/0048) Vierter Band der Studien von dem Breslauer Gerichtspräsidenten Karl Friedrich von Benekendorf (auch: Benckendorf), "der am äußersten Endpunkte jenes Zweiges der cameralistischen Schule steht, welche. das ganz unübersehbare Heer alter Feudallasten für höher hielt, als den Grund und Boden des Landgutes selbst" (Fraas). - Enthält die Abhandlung über die wirtschaftlichen und rechtlichen Aspekte bei Absonderung des Lehens und des Erbes. - Fraas S. 118; Güntz II,93ff; Pütter II,383.
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Martin, Benjamin
The Philosophical Grammar. Being a view of the present state of experimented physiology, or, natural philosophy in four parts. I. Somatology. II- Cosmology. III. Aerology. IV. Geology.
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London, Rinvington 1778. 18. Aufl., Oleder, 362s., 26 copper plates, , [ AZ3,4h], . .,
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Du Buisson, L. H.
Traité raisonné de l'arithmétique pratique, avec les explications sur les principes; qui sont démontrés à Rome; suivi du modèle d'un journal & d'un grand livre de commerce, tenus à l'italienne.
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A Liège Chez J. Bérard 1778 - In 16° (cm 9,5 x 16), legaura piena pelle coeva, restauratai all'attaccatura dei piatti, pp viij, 167, 18 di "modèle d'un journal", (18) del facsimile di un "Grand livre de Commerce". Numerose ornamentazioni tipografiche, stemma araldico silografico del dedicatario: "Son Altesse Celsissime Monseigneur François-Charles des Comtes de Velbruk", vescovo di Liegi. L'"Avant-propos" reca in calce la firma autografa manoscritta e la sigla dell'A.: infatti, come questi dichiara nella prefazione, "chaque exemplaire sera signé de son nom, afin que personne ne soit dupe des contrefactions". Innumerevoli operazioni matematiche nel testo, nonchè facsimili di registri commerciali, con esempi. Esemplare in discrete condizioni, uniformi bruniture. esemisul modo di tenere un registro di contabilità, per favorire il progresso culturale dei piccoli commercianti, spesso vittime dell'ignoranza e costretti dal bisogno, come spiega della dedica l'A. a Monsignor Velbruk. Non abbiamo trovato traccia di questa rarissima opera, impreziosita dalla firma dell'A., nelle bibliografie e biblioteche consultate.
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ZATTA, Antonio; Mitchell, John ; Raynal, G.T.
La Baja D'Hudson Terra di Labrador e Groenlandia Con Le Isole Adiacenti di nuova Projezione.
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Venice 1778 - ZATTA, Antonio; Mitchell, John ; Raynal, G.T. "La Baja D'Hudson Terra di Labrador e Groenlandia Con Le Isole Adiacenti di nuova Projezione." Engraving with original hand color outline. Venice, 1778. Approximately 15 5/8 x 20 1/8 inches. An exquisite map of Hudson Bay, Baffin Bay, part of Greenland, Labrador and Northern Canada.
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Hardwicke, Philip Yorke.
Miscellaneous State Papers from 1501 to 1726.
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London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell. 1778 - Two volumes. Full period calf with gilt-decorated spines. Quarto. Vol. 1: xix, 1, 587pp; Vol. 2: 638pp, x (Index). Engraved frontispiece in Vol. 1. First edition. An important collection of historical documents edited by the second Earl of Hardwicke. Contents include: Letters from the Privy Council to the Duke of Norfolk; Letters concerning Calais; Letters from the Queen of Scots to the Duke of Norfolk; Papers about a private treaty with Spain; Papers relative to the Spanish and French Match; Letters of King Charles I to the Duke of Buckingham; Papers concerning the Isle of Rhe Expedition; Papers about a secret Treaty with the Flemings; Papers relative to the Scotch Troubles; the Somers Papers; and much more. Philip Yorke served in Parliament for Reigate and, later, Cambridgeshire and was a fellow of the Royal Society. He contributed to "Athenion Letters" and other publications. He held the office of teller of the exchequer and was lord-lieutenant of Cambridgeshire and high steward of Cambridge University. A good set with chipping to the spine tips and light cover wear. The covers of Vol. 2 and front cover of Vol. 1 are detached but present. Internally the text is very good with some minor soiling and corner wear. The endsheets in both volume have some browning. Early bookplates in each volume. Scarce. Postage extra. [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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GLASSE, Hannah (1708-1770)].
The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy; Which far exceeds any Thing of the Kind yet published.
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- 8vo (220 x 138 mm). Titel, [6] S., [10] Bl., 397, [24] S. Moderner Halblederband, mit Rückenschild. London, Printed for W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons etc., 1778. Das berühmteste englische Kochbuch im Jahrhundert der Aufklärung in einer frühen Ausgabe. Nicht alle Rezepte des sich an Hausfrauen des Bürgertums richtenden Werks stammen von der Verfasserin, vielmehr weiss man heute, dass viele aus anderen Rezeptsammlungen entlehnt wurden. Bis ins 20. Jh. hinein wurde ein Mann als Urheber des Buchs vermutet, ehe 1938 die tatsächliche Urheberschaft durch die Historikerin Madeline Hope-Dodds belegt werden konnte. - Titel und Schlussblatt stärker gebräunt und bestaubt, durchgehende leichte Bräunung, minimale Flecken. Exlibris Franz Pollack-Parnau. Bitting 186f.; Vicaire 48; Horn/Arndt 261; Davidson, The Oxford Companion to Food (2006), 340f.; Willan, Kochkünste aus 7 Jh. (1979), 89f. The most famous English cookbook from the Age of Enlightenment in an early edition. Some of the receipes of the book which was written for the common cook to help in the preparation of economical meals were borrowed from other collections. First published in 1747 'The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy' was reissued about twenty times until the end of the century alone. As Hannah Glass did not claim authorship of her book a certain John Hill was suggested the true author until Glasse's identity was finally confirmed by the historian Madeline Hope-Dodds in 1938. - Title and final leaf rather browned and dust-soiled, text slightly browned throughout, minimal stained here and there. - Modern calf, with label on spine.
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Revolutionary War
A woman's remarkable Revolutionary War-dated caretaker's journal including the hiring out of slaves to such notables as a wounded Benedict Arnold, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Gouverneur and/or Robert Morris.
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From a clearly penned journal kept by Miss Faney Clifton, 14 loose pages, 4.25" x 6.5", some front and verso. On laid paper. [Philadelphia], 1778-1781. Fine condition. On June 19, 1778, the day after the British withdrew from Philadelphia for New York, General George Washington, wrote a letter to General Benedict Arnold beginning, "You are immediately to proceed to Philadelphia and take the command of the troops there..." On July 8, 1778, from Philadelphia, Gen. Arnold wrote to Gen. Washington, in part, "My extreme illness has prevented my writing as often as I wished; at present I am entirely free from the disorder in my stomach; my wound is in a promising way and pretty free from pain..." He was still recovering from the severe leg wound suffered at Saratoga nine months earlier. Arnold was not well enough to return to the field, so Gen. Washington put him in command of Philadelphia. Entry for July 13, 1778: "Hired Jenny to General Arnold at £4-15 pr month hard money." Arnold was living in one of the largest houses in Philadelphia. Built in 1767, it had been the home of Richard Penn, the Lieutenant-Governor of the colony, and a grandson of Pennsylvania's founder, William Penn. From ushistory.org "Arnold lived in the house for about a year beginning in June 1778. He married Philadelphia belle Peggy Shippen the following April, and the two lived here for a few months. It has been established that Shippen was involved in Arnold's treason, and may have encouraged him to betray his country. Arnold hired Joseph Stansbury to redecorate the dining room of the house. According to Stansbury's testimony after the Revolutionary War, he was the courier who carried the messages between Arnold in Philadelphia and Major Andre in New York City." Jenny, identified by first name, was most probably a slave. Slaves and indentured servants , who would usually be listed with their full names, were frequently hired out during wartime to help in homes temporarily occupied by the military, politicians, or businessmen staying in Philadelphia. A receipt is present, Autograph Document Signed "Daedesqui," on verso of a page of entries. In full "Received of Miss Faney Clifton Two Half Joes to Purchase one Barril of muscarde Suggar and a Barril of Coffee which Suggar & Coffee I will send to Miss Faney Clifton by the first opportunity when I shall be arrived in the west indias. Philadelphia March the 30th 1780." A Half Joe was a Portuguese coin worth about £3. One page, possibly the first, begins "Begun houskeeping [sic] December the 10 at which time I had in the house £97-15.10 in hard Money - About 1 hundred and forty dollars Continental. December changed a half Joe..." Other entries include: "July 7 [1778] Bot 3 Pounds of Bohea Tea 19.6 - 3 Pounds of Green Tea 5,5. [July] 10. 1 Barrell of flour." "Recd January 9 1779 of Emanuel Eyres One hundred and Twenty five Pounds for a half years rent due the first of January." Eyres was a shipbuilder. "1779 ... Febry 15 Recd of Mr Lee 102-26 for two Months rent. March 29 recd of Mr Biddle for Muslin 7.11.10½." "1780 Feb 1 hired Jenny to Don Marelles [sic] at 4 Pound pr Month - March 3 Recd of Don Mirelles [sic] one Months Wages for Jenny due the first of March . 4.00" Juan de Miralles was an agent of Spain sent to the United States during the American Revolution to observe the Continental Congress. He became a partner in the trading firm of Robert Morris and Thomas Willing and became a personal friend of Gen. Washington. He was in Philadelphia from August 1777 until his death in May 1780. "July 19. Sam Return'd from Genl Thomson [July] 21 hired Sam to Mr. Hasenclever at 8 pound pr Month Cloaths shoes and stockings." "April 10 hired Jenny to Mr Morris at the rate of 3 Pound hard money to be paid in Continental Money." Possibly Gouverneur Morris. A signer of the Articles of Confederation in 1778 and a Member of the Continental Congress in 1778 and 1779, he moved from New York to Philadelphia in 1779. Possibly Robert Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Member of the Continental Congress 1775-1778. "May 13 Recd of Mr Morris one Months wages for Jenny due the 12. £3.00. June 16 recd one months wages of Mr Morris for Jenny Due the 12." "April ... 15 Recd of Mr. F. Lee one hundred and twenty Pounds for the rooms &c" Undoubtedly, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Member of the Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, 1775-1779, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. "Dec ... 15 Let the rooms furnished and use of the servants to Mr & Mrs Lee & Mr Smith at the rate of Seven hundred and forty pounds pr year." Both Francis Lightfoot Lee and his wife Rebecca lived in Philadelphia while he served in Congress.
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Luis, de Granada
Los seis libros de la rhetorica eclesiastica, o de la manera de predicar.... Quinta impresion
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Barcelona: En la Imprenta de Juan Jolis y Bernardo Pla, 1778. Recent neat vellum over light boards, spine lettered in black. Paper cockled with light to moderate waterstaining and small spots of soiling, not impeding legibility. Some marginal chipping with tissue paper repair on front fly- and title-leaf, a few shallow marginal tears elsewhere, and a wormhole in lower inner margin of final 22 leaves and rear fly-leaf; rear fly-leaf with some holing. Overall actually in very good condition.. 4to (20.8 cm, 8.25"). [1] f., xxxvi pp., [6] ff., 562 pp.. Luis de Granada (1504–88) was a Dominican friar noted for his theological learning. As is appropriate for a member of the Order of Preachers, he here treats of homiletical rhetoric, giving his readers advice on how to prepare sermons, frame an argument, and adorn their language for the maximum effect. First published in Latin in 1576, this work was translated into French, then into this Spanish version by Bishop José Climent of Barcelona (1770).
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Richard, Charles-Louis)
Voltaire di ritorno dall' ombre : e sul punto di ritornavi per non uscirne mai piu' : che serve di continuazione al libro intitolato Voltaire fra' l' ombre; unito con: Orazione funebre recitata in un'assemblea di amanti del buon senso
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Londra (ma Firenze) A spese di Filippo Stecchi 1778 - In 8° (cm 13 x 18,8), cartonatura muta coeva con mancanze al dorso, pp 88; XXX. Esemplare in buone condizioni, in barbe. Pubblicato anonimamente, questo divertente libello antivolterriano è la traduzione dell'originale froncese: "Voltaire de retour des ombres" (cf. Barbier, A.A. Ouvrages anonymes IV, 1053). Esistono edizione coeva (In Venezia: Appresso Pietro Savioni, Stampatore e Librajo sul Ponte de' Barreteri, all' Insegna della Nave, 1778) ed altra precedente (Genova, Repetto, 1777) con attribuzione all'Abate Giulio Nuvoletti. NUC per l'A. ed il luogo di pubblicazione reale. Per quanto riguarda la seconda opera legata insieme, SBN censisce due esemplari di edizione 1777 (Venezia Salvioni) di questo fervido elogio dell'era illuministica che sta nascendo, del patrizio veneziano Pietro Marco Zaguri (1738-1810). Un solo esemplare censito in SBN.
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BONDI CLEMENTE.
Poemetti e rime varie.
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Gaspare Storti, 1778., Venezia, - In 8° (mm.200x128), cartonato d’attesa coevo (con modeste tracce d’uso), tit. ms. al d., pp.160,(6), con raffinatissima vignetta inc. al frontesp.; lievi fioriture, per il resto buon esemplare. Del garbato seguace di Parini, questo volume raccoglie le poesie galanti ed amorose, ma anche tre poemetti in ottave, la Felicità, la Giornata villereccia e la Moda. (cat.4) [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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De Lolme, John-Louis; Lacombe François
Constitution de l'Angleterre, ou, État du gouvernement anglois : comparé avec la forme républicaine, et avec les autres monarchies de l'Europe; unito con: : Observations sur Londres et ses environs avec un précis de la constitution de l'Angleterre
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Amsterdam; Londres Van Harrevelt; Société Typographique 1778; 1774 - Due opere unite in 8° (cm 11,5 x 18,5), cartonatura colorata muta coeva, tracce d'uso, titolo calligrafato al dorso, pp viij, 326 per la prima opera; viii, 219, (6) per la seconda. Esemplari in buone condizioni, in barbe, bruniture dovute al tipo di carta, antica firma al frontespizio della prima opera ed all'occhietto della seconda, di due importanti opere economiche e politiche di ambito illuminista. L'A. della prima opera, De Lolme (1741-1806), gureconsulto calvinista di Ginevra, discepolo di Rousseau e ammiratore di Montesquieu, ammiratore del sistema politico britannico, deve lasciare Ginevra per Londra, avendo pubblicato libelli che dispiacciono all'oligarchia dominante; studia il sistema britannico ed elabora una teoria di governo liberale "all'inglese", ovvero moderato. La prima edizione dell'opera appare nel 1771. "Avec cet in-8° de 312 pages, de Lolme osait donner ce que personne avant lui, fût-il anglais, n'avait entrepris : une description et une explication du régime politique anglais par rapport aux autres formes de gouvernement européennes. Avec l'ardeur du néophyte, il s'efforçait même de prouver, lui le démocrate de Genève, que l'agencement constitutionnel anglais, résultant de l'histoire et de l'esprit national du peuple britannique était le neilleur possible et seul susceptible de garantir la véritable liberté politique" (J.P. Machelon: "Les idées politiques de J.L. de Lolme", P.U.F. 1969). Segue versione inglese nel 1775. L'A. non si limita, nel suo trattato, a descrivere le istituzioni britanniche, le idealizza e crea la teoria del governo liberale, affermando che la libertà politica non può essere assicurata che dall'equilibrio dei poteri. Per quanto riguarda la seconda opera, del La Combe (1733-1795), COPAC precisa che essa fu pubblicata anonima per la prima volta nel 1780, ma in altra scheda troviamo: "Epitre placée devant l'édition de 1777' signed: L'atheronome.--cf ESTC. The imprint is false; printed for Merkus's widow in Leipzig Leipziger Messkatalog". Luogo quindi falso di edizione, autore anonimo, dediche tendenziose e colme di sottintesi ed allusioni satiriche ai lettori iniziati. Descrizione sarcastica di: strade, mezzi di trasporto, vie d'accesso, mode, ordini cavallereschi, carattere della nobiltà, la religione, i monumenti civili ed ecclesiastici, gli Ebrei, la valuta, commercianti e produttori, istituzioni politiche, ricchezza nazionale, leggi civili e criminali, Caccia, Carne, Pesce, Frutta, Birra, Carbon fossile, poste, domestici, costruzione degli edifici, la Borsa, teatri, la Stampa e la libertà di stampa, ospedali, palazzi reali, corse di cavalli, esercito, elenco delle navi da guerra, soldo degli ufficiali e delle truppe, i supplizi in vigore, la Costituzione, i tre poteri politici, prezzi delle derrate, pompe funebri, lotteria di Stato, per finire con "gli effetti perniciosi del tè", causati del suo uso smodato. Esemplari delle due opere censiti in COPAC.
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ROBERTSON, William [1721-1793]
L!Histoire De L!Amerique.Traduite de l!Anglois
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Paris: Panckouke, 1778., 1778. 2 Volumes. 4to. pp. 2 p.l., xx, 540; 2 p.l., 553, [2]approbation. with half-titles. 5 folding engraved maps & plates. woodcut ornaments & title vignettes. Uncut in original wrs. (light dampstain to inner margin of first leaves of Vol. I, front wrs. detached, spines chipped). One of two editions published by Panckouke in 1778, apparently the first complete editions of this translation by Jean Baptiste Antoine Suard. Bell R323. Sabin 71991. JCB 2509..
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(BERNOU) ROBERTSON
L'histoire de l'Amérique
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Paris, Panckoucke, 1778 2 vol. in-4 de I. (4), XX, 540pp. - II. (4), 553, (2)pp., 5pl. dépl. veau fauve marbré, dos à nerfs orné, pièces de titre et de tomaison en maroquin rouge, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque) 4 cartes gravées par Benard et une planche représentant la table chronologique des Mexicains. Cette édition est la seconde traduction française de cette Histoire de l'Amérique (après celle de Maestricht, parue chez Dufour en 1777), dont l'édition originale a été publiée à Londres en 1777. Traduite de l'anglais par Suard et Morellet. Divisés en 8 livres, les deux volumes contiennent l'histoire de la découverte du Nouveau Monde et de la conquête du Mexique et du Pérou. Comprend des notes et éclaircissements, un extrait succint de la rare lettre de Cortès à Charles Quint datée de 1519 (t.2, pp.524-525), un catalogue des livres et manuscrits espagnols que l'auteur cite et sur lesquels il s'est appuyé pour rédiger son ouvrage (t.2, pp.526-538), et une table des matières. Cachet Bernou de St Maurice. Un mors fendu sur 3cm, 3 coins usés, petits accrocs aux coiffes, petite tache d'encre sur le 1° plat du t.1, rares rousseurs. Bel exemplaire néanmoins CHADENAT n°6108; SABIN XVII, n°71991.
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EÇA, Mathias Aires Ramos da Silva de.
Reflexoens sobre a vaidade dos homens, ou disursos moraes sobre os effeitos da Vaidade.
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Lisbon, Typografia Rollandiana, 1778. - xxii, 373 p. 8°, contemporary calf (very worn, chafed, re-backed, new endleaves). Lower outer corner of title page and next 2 leaves repaired, touching catchwords; wormhole repaired in inner margins through GI; some dampstaining, especially at beginning and end. A less than good copy. Third edition of this eighteenth–century masterpiece of prose and forerunner of the modern novel of ideas. This edition was edited by Silva de Eça's son, who made many changes. It is the first to contain the "Carta sobre a fortuna" (pp. 326-68), which Silva de Eca had left in manuscript. A native of Sao Paulo, Silva de Eça spent most of his adult life in Portugal. This work on the themes of Ecclesiastes is his principal work, and one of the few notable prose works written by a Brazilian in the latter half of the 18th century. In 1920 Solidonio Leite published a facsimile of the first edition (1752), calling the public's attention to the literary significance of this forgotten classic and re-establishing Silva de Eça's reputation as a man of Brazilian letters. Silva de Eça was the brother of Brazil's first female novelist, Teresa Margarida da Silva e Orta, author of @Aventuras de Diofanes (1752). Borba de Moraes, I, 240; (rev. ed., 1983) I, 283-4; @Período colonial, p. 127. Blake VI, 259. Innocêncio VI, 159. De Jong @400 years of Brazilian literature p. 54. Not located in NUC. [Attributes: First Edition]
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Woolman, John (1720-1772)
A Journal of the Life, Gospel Labours, and Christian Experiences of That Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Woolman, Late of Mount-Holly, in the Province of New-Jersey, North-America
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Dublin: R. Jackson,, 1778. reprinted from the Philadelphia edition; xv, [1], 434, [2] (ads) pp.; contemporary leather worn with front cover detached, light damp pucker to early leaves, late leaves have light damp staining, block still sound and entirely readable *Helping and promoting global literacy since 1961*
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John (1720-1772) Woolman
A Journal of the Life, Gospel Labours, and Christian Experiences of That Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Woolman, Late of Mount-Holly, in the Province of New-Jersey, North-America. ...
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*Helping and promoting global literacy since 1961* reprinted from the Philadelphia edition; xv, [1], 434, [2] (ads) pp.; contemporary leather worn with front cover detached, light damp pucker to early leaves, late leaves have light damp staining, block still sound and entirely readable [Publisher: Dublin: R. Jackson,]
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John Woolman
A Journal of the Life, Gospel Labours, and Christian Experiences of That Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Woolman, Late of Mount-Holly, in the Province of New-Jersey, North-America. To Which is Addred, His Works, etc
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reprinted from the Philadelphia edition; xv, [1], 434, [2] (ads) pp.; contemporary leather worn with front cover detached, light damp pucker to early leaves, late leaves have light damp staining, block still sound and entirely readable *Helping and promoting global literacy since 1961* [Publisher: Dublin: R. Jackson]
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CAVE, W.
Het eerste Christendom, of de godsdienst der oude Christenen, in de eerste eeuwen des evangeliums. Weleer vertaalt door Sam. Bor.
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A. Blussé en Zoon,, Dordrecht, 1778 - Vyfde druk, nu van nieuws overzien, en in styl en taal verbetert. Als mede verrykt met de voortreffelyke voorredens der Utrechtse professoren H. Wits, voor de eerste druk, en H.S. van Alphen, voor de derde druk. 3 parts in 1 vol. Large 8vo. Contemp. marbled calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt, with red title-label, with decorative gilt borders on sides and gilt inner panel with gilt ornaments at the four corners and in centre, and with the initials G. V. D. R. on front cover, and Anno 1793. With 16 illustrations on 8 full-page engraved plates. 32, (8), 773, (35), 8 publisher's cat. pp. Very popular history of the early Christians by William Cave (1637-1713), first published in English in 1673, and first in Dutch in 1692. The present fifth edition with extensive prefaces recommending the book by H. Wits and H.S. van Alphen, professors in Theology at Utrecht. Good copy. Van der Haar, From Abbadie to Young I, 657. [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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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...
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Madrid: Antonio Fernandez, 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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REINHARD, Johann Paul,
Vollständige Wappenkunst.
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Im Verlag der Seligmännischen Kunsttahndlung, Nürnberg 1778 - Zweyte, sehr vermehrte Auflage. Nürnberg, Im Verlag der Seligmännischen Kunsttahndlung, 1778. Oktav. Titelkupfer, Ttlbl. mit Kupfer, 172, (16) S. mit 24 gefalteten Kupfertafeln. Zeitgenössischer (Kalbs-) Halblederband mit Rückenvergoldung und rotem Rückenschild.
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(Swift), (Jonathan):
Voyages du Capitaine Gulliver, en divers pays eloignes. Nouvelle edition. Drei Bände in zwei.
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A La Haye, Jean Swart., 1778... XIV,170S.,4 Bll, 189,3 S., 8 Bll., 267 S., 2 Bll., 5 Kupfer. Kl.-8°, Ldr.d.Zt.. Noch anonym erschienene frühe französische Ausgabe dieser Satire (bei Swart erstmals 1762 verlegt). Im Anhang zu Band 3 sind abgedruckt die "Observations sur les voyages de Lemuel Gulliver, adressees a Monsieur Swift." Jeweils mit "Clef du voyage" zu den einzelnen Reisen. Von Corolini Dimarco. Berieben, bestoßen, Rücken unten mit kl.Fehlstelle.
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PRIESTLEY, Joseph
Versuche und Beobachtungen uber verschiedene Gattungen der Luft!
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Aus dem Englischen. Six engraved plates. 14 p.l., 323, [1] pp.; 12 p.l., 422 pp., one leaf of errata; 16 p.l., 336, 58, [22] pp. Three vols. in one. Thick 8vo, cont. marbled half-sheep & marbled boards (some foxing throughout), flat spine gilt, black leather lettering pieces on spine. Vienna & Leipzig: R. Gräffer, 1778-79-80. First edition in German of Priestley’s Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air (1774-77), the epoch-making work which includes the discovery of oxygen and some of its properties. The translator was Christian Ludwig, who has added a series of notes to the text. Nice set. ❧ Cole 1069–(his copy lacks a plate). .
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Fleury (Joseph)
Lettre sur les vertus des eaux ferrugineuses de la Boisse près de Chambéry, écrite a Monsieur Potot, Professeur du Collège de Médecine de Lyon. Seconde édition, augmentée des Observations sur les Cures opérées par ces Eaux.
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Chez J. Lullin,, Chambéry, 1778 - In-16°, pp. 82, brossura marmorizzata posteriore. Tagli policromi a spruzzo. Titolo entro bordura tipografica, testatine e culs-de-lampe istoriati. Ottimo stato. Seconda edizione, assai rara ed accresciuta di varie osservazioni rispetto alla prima ("la première édition est inconnue", avverte però il Conlon) di questa relazione del protomedico savoiardo Fleury sulle proprietà medicinali delle acque ferruginose di La Boisse, presso Chambéry. L'autore enumera profusamente le più svariate patologie per la cui cura le acque della sorgente savoiarda si erano dimostrate efficaci. Il Fleury, nato nel 1722, morto nel 1781, studiò medicina a Montpellier e a Torino e, come informa il Bonino, succedette nel 1752 a Francesco Grossi nel protomedicato della Savoia. In seguito fu medico negli ospedali spagnoli e divenne medico consulente onorario dell'infante Filippo di Spagna. Questa è la sua sola scrittura a stampa. Il destinatario dell'epistola medica, Potot, era professore al Collegio Medico di Lione. Manno, III, 12606 e sgg. (anch'egli registra la sola seconda edizione e cita due opuscoli di altri autori scritti in risposta a questo del Fleury). Bonino, Biografia Medica Piemontese, I, p. 330. Dessaix, La Savoie historique, p. 154. Conlon, Le siècle des lumières, XVIII, 78:947: "La première édition est inconnue". Non in Wellcome. [Attributes: Soft Cover]
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Voltaire
Romans et contes
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Bouillon Societé typographique 1778 20, 7 x 13.2 cm 1778. 3 Bände 3 gest. Titel mit wiederhol. Vignette, 2 gest. Portrait von Cathelin nach La Tour, 57 Kupfertafeln nach Dambrun, Patas, Baquoy u.a. nach Monnet, Marillier, u. a. sowie 13 gest. Vign. von Deny nach Monnet. 8° VI, 304 S. + VIII 320S * VI 236 S. 2 Bl. 97 S. (recte 102) Rotes Ganzmaroquin des 19. Jh. auf 5 Bünden mit Rückentitel und reicher Rückenvergoldung, Deckel und Stehkantenfileten, sowie Innekantenbordüren und Goldschnitt , signiert Rel Z. Niedrée( Band I im unteren Rückenfeld mit kl. Beschabung) sonst Einbände nur gering berieben; vereinzelt etwas altersfleckig. Es fehlen die 2 Bl. "Anweisungen" an den Buchbinder" Cohen/Ricci 1038 F- Zum Buchbinder vergl. Ramsden 147 und Helwig II, 175 Beigebunden sind zusätzlich 46 Kupfertafeln Portrait Voltaire von Feque und La Tour, Porträts von Voltaire von St. Aubin und von Hopwood. , 43 Kupfertafeln nach Moreau Le Jeune aus der Illustrationsfolge für die Kehler Gesamtausgabe ( diese Tafeln teil stärker altersfleckig und gebräunt) Vgl Cohen/Ricci 1042 ff. LA13.3
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Wieland, Christoph M
Wielands Briefwechsel Wielands Briefwechsel / Briefe Januar 1778 - Juni 1782. Anmerkungen [BD 7/2]
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Akademie Verlag - Wieland, Christoph M Wielands Briefwechsel Wielands Briefwechsel / Briefe Januar 1778 - Juni 1782. Anmerkungen [BD 7/2](Akademie Verlag Berlin) ISBN: 978-3-05-001837-9 Leinen ca. 559 S. - 24 x 17 cm Wieland, Christoph MWielands Briefwechsel / Briefe Januar 1778 - Juni 1782. AnmerkungenHerausgegeben von Hagen, Waltraud / Scheibe, Siegfried Verlag : Akademie Verlag Berlin ISBN : 978-3-05-001837-9 Einband : Leinen Preisinfo : 118,00 Eur[D] / 121,40 Eur[A] Alle Preisangaben in CHF (Schweizer Franken) sind unverbindliche Preisempfehlungen. Legende: UVP = unverbindliche Preisempfehlung, iVb = in Vorbereitung. Seiten/Umfang : ca. 559 S. - 24 x 17 cm Erschienen : 01.12.1997 Gewicht : 1170 g verwandte Themen : Literaturwissenschaften
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Le Meilleur, Jacques:
Traité sur le scorbut. - Traduit de latin (von Claude-Marie Giraud).
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Paris, Durand u. Bastien, 1778. 2. Aufl. 8°. XII, 245 (7) S. Halbpergament im Stile der Zeit. Titelauflage der erstmals 1774 erschienen Ausgabe. Es wird die Aetiologie, die verschiedenen Verlaufsformen und Prognosen des Scorbuts beschrieben sowie Beobachtungen am Kranken und dessen Heilung durch verschiedene Therapien und wie man sich verhalten soll um nicht an Scorbut zu erkranken. Über den Verfasser, der nicht bei Hirsch aufgeführt wird, wissen wir lediglich was uns der Titel verrät, dass er Mediziner in Montpellier war. - Druchgehend leicht gebräunt.
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CHAMBON DE MONTAUX (Nicolas).
An aer corruptus expurgari possit ?
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(A la fin :) Paris, Quillau, 1778. - in-4. 8pp. Cartonnage moderne genre ancien. Edition Originale de la thèse présentée à la Faculté de Médecine de Paris, par Nicolas Chambon de Montaux (1748-1826), médecin et homme politique français, auteur de plusieurs ouvrages importants sur les maladies des femmes et des enfants. Homme politique, Chambon occupa la charge de maire de Paris pendant la Révolution (du 3 décembre 1792 au 2 février 1793.). [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]
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ESSAIS HISTORIQUES sur Orléans, ou Description topographique et critique de cette Capitale, et de ses environs. Augmentés d'un Tableau Chronologique et raisonné de ses Evêques, Rois, Ducs, Comtes, Vicomtes, Gouverneurs et Lieutenans Gén. au Gouvernement; Chanceliers des Comtes et des Ducs; Intendans; Baillis; Magistrats, etc. Grands-Maîtres des Eaux et For. Bureau des Finances; Maires d'Orléans; et des Personnages Illustres, Sçavans, Artistes et Femmes Célèbres de l'Orléanois, depuis le quatrième Siécle jusqu'à nos jours: avec un Plan et Fig.
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A Orléans, chez Couret de Villeneuve, 1778. - VI (manque le faux-titre) + XII + 1 planche dépliante + 210 pages (i.e. 220) + 1 plan dépliant (12x20cm). Reliure ancienne Cuir. Coins émoussés. Charnières ouvertes. Défauts aux coiffes. Grandes déchirures à la planche. Rousseurs éparses. Orléans. Très Belle Gravure représentant la Cathédrale de Sainte Croix d'Orléans. Belle Carte de la Ville. Les ouvrages que je propose sont vendus en l'état; je les décris minutieusement ainsi que leurs défauts, et je suis disponible pour répondre à toutes vos questions sur leur aspect; en revanche, il appartient aux enchérisseurs de faire les vérifications bibliographiques les concernant.
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TSCHARNER (V.B), LACROIX.
Éloge de Mr. Alb. Haller, lu dans une assemblée publique de la Société Économique de Berne, le 25 mars 1778.
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Berne, Société Typographique, 1778. - In-8, broché, couverture moderne, 1 frontispice grave a l'eau-forte par Dunker terminé par Lacroix, 84 pp, petite tache d'encre dans les marges. Le frontispice grave a l'eau-forte par Dunker et terminé par Lacroix.
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POULLAIN de SAINT-FOIX Germain.
Oeuvres complètes.
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A Paris, Veuve Duchesne, 1778. - Six volumes in-8, plein veau blond de l'époque, dos à cinq nerfs cloisonnés et fleuronnés, pièces de titre et de tomaison, triple filet doré sur les plats, coupes guillochées, tranches dorées, 3 planches gravées d'après MARILLIER dont 1portrait-frontispice au tome I et 2 planches aux tomes I et II. (Reliure fatiguée : coins, coupes et coiffes usés avec manques et épidermure.)Première édition. Les tomes 1 et 2 contiennent les oeuvres théâtrales ainsi que les Lettres turques ; les tomes 4 et 5 réunissent les Essais historiques sur Paris et le tome 6 est consacré à l'Histoire de l'Ordre du Saint-Esprit avec un index desnoms de chevaliers. En tête du premier volume se trouve une Eloge historique de l'auteur. QUERARD, VII, 309.BON EXEMPLAIRE.GOOD. .(V77).
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P. E. Colson
Peñón de Alhucemas : Alhuzemas
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1778. Aquarellierte Tuschfeder- u. -pinselzeichnung, 17 x 20 cm "Grundriß der Insel. Von dem gleichen Author ist noch eine Karte ""Flußlauf von Bruwaal (Rhede) bis Haren"" im Landesarchiv Nordrhein-Westfalen bekannt. Gut erhalten mit frischem Kolorit." Map of the island. Another map signed by the same author is kept in Landesarchiv Nordrhein-Westfalen. Good condition with very fresh colouring.
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Pryce, W.
MINERALOGIA CORNUBIENSIS; A Treatise on Minerals, Mines and Mining: Containing the Theory and Natural History of Strat, Fissures, and Lodes, with the Methods of Discovering an Working of Tin, Copper, and Lead Mines, and of Cleansing and Metalizing their Products; Shewing Each Particular Process for Dressing, Assaying and Smelting of Ores. To Which is Added, An Explanation of the Terms and Idioms of Miners.
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Printed and Sold for the Author ... 1778. 1st Ed. Sm. folio. [iv] + (*-[***ii]) + [v] Preface + [i]blank + (*-****) + xiv + [i] + [i] blank + 331pp. With mispaginated preliminary leaves but complete. Copper plate port. frontis., 2 folding tables, 7 plates including 3 folding (plate IV with splits to folds). Minor marginal stains to frontis., some light browning, period style binding in full calf with blind detail, some scratching to boards, blind motifs with gilt lettered title label to spine. ESTC t123497. With 9pp. of Subscribers. William Pryce (bap. 1735, d. 1790), surgeon, mineralogist, and antiquary. ODNB '... With commercial interests in local mining, Pryce appreciated the advantage of bringing coal more cheaply to the local tin and copper mines. As a result, he initiated a scheme to build a quay at Portreath in 1763 but failed to meet his part of the costs; his shares were sold in 1767. Some time thereafter Borlase encouraged Pryce to develop his notes on mining into a book. He drew on manuscripts on the history of mining in Cornwall, adding information obtained from his own observations and from local experts, as well as from such diverse characters as Cookworthy (on the divining rod) and Matthew Boulton (on Watt's improvements to the steam engine). [the above work] was published by subscription in 1778 ...' US$3000
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Benoffi Francesco Antonio
Notizie interessanti la Sagra Persona del Gran Pontefice O. M. Clemente XIV con l'aggiunta in fine di alcune Lettere dello stesso non più stampate. Opera di un teologo italiano.
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Per gli Agnelli, e Comp.,, Lugano, 1778 - In-8° (195x127mm), pp. VIII, 224, (2), cartonatura marmorizzata ottocentesca con titolo a stampa su tassello cartaceo al dorso. Fregio floreale al titolo. Antiporta disegnata e incisa su rame da Gerolamo Cattaneo con ritratto di Clemente XIV seduto sulla sedia pontificia fra putti e altre figure allegoriche che gli rendono omaggio; in calce alla scena, una citazione biblica presa in prestito e adattata alla figura di papa Ganganelli: "Dedit Deus Sapientiam Salomoni et prudentiam multamnimis et latitudinem cordis. et erat nominatus in universis gentibus per circuitum". Le pp. 49-50 non sono costituite da testo a stampa, ma da due tav. incise su rame al solo recto ed ivi numerate ("Pag. 49", Pag. 50") con gli alberi genealogici dei Ganganelli e dei Mazza di Monte Cerignone, presso Pesaro. Macchie d'inchiostro al piatto e al taglio centrale (non toccanti in alcun modo l'interno del volume), per il resto ben conservato. Edizione originale di questa rara biografia anonima di Clemente XIV (al secolo Giovanni Vincenzo Ganganelli, Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna, 1705-Roma, 1774), soppressore della Compagnia di Gesù, fondatore del Museo Pio-Clementino e tra i più discussi pontefici del sec. XVIII; l'autore, che si firma semplicemente come "un teologo italiano", è Francesco Antonio Benoffi. La biografia contiene anche varie lettere del Ganganelli date alle stampe per la prima volta. Il Benoffi, sacerdote e teologo nativo di Pesaro, svolse l'ufficio di inquisitore a Udine e fu storico dell'Ordine Minore Conventuale, oltre che cultore di memorie locali marchigiane. Conlon, Le siècle des lumières, XIX, 80:490. Cfr. Renzo Rabboni, Francesco Antonio Benoffi da Pesaro inquisitore ad Udine (1750 -1766) in: Artisti in viaggio, 1600-1750: presenze foreste in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Venezia, Cafoscarina, 2005.
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(Mancini-Mazarini de Nevers, Phil. Julien):
Der vollkommene Kutscher, oder die Kunst, Kutsche und Pferde, sowohl in der Stadt, als auf dem Lande, in gehörigem Stande zu halten, und recht damit zu fahren, nebst einem Unterricht für die Kutscher, von Kutschpferden, ihren Krankheiten, und den Mitteln selbige zu heilen. Nach der zwoten französischen Ausgabe, in welcher noch eine Anleitung beygefüget worden, wie man zu Pferde sitzen, und sich der Reitpferde sowohl auf Reisen, als bey Parforce-Jagden, und Courier-Reiten, auf die beste und bequemste Art bedienen soll, übersetzt von E. M. S. A.
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Frankfurt und Leipzig, Perrenon 1778. Mit gest. Frontispiz. 3 Bll., 368 S., 7 Bll. Pappband d. Zt. Die Verfasserschaft ist unsicher, Barbier III, 785 nennt F.-A. de la Chenaye des Bois, Holzmann/Boh. Mancini-Mazarini. - Berieben. Gebräunt. Titelei lose.
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FORTIS Abbé Giovan-Battista, dit Alberto
VOYAGE EN DALMATIE par l'Abbé FORTIS, traduit de l'italien
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- Thème : EUROPE > VOYAGESEditeur : Chez la Société Typographique à BERNENombre de pages : 248p+274pFormat : IN8Date d'édition : 1778 Abbé Giovan-Battista, dit Alberto FORTIS (1741-1803) voyageur et écrivain italien, entre dans l'ordre des chanoines réguliers de Saint-Augustin, puis, mal fait pour la vie monastique, il entreprend une série de voyages notamment en Dalmatie, actuelle Croatie. Edition Originale traduite de l'italien en deux tomes complets reliés en un volume. Reliure de l'époque plein veau havane jaspé, dos lisse à faux nerfs simulés de motifs géométriques finement poinçonnés or, soulignés de filets dentelés dorés, caissons fleuronnés augmentés de cercles dorés en écoinçons et filets perlés dorés, pièce de titre plein veau vert empire frappée or, tranches mouchetées. Ouvrage composé de lettres écrites par l'auteur à de Hauts-Dignitaires et Professeurs concernant son Voyage en Dalmatie. Tome I: Lettre à Son Excellentce Monseigneur Jacques MOROSINI, Noble vénitien contenant des remarques sur le Comté de Zara - Lettre à Mylord Comte de BUZE sur les moeurs des Morlaques - Lettre à Monsieur Antoine VALLISNERI, Professeur en histoire naturelle dans l'Université de Padoue, concernant le cours de la rivière Kerka - Lettre à l'Abbé Gabriello BRUNELLI, Professeur en histoire naturelle dans l'Université de Bologne, concernant des remarques sur le Comté de Sibenico. Tome II: Lettre à Monsieur J.J. FERBER, Assesseur du Collège des MInes en Suède, concernant le Comté de Trau - Lettre à Monsieur Jean STRANGE, Résident britannique auprès de la République de Venise, concernant le Comté de Spalatro - Lettre à Monsieur Jean MARSILI, Professeur en botanique dans l'Université de Padoue, concernant le cour de la rivière Cettina - Lettre à Mylord Frederic HERVEY, Evêque de Londonderry et Pair d'Irlande, concernant le Primorie ou District Parathalasia des anciens - Lettre à Monsieur l'Abbé Laz. SPALLANZANI, Professeur en histoire naturelle dans l'Université de Pavie, concernant les Ilsles de la Dalmatie (Lissa, Pelagosa, Lesina, Brazza, Arbe). Ouvrage agrémenté de 13 planches hors texte et dépliantes (T1: 7 planches - T2: 6 planches) de vues, gravures et panoramas dont deux cartes gravées par L. MARIANUS. In fine de chaque tome, table des chapitres. Reliure en bon état de fraîcheur, usures d'usage aux coins inférieurs, restaurations soignées du mors inférieur du premier plat et du mors supérieur du quatrième plat, bonne restauration des premières gardes et de la page de titre, erreur de numérotation des planches par l'éditeur, intérieur frais. Rarissime Edition complète de ses planches et cartes.
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BORGHESI. P.
De Nummis Aliquot aereis uncialibus Epistola
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Ex. Tip. Generosi Salomonii 1778 - In-4 (28,4), pp. 36 + 40 belle tavole incise in rame su carta forte raffiguranti diversi tipi di monete, solida legatura piena pelle maculata, titolo in oro su tassello al dorso con fregi floreali in oro, tagli screziati in rosso. Graziosa vignetta al frontespizio, testatina, capilettera e finalino incisi. Buon esemplare marginoso, alcune pagine con uniformi ma non gravi arrossature per la qualità della carta, alcune macchioline.
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LE ROUGE George-Louis
Curiosités de Paris, de Versailles, Marly, Vincennes, Saint-Cloud, et des environs. Nouvelle édition augmenée de la description de tous les nouveaux Monumens, Edifices & autres curiosités, avec les changemens qui ont été faits depuis environ Vingt ans. Suivi de : Nouveau voyage de France, géographique, Historique et curieux, disposé par différentyes routes à l'usage des étrngers & des français contenant une exacte explication de tous ce qu'il y a de singilier & de rare à voir dans ce royaume
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Chez Les Libraires Associés, PARIS 1778 - 3 vol. in-12 relié en plein veau de l'ép. 479 + 473 + 456 pp.avec respectivement 1 frt. + 20 grav. + 12 grav. + 11 grav. la plupart dépliantes, ( manque la grande carte de France comme annoncée au T3 ). Les gravures sont vraiment magnifiques. La reliure est en bel état et l'intérieur est craquant et sans aucune rousseurs. Un très bel exemplaire. [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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Andrew Van Rymsdyk John Van Rymsdyk
Museum Britannicum, Being an Exhibition of a Great Variety of Antiquities and Natural Curiosities, Belonging to That Noble and Magnificent Cabinet, The British Museum Illustrated with Curious Prints
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[30 full page engravings] [4] [i] ii-xvi, [1] pp 2-84 John van Rymsdyk's lavishly illustrated account of the holdings of the British Museum. Rymsdyk focuses on objects such as the intricate Taylor-Birds' Nest, an Incrustated Scull and Sword, a group of Eggs and a more sinister grouping in the Flagello, Bastinado, and Spanish Dagger. Each full page engraving is accompanied by explanatory text with a dedication and introduction setting out the book's scope. This copy is formerly from the Cardinal Hayes Library, Rare Book Divison via a private collection. The only sign of library ownership is a bookplate on the front paste-down. The book is bound in crimson buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. The binding is very clean and in good order. The illustrations and text are complete but show some wear. The last half dozen plates and the first three are stained. There is offsetting from the images onto the opposite pages. The paper is browned throughout. The title page is missing the top inch - above the words 'Museum Britannicum' and there are tape repairs at the foot of the page where the paper has become delicate. The last page of text is missing a triangle from the bottom corner. This is a wide margined copy and fortunately there is no resultant loss of text, Overall a VERY GOOD binding with GOOD contents. Please contact Modernfirsteditions if you would like more information about this uncommon book. [Publisher: I Moore for The Authors]
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Dickens, Charles. [Cattermole, Brown]
Master Humphrey's Clock. [the Old Curiosity Shop; Barnaby Rudge] With Illustrations By George Cattermole and Hablot Browne
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1840. FIRST EDITIONS of Barnaby Rudge, The Old Curiosity Shop, and Master Humphrey's Clock. 3 volumes. Large 8vo. Contemporary half red calf, gilt, over marbled sides. Bookplates and Dickens' centenary stamps affixed to pastedown, neat owner sigature to each volume, foxing to prelims, calf a little bloomed, some darkening /rubbing to spine but essentially a clean, presentable set. Narrator Master Humphrey was a lonely man who lived in London. He keeps old manuscripts in an antique grandfather clock by the chimney-corner, and decides to start a little club, called Master Humphrey's Clock, where the members, including Mr. Pickwick himself, have a penchant for telling strories. In the book, several short tales are recounted, followed by the novels 'The Old Curiosity Shop', which follows the life of the beautiful and virtuous Little Nell and her Grandfather, and 'Barnaby Rudge', Dickens first effort at historical fiction, set during London's non-Popery 'Gordon' Riots (Protestant rallying against the Roman Catholic Relief Act, 1778). Podeschi; Gimbel Catalogue [A51], Grolier Exhibition [100], Slater; Suzannet Catalogue [57]. Collins; Dickens and Crime (1962).
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BUACHE de la Neuville, Jean Nicolas (1741-1825)
Dominica Island] Carte de la Dominique Prise par les François Le Septembre 7, 1778. Avec le Plan du Débarquement, et de l'Attaque des Forts et Batteries par les Troupes et les Frégates de sa Majesté
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- Paris: Chez l'Auteur Rue des Noyers, [1778-9]. Copper-engraved map, with original outline colour, in excellent condition on a full, untrimmed sheet. 27 7/8 x 21 7/8 inches. Very rare, one of the finest maps of Dominica ever produced, depicting the French invasion of the island during the Revolutionary War This very finely engraved map depicts the French invasion of Dominica during the Revolutionary War, and captures the nature of this rugged Caribbean isle in great detail. Considered by many to be one of the most beautiful islands of the Caribbean, its intensely mountainous topography and fierce Carib inhabitants long resisted European settlement. The present map shows the island divided into ten parishes, each outlined with its own colour. The old capital of Portsmouth, with its streets laid out, is depicted in the north of the island, while the new captial, Roseau, and the nearby town of Charlotteville appear in the southwest. This area also features numerous fortifications, most notably Fort Cachacrou, that had been hastily built by the British to repel the expected French invasion. The map details anchorages, churches, villages and roads, and the mountains that dominate the island are expressed by finely engraved hactures. The Carib native reservation, which still exists to this day, is depicted on the northeast coast. Importantly, the large inset on the lower left of the map details the French naval invasion of the island which occurred on September 7th, 1778. France had recently declared hostilities on Britain, joining the Revolutionary War, and very much desired to capture Dominica in order to avenge the loss of the island to Britain in 1763. The French dispatched a massive invading force from Martinique under the Marquis de Bouillé, that consisted of almost 5,000 troops. The British line of fortifications that ran from just north of Roseau to Fort Cachacrou is portrayed here in detail. A key explains how the invasion unfolded, and indicated that the British commander, Major Bruce, stood no chance against the overwhelmingly superior force. The British were soon forced to capitulate, and the French, with the support of the mainly Gallic citizenry, remained in firm possession of the island for the next few years. Then, on April 12th, 1782 British Admiral George Romney decisively defeated the main French Caribbean fleet under the Comte de Grasse at the Battle of the Saints, within sight of Dominica's northern tip. While Romney did not land on Dominica, the French defeat ensured that they would be forced to relinquish Dominica to the British in 1784, at the end of the war. Jean Nicolas Buache, the Premier Géographe to Louis XVI, based this map on two works printed in London during the English occupation of the island. As stated on this map, he consulted John Byres's 1766 map which was the first to chart the interior of the island. He also consulted Thomas Jefferys's fine 1775 map of Dominica, which benefited from the results of the first triangulated surveys of the island conducted by the British from 1765 to 1773. Sellers & Van Ee, Maps & Charts of North America & West Indies, 2041; Tooley, 'The Printed Maps of Dominica and Grenada,' Dominica map 9, in Map Collectors' Circle 62
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LA FONTAINE, J. DE.
Fables choisies, mises en vers.
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Luzac et Van Damme,, Leiden, 1778 - Nouvelle Edition: Imprimée sur celle de Paris in folio, avec les notes de Mr. Coste, qui servent à expliquer les passages & les expressions moins intelligibles pour la jeunesse. Premiere - seconde partie. 2 parts in 1 vol. Sm.8vo. Contemp. cloth, with red morocco title-label on spine. LXXXIV, 424, (6) pp. School-edition with explanatory notes, here in the first Dutch edition, based on the excellent critical text edition by Coste, first published at Paris in 1743. Besides the original preface and dedication by the author and a "Life of Aesop", a "Life of La Fontaine" is given in the preliminaries. The table of contents of the first part is unnumbered and misbound after the title of the second part. The Leyden publishers, Luzac and Van Damme, also published, between 1761 and 1786, the most richly illustrated edition of the fables of La Fontaine, with hundreds of engraved plates by Jan Punt and Reinier Vinkeles after designs by Oudry. Fine copy of a rare edition.- (First and last lvs. very sl. foxed). Cat. Van Rijn 940; not in Landwehr, Emblem and Fable Books ;not in Buijnsters, BNK, not listing French school and children's books. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]
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BERTRAND, Louis
Developpement nouveau de la partie elementaire des mathematiques: prise dans toute son etendue
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Geneva: Aux dépens de l'auteur; se vend chez I. Bardin. 1778. Modern boards (small tear in spine of one volume) 4to . FIRST EDITION of this massive introductory mathematical text. Although Poggendorf notes only 1774 edition this appears to be either a misprint or a ghost since we have not been able to fine any copy earlier than the present one. Bertrand (1731-1812), a Swiss mathematician and geologist, was a disciple of Euler with whom he studied for many years. He became professor of mathematics at the Academy of Geneva, succeeding Jallabert and Trembley. He wrote a number of works on mathematics with the present being one of his largest 2 volumes. [4], XXXII, 676 pp.: [2], 646 pp. With 19 Engraved plates. Added table after page 138 in vol. II and errata leaf to both volumes after prelims of vol. I. Uncut and partly unopened set. Engraved vignette on both title-pages; fine set. §Southeran 374; Poggendorff I, 171; Cantor, Geschichte der Mathematik IV, 332 (long description); Wolff, Biographien I, 416
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Schulze, Jean Charles
Neue und erweiterte Sammlung logarthmischer, trigonometrischer und anderer zum Gebrauch der Mathematik unentbehrlicher Tafeln. Recueil de tables logarithmiques, trigonometriques et autres necessaires dans les mathematiques pratiques. (2 Volumes)
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Berlin: Auguste Mylius 1778 - Scarce complete two volume first edition set of this work on logarithms. In the original half-leather bindings, with considerable wear, but no splitting to joints. Leather to head and tail of spine worn, labels intact. Internally clean, marbled endpapers, bookplate to front pastedown, old hand-written indices to verso of front free endpapers. Age-toning to pages, bindings are tight. 260 pages; 319 pages. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]
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Manuscrit d'astronomie, mathématiques et physique
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1778 - Demi reliure à coins en basane racinée fauve (reliure moderne). Dos à quatre nerfs, portant le titre doré. In-4 (21,7x17,1 cm) de 421 pp., [6] ff. ornés de dessins, 1 planche hors texte. Mouillures importantes, ayant estompé le texte. Lecture difficile les 10 premiers feuillets. ff. 199/200 manquant Rare manuscrit traitant principalement d'astronomie et de ces bases mathématiques. Y sont décrites les systèmes de Ptolémée, Copernic, Tycho Bhahé, Kepler. Texte en latin Belles figures en fin d'ouvrage. 874 g. [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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Du Buisson, L. H.
Traité raisonné de l'arithmétique pratique, avec les explications sur les principes; qui sont démontrés à Rome; suivi du modèle d'un journal & d'un grand livre de...
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A Liège, Chez J. Bérard, 1778In 16° (cm 9,5 x 16), legaura piena pelle coeva, restauratai all'attaccatura dei piatti, pp viij, 167, 18 di "modèle d'un journal", (18) del facsimile di un "Grand livre de Commerce". Numerose ornamentazioni tipografiche, stemma araldico silografico del dedicatario: "Son Altesse Celsissime Monseigneur François-Charles des Comtes de Velbruk", vescovo di Liegi. L'"Avant-propos" reca in calce la firma autografa manoscritta e la sigla dell'A.: infatti, come questi dichiara nella prefazione, "chaque exemplaire sera signé de son nom, afin que personne ne soit dupe des contrefactions". Innumerevoli operazioni matematiche nel testo, nonchè facsimili di registri commerciali, con esempi. Esemplare in discrete condizioni, uniformi bruniture. esemisul modo di tenere un registro di contabilità, per favorire il progresso culturale dei piccoli commercianti, spesso vittime dell'ignoranza e costretti dal bisogno, come spiega della dedica l'A. a Monsignor Velbruk. Non abbiamo trovato traccia di questa rarissima opera, impreziosita dalla firma dell'A., nelle bibliografie e biblioteche consultate.
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ABBOTT, Samuel
A very scarce war-date field-issued Regimental Orders Document Signed
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Norwich, 1778. unbound. very good. Colonel in the Continental Army who is best known for his participation in the defenses of the Commonwealth of Connecticut, often assigned to General Tyler's Brigade. A very scarce war-date field-issued Regimental Orders, 8vo., 1 page, Norwich, June 6, 1778, to Captain Elijah Bachus: "Regimental Orders, In pursuance to orders from General Tyler,you are forthwith to make a peremptory detachment of 1 corporal and 2 able bodied men who by law are liable to do duty out of the state...have them properly equipped and ready to march on the shortest notice... Very good with original wax sealant still visible.
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RECUEIL des loix constitutives des colonies angloises, confédéres sous la dénomination d'Etats-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale. Auquel on a joint les Actes d'Indépendance de Conféderation, & autres Actes du Congrès général, traduit de l'Anglois. Dédié à M. le Docteur Franklin.
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- A Philadelphie, et se vend à Paris, Chez Cellot & Jombert, 1778. (12), 370 pp. 12mo. Contemporary marbled paper covers, lower blank portion of half-title cut off, a very nice uncut copy. Echeverria & Wilkie 778/69; JFBL R113; Sabin 68448; Fay, p. 11; Howes R111. The scarce first edition and the earliest collection of the constitutions of the original states of the newly created United Stated of America and predecessor for the more generally known translation by the Duc de la Rochefoucauld. The work was compiled by Regnier and dedicated via a letter printed in the volume to Benjamin Franklin. It contains various documents relating to U.S. governmental bodies, also included is an exceptionally early appearance in book form, in French, of the Declaration of Independence. Also includes the constitution and bill of rights of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, the constitution of New Jersey, South Carolina, and 'Articles de Conféderation & d'union perpétuelles entre les États de Nouvelle Hampshire, Baie de Massachussett, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Nouvelle-York, Nouveau Jersey, Pensylvanie, Delaware, Maryland, Virginie, Caroline Septentrionale, Caroline Mérdionale, Georgie' and 'Acte d'Indépendence. Déclaration des Représentans des Colonies-Unies de l'Amérique, assemblées en Congrès-Général le 4 juillet 1776.'This work is extremely scarce (Howes: 'superlatively rare'), and important in terms of the influence it had on the philosophy and thought of the French republicans. [Attributes: First Edition]
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DELEYRE Alexandre
Analyse de la philosophie du Chancelier François Bacon avec sa vie. 2 volumes.
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- A Leyde, chez les Libraires Associés 1778. 422 et 428 pages. Portrait-frontispice de François Bacon au T1. Titre en noir et rouge avec vignette, culs-de-lampe, bandeaux, gravés. Reliure plein veau de l'époque. Dos lisse orné et doré avec pièces de titre et de tomaison. Pas de rousseur. Accident à la coiffe sup. du T2. Coins frottés. Epidermures et frottements sur les plats. Intérieur sain malgré les 2 premiers feuillets du T2 roussis et une tâche au titre du T1. Format 17x11. [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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PRIESTLEY, JOSEPH.
A Free Discussion of the Doctrines of Materialism, and Philosophical Necessity, in a correspondence between Dr Price and Dr Priestley.to which are added.an Introduction Explaining the Nature of the Controversy.
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London, J Johnson and T Cadell 1778 - 8vo, pp [8], xliv, [4], 428, [4, adverts], tipped in errata slip which is often lacking, disbound from calf backed boards which are probably not belonging, but a sound clean tight copy for rebinding or rebacking, FIRST EDITION of Priestley's answers to his critics regarding his stance on determnism and materialism, and in particular the differences of the respective position sof Priestley and Richard price. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]
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La Condamine, Charles Marie de
RELATION ABRÉGÉE D'UN VOYAGE FAIT DANS L'INTÉRIEUR DE L AMÉRIQUE MÉRIDIONALE. DEPUIS LA COTE DU BRÉSIL & DE LA GUIANE, EN DESCENDANT LA RIVIÈRE DES AMAZONES.
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JeanEdme Dufour & Philippe Roux, MAESTRICHT 1778 - 8vo, Front. + XVI + 379 p.+1 (N#) + 1 folding plate and 1 folding map on frontispiece both engraved by J.B.P. Tardieu, some false vertical. folds in map, browning, marbled paper on covers (slight rubbing), green leather title label on spine( some lacks) with gold tooling. Good copy. New curiously augmented edition, containing 60 pages of previously unpublished material, including the important letter from Godin to La Condamine. According to Borba de Moraes this Maastricht edition is more difficult to find than the Paris first edition of 1745. Illustrated with a folding map Carte du cours du Maragnon, ou de la grande Rivière des Amazones, . en 1743 et 1744 et assujettie aux observations astronomiques par M. de La Condamine. After last fold there is view of a plaza de toros in the town of Cuenca, Peru, where Semiergues, the surgeon of the expedition, was murdered during a popular upheaval against him and against the landmesurers of the Academy of Science. This plate is of special interest in the viewpoint of tauromachy.The most important members of this French expedition were the geographer Charles de La Condamine, the mathematician Louis Godin, the medical doctor and naturalist Joseph de Jussieu, and the mathematician and astronomer Pierre Bouguer. It had as its purpose the measurement of the size of the earth at the equator.Borba de Moraes says: This mission became famous not only for its scientific findings, but also for a series of tragic and picturesque circumstances which attended it, some attributable to chance and others to the conflicting temperaments of the participants . La Condamine's «Relation .» is of great importance, because for the first time the long course of the Amazon was traversed by a man of science capable of making astronomic observations, and determining longitudes.Written in a very lively and picturesque style, the Relation is full of interesting and curious observations. One of La Condamine's preoccupations was to verify the existence of the women known as 'Amazons'. Sabin 38485; Borba de Moraes I/378-380; Hill Coll. 169; Hoefer NBG XXVIII/544-547; Trystram, Le proces de étoiles. Récit de la prestigieuse expédition de quatre savants français en Amérique du Sud et des mésaventures qui s'ensuivirent. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]
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Pryce, W.
MINERALOGIA CORNUBIENSIS; A Treatise on Minerals, Mines and Mining: Containing the Theory and Natural History of Strat, Fissures, and Lodes, with the Methods of Discovering an Working of Tin, Copper, and Lead Mines, and of Cleansing and Metalizing their Products; Shewing Each Particular Process for Dressing, Assaying and Smelting of Ores. To Which is Added, An Explanation of the Terms and Idioms of Miners.
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Printed and Sold for the Author. 1778 - 1st Ed. Sm. folio. [iv] + (*-[***ii]) + [v] Preface + [i] blank + (*-****) + xiv + [i] + [i] blank + 331pp. With mispaginated preliminary leaves but complete. Copper plate port. frontis., 2 folding tables, 7 plates including 3 folding (plate IV with splits to folds). Minor marginal stains to frontis., some light browning, period style binding in full calf with blind detail, some scratching to boards, blind motifs with gilt lettered title label to spine. ESTC t123497. With 9pp. of Subscribers. William Pryce (bap. 1735, d. 1790), surgeon, mineralogist, and antiquary. ODNB ?. With commercial interests in local mining, Pryce appreciated the advantage of bringing coal more cheaply to the local tin and copper mines. As a result, he initiated a scheme to build a quay at Portreath in 1763 but failed to meet his part of the costs; his shares were sold in 1767. Some time thereafter Borlase encouraged Pryce to develop his notes on mining into a book. He drew on manuscripts on the history of mining in Cornwall, adding information obtained from his own observations and from local experts, as well as from such diverse characters as Cookworthy (on the divining rod) and Matthew Boulton (on Watt's improvements to the steam engine). [the above work] was published by subscription in 1778 .? US$3207 [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]
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(Galland, Antoine, Übers.).
Contes et fables indiennes de Bidpai et de Lokman; Traduites d'Ali Tchelebi-ben-Saleh, Auteur Turc. Ouvrage commencee par feu M. Galland, continue & fini par M. Cardonne, Secretaire-Interprete du roi pour les Langues Orientales, Professeur en Langue Arabe au College Royal, Inspecteur de la Librairie & Censeur Royal. 3 Bände. XVI, 288 (recte 394) S., 1 Bl.; Titel, 399 S.; Titel, 365 S., 1 Bl. Schöne marmor. Kalblederbde d. Z. (leicht berieben) mit 2 Rückenschildern, reicher Rückenvergoldung und dreifacher Deckelfilete mit Eckfleurons. Marmorpapiervorsätze.
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Paris, Simon & Co., 1778.. . Erstausgabe der erweiterten Fassung. Ali Celebis Übersetzung des 'Kaiserbuchs' nach den Persischen 'Lichtern des Sohaili' wurde als "Muster geschmackvoller Stilistik und Komposition" (Brockelmann) bei den Osmanen ebenso berühmt wie ihr persisches Vorbild, das seinerseits eine Paraphrase des im ganzen Orient und im Abendland bekannten Fabelbuchs 'Kalila und Dimna' darstellt. Zu Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts entstanden neue europäische Übersetzungen; am berühmtesten wurde die französische von A. Galland (1646-1715), der jedoch nur die ersten 4 Kapitel übersetzt hat, während Cardonne es vollendete. Diese Ausgabe wurde später in die 'Mille et un jours' eingefügt. - Gering fleckig und leicht gebräunt, Titel von Band 1 mit Tintenfleck im Rand. Gutes Exemplar. - Brunet I 938 (Bidpai). Graesse I 422 (Bidpai).
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VOLTA ALESSANDRO.
Osservazioni sul fosforo d'orina.
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Marelli, 1778., Milano, - 8° (230x185); pagine 65-70. Cartoncino moderno verde. Estratto da "Opuscoli scelti sulle scienze e sulle arti" continuazione ideale della "Scelta di opuscoli interessanti", importantissima e rara raccolta di saggi scientifici compilata dal 1774 al 1777 e successivamente ristampata nel 1784. La raccolta contiene saggi e memorie dei più grandi scienziati dell'epoca fra cui spiccano Volta, Lavoisier, Landriani, De Saussure, Spalanzani, Ferguson, Franklin, Beccaria, Priestley.Ben conservato seppur in modesta legatura.
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Cento Novelle – Libro di novelle e di bel parlar gentile contenente cento novelle antichi scritte di norma e di materia al Decamerone di Giovanni Boccaccio mandate fuori gia da Carlo Gualteruzzi da Fano ora di nuovo con annotazioni di D. M. M. (d. i. Domenico Maria Manni). 2 Bände. XXXII, 287; VI, 301 S. Schöne rote Maroquinbde um 1830 mit Rücken-, Deckel-, Steh- und Innenkantenvergoldung. Marmorpapiervorsätze. Goldschnitt.
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Florenz, Giuseppe Vanni, 1778-1782. - Wichtige von Domenico Maria Manni (1690-1788) mit reichem Kommentar versehene Ausgabe der ältesten Novellensammlung in italienischer Sprache. Erschien zuerst 1525 und wurde dann 1572 von Vincenzo Borghini neu bearbeitet. Manni greift auf diese Ausgabe zurück und ergänzt sie um zahlreiche Passagen aus alten Handschriften. Die "Cento Novelle", oft auch als "Il Novellino" bezeichnet, gehen vermutlich ins 13. Jahrhundert zurück, sind auf jeden Fall jedoch älter als Boccaccios Decameron. Die Autorschaft ist nicht geklärt, man neigt heute jedoch wieder dazu, einen einzigen Verfasser anzunehmen. Die Novellen haben antike wie mittelalterliche Sagen zum Vorbild, übernehmen orientalische Stoffe und daneben auch Historisches aus dem 13. Jahrhundert. Mehrfach werden Ereignisse behandelt, die auch Dante beschrieben hat. – Exlibris. Frisches Exemplar, gelegentlich wenige Stockflecken. Elegant gebunden. Laut Vermerk auf dem Vorsatz aus der Auktion der Bibliothek des Schriftstellers und englischen Exzentrikers William Beckford. – Gamba 689. Gamba, Novelle, 6f. Papanti 16f. Passano 132.
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ADAMS, John
Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America,
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Against the Attack of M. Turgot in his Letter to Dr. Price, Dated the Twenty-Second Day of March, 1778. In Three Volumes. A New Edition. London Printed for John Stockdale 1794 A New, Much Expanded Edition ADAMS, John. A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, Against the Attack of M. Turgot in his Letter to Dr. Price, Dated the Twenty-Second Day of March, 1778. In Three Volumes. A New Edition. London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1794. A new, much expanded edition. Three octavo volumes (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches; 209 x 130 mm). 8, xxxii, [3]-392, [2, blank]; [2], [1]-451, [1, directions to the binder]; [2], [1]-528, [36, index] pp. Frontispiece portrait in volume I. Full contemporary tree calf, rebacked. Two red morocco spine labels on each volume, lettered in gilt. Boards decoratively ruled in gilt. Top edges brown, others speckled brown. Marbled endpapers. A 2 1/2 inch closed tear to leaf C2 of volume I. Front board of volume III with some slight scuffing. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown of each volume. Some light scattered foxing. Overall a very good, clean set. In 1785 Adams was appointed first U.S. minister to Britain. His three years in London were fruitless in winning trade concessions or putting Anglo-American relations on a friendly basis. Adams used his time to good purpose, however, by getting well acquainted with Thomas Jefferson, U.S. minister to France, and writing A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States (1787). Like Adams' other writings, this work was unpolished and somewhat polemical, but it contained a wealth of information on constitutional theory and was often cited in the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Adams strongly approved of balanced government and praised the British parliamentary system as the "most stupendous fabric of human invention." Sabin 235. HBS 65006. $4,500
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SIGAUD DE LA FOND, Joseph Aigan
Essai sur différentes especes d'air, qu'on désigne sous le nom d'air fixe fixe, pour servir de suite & de supplément aux elémens de Physique du méme auteur
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P. Fr. Gueffier, Paris 1778 - Contemporary calf backed speckled boards (rubbed and worn) 8vo . FIRST EDITION. "This important treatise in which are described the preparation, properties, and chemical reactions of several gases, including carbon dioxide, nitric oxide, hydrogen, oxygen, sulphur dioxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, and ammonia. There are numerous references to the earlier experiments of Boyle, Hales, Helmont, Magellan, Nooth, et al. The author repeatedly extols the great work of Priestley and also speaks highly of Black, Chaussier, Fontana, Gerardin, Lavoisier, Meyer, Venel, Volta, and others. In 1776 Sigaud assisted Macquer in experiments showing that water is produced when hydrogen burns in air. Pages 227-284 describe these experiments, which greatly helped Cavendish, Lavoisier, and Monge in their later investigations on the composition of water" (Neville Collection, II, p. 475) [4] leaves, XVI, 400 pp. With 5 folding engraved plates. Pages 25/26 with neat marginal repair. § Duveen 550; Neu 3840; Cole 1213; Partington, pp. 105-6; Bolton 833; Ferchl 503; Blake 418; D.S.B. XII, p. 427. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]
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BARTHEZ PAUL-JOSEPH. (1734-1806).
NOUVEAUX ELEMENTS DE LA SCIENCE DE L'HOMME. TOME PREMIER (SEUL PARU). MONTPELLIER. JEAN MARTEL AINE. 1778.
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- IN-8 (13 X 19,5 CENTIMETRES ENVIRON) DE (2) + XXVII + (3) + 348 ET (6) PAGES, RELIURE D'EPOQUE PLEIN MAROQUIN ROUGE, TRIPLE FILET DORE ENCADRANT LES PLATS, DENTELLE DOREE SUR COUPES, DENTELLE INTERIEURE DOREE, DOS LISSE ORNE DE CAISSONS A FLEURONS DORES, TITRE DORE SUR ETIQUETTE MAROQUIN VERT, TRANCHES DOREES. EDITION ORIGINALE RARE DE CET OUVRAGE DE PHYSIOLOGIE, LE PLUS IMPORTANT DE L'AUTEUR. BARTHEZ FUT LE FONDATEUR ET LE THEORICIEN DE L'ECOLE VITALISTE DE MONTPELLIER, AINSI QUE LE CREATEUR DU CONCEPT DE "PRINCIPE VITAL". ANCIENNE ETIQUETTE PAPIER DE BIBLIOTHEQUE PRIVEE COLLEE EN PIED DU DOS, PETITE TACHE D'ENCRE NOIRE ANCIENNE SUR LE PLAT INFERIEUR, PETITE TRACE DE COUP SANS DOMMAGES SUR L'UN DES COINS, SINON TRES BEL EXEMPLAIRE. [Attributes: First Edition]
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De Foe [Defoe], Daniel, Samuel Richardson
A Tour Through the Island of Great Britain, Divided into Circuits or Journeys..., in four volumes
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Published by W. Strahan, J. F. & C. Rivington, J. Buckland, R. Baldwin, T. Longman, T. Caslon, J. Richardson etc. , London , 1778. , 387, 416, 427, 387 pages, volumes 1 and 4 contain folding maps of Great Britain, each volume contains index at rear Eighth Edition 12mo, 18 x 11 cm Hardback , the books have rubbing and bumping to corners and edges, gilt tooling fading from spine, front joint of volume 1 cracked but firm, front joint of volume 3 starting, front joint of volume 2 likewise but repaired, front board of volume 4 detached, text blocks firm and comlete, the books are in good condition 450.00 , full brown calf with 5 raised bands at spine, gilt ruling to bands and vol numbers at spine. 12mo, 18 x 11 cm
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Oesterreichische Provinzial Pharmakopee
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Joh. Thom. Edlen von Trattnern, Wien 1778 - 8vo; Halblederband m. Lederecken, gold. Rückenschild und gold. Borduren. (Kapitel m. kl. Wurmfrass-Spuren) 2 Bl., Titelblatt m. grosser Wappenvignette, weitere florale Vignetten im Text. VIII, 384pp., 18 Register, 2 Bl. (4 S. im Falz gebräunt, einzelne Seiten Papier-bedingt gebräunt, keine Stockflecken!) Insgesamt gutes Exemplar auf starkem Papier! 1.Teil: Die einfachen Arzneimittel (Mineralische, pflanzliche,tierische) 2.Teil: Zubereitungen der Arzneimittel. Interessant ist auch ein 43 S. starker Teil, mit Erklärung der chemischen Zeichen, Masse und Gewichte; von der Zeit, die Pflanzen und ihre Theile einzusammeln; und der Weise sie zu trocknen und aufzubewahren , Erklärung der Kunstwörter (Fachbegriffe) mit Anleitungen für Zubereitungen. ( Im Vorwort wird darauf hingewiesen, dass der Grund der Uebersetzung ins Deutsche darin besteht, dass die Pharmokopee auch von Hilfspersonen oder Militär benutzt werden kann, wenn auf dem Lande gerade keine Fachperson zugegen ist und dass ausserdem Landärzte das Lateinische kaum beherrschen würden.) [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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KRÜNITZ, J.G.,
Oeconomische Encyklopädie, Tl 15:. Von Fre bis Gam.
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Berlin, Pauli 1778 - Titelkupfer, Titelbl. m. gest. Vign., 835 S., 14 Kupfertaf. Hldrbd d. Zeit (beschabt, Kanten etwas bestoßen). Mit den Stichworten: Fregatte, Fresco-Malen, Fresserey, Freude, Freydenkerey, Frey-Mäurer, Frisiren, Frosch, Frost, Frucht, Fuchs, Gabel, Galgen, Galle, Galopp u.a.; das Titelportrait zeigt Thomas Philipp von der Hagen.
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IIeme. Vue de Livourne. Dediee a Son Altesse Royale Monseigneur l'Archiduc Pierre Leopold... Par Son tres humble et tres Soumis Serviteur Ja. Ph. Hackert.
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Peint par Ja. Ph. Hackert. 1778. Grave a l'eau forte par B.A. Dunker et termine par G. Eichler. A Rome chez George Hackert Graveur Place d'Espagne. Le Tableau Original se trouve dans le Cabinet de S.A.J. Mgr. le Grand-Duc de Russie. Etching and engraving, sheet 340 x 470mm. 13½ x 18½". Figures on a harbour quay gathering around a sculpture of a conqueror; well to right foreground. Sailing ships to left and fortifications in the background. The scene is set in Livorno, a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. From a series of four views 'Quatre Vues de Livourne'. After Philipp Hackert (1737 - 1807), painter and etcher. Born in Prenzlau north of Berlin, he came to Italy in 1768, settling first in Rome and (from 1787) Naples. BM: 1886,1124.231.
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Guicciardini, Lodovico).
Le ore di ricreazione di ***. VIII, 176 S. Mit gestoch. Frontispiz. Pappbd d. Z.
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Venedig, Giovanni Gatti, 1778. - Späte, gekürzte, jedoch sehr seltene Ausgabe der erstmals 1565 in Venedig erschienenen Sammlung von Anekdoten, Fabeln, Sprichwörtern, Ratschlägen, erbaulichen Betrachtungen etc. Der Kaufmann und Kartograph Lodovico Guicciardini (1521-1589) war Neffe des Historikers Francesco Guicciardini. Er verbrachte fast sein ganzes Leben in Antwerpen, wo er auch seine bedeutenden Werke zur Geographie und zeitgenössischen Geschichte, besonders der Niederlande, verfasste. Die vorliegende Anthologie erschien deutsch erstmals 1574 unter dem Titel 'Erquickstunden'. ? Wenig gebräunt, zu Beginn Wasserrand. ? Diese Ausgabe nicht bei Gamba, Passano und im italienischen Verbundkatalog. Papanti I 191f.
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Shaw, William
An Analysis of the Gaelic Language
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Printed for the Author By Strahan, Donaldson and Elliot, London 1778 - Fine full calf binding. Recently rebound professionally. 5 raised bands. Internally bright clean and tight, but wear to binding. Leather very worn on spine, front board working loose (joints and hinges worn), extremities rubbed. Previous owner's name on title page dated 1778. Digital image available on request.
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BUFFON Georges Louis Leclercq,Comte de
HISTOIRE NATURELLE GENERALE ET PARTICULIERE - DISCOURS et TABLES DES PROBABILITES DE LA VIE - TOME X DES OEUVRES DE BUFFON
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- Thème : MEDECINE > NATUREEditeur : De l'Imprimerie Royale à PARISNombre de pages : 573pFormat : IN8Date d'édition : 1778 Discours prononcé à l'Académie Françoise,le jour de sa Réception,projet d'une Réponse à M.de Coëtlosquet,ancien Evêque de Limoges,différentes réponses.Essais d'Arithmétique morale;Mesures géométriques,des Probabilités de la Durée de la Vie,etc. Reliure de l'époque pleine basane havane, filet d'encadrement repoussé à froid sur les plats, dos à nerfs ornés d'un filet strié doré, caissons fleuronnés encadrés de doubles filets dorés et écoinçons floraux frappés or, pièce de titre manquante, pièce de tomaison plein maroquin chocolat frappée or, coiffes décorées de dentelles dorées, roulettes ornées d'un filet doré, tranches rouges. Ex Libris contrecollé sur le deuxième plat. Table des matières en tête de volume. Ouvrage augmenté de nombreus tableaux synoptiques. Excellent volume, cuir défraîchi sur les plats, coiffe usées, intérieur très frais
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Zürich. - 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 Alpenpanorama von Johann Rudolf Holzhalb, nach
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Johann Jakob Koller. 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). Koller, Zeichner u. Radierer aus Zürich, liess sich 1777 in Amsterdam nieder. Gestochen von Johann Rudolf Holzhalb (1723-1806), Kupferstecher aus Zürich, 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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Votivblatt]. Boix, F[rancesc].
Votivblatt für 90 Tage Ablaß.
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O. O., 1778. - 274:390 mm (Plattenmaß 201:285 mm). Unter Passepartout. Die Darstellung zeigt ein allegorisches Prunkschiff, darin Maria als Himmelskönigin mit Christuskind. Untertitelt: "Rezando la Salve ala Vizgen, con acatam.to y pronunciando los dulces nombres de Iesus, y de Maria, se ganan 90 dias de indulgencia por diferentes summos Pontifices. à esta Santa Imagen dela Nave." Gedruckt auf Kosten von Josefa de Montoliu, Priorin des Klosters Santa María la Real de Sijena (bei Villanueva de Sigena in Aragon). Die außerordentlich reiche Gemeinschaft, der nur Töchter aus Königs- und Adelsfamilien angehörten, war das wohl mächtigste Frauenkloster des Hospitalordens auf der iberischen Halbinsel. Zum Stecher Boix vgl. José F. Ráfols, "Diccionario biográfico de artistas de Cataluña" (Barcelona, 1951 ff.).
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DUVAL-PYRAU (Abbé).
Agiatis.
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Yverdon, de l'Imprimerie de la Société Littéraire et Typographique 1778. - in8, 244pp., petit manque de papier au premier contre-plat, manque le faux-titre, signature de l'époque raturée sur le titre. Basane fauve époque, dos lisse orné, tranches rouges. Edition originale rare de cette histoire romancée d'Agiatis, princesse de Sparte (environ 250 ans avant J.C.). "La vie de cette princesse fut un sacrifice continuel à Sparte, l'hommage le plus pur qu'on puisse faire aux loix, et un grand exemple à la terre, de ce que peuvent et doivent les femmes des rois, dans les révolutions du monde" (p.244). Henri-François Pyrard (alias Duval-Pyrau) natif de Verviers, en Belgique (1737-1800) fut conseiller de la cour du Landgrave et prince de Hesse-Hombourg. Il avait publié, un an avant Agiatis, un ouvrage intitulé "Aristide" qui fut comparé au "Belisaire" de Marmontel. Bon exemplaire. [Attributes: First Edition]
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XENOPHON - Fielding ( Sarah ), transl.
Xenophon's Memoirs of Socrates. With the defence of Socrates, before his judges. Translated from the original Greek. By Sarah Fielding. The third edition, corrected.
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Dublin : Printed by John Exshaw, No. 86, Dame-street, 1778 - FIRST IRISH EDITION, pages viii, 292, with the half-title, large 12mo, contemporary calf, gilt ruled spine, with label, gilt : wanting a blank front flyleaf, the binding a little rubbed and worn but still sound and strong : a very good copy with the near contemporary signature of Alexander Hudson on the half title. Uncommon first Irish edition of Sarah Fielding's last work : ESTC has only L, C, D / CaOHM [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]
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BERNOU) ROBERTSON
L'histoire de l'Amérique
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Paris, Panckoucke, 1778 - 2 vol. in-4 de I. (4), XX, 540pp. - II. (4), 553, (2)pp., 5pl. dépl. veau fauve marbré, dos à nerfs orné, pièces de titre et de tomaison en maroquin rouge, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque) 4 cartes gravées par Benard et une planche représentant la table chronologique des Mexicains. Cette édition est la seconde traduction française de cette Histoire de l'Amérique (après celle de Maestricht, parue chez Dufour en 1777), dont l'édition originale a été publiée à Londres en 1777. Traduite de l'anglais par Suard et Morellet. Divisés en 8 livres, les deux volumes contiennent l'histoire de la découverte du Nouveau Monde et de la conquête du Mexique et du Pérou. Comprend des notes et éclaircissements, un extrait succint de la rare lettre de Cortès à Charles Quint datée de 1519 (t.2, pp.524-525), un catalogue des livres et manuscrits espagnols que l'auteur cite et sur lesquels il s'est appuyé pour rédiger son ouvrage (t.2, pp.526-538), et une table des matières. Cachet Bernou de St Maurice. Un mors fendu sur 3cm, 3 coins usés, petits accrocs aux coiffes, petite tache d'encre sur le 1° plat du t.1, rares rousseurs. Bel exemplaire néanmoins CHADENAT n°6108; SABIN XVII, n°71991.
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'S GRAVEZANDE, ADRIANUS & ADRIAAN MOENS
Geschiedkundige Narichten betreffende de Blanke en Zwarte Jooden, te Cochim, (I) op de kust van Malabar; Opgemaakt, uit Briefwisselinge met den Gouverneur en Directeur derzelver Kust, den WelEd. Gestrengen Heer ADRIAAN MOENS, Extraördinaris Raad van Nederlandsch Indiën; en met berichten van verscheide Schrijveren vergeleeken. 2 parts (in 2 volumes), issued in the periodical Verhandelingen en Berichten, toegezonden aan het Zeeuwsch Genootschap Der Wetenschappen te Vlissingen (Treatises and Comments fof the Zealand Scientific Society), Vols. VI (1778) par.1-44, 9 (1782) par. 45-99.
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Vlissingen / Middelburg, 1778-1782. pp. 517-586 (Vol.VI,1778); 515-574 (Vol.IX,1782).; with some small woodcut ills. Two vols., no wraps. Study in 99 paragraphs and introduction, on the settlement and conditions of Jews in East India and especially in the kingdom of Kranganoor, and the city of Cochim, 17th and 18th century, partly based on eyewitness reports by Moens. Part 2, Vol.9, p.515-44, 545-574 resp.: Vervolg.....; & Naschrift, Middelburg 25 August, 28 September 1782. A. 's Gravezande, 1714-1787 Middelburg, churchhistorian and notary.
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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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Luther, Martin. (1483-1546) - Battier, Friedrich - Theodor Gernler - Biblia Germanica
Biblia, Das ist: Die Gantze Heilige Schrift, Alten und Neuen Testaments, Verteutschet durch Doct. Martin Luther. Herausgegeben durch Friedrich Battier und Theodor Gernler.
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Emanuel Thurneysen, Basel 1778 - Handsomely bound in contemporary ornate blind-stamped calf over bevelled wooden boards with decorative brass corner hardware. Thick (4") spine has five raised bands with gilt lettered label. Huge Folio binding contains the Old and New Testaments, Apocrypha, Registers, Commentaries and Notes, with text of the general title printed in red and black, separate New Testament title, double-column text, and adorned throughout with (10) Ten full page engraved Copper Plates. --- The basis for Luther's version of the Old Testament was the Massoretic text as published by Gerson Ben Mosheh at Brescia in 1494. He used also the Septuagint, the Vulgate of Jerome, the Latin translations of the Dominican Sanctes Pagnini of Lucca (1527), and of the Franciscan Sebastian Münster (1534), the "Glossa ordinaria" (a favorite exegetical vade-mecum of Walafried Strabo from the ninth century). The basis for the New Testament was the second edition of Erasmus, published at Basel in Switzerland in 1519. His first edition of the Greek Testament had appeared in 1516, just one year before the Reformation. He derived the text from a few mediaeval MSS. Luther's version is an idiomatic reproduction of the Bible in the very spirit of the Bible. It brings out the whole wealth, force, and beauty of the German language. It is the first German classic, as King James's version is the first English classic. ; [17],688,120,280 pages [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]
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