viaLibri ~ Rare Books from 1826

BRUUN, CHRISTIAN:
        Danske Theater-Costumer tegnede og udgivne af Christian Bruun. Oehlenschlägerske Figurer. 37 tavler.
      Kbhvn. 1826-1831. Trykt for Carl Elberling i Thieles Bogtrykkeri 1880. Med 37 opklæbede håndkolorerede plancher visende teaterkostumer fra Oehlenschlägers skuespil og tragedier. 4to. Indbundet i samtidigt halvlæder med gulddekorationer på ryggen.. Kun dette ene eksemplar findes i nærværende udstyr; formentlig for at imødekomme afleveringspligten blev titelbladet trykt i 3 eksemplarer på foranledning af bibliotekar Carl Elberling, hvis exlibris findes på forpermens inderside.Bruun udgav i årene 1826-39 seks samlinger med i alt 155 håndkolorerede kobberstik visende teaterkostumer, nærværende 37 er udelukkende vedrørende Oehlenschlægers skuespil og tragedier

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SDUK (Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge)
        London
      London: Baldwin & Cradock. London: Baldwin & Cradock. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand outline coloring. Image measures 15.5 x 24.5". This fine town plan offers an incredibly detailed look at mid-19th century London. The river Thames snakes along the lower half of the map, and the city's streets and railroads extend out from it. Major roads are colored yellow, water is blue, and parks are rendered in green. Two insets in the upper right below the title offer views of the London Tower from London Bridge and of the city skyline from Copenhagen Fields. Below the map are views of the facades of 25 structures in the city, titled as "A comparison of the principal buildings of London." This plan, a beloved example of S.D.U.K's work, is particularly interesting because London was the home base of the house's prolific production. The map is in good condition with original folds as issued. Narrow margins as is common with these maps. Overall toning but no significant chips or creases. The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, or SDUK, was formed in 1826 and published low cost maps with the goal of reaching a large market while still maintaining high quality and precision. This fine map exemplifies its work.

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Henne, Joseph Anton:
        Diviko und das Wunderhorn oder die Lemanschlacht. Ein deutsches National-Heldengedicht von Dr. Joseph Anton Henne aus Sargans in der Schweiz. Erster Theil.
      Stuttgart und Tübingen, Cotta, 1826.. 4°. XX S., (6) Bl. Subskribentenliste, 370 S. HLn. des 19. Jh. mit hs. Rückenschild.. Erste Ausgabe. Durchschossenenes Exemplar, bestehend aus teilw. unbeschnittenen Bogen, die dazwischengebundenen Blätter aus schwerem Büttenpapier mit hs. Notizen, vermutlich aus der Hand des Verfassers. Das erste dieser Blätter enthält einen hs. Stammbaum der Familie Henne. Exemplar aus dem Besitz von Dr. med. Carl Henne-Bitzius, Bern (Stempel auf Vorsatz), einem Enkel des Autors. Joseph Anton Henne (1798-1870), Dichter, Historiker und Politiker, war Stiftsarchivar und Staatsarchivar in St. Gallen. Hier eingebunden ist der erste Teil des Werkes, 1.-12. Mähre, (von insgesamt 2 Teilen). - Teilweise gebräunt, auch im gedruckten Text zum Teil Unterstreichungen oder Notizen.

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Carne, John.
        LETTERS FROM THE EAST, TALES OF THE WEST & RECOLLECTIONS OF TRAVELS IN THE EAST.
      Henry Colburn 1826 - 1830, London - Small octavo. Five volumes. Bound in light brown leather, marbled boards, leather spine labels, gilt lettering, raised bands. Letters From the East Written During a Recent Tour Through Turkey, Egypt, Arabia, The Hold Land, Syria and Greece (2 vol- second edition); Tales of the West (2 vol - first edition); Travels in the East Forming a Continuation of the Letters From the East (first edition). Letters from the East (vol 1) has a beautiful color illustration facing the title page. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request. Very good (scuffed, stained and worn, owner bookplate each volume, some scattered foxing, but contents generally near fine). [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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Tonnies, P.D.W. :
        Merkantilisch-geschichtliche Darstellung der Barbaresken-Staaten
      Hamburg, Nestler, 1826.. und ihrer Verhältnisse zu den Europäischen und Vereinigten Nord-Americanischen Staaten. Mit besonderer Hinsicht auf die freie Hanse-Stadt Hamburg. Mit 1 gefalteten lithographischen Karte, XII, 228 Seiten,. Angebunden : Chronik des Hamburger See-Assecuranz-Geschäftes im Jahr 1825. Begleitet von einigen darauf Bezug habenden Aufsätzen. Mit 1 gefalteten Tabelle, 2 gefalteten lithographischen Tafeln, 1 gefaltete lithographische Karte der Elbmündung, 84 Seiten, Hamburg, Nestler, 1826. Halbledereinband der Zeit, 21,5 x 13 cm. Einband etwas berieben, sonst gut erhalten.

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Carlo Botta
        Storia d'Italia
      Italy, 1826. Italy, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A history of Italy from eighteenth-century historian Carlo Giuseppe Guglielmo Botta. In 1824 Botta published a history of Italy from 1789 to 1814 (4 vols. ), on which his fame principally rests; he himself had been an eyewitness of many of the events described. His continuation of Guicciardini, which he was afterwards encouraged to undertake, is a careful and laborious work. In Italian. Bound by R. Nelson (binder's ink stamp to front pastedowns)Complete in four volumes. Condition: In a half-calf binding. Externally generally smart, though a little rubbed. Some marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, but with some light foxing in places. Overall: VERY GOOD..

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John Lempriere
        Bibliotheca Classica
      London - T. Cadell, 1826. London - T. Cadell, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A scarce classical dictionary from the early nineteenth century by John Lempriere. John Lemprire (c. 1765, Jersey, February 1, 1824, London) was English classical scholar, lexicographer, theologian, teacher and headmaster. He achieved renown for his Bibliotheca Classica or Classical Dictionary containing a full Account of all the Proper Names mentioned in Ancient Authors, (Reading, November, 1788), which, edited by various later scholars, long remained a readable reference book in mythology and classical history. Lemprire wished to give the most accurate and satisfactory account of all the proper names which occur in reading the Classics, and by a judicious collection of anecdotes and historical facts to draw a picture of ancient times, not less instructive than entertaining. (Lemprire, Preface, 1788). It has been a handbook for teachers, journalists, dramatists and poets for almost two hundred years and John Keats is said to have known the book almost by heart. Far from being just an ordinary dictionary, however, Lemprire's encyclopedic work is full of incidental details and stories which bring the mythical past to life. Condition: Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with just some minor shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Title page missing. Ink signature to endpapers. Pages are mainly bright and clean, with just some foxing and handling marks to the first few pages. Overall:GOOD..

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        The Quarterly Review
      33 - London - John Murray, 1826. 33 - London - John Murray, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Two volumes of the Quarterly Review from December 1825, March 1826 and April and July 1833. The Quarterly Review was a literary and political periodical founded in March 1809 by the well known London publishing house John Murray. It ceased publication in 1967. Initially, the Quarterly was set up primarily to counter the influence on public opinion of the Edinburgh Review. Its first editor, William Gifford, was appointed by George Canning, at the time Foreign Secretary, later Prime Minister. Condition: In half calf bindings with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, worn with cracking to two joints and one board held by cords only. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright but with foxing to first and last few pages. Overall: GOOD ONLY.

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Alaric A. Watts
        The Literary Souvenir;
      London - Hurst, Robinson and Co, 1826. London - Hurst, Robinson and Co, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A superb Regency binding. An attractive little book of romantic poetry and stories. With illustrated frontispiece, half title and numerous further tissue-guarded plates. Alaric Alexander Watts (16 March 1797 - 5 April 1864), British poet and journalist, born in London. His life was dedicated to newspaper creation and edition and was seen as a conservative writer. Copperplate inscription to front blank. With two plates of facsimile autographs to rear. Condition: In a long-grain morocco binding with gilt decoration. Externally, smart with veryslight shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound, generally bright and clean with the odd spot, mainly to plates. Overall: VERY GOOD INDEED.

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Hagenow, Friedrich von.
        Beschreibung der auf der Großherzoglichen Bibliothek zu Neustrelitz befindlichen Runensteine und Versuch zur Erklärung der ... dort ebenfalls befindlichen slavischen Gottheiten.
      Loitz, Verfasser, und Greifswald, C. A. Koch, 1826.. 4to (23 : 18.5 cm). 3 Bl., 25 S., 10 Tafeln mit 14 Holzschnitt-Figuren. Umschlag aus zeitgenössischem Marmorpapier.. Einzige Ausgabe, "eine wissenschaftliche Kuriosität und eine bibliographische Seltenheit" (Karbe). Die mecklenburgischen Brüder Jacob und Gideon Sponholz hatten nicht nur die sogenannten "Prillwitzer Idole", sondern auch Runensteine gefälscht. Um 1825 befanden sich alle Sponholz-Falsifikate in der herzoglichen Bibliothek Neustrelitz. Hier wurden sie von Hagenow untersucht, später geschätzter Geologe und Archäologe (1797-1865). Ein lebender Gehilfe der Brüder Sponholz bestätigte ihm echte Ausgrabungen, das Gesprächsprotokoll ist p. 8-14 abgedruckt. Hagenow kopierte 14 der kuriosen Inschriften, interpretierte oder übersetzte sie gar. - Heeß 1948; Karbe, Kulturgeschichte des Landes Stargard, 2009, p. 211-62. - Auf weichem grauen Papier, unbeschnitten.

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[Erneste Gregoire Loffler]
        Exacte Effigie et Description des 28 Statues de bronze entourantes le mausolee de l'Impereur Maximilian I et Erigees dans l'eglise de la cour a Innsbruck
      [Innsbruck], 1826. [Innsbruck], 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A beautifully illustrated survey of the bronze statues in the Hofkirche, Innsbruck. The Hofkirche is a Gothic church, built 15531563 by Ferdinand I as a memorial to his grandfather Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (14591519), whose cenotaph within boasts a remarkable collection of German Renaissance sculpture. The cenotaph is surrounded by 28 large bronze statues of ancestors, relatives and heroes. Their creation took place over between 1502-1555, and occupied a number of artists including the painters Christian Amberger, Albrecht Drer, Jrg Klderer, Jrg Polhamer the elder, and Ulrich Tiefenbrunn, and sculptors Peter Vischer the Elder, Hans Leinberger, Leonhart Magt, and Veit Sto. These statues are depicted in 28 engraved plates accompanied by a descriptive history of the figure. Scarce. Condition: In a full morocco binding with gilt detailing. Externally, rubbed with some wear to the corners of the front board. Hinges a little strained. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with just the occasional spot. Large tidemark, confinedto frontispiece and title page. Neat ink inscription to verso of frontispiece. Overall: GOOD..

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The British Museum Deptartment of Greek and Roman Antiquities
        Description of the Collection of Ancient Marbles in the British Museum with Engravings
      London - W. Nichol et al, 1826. London - W. Nichol et al, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition. A scarce edition of Description of the Collection of Ancient Marbles in the British Museum with Engravings Part V as composed by The British Museum Deptartment of Greek and Roman Antiquities. With thirteen engraved plates, the last of which is in colour. First edition. With an introduction to front by Edward Hawkins dated July 1826. The volume contains a description of the Sepulchral Monuments in the British Museum contained in the fifth room of the Gallery of Antiquities. Condition: In a paper covered binding. Externally, generally smart but with slight wear to extremities and marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and generally clean but with handling marks and slight scattered foxing to endpapers only. Some pages unopened. Overall: VERY GOOD.

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James Donn
        Hortus CantabrigiensisOr an Accented Catalogue of Indigenous and Exotic Plants cultivated in the Cambridge Botanic Garden
      London - C. and J. Rivington; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown andGreen., 1826. London - C. and J. Rivington; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown andGreen., 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A rare referential catalogue, listing indigenous and exotic plants cultivatedwithin the cambridge botanical garden. Eleventh edition, with numerous additions and corrections by John Lindley. By James Donn, fellow of the Linnean and Horticultural Societies. Improved and Augmented, with references to figures and plants, by Frederick Pursh, author of Flora of North America. Condition: In original half calf binding with marbled boards and gilt lettering to the spine. Externally, wear to the boards and extremities. Front board is detached and absent and rear hinge is slightly strained. Internally, firmly bound and intermittently bright with the occasional spot. Copperplate ink signature to the front free endpaper and title page. Overall: FAIR due to absent board..

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William Falconer
        The Shipwreck
      London - John Sharpe, C. and J. Rivington et al, 1826. London - John Sharpe, C. and J. Rivington et al, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A nice little copy of Falconer's epic poem. With additional illustrated title and vignette plate illustrations to the start of each canto. William Falconer (17321769) was a Scottish poet. Falconer was one of the three survivors of a trading ship on voyage from Alexandria to Venice and in 1751 he wrote and published a poem on the death of Frederick, Prince of Wales. He had also contributed poems to the Gentleman's Magazine. Condition: In a decorative full leather binding. Externally very smart although slightly rubbed. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and generally clean, with spotting to the illustrated title, and plates and adjacent pages. Copperplate ink signature dated 1827 to front blank. Overall: VERY GOOD.

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Wiffen, J. H. Tasso, Torquato.
        Jerusalem Delivered; an Epic Poem in Twenty Cantos: Translated Into English Spenserian Verse from the Italian of Tasso: Together with a Life of the Author, Interspersed with Translations of His Verses to the Princess Leonora of Este: And a List of English (3 Volumes)
      Printed for Hurst, Robinson, and co., London 1826 - Inscribed by the author at the half title page of Vol.1. "The Gift of the Author to William Spooner". Three finely bound volumes. Solid very good plus. Second editions. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Tasso and a facsimile of his handwriting in volume 1. Text is clean and pages white. There's only some foxing to the front and rear end papers. Marbles boards. Bound in half leather. Marbled paste downs and end papers in all 3 vols. Richly tooled gilt spines and lettering. 5 raised bands. Top edge gilt. Hinges are fine. There is some edge wear and light scuffing. Lovely books and very uncommon with all 3 vols. See photo's. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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John Galt
        The Last of the Lairds: or, the Life and Opinions of Malachi Mailings, esq. of Auldbiggings
      Edinburgh and London - William Blackwood and T. Cadell, 1826. Edinburgh and London - William Blackwood and T. Cadell, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition. Adrily amusingScottish social commentarynovel by JohnGalt. First Edition. John Galt (2 May 1779 11 April 1839) was a Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and political and social commenter. Galt at first directed his ambitions mainly to commerce, but many of his ventures failed. Galt was back in London by 1811 and in the following year the first of his books were published: Life of Cardinal Wolsey, Voyages and Travels, and a collection of plays in blank verse. He was sent by a merchant in Glasgow to open a branch in Gibraltar, but within a year he had to return to London for surgery. Since all his business ventures had come to nothing, he decided to try to earn his living by his pen. He also accepted appointment as what should now be called a lobbyist on behalf of the company promoting the Union Canal between Edinburgh and Glasgow. This gave the familiarity with Westminster and Whitehall which was the basis subsequently both of his involvement in Canadian affairs and of his political novels. In spite of the success of his novels Galt had not abandoned his ambitions in other directions. His parliamentary lobbying experience and his childhood interest in Canada came together in his next venture. Canadians who had suffered losses when the United States invaded in 1812 had been trying in vain to extract compensation from the British government. In 1820 Galt had agreed to act on their behalf, but after two years of effort the government still evaded payment. He then produced another scheme, a proposal for a company to raise capital for the development and settlement of land in Ontario. This could earn revenue which could be used to meet the claims. The company was formed in 1824 with Galt as secretary. He sailed to Canada in 1826 to direct operations there, leaving with Blackwood another novel in his best manner, The Last of the Lairds. DNBCondition: In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally very sound, rubbed to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Lovely and bright with lightscattered foxing. Overall: VERY GOOD.

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CASTRES, COMTE DE, Charles de La Croix de Castries
        Relation d'un voyage sur le bord septentrional de la mer d'Azof et en Crimée, dans la vue d'y établir une colonie d'émigrés.
      Paris, Kilian 1826 - In-8. Collation : 10, 381, (2) pp. Demi-chagrin rouge, dos orné, armes dorées au centre des plats. (Reliure de l'époque.) Première édition. Le Prince de Condé demanda à Catherine II de Russie un asile pour son armée. En janvier 1793, l'impératrice proposa aux émigrés français, un établissement sur la mer d'Azof, dans le cas ou la République française se consoliderait. Cette colonie aurait eu le Prince de Condé pour chef. Le projet n'aboutit pas, mais le Comte de Castries, Maréchal de camp, participa à un voyage préparatoire, qu'il relate ici. Avec un fac similé hors-texte d'une lettre du Prince de Condé. Exemplaire aux armes de l'impératrice Marie-Louise (1791-1847). Fille aînée de l'empereur François Ier d'Autriche, elle épousa en 1809 Napoléon Ier. Quand celui-ci est vaincu par la sixième coalition, Marie-Louise décida de ne pas le suivre dans son exil à l'île d'Elbe, et rentra avec son fils à la cour de Vienne. Le congrès de Vienne lui accorda, en 1815, les Duchés de Parme, Plaisance et Guastalla. Elle n'avait alors que 24 ans. Très bel exemplaire. // You can browse all my books on latude.net

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LANGLOIS, E
        Voyage pittoresque et militaire en Espagne. Catalogne.
      Paris, Engelmann 1826 - In-folio. Collation : 43 pp., 40 planche h-t. Demi-basane, couverture de livraison collée sur le premier plat. (Reliure de l'époque.) Première édition. "Ce n'est pas sans quelque étonnement qu'on rencontre au sein des plus hautes montagnes des Pyrénées, entre la France et l'Espagne, une faible population avec le titre de république. La vallée d'Andorre offre ce singulier phénomène. Là chacun est libre et les étrangers eux-mêmes n'y sont soumis à aucune espèce d'inquisition." Illustré par 40 belles planches hors-texte en lithographie, dessinées par Langlois et Delamarre. L'une offre une jolie vue de Saint-Julien d'Andorre. Texte par E. Langlois "Capitaine aide de camp du Maréchal Gouvion Saint Cyr, accompagné de notes explicatives sur les batailles, communiquées par M.M. le Maréchal Gouvion St. Cyr, les Généraux de Caen, Lamarque, Souham, Petit, etc." Très rare, l'ouvrage ayant été publié en 10 livraisons. La couverture de livraison tient lieu de titre, l'ouvrage a été publié ainsi. Armengol, Batlle, Gual, Bibliografia d'Andorra 417. Reliure de facture simple, frottée, manque aux coiffes. // You can browse all my books on latude.net

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Oliver Goldsmith
        The Traveller, The Deserted Village, and Other Poems
      London - John Sharpe, 1826. London - John Sharpe, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A smartly bound copy of Goldsmith's poetry. Featuring six engraved vignettes, including an additional engraved title page. With the armorial bookplate of F. M. Herring to the front pastedown. Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1730 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish writer, poet and physician. His most famous works inlcude hisnovel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770) (written in memory of his brother), and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man (1768) and She Stoops to Conquer (1771, first performed in 1773). He also wrote An History of the Earth and Animated Nature. He is thought to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little GoodyTwo-Shoes, where the expression is said to originate. Condition: In a decorative full morocco binding with gilt edges. Externally, slightly rubbed. Fading to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Generally clean with just some light foxing prominent to the pages with the vignettes. Overall: GOOD..

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MINUTOLI La Baronne de
        MES SOUVENIRS D'EGYPTE. Revus et publiés par Raoul - Rochette et ornés de gravures.
      Nepveu 1826 In - 24 gr. (mm. 135 x 83), 2 voll. in 1, mz. pelle coeva, stemma e titolo in oro al dorso, pp. XXVIII,174; (4),192; molto ben illustrato f.t. da 9 pregevoli tavv. inc. in rame e colorate a mano di cui: 1 (più volte ripieg.) raffigura una carovana nel deserto di fronte alle piramidi e 7 sono dedicate a donne e uomini nei loro abiti tradizionali. Interessante resoconto che dettagliatamente descrive il paese e gli usi e costumi dei suoi abitanti. E? un importante Supplemento alla grande opera del Barone Heinrich von MInutoli, inviato dal governo prussiano ad intraprendere una missione scientifica in Egitto e all?oasi di Siwa. L?A. aveva accompagnato il marito in questa spedizione. "Edizione originale". Cfr. Colas,2060 - Lipperheide,1585 - Dawson and Uphill ?Who was who in Egyptology?, p. 204. Solo occhietto restaur. per strappi, qualche lieve fiorit. ma complessivam. ben conservato.

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Nicholson, Peter and Michael Angelo
        The Practical Cabinet-Maker, Upholsterer and Complete Decorator
      London: H. Fisher, 1826. London: H. Fisher, 1826. 4to, rebound to style with calf spine and corners and tan boards; contemporary spine label (crackled) laid down. Engraved title page browned, light to moderate dampstaining. Several leaves with old professional repairs to clean tears (not on the color plates). Very good copy of the first edition with color plates still bright and attractive. Peter Nicholson (1765-1844) was a Scottish architect, engineer and mathematician who wrote this book with his oldest son. With 21 geometric and perspective plates and 81 plates of design for furniture, drapery and ornaments, of which 34 are handcolored. Reference: Abbey, Life in England 41. . Calf Spine and Boards. Very Good. 4to.

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Beilby Porteus
        A Summary of the Principal Evidences for the Truth and Divine Origin of the Christian Revelation
      London - T. Cadell, 1826. London - T. Cadell, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A Christian essay intended for the instruction of young people following their confirmation. Beilby Porteus (1731 1809), successively Bishop of Chester and of London was an Anglican reformer and leading abolitionist in England. He was the first Anglican in a position of authority to seriously challenge the Church's position on slavery. Hewas one of the most significant, albeit underrated church figures of the eighteenth century. His sermons continued to be read by many, and his legacy as a foremost abolitionist was such that his name was almost as well-known in the early nineteenth century as those of Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson but a hundred years later he had become one of the forgotten abolitionists, and today his role has largely been ignored and his name has been consigned to the footnotes of history. His primary claim to fame in the twenty-first century is for his poem on Death and, possibly unfairly, as the supposed prototype for the pompous Mr Collins in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Condition: In a half-morocco binding with marbled boards. Externally smart, with just some marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with just the odd spot. Overall: VERY GOOD INDEED..

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Wallace, R. (Robert) G. (Grenville).
        Denkwürdigkeiten Indiens, enthaltend eine kurze geographische Beschreibung von Ost-Indien; nebst einer gedrängten Geschichte Hindostans von den frühesten Zeitaltern bis zu Ende der Marquis Hastingischen Verwaltung im Jahre 1823. Aus dem Englischen von F. L. Rhode.
      Frankfurt am Main, Heinrich Wilmans, 1826.. Octavo. pp. vi, (ii), 438. Hardcover, bound in handsome contemporary marbled boards, gilt decoration to spine, orange lettering-piece lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges dyed green, corner-tips bit rubbed. In fine condition. A lovely copy. ~ First and only German edition. Translated from the English "Memoirs of India" (1824) by F. Ludwig Rhode. See Block: "The English Novel 1740-1850"; Garside, Raven and Schowerling: "The English Novel 1770-1829". Robert Grenville Wallace (1786-1851). Uncommon. KVK locates only 2 copies in Germany (Union Catalogs Northern- and Southwest Germany). Only three other copies are located in European libraries (French Union Catalog; Austrian National Library; Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark)..

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Denham, Dixon; Clapperton, Hugh
        Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the Years 1822, 1823, and 1824, by Major Denham, Captain Clapperton, and the Late Doctor Oudney, Extending Across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude, and from Kouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the Capital of the Fellatah Empire. With an Appendix
      London: John Murray, 1826. London: John Murray. 1826. First Edition. Hardcover. lxviii (misnumbered as xlviii), 335, 269, [2]pp. Recent full calf with raised bands and red leather labels lettered in gold on the spine. Frontispiece, thirty-two engraved inserted plates (one of which is hand-colored), four maps, seven in-text illustrations and a large foldout map of the routes of the travellers. Binding is in fine condition. Old dampstain to the fore edge partially affecting the plates, mild scattered foxing. A very good- copy. Graesse II.361. ; Quarto .

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Mr Thomas Day
        The History of Sandford and Merton
      sp;- London - J. F. Dove, 1826. sp;- London - J. F. Dove, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A scarce copy of the Dove's English Classics edition of Thomas Day's philosophical children's book. With a frontispiece and additional illustrated title. Thomas Day (22 June 1748 28 September 1789) was a British author and abolitionist. He was well-known for the bestselling children's book The History of Sandford and Merton (17831789) which emphasized Rousseauvian educational ideals. Despite its title, The History of Sandford and Merton is not a history in the modern sense but rather an assemblage of stories Day both wrote himself and extracted from a multitude of sources. The text embodies many of the educational and philosophical tenets espoused by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, whom Day admired greatly. Sandford and Merton was his way of presenting Rousseau's philosophy to British children in the form of fiction. Condition: In a cloth binding. Externally sound though the cloth has split and has slight loss. Internally, generally firmly bound. Bright with light scattered spotting, particularly bad to thefrontis and illustrated title and last few pages,and small spill burns to the first few pages. Ink signature to recto of frontispiece. Overall: GOOD..

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Horace Smith
        Brambletye House;
      Paris - A. and W. Galignani, 1826. Paris - A. and W. Galignani, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition. An absolutely beautifully boundset of Horace Smith's Brambletye House. Smith (1779 1849) was an English poet and novelist, perhaps best known for his participation in a sonnet-writing competition with Percy Bysshe Shelley. It was of him that Shelley said: Is it not odd that the only truly generous person I ever knew who had money enough to be generous with should be a stockbroker He writes poetry and pastoral dramas and yet knows how to make money, and does make it, and is still generous. Brambletye was Smith's first historical novel - written after he made his fortune as a stockbroker - and is based during the English Civil War. First edition. Complete in three volumes. Condition: Uniformly bound in half calf over marbled boards. Externally, excellent with just some very light rubbing to boards and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Light foxing to first and last few pages of each volume with some spotting elsewhere. Overall: just VERY GOOD INDEED, due to foxing..

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Q. Horatii Flacci [Horace]
        Carmina
      London - A. and R. Spottiswoode, 1826. London - A. and R. Spottiswoode, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. An attractive edition of Horace's Odes. In Latin. Recensuitet in ordine metrorum dispertivit. Quintus Horatius Flaccus (8 December 65 BC 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. The rhetorician Quintillian regarded his Odes as almost the only Latin lyrics worth reading, justifying his estimate with the words: He can be lofty sometimes, yet he is also full of charm and grace, versatile in his figures, and felicitously daring in his choice of words. The Odes (Latin Carmina) are a collection in four books of Latin lyric poems by Horace. The Horatian ode format and style has been emulated since by other poets. Books 1 to 3 were published in 23 BC. According to the journal Quadrant, they were unparallelled by any collection of lyric poetry produced before or after in Latin literature. A fourth book, consisting of 15 poems, was published in 13 BC. The Odes were developed as a conscious imitation of the short lyric poetry of Greek originals. Pindar, Sappho and Alcaeus are some of Horace's models; his genius lay in applying these older forms to the social life of Rome in the age of Augustus. The Odes have been considered traditionally by English-speaking scholars as purely literary works. Recent evidence by a Horatian scholar suggests they were intended as performance art, a Latin re-interpretation of Greek lyric song. Publisher's catalogue to front few pages. Collated complete from the British Library catalogue, UIN: BLL01001733268. Condition: Expertly rebound in a half morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Slight loss and browning to first page of publisher's catalogue. Very slight water damage to bottom of firstfew pages. Otherwise bright and clean with only the odd spot. Overall: VERY GOOD INDEED.

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N.A
        Reports from Commissioners. 1801-1826. Vol. 57. Revenue Arising in Ireland and Great Britain: Board of Stamps, London. 1826
      26. Vol. 57. Revenue Arising in Ireland and Great Britain: Board of Stamps, London. 1826.. 26. Vol. 57. Revenue Arising in Ireland and Great Britain: Board of Stamps, London. 1826., 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A collection of reports from the British Government concerned with Revenue in Britain and Ireland from the Department of Stamps. From The Law Society, with a decorative armorial bookplate to the front pastedown, and ink stamps to the title pages, contents page, and to the rear pastedown. Condition: In a quarter cloth binding, with marbled boards. Externally, rubbed, with slight loss. The front joint is starting, with a little lifting to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound, bright, with marginal light browning and intermittent marginal spots. Overall: VERY GOOD..

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Thomas Moore
        Lalla Rookh: An Oriental Romance
      London - Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1826. London - Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. TheOriental romance of the early nineteenth century, consisting of four narrative poems with a connecting tale in prose. The thirteenth edition. Featuring a number of engraved illustrations by Richard Westall. With an illustrated titlepage giving the original publication date of 1817, and a titlepage for 1829. Condition: In a decorative full calf binding. Externally, slightly rubbed to extremities. Front joint starting. Internally, firmly bound, with occasional small spots and marks. Foxing to first and last few pages and plates. Small tidemarks to lower edge of front blank and titlepages. Crossed out ink signature, and ink signature dated 1848, to front blank. Occasional ink library stamps to pages and plates, ink shelfmark to titlepage, lending bookplate to front pastedown, and shelfmark label to spine. Overall: GOOD..

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CLERMONT-TONNERRE
        Rapports au roi Charles X sur l'état de l'armée].
      1826-1827., 1826-1827. 1826 - In-4. Collation : Demi-basane rouge, dos orné de filets dorés. (Reliure de la fin du XIXe.) Ensemble de rapports MANUSCRITS d'Aimé-Marie-Gaspard de Clermont-Tonnerre, alors Ministre de la Guerre ou rassemblés par ses soins. Ce sont des copies, très soigneuses, de plusieurs mains. Clermont-Tonnerre a annoté au moins une pièce. Il a été ministre d'Août 1824 à Janvier 1828. - [Clermont-Tonnerre]. Rapport particulier au Roi sur notre situation militaire et sur les besoins de la France en ce qui concerne le département de la guerre. (2), 83 pp. (Janvier 1826). Long plaidoyer pour le rétablissement de l'armée française, alors que le budget pour 1827 va être voté. Le Ministre explique longuement l'état déplorable de l'armée et de l'esprit militaire dans le pays. Il s'étend loguement sur les causes historiques, Révolution, Empire, première Restauration. Il propose donc des économies et demande une forte augmentation de son budget. Plus étonnant, il s'interroge "si dans l'état actuel des esprits, la guerre ne serait pas un reméde au mal moral qui travaille la société." - Rapport au Roi du 7 Mai 1826. (7) pp. Sur le casernement à Paris, à l'occasion de l'établissement de la caserne du Trocadéro. Une note en marge de la main de Clermont-Tonnerre : "J'ajoutais en m'adressant au Roi, si dans 10 ans, 20 ans, ou 30, il y avait une grande sédition à Paris (.)" - Rapport au Roi du 1826. (11) pp. - Rapport au Roi. (9) pp. et 4 grands tableaux dépliants. Sur la réduction du traitement des officiers généraux. Note à la fin : "Tout a été ajourné à cause de la dépense." - Projet. Sire. (5) pp. (1827) - DUFOUR. Intendence de la 3e division. . Inspection administrative de 1825. Metz, Novembre 1825. (36) pp. - DOLISIE. 3e régiment d'infanterie légère. Rapport sur les masses dites d'économie, sur leurs emplois et sur les moyens de les détruire. (67) pp. Dax, Septembre 1825. - [Diverses copies de lettres, rapports :] Lettre sur le moyen de supprimer les masses secrètes. Note des besoins indispensables d'un corps de cavalerie légère. Projet de lettre aux chefs des corps. etc. (16) pp. - Plusieurs rapports au Roi du Ministre ou des notes. (Décembre 1826- Janvier 1827). (36) pp. - Considérations sur la crise actuelle. Décembre 1827. (19) pp. Clermont-Tonnerre a écrit ce texte peu de temps avant sa démission du Ministère. "Il ne peut cependant se résoudre à quitter son poste sans donner une analyse lucide de la situation, sous la forme d?une note transmise au roi, écrite en décembre 1827 et intitulée "Considérations sur la crise actuelle". Analyse politique mais aussi tactique de la situation globale dans laquelle se trouve le royaume, la note de Clermont-Tonnerre annonce en quelque sorte les deux années qui verront la condamnation du régime : "ainsi par la force des choses, l?idée même de révolution subsiste et la légitimité doit résister constamment à l?action de la conspiration de l?illégitimité et de la République réunie" ciblant, à raison, le poids sans cesse croissant des classes moyennes qui seront dans les faits, le fer de lance de la contestation de 1830." Vincent Haegele, Le marquis de Clermont Tonnerre, ministre de la Guerre, et le renforcement de l?armée française sous Charles X (1825-1828), Revue historique des armées [En ligne]. Une indication de tomaison (2) a été grattée sur le dos de la reliure. Bon exemplaire, écriture très lisible. // You can browse all my books on latude.net [Attributes: Soft Cover]

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Abraham Cowley
        Prose Works of Abraham Cowley
      London - William Pickering, 1826. London - William Pickering, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. The Pickeringedition of the Prose Works of Abraham Cowley. With a Preface by Thomas Sprat. Abraham Cowley (1618 28 July 1667) was an English poet born in the City of London late in 1618. He was one of the leading English poets of the 17th century, with 14 printings of his Works published between 1668 and 1721. Condition: Recently re-bound in a brown cloth binding using the original crushed Morocco boards, with a contrasting label to the spine. Externally, very smart with just some minor shelfwear. Corners are slightly bumped. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some scattered light foxing. There is a bookplate to the front pastedown. Overall: VERY GOOD..

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Coke, Edward
        The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt.
      Butterworth & Son, London 1826 - Six volumes, large 8º (238 x 149 mm.). A new edition edited by John Henry Thomas and John Farquhar Fraser. Pp. xxii, 669; xlviii, 578; lxxviii, 414; xvi, 484; xliv, 512; xvi, 495. Bound in quarter calf, raised bands, lettered direct, over marbled boards, plain endpapers, retaining 19C. speckled edges. An excellent clean fresh set of the best edition in a fine modern binding. Late 19C. bookplate of George Harrison in first volume, which is also signed on the title-page by Thomas Falconer, the barrister, jurist and adventurer who emigrated to Texas in 1841; (see his Expedition to Santa Fé, etc.)

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Musik - München - Hofkapelle - Dienstkalender.
        Anzeige wie das Personale der königl. Hofmusik das ganze Jahr hindurch in der königlichen Hofkapelle bey Hochämtern, Vespern und Litaneyen etc. wie auch in andern Kirchen ... zu erscheinen hat.
      München, Hübschmann, 1826 .. 15 Blatt. Blauer Pappband der Zeit mit silbergeprägten Deckelbordüren und königlich bayrischen Wappensupralibros auf den Deckeln, in blauen Pappschuber der Zeit.. Der Dienstkalender der königlichen Hofmusik, herausgegeben von der Hofmusikintendanz unter dem Freiherrn von Poissl. Aufschlußreiche Quelle zum Personarium der Hofmusik mit Besetzungslisten und zum kirchenmusikalischen Leben des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts in München. - Am Anfang eine "Genealogie des Königlichen Hauses Bayern". - Silberprägung teilweise oxydiert, gering berieben. Schönes Exemplar.

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Thion
        Observations sur acupuncture.
      Danicourt-Huet, Orleans 1826 - Offprint from Annales de la Société Royale des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts d"Orléans, tome VIII. 8vo. 29pp. 2 charts in the text. 201 x 125mm. Modern wrappers. Slight foxing. Very good copy. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. Records eight cases comprising fifty-three punctures. Rare. Dr. Thion, whose first name is not given, published just at the point when acupuncture was enjoying a revival in Europe; in France the important works by Berlioz, Sarlandiere, Cloquet and Dantu had just or were about to appear. Thion recommends in his concluding remarks that the acutract system of the Chinese, as seen on the "tsoe bosi" figures brought from China, be at least provisionally adopted. This is a particularly interesting point, as Lu & Needham report "yet in spite of the 'tsoe bosi' figures and all the other information which had come through, albeit imperfectly, no attention whatever was paid to the acu-tract system of China, nor to the loose connection between needling and pulse-diagnosis" (p. 295). Not in Lu Gwei-Djen and Joseph Needham, Celestial Lancets. A History and Rationale of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (1980). Querard IX, 437. When we checked OCLC cited only one copy. [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]

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Virgil; translator unknown
        The Works Of Virgil Translated into English Prose,
      London - Geo. B. Whittaker et al, 1826. London - Geo. B. Whittaker et al, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A scarce edition of The Works Of Virgil Translated into English Prose for the use of schools as well as private gentlemen. In two volumes complete. A new edition. In English and Latin. As Near the Original as the Different Idioms of the Latin and English Languages will Allow with the Latin Text and Order of Construction on the Same Page; and Critical, Historical, Geographical, and Classical Notes in English. From the Best Commentators both Ancient and Modern, Beside a Very Great Number of Notes entirely New. With a dedication to front, followed by the Life of Virgil and prefaces to the Pastorals, another to the Georgics and a further to the Aeneid. Previous owner's ink inscriptions to half titles. Condition: In half crushed morocco bindings with paper covered boards. Externally,sound but with some wear to extremities and marks to boards with institutional labels taped to spines and backstrip lifting slightly to volume one. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and generally clean throughoutbut with offsetting to endpapers, the odd spot, marks and offsetting. With evidence of past labels to front endpapers, institutional stamps and ink annotations to titles and front pastedown to volume two. Overall: GOOD.

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Thomas Gray
        The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray
      London - John Sharpe, 1826. London - John Sharpe, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Abeautifully bound and embossedlittle copy of Thomas Gray's poetry. With additional illustrated title and several vignette plates illustrating quotes from the poems. Thomas Gray (26 December 1716 30 July 1771) was a poet, letter-writer, classical scholar and professor at Cambridge University. Gray began seriously writing poems in 1742, mainly after his close friend Richard West died. He moved to Cambridge and began a self-imposed programme of literary study, becoming one of the most learned men of his time, though he claimed to be lazy by inclination. Gray spent most of his life as a scholar in Cambridge, and only later in his life did he begin travelling again. Although he was one of the least productive poets (his collected works published during his lifetime amount to fewer than 1,000 lines), he is regarded as the foremost English-language poet of the mid-18th century. In 1757, he was offered the post of Poet Laureate, which he refused. Gray was so self critical and fearful of failure that he only published thirteen poems during his lifetime, and once wrote that he feared his collected works would be mistaken for the works of a flea. Walpole said that He never wrote anything easily but things of Humour. Gray came to be known as one of the Graveyard poets of the late 18th century, along with Oliver Goldsmith, William Cowper, and Christopher Smart. Gray perhaps knew these men, sharing ideas about death, mortality, and the finality and sublimity of death. Condition: In a decorative full leather binding. Externally verysmart although slightly rubbed. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and generally clean, with spotting to the illustrated title, and plates and adjacent pages. Copperplate ink signature dated 1827 to front blank. Overall: VERY GOOD.

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N/a
        The Plays of William Shakspeare. VolumesI - IV, VI-VIII.Seven Volumes of Eight Only
      London - C. and J. Rivington, 1826. London - C. and J. Rivington, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A collection of Shakespeare in full diced calf bindings, with a selection of notes from eminent editors. Includes a life of Shakespeare, Johnson's preface, and Pope's preface. With a frontispiece in Volume One of Shakespeare. Accurately printed from the Text of the Corrected Copies Left by the Late George Steevens, and Edmond Malone, with Mr Malone's Various Readings; A Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the most Eminent Commentators; A History of the Stage and a Life of Shakespeare. By Alexander Chalmers. Seven Volumes of Eight only. Volumes I - IV, VI - VIII. Volume V is missing. The plays missing from this set are Henry IV Part II, Henry V, and if they were included, Henry VI and The Two Noble Kinsmen. Condition: In full diced calf bindings. Externally, edgewearwith loss to the top and tail of the spines. With the backstrip of volumeeight partially missing, and the remainder coming away. Internally, firmly bound, with light browning and marginal spots. With a few marginal tidemarks to the first few pages of volume. In an ink inscription to the front free-endpapers, and the front pastedown of volume one. Overall: GOOD..

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Thomas Newton
        Dissertations on the Prophecies which have Remarkably been Fulfilled, and at this Time are Fulfilling in the World
      London - Thomas Tegg, 1826. London - Thomas Tegg, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. An interestingwork on the fulfilmentof prophecies, dating from the early nineteenth century. 'A New Edition - Complete in One Volume'. Thomas Newton is described as 'Late Lord Bishop of Bristol'. Condition: In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, rubbed, with loss. Backstrip coming away at top and tail. Front joint starting, with rear joint cracked. Hinges weak. Internally, generally firmly bound, with just light spotting and marginal tidemarks to first and last few pages. Copperplate ink and pencil annotation throughout first half of textblock, with instances tosecond half. Ink signature of Charles McKay, 29 Trinity College, dated 1856 to front free-endpaper. Overall: GOOD ONLY..

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the Hon. Roger North
        The Lives of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guilford. The Hon. Sir Dudley North, and the Hon. and Rev. Dr John North
      London - Henry Colburn, 1826. London - Henry Colburn, 1826 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. The famous biographies by Roger North of his brothers. With the interesting provenance of The Travellers Club, in their fine binding. Bound in half leather with gilt lettering and decoration. In The Travellers Club fine binding, with their emblem to the tail of the spine. Complete in Three Volumes. Edited by Henry Roscoe. North wrote biographies of three of his brothers, his most ambitious being that of his brother Francis. . . . North's theory of biography, discussed in his general preface. . . is among the earliest in English, and his longest biographythat of Francis Northdemonstrates not only his theoretical concerns but, in its innovative form, his ideas of combining chronological and thematic structure -ODNB. Henry Roscoe, 1800-18369, was a biographer and legal writer. In January 1819 Roscoe moved to London and began studying for the bar, supporting himself almost entirely by literary work. . . Roscoe was the author of a number of legal treatises. . . He also wrote a biography of his father William Roscoe, and brought out an edition of Roger North's The Lives of Francis North Dudley North John North (1826). He was joint editor of the exchequer reports for 18345 -ODNB. With The Travellers Club ink stamp to the reverse of the title page, with the ink stamp stating 'Withdrawn from The Travellers Club' across its face. With The Travellers Club bookplate to the front pastedown, with the ink stamp stating 'Withdrawn from The Travellers Club' across its face. The Travellers Club was founded in 1819 to provide a meeting place for gentlemen who had travelled abroad, their foreign visitors and diplomats posted in London. In the 21st century the Travellers Club continues to fulfil this role. Condition: The bindings are tight and firm. There is some wear to the extremities, including some rubbing and edge wear, with loss. Internally the pages have slight browning and the occasional spot, most prominent to the first and last few pages. Overall the condition is good..

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Partington Charles F. (and A Work by Jonathan Hulls)
        A Course of Lectures on the Steam Engine, Delivered before the Members of the London Mechanics' Institution - to Which is Subjoined, a Copy of the Rare and Curious Work on Steam Navigation, Originally Published by Jonathan Hulls in 1737
      London: G. Virtue, Ivy Lane, 1826. London: G. Virtue, Ivy Lane,. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1826. 1st Edition (in book form); First Printing. Hardcover. In the ORIGINAL illustrated paper covered boards, but re-laid and re-spined, with a new grey card spine. The bottom corner of the paper to the front cover is missing, but only losing a letter or two of the booksellers name and the border. There is also a small 'nibble' losing a very small part of the very bottom of the rear board. SEE IMAGES. New plain endpapers. Internally a little browning to the page edges, mainly to the beginning and the end pages, but Overall an EXCELLENT, Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy. VERY SCARCE. (6) + 92 pp, together with the Engravings pages including 5 Fold-out plates. There is not a plate list and the illustrations are not easy to fathom, (not unusual with antiquarian books! ) in that it states '16 engravings' on the front cover but '17 engravings' on the Title page. In this copy there are 15 full page plates (including Fold outs) but there are 17 Illustrations (15 Figs + 2 separate Fold-outs). These illustrations follow the copy in the Universities of Michigan and ULRLS/Manchester - except that in my copy all the illustrations are placed correctly in the text - so I am assuming this copy IS correct. Please enquire if further details/images are needed. RARE in this Original form. ; 8vo 7" - 9" tall .

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