Florence, Italy: Heredi di Philipp di Giunta, [1519] 1526. Second Edition. Leather-bound (Vellum). Thick 8vo. 16.50 cm. x 10 cm. Bound in full vellum, with contrasting spine label lettered in gilt ("Appiana Ed De Giunti"). Seven gilt chain bars to spine, with large initials "F.M." to last compartment. Tiny worm-holes..... More
London, England: Nicholas and Iohn Okes, 1635. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, Polished calf boards, double-ruled in gilt. 6 3/4" x 5.". 26 unpaginated leaves [A2-G3]. Missing leaves A1 (woodcut of royal arms) and G4 (blank page). Rebound pamphlet in 19th c. binding. Edges trimmed close to text; shaved marginal text..... More
London: Printed for Luke Fawne at the Parrot in Paule's Church Yard. 1651. Sixth Printing. Leather-bound. Full contemporary calf,with replacement spine label attached. Wear and some loss of leather to top and bottom of spine. Hinges cracked Front blank, and rngraved title page, by Guielmus Hole detached but present. Rearend..... More
London: Printed for Luke Fawne at the Parrot in Paule's Church Yard. 1651. Sixth Printing. Leather-bound. 4to. Full contemporary calf, lacking spine label. Loss of just under 1/3 leather top of spine. (Remnants laid in.)Hinges cracked Engraved title page, by Guielmus Hole. Corners bumped/worn. Side markers. Doodles to pp. 20-21..... More
London, England: Peter Cole, Printer and Bookseller at the sign of the Printing-press in Cornhil, near the Royal Exchange, 1662. Leather-bound. 8vo. Contemporary brown calf crudely reinforced on the spine with maroon diced leather. 1662 Date in black letters to front board. Manuscript label to spine. Several grayish-blue flecks to..... More
New Haven, Connecticut: Hezekiah Howe & Co., 1834. Thirteenth Edition. Leather-bound. Later edition of an early 19th century algebra text by Congregational minister, Professor of Mathematics and (later) President of Yale College for almost thirty years (1817-1846). Full original brown tree calf, with contrasting (red) spine label. Two pull-out charts..... More
Edinburgh, Scotland: T. Lumisden and J. Robertson, and sold at their Printing-house in the Fish-market, 1743. First British (Second Overall). Leather-bound. Octavo. Contemporary speckled calf. (6 5/8" x 4 1/4"). Author's name hand printed to front board. Spine repaired and reinforced Rubbing and wear to extremities. Internally clean. iv +..... More
London: R. Bentley, 1689. First Edition. Hardcover. 16mo, (6.75" x 4.5") Half-calf over non-pareil marbled boards.Outer spine lacking but binding tight. Lacks pp. 27-30, which, according to the table of contents should be "Sylvia Perjured", but no pages appear cut out, perhaps rather neglected to originally be bound-in. The later..... More
Philadelphia, PA: James Humphreys, 1810. FIRST U.S. EDITION. Leather_bound. Original binding -- full period calf, measuring 7 3/8 x 4 1/2. Spine gilt-lettered, and double-ruled into five sections, the top section (only) with an extra set of decorative gilt lines. Text block darkened, with only occasional spots of foxing throughout..... More
Paris, France: Pampelune, [1718]1786. Revised Edition. Leather-bound. Octavos 7.75" x 5.0". Full,period catspaw calf mottling (.50" x .75") acid-etched into boards. Five raised band (six compartments), each with gilt title on red spine label, and gilt title on dark green morocco label, in next compartment below, indicating volume in series..... More
London, England: Printed at London by Anne Griffin, for John Harison, and are to be sold at his shop in Pater-noster row, 1631. Sixth edition. Disbound. 7 1/4" x 5 1/2" quarto. 188 pages. Removed with two cords. Paper loss on first seven leaves (half the leaf or more), including..... More
London, England: Printed for Joseph Hindmarsh, Bookseller to his Royal Highness, at the Black Bull in Cornhill, 1682; 1681; 1684; 1684. Hardcover. 8vo. 7 1/2" x 4 3/4". Six works in one volume. Full contemporary speckled calf, double ruled in blind.. Scuffing to edges and corners, and heavily chipped spine..... More
London, England: Printed for the undertakers, J. Walthoe Sen. and jun. ; Thomas Wotton, Charles Bathurst, Jacob and Richard Tonson, and the representatives of John Darby ... and also for J. Basket ... [and 29 others], 1742. Third Edition, with Additions. Leather-bound. Large folio.The third of six volumes of this..... More
London, England: Printed for the undertakers, J. Walthoe Sen. and jun. ; Thomas Wotton, Charles Bathurst, Jacob and Richard Tonson, and the representatives of John Darby ... and also for J. Basket ... [and 29 others], 1730. Second Edition, with Additions. Leather-bound. Large folio.The fourth of six volumes of this..... More
New York: Pope Publishing, 1926. Hardcover. Navy blue flexible boards, faded, with gilt lettering to front/spine. 280 pp with alphabetical index and index to advertisers. Light rubbing to edges and corners, corners have a soft curl to them. A light 3" crease to rear board, gilt lettering on covers a...... More
Paris, France: Pierre le Petit (Libraire du Roy), 1677. Leather-bound. 16mo. Full speckled calf. Leather to spine cracked and slight separations to front board (cocked), but not loose. Ship to leather spine label. Chips in leather to spine caps. Red marbling to all edges. Translated by Jacques Esprit (1611-1677). More
Bury St Edmonds, England: Printed by J. Rackham, Stationer. For W. Richardson, No. 91. Royal-Exchange, London:, 1793. Second Edition, Enlarged. Hardcover. Quarto, 8 1/4" x 4 1/4" pp. 182. Includes half title, and 1 leaf with two letters to the author from John Reeves, and Charles Edward Stewart. Missing 2..... More
