Results for: Early Printed Books Pre-1800

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The History of Edward Prince of Wales, Commonly Termed the Black Prince, Eldest Son of King Edward the Third. With a short View of the Reigns of Edward I. Edward II. and Edward III. And a summary account of the Institution of the Order of the Garter

London: J. Bew, 1776. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo, pp xvi, 352, with frontis portrait of Edward, Prince of Wales. Bound in contemporary full calf with gilt spine and rules, decorative stamped border on both boards, marbled endpapers and edges. Light toning to title page and frontispiece, very faint..... Item #19647

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Agricola, Georg

De Re Metallica Libri XII: quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia denique ad Mettalicam spectantia...Eiusdem de animantibus subterraneis liber

Basel: Froben, 1561. Hardcover. Very good. Second edition. Folio, 32.2 cm; pp [xii], 502, [74], with two full-page plates (trimmed) inserted after pages 96 and 108, printer's device on title and final page. Closed tear to lower margin of p. 33/34, minor staining to pp. 103, 395; four pages (109..... Item #20751

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Antonio, Carlo

Tresor des Jeux, ou Explication de la maniére de faire toutes sortes de Tours de Gibeciére, de Gobelets, Jeux de Cartes, & autres, recréatifs & amusans

Geneve: Henri-Albert Goss & Comp. 1759. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 12mo, 141 pp + 14 plates (on which are printed a total of 49 engraved figures), in contemporary paste paper boards. The word "gherminella" (slight of hand) is written on the front pastedown, along with what is likely an..... Item #20715

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Bellini, Giampietro [Giovanni]

Vita di Carlo Maratti Pittore, Scritta da Giampietro Bellori fin all'anno MDCLXXXIX. Continuata, e erminata da altri, ora pubblicata. Vie e aggiunto un Discorso...sopra un Quadro dell Dafne dello stesso Maratti, depinto per il Re Cristianissimo Lodovico XIV

Roma: Antonio de' Rossi, 1731. Hardcover. Good. 6.75 x 9.5 inches, [iv], 128 pp; title printed in red and black, with engraved title vignette, head and tail pieces, and portrait of Maratta (often lacking). Bound in contemporary full vellum with five raised bands, title written on spine. Front hinge broken..... Item #19542

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Vita di Carlo Maratti Pittore, Scritta da Giampietro Bellori fin all'anno MDCLXXXIX. Continuata,...

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Beuvelet, Matthieu

Instruction sur le Manuel par Forme de Demandes & Réponses Familieres. Pour Servir à Ceux qui dans les Seminaires se Preparent a l’Administration des Sacremens. Premiere Parte [and] Seconde Partie.

Paris: Georges Josse, 1669. Hardcover. Very good. Septiéme Edition. Reveuë, Corrigée & Aumentée d’une Table des Matieres.Two volumes bound in one, 12mo, 6 x 3.5 inches, full contemporary mottled calf, backstrip with five raised bands, gilt lettering and flourishes in each panel, edges speckled, numerous headpieces and floriated initials. Text..... Item #19824

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Boswell, James

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological order; a Series of his Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published

London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1793. Hardcover. Very good. Second edition, complete in three volumes. pp; 603, with frontis portrait (complicated pagination of front matter/introductory materials provided on request); 634, with folding plate; 711, with folding plate. Volume I includes the inserted leaf of "additional corrections" (C3). Contemporary calf..... Item #20522

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Burke, Edmund

A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, with an Introductory Discourse Concerning Taste; and Several Other Additions

London: F.C. and J. Rivington, 1812. Hardcover. Very Good. New edition. Octavo, xi, 342 pp, in contemporary calf binding with gilt rules and spine lettering, marbled edges and endpapers. Partial cracking of the leather at the front joint, some edgewear. Text very clean. First published in 1757, this was one..... Item #2834

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[Erasmus, Desiderius; Schrijver, Pieter]

Des. Erasmi Roterod. Colloquia, nunc emendatiora

Lugd. Batavorum [Leiden]: Ex Officina Elzeviriana, 1636. Hardcover. Good. 12mo; pp [24], 672, 44 [final section with separate engraved title page: "Coronis apologetica pro colloquiis Erasmi, ex ipsius scriptis, quantum per otium licuit, fideliter collecta à P.S., accedit ejusdem de colloquiorum utilitate dissertatio."] Full red leather with gilt spine in..... Item #18353

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[Erasmus, Desiderius]

Moriae encomium: or, the praise of folly. Made English from the Latin of Erasmus. By W. Kennet... Adorn'd with forty-eight copper plates ... from the designs of the celebrated Hans Holbeine. To which is prefix'd, a preface by the translator ...

London: J. Wilford, 1735. Hardcover. Good. Fifth edition. 12mo, pp. [xx] (with some mis-numbering);184, [2] (index), with 45 of 48 plates (Erasmus and Thomas More portraits present, but lacking plates 4,9, and 40). Bound by Root & Son in three-quarter leather and marbled boards, with marbled endpapers, black and red..... Item #20774

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Holme, Benjamin

A Collection of the Epistles and Works of Benjamin Holme, to which is prefix'd, An Account of his Life and Travels in the Work of the Ministry through Several Parts of Europe and America [with] A Serious Call in Christian Love to All People to turn to the Spirit of Christ in Themselves

London: Luke Hinde, 1754. Hardcover. Very good. pp iii-vii; 194 + [6] (publisher's catalogue). Two works in one volume, continuously paginated. Nineteenth century three-quarter leather binding over pebbled cloth boards; marbled endpapers. Heavily rubbed at corners, chipping to head of spine and to spine label, minor chipping to title page..... Item #16954

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Johnson, Samuel

A Dictionary of the English Language: In Which the Words are deduced from their Originals, Explained in their Different Meanings, and Authorized by the Names of the Writers in whose Works they are found. Abstracted from the folio edition

London: Printed for A. Millar, W. Strahan, J. Rivington, et al. 1766. Hardcover. Very good. Third edition, corrected. Two octavo volumes in contemporary calf boards, re-backed with new leather spines and with new endpapers, and likely trimmed a bit in the process. Page size is 13 x 20.2 cm. Boards..... Item #20540

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Justinian; Vinnius, Arnoldus

Institutionum, Sive Elementorum, Libri Quatuor, Notis Perpetuis Multo, Quam Hucusque, Diligentius Illustrati, Cura & Studio Arnoldi Vinnii, J. C. Editio Postrema ab Auctore Recognita

Amstelaedami [Amsterdam]: Ex Officina Elzeviriana, 1658. Hardcover. Very good. 12mo, 5.5 x 3.25 inches, contemporary full vellum, title handwritten in ink on backstrip, red speckled edges. [xxii] 643 pp. Text in Latin. Some paper residue (presumably from a removed bookplate) on front pastedown, otherwise clean and bright internally. Vellum is..... Item #19828

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Institutionum, Sive Elementorum, Libri Quatuor, Notis Perpetuis Multo, Quam Hucusque, Diligentius...

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Krasheninnikov, Stepan Petrovich; Grieve, James (Translator)

The History of Kamtschatka, and the Kurilski Islands

Glocester: R. Raikes for T. Jefferys, 1764. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Quarto, pp. [8], 280, [8], with 7 engraved maps and plates (4 folding). Contemporary calf boards with new, complementary calf spine in six compartments. Some edgewear to boards; minor foxing to endpapers; text and plates exceptionally clean and..... Item #15085

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The History of Kamtschatka, and the Kurilski Islands. Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov, James Grieve

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Le Beau, C[laude]

Avantures du Sr. C. Le Beau, Avocat en Parlement, ou Voyage Curieux et Nouveau, Parmi les Sauvages de l'Amerique Septentrionale, dans lequel, On trouvera une Description du Canada, avec une Relation tres particuliere des ancienne Coutumes, Moeur & Facons de vivre des Barbares qui l'habitent & de la maniere dont ils se comportent aujourd'hui

Amsterdam: Herman Uytwerf, 1738. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Two volumes, pp. [xiv], 370, [6]; 430,[ 6], with six folding plates and a folding map. Modern full-leather with marbled endpapers. Title pages clipped at upper and lower edges; damage with losses to three plates, repairs to back of map; all else..... Item #14194

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Price, Francis

A Series of Particular and Useful Observations, Made with Great Diligence and Care, Upon that Admirable Structure, the Cathedral-Church of Salisbury

London: C. and J. Ackers, 1753. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 11.25 x`9.25 inches, pp [14], v, 78, [1] (ad), with 13 leaves of plates (one folding). Illustrations engraved by Pierre Fourdrinier after Francis Price. Contemporary calf boards, rebacked with new spine with raised bands, original black leather spine label..... Item #20316

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A Series of Particular and Useful Observations, Made with Great Diligence and Care, Upon that...

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Rush, Benjamin

An Eulogium, Intended to Perpetuate the Memory of David Rittenhouse, Late President of the American Philosophical Society

Philadelphia: Printed by Ormrod & Conrad for J. Ormrod, [1797]. Hardcover. Good+. Titile continues: Delivered before the Society in the First Presbyterian Church, in High-street, Philadelphia, on the 17th Dec. 1796. 8vo, 46 pp, in a later binding of 3/4 polished calf and marbled boards. Rubbing to corners and joints..... Item #20588

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Ventris, Sir Peyton; Richard, Mr. Serjeant

The Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris Kt. Late One of the Justices of the Common Pleas. In Two Parts. Containing Select Cases Adjudged in the King's Bench, In the Reign of K. Charles II...

In the Savoy [London]: Printed by J. Nutt, assignee of Edward Sayer Esq. for D. Browne ; O. Lloyd ; W. Mears, and J. Browne ; T. Woodward, and T. Hook, 1716. Hardcover. Very good. "Third impression, carefully corrected, with an addition of several thousands of References, never before printed."..... Item #18843

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The Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris Kt. Late One of the Justices of the Common Pleas. In Two Parts....

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Vernon, Thomas

Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery. Published from the Manuscripts of Thomas Vernon, Late of the Middle Temple, Esq.; by order of the High Court of Chancery [Two-Volume Set]

In the Savoy [London]: Printed by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling, 1726, 1728. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Two quarto volumes bound in later quarter leather and brown buckram, with red and black spine labels. One-inch split to front joint at head of Vol. I, some scuffing to..... Item #20813

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Weever, John

Ancient Funerall Monuments Within the United Monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, with the Dissolved Monasteries Therein Contained: their Founders, and What Eminent Persons Have Beene in the Same Interred....

London: Thomas Harper, 1631. Hardcover. Good. First edition. 4to., [xvi] 871 [14 index] pp, extra engraved title page by Thomas Cecil, eighteen woodcut illustrations (six full-page). Foliation can be supplied upon request. Text is printed within a ruled frame, with headpieces, tailpieces, and floriated initials. Contemporary full polished calf with..... Item #19968

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Wesley, John

An Earnest Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion [with] A Farther Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion [and] A Farther Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion, Part II and III

Bristol: William Pine [and] John Grabham, 1758-65. Hardcover. Very good. Three works bound together: the sixth edition of An Earnest Appeal (1765), 48 pp; the fourth edition of A Father Appeal (1758), 106 pp + [2] (poem titled "An Act of Devotion" on recto, dedication to the Rev. Mr. Thomas..... Item #19682

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Early Printed Books (Pre-1800)

The History of Edward Prince of Wales, Commonly Termed the Black Prince, Eldest Son of King Edward the Third. With a short View of the Reigns of Edward I. Edward II. and Edward III. And a summary account of the Institution of the Order of the Garter

De Re Metallica Libri XII: quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia denique ad Mettalicam spectantia...Eiusdem de animantibus subterraneis liber

Tresor des Jeux, ou Explication de la maniére de faire toutes sortes de Tours de Gibeciére, de Gobelets, Jeux de Cartes, & autres, recréatifs & amusans

Vita di Carlo Maratti Pittore, Scritta da Giampietro Bellori fin all'anno MDCLXXXIX. Continuata, e erminata da altri, ora pubblicata. Vie e aggiunto un Discorso...sopra un Quadro dell Dafne dello stesso Maratti, depinto per il Re Cristianissimo Lodovico XIV

Instruction sur le Manuel par Forme de Demandes & Réponses Familieres. Pour Servir à Ceux qui dans les Seminaires se Preparent a l’Administration des Sacremens. Premiere Parte [and] Seconde Partie.

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological order; a Series of his Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published

A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, with an Introductory Discourse Concerning Taste; and Several Other Additions

Des. Erasmi Roterod. Colloquia, nunc emendatiora

Moriae encomium: or, the praise of folly. Made English from the Latin of Erasmus. By W. Kennet... Adorn'd with forty-eight copper plates ... from the designs of the celebrated Hans Holbeine. To which is prefix'd, a preface by the translator ...

A Collection of the Epistles and Works of Benjamin Holme, to which is prefix'd, An Account of his Life and Travels in the Work of the Ministry through Several Parts of Europe and America [with] A Serious Call in Christian Love to All People to turn to the Spirit of Christ in Themselves

A Dictionary of the English Language: In Which the Words are deduced from their Originals, Explained in their Different Meanings, and Authorized by the Names of the Writers in whose Works they are found. Abstracted from the folio edition

Institutionum, Sive Elementorum, Libri Quatuor, Notis Perpetuis Multo, Quam Hucusque, Diligentius Illustrati, Cura & Studio Arnoldi Vinnii, J. C. Editio Postrema ab Auctore Recognita

The History of Kamtschatka, and the Kurilski Islands

A Series of Particular and Useful Observations, Made with Great Diligence and Care, Upon that Admirable Structure, the Cathedral-Church of Salisbury

An Eulogium, Intended to Perpetuate the Memory of David Rittenhouse, Late President of the American Philosophical Society

The Reports of Sir Peyton Ventris Kt. Late One of the Justices of the Common Pleas. In Two Parts. Containing Select Cases Adjudged in the King's Bench, In the Reign of K. Charles II...

Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery. Published from the Manuscripts of Thomas Vernon, Late of the Middle Temple, Esq.; by order of the High Court of Chancery [Two-Volume Set]

Ancient Funerall Monuments Within the United Monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, with the Dissolved Monasteries Therein Contained: their Founders, and What Eminent Persons Have Beene in the Same Interred....

An Earnest Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion [with] A Farther Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion [and] A Farther Appeal to Men of Reason and Religion, Part II and III

Early Printed Books (Pre-1800)

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