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Antiquity Explained and Represented in Sculptures, Vol IV, by the Learned Father Montfaucon, Translated by David Humphreys, Printed by J. Tonson & J. Watts, 1721
First published in Paris in 1719, this is David Humphrey's 1721 translation of this work by Father Bernard de Montfaucon. This folio size volume is...
View full detailsA Treatise on the Venereal Disease; Being Chiefly Designed as a Translation and Abridgement of the Practical Work of Dr. Astruc's Work, Samuel Chapman, London, 1770
A smart copy of this 18th century medical text by Dr Samuel Chapman. The Royal College of Physicians notes: "Samuel Chapman, M.D., was a native of ...
View full detailsOzanam's Compleat Course of the Mathematics; Cursus Mathematicus; Or, A Complete Course of the Mathematics, Monsiuer Ozanam, London & Oxford, 1712
Three early 18th Century volumes from the noted French mathematician, Jacques Ozanam (1640-1718). Ozanam's Compleat Course of the Mathematics, In F...
View full detailsThe History of England, from The Invasion of Julius Caesar to The Revolution in 1688, in Eight Volumes, by David Hume, Dublin, 1775
A very smart, complete, library set of this classic work by David Hume - abound in contemporary calf. An early Dublin edition from 1775, following ...
View full detailsThe History of England, by David Hume; A Large Folio Volume, 1806
An impressive, and imposing, large folio volume from the classic work by David Hume - almost 'elephant folio' in size. This large tome was part of ...
View full detailsA Sammelband of 5 Shakespeare Plays, 1750s; King Lear; Hamlet; Julius Caesar; Romeo and Juliet; & Othello.
A smart copy of this sammelband bringing together 5 uncommon mid-18th Century printings of Shakespeare's works. SOLD Comprises: A History of King ...
View full detailsThe Poetical Works, Complete, of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B., with Some Account of His Literature, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1816
A very smart copy of Goldsmith's poetry, which has been professionally rebound in brown cloth, and presents the book beautifully. The Poetical Work...
View full detailsThe Bijou Shakespeare; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Illustrated. In Six Volumes. Boxed set of miniature volumes.
The Bijou Shakespeare; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Illustrated. In Six Volumes. With Biographical Introduction and an Essay on Shake...
View full detailsChaucer's Romaunt of the Rose; Troilus and Creseide and The Minor Poems, with Life of the Poet by Sir Harris Nicolas, 1846
Chaucer's Romaunt of the Rose; Troilus and Creseide and The Minor Poems, with Life of the Poet, by Sir Harris Nicolas. In three volumes, complete. ...
View full detailsA Translation of the Inferno of Dante Alighieri, in English Verse, Henry Boyd, 1785
A Translation of the Inferno of Dante Alighieri, in English Verse, with Historical Notes, and the Life of Dante. To Which is Added, A Specimen of a...
View full detailsMiniature Painters British and Foreign, J.J. Foster, Signed Edition Royale, No. 13/45. 1903.
Miniature Painters British and Foreign, With Some Account of Those Who Practised in America in the Eighteenth Century. Illustrated by Numerous Exam...
View full detailsManners in Three Parts. Translated from the French, Francois-Vincent Toussaint, 1770
Manners in Three Parts. Translated from the French: SOLD Part I. Of Piety: including the love of God, and the Gratitude and Homage which we owe hi...
View full detailsTestamenti Veteris Biblia Sacra, Genevae, Matthaei Berjon, 1617. Early Bible from Geneva, in Latin.
An interesting 17th Century Latin Bible, from Geneva: SOLD Testamenti Veteris Biblia Sacra, sive Libri Canonici Priscae Judaeorum Ecclesiae a Deo T...
View full detailsThe Death of Abel, Solomon Gessner, Frederic Shoberl & Death, A Vision, John MacGowan, c. 1800
The Death of Abel, by Solomon Gessner. Translated from the German, with Original Notes, by Frederic Shoberl. To which is added, Death, A Vision, o...
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Pia Desideria: or, Divine Addresses In Three Books, Herm. Hugo & Edm. Arwaker, London, 1712
Pia Desideria: or, Divine Addresses In Three Books. Illustrated with XLVII Copper-Plates. Written in Latin by Herm. Hugo. Englished by Edm. Arwaker...
View full detailsThe Poetical Works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins, Philadelphia 1831
The Poetical Works of Milton, Young, Gray, Beattie, and Collins. Complete in One Volume. Published by John Grigg, Philadelphia, 1831. Stereotyped ...
View full detailsThe Whole Genuine Works of Virgil, William Henry Melmoth, Subscriber's Copy, c. 1788
The Whole Genuine Works of Virgil, The Famous Roman Poet: Including New and Complete Editions of The Aeneid, Georgics, and Pastorals, Bucolics, or ...
View full detailsFables Choisies Mises en Vers Par Monsieur De La Fontaine, 1698; 2 Volume Set
Fables Choisies Mises en Vers Par Monsieur De La Fontaine. Bound in 2 Volumes; the second also containing Nouvelles Fables Choisies Mises en Vers, ...
View full detailsThe Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith; Now First Uniformly Collected, 1791
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith; Now First Uniformly Collected. Collecta Revirescunt. Vol. I. Containing the author's life and his essa...
View full detailsThe Life of James, Late Duke of Ormonde, 1747
The Life of James, Late Duke of Ormonde. Containing: I) An Historical and Genealogical Account of His Grace's Family. II) An Impartial View of His ...
View full detailsA Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, Edmund Burke, 1812
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, with an introductory Discourse Concerning Taste; and Several Oth...
View full detailsThe Business of Enlightenment; A Publishing History of the Encyclopedie 1775-1800, Robert Darnton.
The Business of Enlightenment; A Publishing History of the Encyclopedie 1775-1800, by Robert Darnton. Provenance; from the library of the late Will...
View full detailsThe Counties of Britain, A Tudor Atlas by John Speed, 1988
The Counties of Britain, A Tudor Atlas by John Speed. Introduction by Nigel Nicolson. County Commentaries by Alastair Hawkyard. Published in Associ...
View full detailsArchibald Alison, History of Europe, 1843, 10 Volumes. French History.
History of Europe: From the Commencement of the French Revolution in M.DCC.LXXXIX. to the Restoration of the Bourbons in M.DCCC.XV. By Archibald Al...
View full detailsWorks of Samuel Johnson, Twelve Volumes complete, 1816
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.; A New Edition in Twelve Volumes. With An Essay on His Life and Genius by Arthur Murphy, Esq. Complete. SOLD P...
View full detailsOriginal 18th Century Sheet Music Book Folio, pre-Victorian era. Book M10. 1796.
We have recently acquired a collection of books of vintage sheet music. Whilst most of these don't have printed dates, there are annotations in var...
View full detailsThe Kuzari: Liber Cosri Continens Colloquium trans. Johannes Buxtorfius, 1660 First edition.
The Kuzari כוזרי: Liber Cosri Continens Colloquium feu Disputationem de Religione by Johannes Buxtorfius, Fil. Serenissimo Principi Carolo Comiti P...
View full detailsOriginal 18th/19th Century Sheet Music Book Folio, pre-Victorian era. Book M9.
SOLD We have recently acquired a collection of books of vintage sheet music. Whilst most of these don't have printed dates, there are annotations i...
View full detailsThe Plays of William Shakspeare, Alexander Chalmers, 8 Volumes, 1856
The Plays of William Shakspeare, accurately printed from the text of the corrected copies left by the late George Steevens, Esq., and Edmund Malone...
View full detailsB H Brockes translation of James Thomson's The Seasons, 1745. Jahres-Zeiten des Herrn Thomson
Herrn B. H. Brockes, Com. Palat. Caes. und Rahts-Herrn der Kayserl. freyen Reichs-Stadt Hamburg, aus dem Englischen übersetzte Jahres-Zeiten des He...
View full detailsOriginal Antique Vellum Antiphonary Music Sheet, circa 16th Century, Item D
Original Antique Vellum Antiphonary Music Sheet, circa 16th Century, Item D. SOLD We have recently acquired a small collection of original vellum m...
View full detailsOriginal Antique Vellum Antiphonary Music Sheet, circa 16th Century, Item C
Original Antique Vellum Antiphonary Music Sheet, circa 16th Century, Item C. SOLD We have recently acquired a small collection of original vellum m...
View full detailsOriginal Antique Vellum Antiphonary Music Sheet, circa 16th Century, Item B
Original Antique Vellum Antiphonary Music Sheet, circa 16th Century, Item B. We have recently acquired a small collection of original vellum music ...
View full detailsOriginal Antique Vellum Antiphonary Music Sheet, circa 16th Century, Item A
Original Antique Vellum Antiphonary Music Sheet, circa 16th Century, Item A. SOLD We have recently acquired a small collection of original vellum m...
View full detailsHistorical Sketches of Notable Persons and Events in the Reigns of James I and Charles I, Thomas Carlyle, 1898
Historical Sketches of Notable Persons and Events in the Reigns of James I and Charles I by Thomas Carlyle. Edited by Alexander Carlyle. Published ...
View full detailsGeography Made Easy translated from Nicolas Lenglet Dufresnoy, Rare Early English edition
Geography Made Easy: or A Short and Familiar Method of Teaching and Learning Geography: Designed principally for the Use of Schools, whereby Youth ...
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