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Photo of "Meddylieu Neillduol ar grefydd, Dosbarthedig ..."
BEVERIDGE, William. Meddylieu Neillduol ar grefydd, Dosbarthedig mewn deuddeg pwngc; a Bwriadeu Gweithadwy Ffurfiedig arnunt. [London]. Printiedig yn Llundain, ac a werthir gan Wiliam Roberts, 1727. 12mo. [18], 280pp, [8]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece and five final pages of advertisements for books printed for and sold by William Mears. Contemporary panelled calf. Rubbed, a trifle bumped. Near contemporary pen-trials to endpapers, some loss to FFEP, near contemporary ownership inscription of John Jones to title page, lightly spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19337
Photo of "Metaphysica generalis.."
BARON, Robert. Metaphysica generalis... Londini [i.e. London]. Ex Officina J. Redmayne, [1657]. First London edition. 12mo. [12], 479pp, [1]. With two folded leaves of tables. Contemporary calf, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Extremities heavily rubbed, upper joint split. Early inked ownership inscription of James Ellis to recto of FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19417
Photo of "Isaaci Vossii observationum ad Pomp. ..."
VOSSIUS, Isaac. Isaaci Vossii observationum ad Pomp. Melam appendix. Accedit ejusdem ad tertias P. Simonii objectiones responsio. Subjungitur Pauli Colomesii ad Henricum Justellum epistola. Londini [i.e. London]. Prostant apud Robertum Scott, 1686. Quarto. [2], 136pp, [2]. With an errata leaf. Without the dedication leaf (a common occurrence according to ESTC). Contemporary vellum, title in manuscript to spine. Extremities lightly discoloured and a trifle marked. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19487
Photo of "le comte de corke, Surnommé ..."
GENLIS, [Stéphanie Félicité], Madame de. le comte de corke, Surnommé le Grand, ou la séduction sans artifice. Paris, réimprimé á Londres, pour H. Colburn. 1808. In two volumes. xvi, 226, [2]; [4], 242pp, [2].

[Bound with:] GENLIS, [Stéphanie Félicité], Madame de. Sainclair, ou la victime des sciences et des arts. Paris. Paris, réimprimé á Londres, pour H. Colburn, 1808. [4], 108pp.

12mo. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, lettering-piece worn and partially detached. Very occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19587
Photo of "Lettres De Messieurs d'avaux et ..."
D'AVAUX, Claude de Mesmes, Comte. SERVIEN, Abel. Lettres De Messieurs d'avaux et servien, ambassadeurs Pour le Roy de France en Allemagne, concernantes leurs differens & leurs responses de part & d'autre en l'Annee 1644. [s.i.]. [s.n., s.d.], 1650. 16mo in 8s. 211, [5], 62pp, with blank leaf O4. Finely bound in eighteenth-century polished calf, spine lettered in gilt and decorated with blind-stamping. A trifle rubbed to extremities, joints creased, else a crisp copy. From Lord Minto's library, with his armorial case/shelf book label (with the motto "credunt quod vident") above the modern bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst) to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19673
Photo of "Oeuvres diverses Du Sieur D*** ..."
[BOILEAU-DESPREAUX, Nicolas]. Oeuvres diverses Du Sieur D*** avec le traite du sublime ou du merveilleux dans le discours, Traduit du Grec de Longin. a Amsterdam. Chez Abraham Wolfgang, 1677. Nouvelle edition, Reveue, corrigee, & augmentee de plusieurs Pieces nouvelles. 12mo. 160, [40], 101-214pp, [10]. With an extra-engraved title page, and four further engraved plates, all included in the pagination. Contemporary British (likely English) calf, blind-ruled to spine compartments and boards, with floral device to each corner of boards, with contrasting red morocco lettering-piece ('Boileaus Poetry'). Slightly rubbed, bumping to corners, joints just starting. Some marking to pastedowns, with bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP. ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19679
Photo of "La secchia rapita poema eroicomico ..."
TASSONI, Alessandro. La secchia rapita poema eroicomico di alessandro tassoni. Edizine Formata sopra quella di Soliani del 1744. Venezia [i.e. Venice]. Vitarelli, 1813. 16mo. [6], lxxix, [1], 389pp, [1]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Handsomely bound in contemporary dark green calf, tooled in gilt and blind supralibros of George Granville Leveson-Gower, first Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833) to upper board. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21143
Photo of "La petite rapporteuse.*...*The telltale"
ELLIOTT, Marie. La petite rapporteuse.*...*The telltale. Londres [i.e. London]. Chez William Darton, [s.d., c.1825] First edition in French. 12mo. 36pp. With a folding engraved frontispiece, and two further engraved plates. Original publisher's printed stiff buff wrappers. A trifle rubbed, marked, and dusty. Frontispiece a little creased, very occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21704
Photo of "La petite entremetteuse;* ou, une ..."
ELLIOTT, Marie. La petite entremetteuse;* ou, une faute conduit a plusieurs...*the little meddler. Londres [i.e. London]. Chez William Darton, 1829. First edition in French. 12mo. 36pp. With a folding, partially hand-coloured, engraved frontispiece and two further plain engraved plates. Original publisher's printed light blue stiff paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, faint pen-trials, ticket of bookseller T. Connolly of Dublin to upper wrapper. Early inked ownership inscription to FEP, ink-stamp of W. T. Matier of Belfast to title, very short tear to margin of final leaf, occasional spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21705