1753. ANNALS OF THE RISE, Progress, and Persecutions, of the Famous Reformed Churches in France: which are at this Day Groaning under the Cruel Bondage of Popish Tyranny . . . Recommended to the Consideration of Young Persons. The Second Edition. London: By J. Waugh, 1753. 31 p. Stitched and..... Item #14217
1772. THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, and Administration of the Sacraments.... Oxford: By T. Wright and W. Gill; sold by T. Crowder, and W. Jackson, 1772. 4to (ends on 3F2). Contemporary black morocco, spine fully gilt in compartments, covers with wide gilt rolls around edges enclosing central gilt red morocco..... Item #15451
1932. THE FOUR GOSPELS. The Gospel According to St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke and St. John. [New York:] Limited Editions Club, 1932. 4to. 237, [2] p. Intro. by Ernest Sutherland Bates. Decorations by E. R. Weiss. Tan paper-covered boards, vellum spine. A very good copy. No box. One of..... Item #13050
1745. MISCELLANEOUS PIECES Relating to the Present Rebellion, Collected out of the Publick Papers. London: Printed in the year 1745. iv, 28 p. Stitched and untrimmed, as issued. First and last leaves dust-soiled. Preface signed: Tho. Gibbons. Item #14218
1785. THE NEW WEEK'S PREPARATION for a Worthy Receiving of the Lord's Supper, as Recommended and Appointed by the Church of England.... London: From the edition of the late Edwd. Wickstead for J. Pearce, [1785?]. 12mo. [2], ix, [1], 154 [i.e., 156] p. Engraved title, engraved frontis. Contemporary calf (heavily..... Item #13927
1794. THE TRIAL OF JOSEPH GERRALD, Delegate from the London Corresponding Society, to the British Convention ... for Sedition. Taken in Short-Hand by Mr. Ramsey. Edinburgh: For James Robertson [etc.], [1794]. 256 p. Port. Removed. Foxing on first few leaves. Gerrald was one of those tried for sedition during the..... Item #9336
1714. AYLIFFE, JOHN. The Antient and Present State of the University of Oxford.... London: For E. Curll, 1714. 2 vols. [24], 518, [10] p.; [2], 334, [10], clxxxix, [1] p. Contemporary paneled calf, rebacked (slightly amateurishly and unsympathetically, but quite respectible). Some gatherings rather heavily foxed, text blocks bound tightly..... Item #14562
1676. BARCLAY, ROBERT. Theologiae vere Christianae Apologia. Amsterdam: Jacob Claus, for Benjamin Clark (London), Isaac van Neer (Rotterdam), and Heinrich Betke (Frankfurt), 1676. 4to. [24], 374, [25] p. Contemporary sprinkled calf, blind fillet around covers and run twice along spine, gilt sawtooth roll on board edges, spine with gilt fillet..... Item #12467
1667. BAUDOUIN, BENOIT, and GIULIO NEGRONE. B. Balduinus De calceo antiquo, et Jul. Nigronus De caliga veterum.... Amsterdam: Andreae Frisi, 1667. 12mo. [12], 345, [29], 213, [15] p. 21 (of 28?) engraved plates, lacking 7 folding plates. Later vellum. Title page torn and backed, affecting engraved vignette, some dampstaining. Imperfect..... Item #12407
1816. BERRY, WILLIAM. ... Genealogia Antiqua, or Mythological and Classical Tables, Compiled from the Best Authors on Fabulous and Ancient History. London: Stereotyped and printed for the author, 1816. Fol. [2], ix, [2], 87, [10] p. Slightly later half morocco. Binding scuffed at the extremities, but a very nice tight..... Item #7762
1937. BIBLE. ENGLISH. A Leaf from the 1611 King James Bible with "The Noblest Monument of English Prose" by John Livingston Lowes & "The Printing of the King James Bible" by Louis I. Newman. San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1937. Folio. [2]. xxii, [2] p. Printed in red and..... Item #14007
1600. BIBLE. NEW TESTAMENT. [New Testament from an unidentified late 16th-century Bible, Geneva version.] Folio. Lacks title page, else the complete New Testament. Leaves 488-626, signed 4M2-5M2. Newly bound in full undyed calf, leather spine label, incorrectly dated "1557" at foot of spine. Margins of first leaf neatly strengthened, else..... Item #14059
1776. (MUSIC). [Bicknell, John]. Musical Travels through England. By the late Joel Collier, Licentiate in Music. London: For G. Kearsly, 1776. [2], vi, [2], 102, [2], 28 p. Wanting half-title. Contemporary calf, very skillfully rebacked retaining original spine label. Gutters of last two leaves strengthened, corners of boards worn, else..... Item #10642
1820. (MUSIC). Burrowes, John F. The Piano-Forte Primer, or New Musical Catechism; Containing the Rudiments of Music: Calculated either for Private Tuition, or Teaching in Classes. Philadelphia: G.E. Blake; J. Robinson, printer, Baltimore, 1820. ix, [3], 56, [4] p. Sheep-backed boards. Spine ends and corners worn, else a nice copy..... Item #5225
1827. (MUSIC). Busby, Thomas. A Complete Dictionary of Music. To which is Prefixed, A Familiar Introduction to the First Principles of that Science. Philadelphia: G.M. & W. Snider, 1827. xxvii, [272] p. Folding plate. Slightly later half roan. Extremities rubbed, else a very nice copy. Early American edition of a...... Item #7626
1813. CAMPBELL, JOHN. Naval History of Great Britain, including the History and Lives of the British Admirals. London: For John Stockdale, 1813. 8 vols. 8 ports., 11 maps and charts. Modern cloth over contemporary boards, modern calf spines. Rather heavy offsetting from the plates, most noticeable on each titlepage, else..... Item #13077
1840. CARLYLE, THOMAS. Chartism. London, 1840. [4], 113, [2] p. Contemporary embossed ribbed cloth. Hinges and spine ends worn, else very good. First edition. The Chartist movement among the "finest peasantry in the world." Item #13020
1833. CHALMERS, THOMAS. On Political Economy, in Connection with the Moral State and Moral Prospects of Society. Columbus, Ohio: Isaac N. Whiting, 1833. 443 p. Contemporary purple linen-covered boards, leather spine label. Cloth very faded and discolored, text quite foxed with a dampstain at one corner. Good only, but a...... Item #14662
1777. CICERO, MARCUS TULLIUS. Rhetoricorum seu De inventione rhetorica ... ex recensione Petri Burmanni secundi cum notis variorum.... Eiusdem De optimo genere oratorum nunc primum notis variorum illustratus. Naples: Joseph Maria Porcelli, 1777. [iii]-x, 414 p. Contemporary vellum. Wanting binder's blanks and possibly a half title or conjugate initial blank..... Item #12115
1809. (FARRIERY). Clater, Francis. Every Man His Own Farrier; or, The Whole Art of Farriery Laid Open ... The Eighteenth Edition. London: By Assignment of A. Tomlinson, Newark, for B. Crosby and Co., 1809. xi, [1], 179, [1] p. 2 text woodcuts. Removed. Very good. A late edition of this..... Item #12920
1930. COBBETT, WILLIAM. Advice to Young Men and (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life in a Series of Letters.... London and New York, 1930. 4to. [285] p. Colored plates. Cloth, leather spine label. Spine a trifle darkened, elsevery good. One of 1000 numbered copies..... Item #4342
1670. CORTE, CORNEILLE DE. De clavis dominicis liber. Antwerp: Andreae Frisii, 1670. 12mo. [36], 158, [19] p. + final blank H6. Engraved fore-title, engraved vignette on title page, and 16 engravings by Arnold Loemans. Contemporary vellum. A very good copy. Bookplate. A work on the crucifixion of Christ by the..... Item #12410
1695. (FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF). Crisp, Steven. De Weg tot het Koningryk der Hemelen .... Amsterdam: Steven Swart, 1695. [8], 302, [2] p. Contemporary vellum (a trifle warped). Crisp's The Way to the Kingdom of Heaven, translated into Dutch by the noted Quaker historian William Sewel. This copy bears Sewel's signature..... Item #8236
1710. [DEFOE, DANIEL]. A Letter from a Gentleman at the Court of St. Germains, to one of his Friends in England; Containing a Memorial about Methods for Setting the Pretender on the Throne.... London: Printed in the Year 1710. [3]-47 p. Wants half-title. Removed. Title closely trimmed at bottom, just..... Item #6334
1710. [DEFOE, DANIEL]. A Letter from a Gentleman at the Court of St. Germains, to one of his Friends in England; Containing a Memorial about Methods for Setting the Pretender on the Throne.... London: Printed in the Year 1710. [3]-47 p. Wants half-title. Removed. Blank verso of last leaf considerably..... Item #11642