Antiquarian, vintage and rare books from the past
1590. Rebound. Hardcover. 12mo. A privately rebound copy- binding is likely ca. late 18th century though leaves appear period appropriate. A petite hardcover bound in leather with gilt bordered covers and gilt titled banded spine. Text block painted red is mildly dulled from age. Binding remains secure and tight. Board.....
USA: Harvard University Press, 2006. Paperback. 8vo. 351 pages. Binding is tight & square. Text is clean & bright, no notes or highlighting present. Minor shelf wear to outer cover. Small bump & tear to top left of front cover/spine. Slight curling of corners.
J. Rivington and Sons, 1787. 2nd Revised. 8Vo Hardcover. 605pp. Text is bright and unmarked with a mild patina around the edges. Bound in mottled calf with lightly bumped corners and faded gilt lettering over spine. Binding is tight, hinges are strong. Foxing, an ex-libris sticker and stamp are present.....
Published for J. and J. Boydell, 1793. 8Vo Hardcover. A handsome and complete three volume set. Bound in period mottled calf with spine rebacked in darker calf with tooled gilt and glossy marbled endpages. Corners and spine ends are bumped and lightly chipping. Warmly toned pages unmarked with heavy foxing.....
Jean Rodolphe Im-Hoff, 1744. 1st. Hardcover. 12mo. Written in French. Binding is square and hinges are fully intact. All edges gilt though heavily tanned. Title page is two tonal, in red and black, and very faded endpapers appear to have been red at one time. Text is unmarked on warmly.....
London: J.Newberry, 1761. 1st edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Two volume hardcover set bound in brown calf. Banded spine with gilt titling set into red label. Both books are tanned and heavily scuffed over both boards- gilt decoration around borders is mostly rubbed away. Corners turned in. Spines beautifully intact- squared and.....
London: 1792. Hardcover,157ppg. Rebound copy. The pages have been trimmed and rebound in period style leather. Original Name plate from spine is present. Text block is in good condition. No major foxing or water staining.
Chez Jean-Edme Dufour & Philippe Roux, 1778. Hardcover. 12mo. Complete 6 volume set in marble boards with quarter leather spine and corners. Text is unmarked on white laid paper. Gilt decoration and lettering over the spine with mint green detailing to indicate volume number. All bindings are square with hinges.....
C. Cooke, No. 17, 1755. Cooke's Edition. 24Mo Hardcover. An extremely scarce and complete five volume set, embellished with superb engravings. Bound in full mottled calf with tooled gilt spines. Pages unmarked with a warm patina, interspersed plates and ex-libris bookplates on each endpage. Binding is tight on all, hinges.....
F. Newberry, 1769. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Leather boards are surface scuffed, soiled and heavily worn around the edges. Once gilt borders around the cover boards are very dulled and scuffed away by wear along the margins. Banded spine is heavily chipped at the ends and marked by several large.....