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FIRST EDITION, pages (2), 39, (1, blank), 8vo, recent paper
wrapper: a very good copy.
Keynes 83. Jessop 423. Attributed to
Jurin by Berkeley in a letter to Thomas Prior.
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
46
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BERKELEY PEERAGE CASE: -.
respecting the claim to
the Berkeley peerage, as taken before the Committee of
Privileges in 1811. Together with the entire evidence of the
persons principally concerned. To which are added, fac similes
of the banns, and register of the marriage … To the whole is
prefixed, a sketch of the proceedings of the committee on the
Earl of Berkeley’s pedigree in the year 1799. 1811
Printed for
Sherwood, Neely, and Jones …,
1811
FIRST EDITION, pages xiii, (2), 276, 8vo, original boards,
uncut and in large part unopened, with printed paper spine
label: a very good to nice copy in original state.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
ASTROLOGY: - Gardner
(Frederick Leigh).
A catalogue raisonne of works in the occult
sciences. Vol. II. Astrological Books. With a sketch of the
history of astrology by Dr. William Wynn Westcott.
Privately
Printed,
1911. With a frontispiece portrait, pages xx, 164, 8vo,
original cloth, gilt: a very good copy.
(2)
PENMANSHIP.
Choix gradue de 50 sortes d’ecritures pour
exercer a la lecture des manuscrits: contenant 1 Preceptes de
conduite pour les enfants, et anecdotes instructives, 2 Principaux
evenements de l’histoire ancienne et de l’histoire moderne, 3
Modeles d’actes et de factures; notions industrielles, 4 Modeles
de style epistolaire. Ouvrage autorise. Bibliotheque manuscrite
des ecoles primaires; 1. Ptie.
Paris: Hachette, circa
1880. 128-
pages, 8vo, original cloth-backed printed paper boards: a very
good copy.
(3)
CADOGAN (Adelaide), Lady.
Illustrated Games of
Patience. Second series.
Sampson Low, Marston...,
1887. FIRST
(?ONLY) EDITION, with 33 coloured plates, pages viii, 74, 4to,
original pictorial cloth: a very good to nice copy.
Thirty-five
games, mainly from German sources.
(4)
CREASY (Sir Edward S.).
Memoirs of Eminent Etonians:
with notices of the early history of Eton College.
Richard Bentley,
1850. FIRST EDITION, pages xv, 504, roy 8vo, original cloth,
gilt, by Edmonds & Remnants, with ticket: the headbands worn
but the binding strong, otherwise a very good copy. (5)
€60-€80 (£48-£64 approx.)
47
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BERKELEY PEERAGE CASE: -.
A narrative of the
minutes of evidence respecting the claim to the Berkeley
peerage, as taken before the Committee of Privileges in 1811.
Similar to the same title in lot 46.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
BERKELEY (George).
The
Works of George Berkeley, D. D. Bishop of Cloyne. To which
are added, an account of his life; and several of his letters to
Thomas Prior, Esq., Dean Gervais, Mr. Pope, &c. A new
edition.
Henry Washbourne,
1837. With some text diagrams, pp
iv, xlv, 479, 8vo, original cloth-backed boards, printed paper
spine label: label rubbed and worn, light fingering in places, but
still a very good copy. (2)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
48
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BERNARD (Jacques).
On the excellence of the christian
religion. Written originally in French, by the Rev. James
Bernard, M. A., formerly professor of mathematics and
philosophy in the University of Leyden. To which is prefixed the
life of the author, with notes by the translator, Mr. [Peter]
Bernard of Doncaster.
York: Printed for the Translator by G. Peacock
…,
1793
FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, pp xxxi, (1, blank), (8,
subscriber list), 587, (1, blank) and errata leaf, 8vo, strongly
bound in old cloth: boards stained with a light old marginal
stain on a few leaves at end, a clean and very good copy,
inscribed on title “T. Rundell, 1793”.
ESTC90 notes a perfect copy at L and two imperfect ones (CaNBFU
and OO). CERL notes CUBU and RIBG only (both imperfect).
ALSO
WITH THIS LOT: (1)
BELL (John).
The Wanderings of the
Human Intellect; or, a new dictionary of the various sects into
which the christian religion, in ancient and in modern times, has
been divided; with an impartial discussion of the merits of their
respective claims to orthodoxy. To which is prefixed, an
introductory essay on universal history … of the learned Dr
Pluquet …
Newcastle: Printed by Edward Walker …,
1814. FIRST
EDITION, pp iv, 398, 8vo, original boards, uncut: the boards
worn and wanting the paper spine label, but the binding strong
and the boards secure: a very good, uncut copy.
(2)
COVE (Morgan).
An essay on the revenues of the Church
of England: with an inquiry into the necessity, justice, and
policy of an abolition or commutation of tithes. The third
edition, corrected and greatly enlarged.
For F. C. and J. Rivington
…,
1816. LAST AND BEST EDITION, with a folding table,
pages (8), 578, (32) and tipped in leaf of adverts dated January
1, 1819, 8vo, original boards, uncut, with printed paper spine
label: headbands chipped but binding strong and otherwise a
very good copy in original state.
(3)
O’LEARY (Arthur).
Miscellaneous tracts … I. A defence
of the divinity of Christ … II. Loyalty-asserted … III. An
address to the common people of Ireland … IV. Remarks on a
letter written by Mr. Wesley … V. Rejoinder to Mr Wesley’s
reply … VI. Essay on toleration … To which is added an
apology; occasioned by Thunderstruck’s remarks on the mode
of giving absolution to popish criminals under sentence of
death. Third edition, enlarged and corrected.
Printed by H.
Reynell, for P. Keating,
1782. Pages xx, 417, (1), wanting the half-
title, 8vo, recent paper boards: a nice copy. (4)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
49
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BERRA (Francesco).
La coltura delle api coll’ uso dell’
arnia a listelli del geometria Francesco Berra.
Novara, Girolamo
Miglio,
1864
FIRST (?ONLY) EDITION, with a folding plate and a few text
illustrations, pages (8), 132, cr 8vo, contemporary full brown
morocco, both boards with an overall design in blind and gilt,
fully gilt and lettered spine, inside gilt borders, watered silk
endleaves and flyleaves, the edges with an unusual blue and
white design and gilt in alternate vertical sections and with
diagonal bands in gilt stamped with a simple floral design, with
two matching metal clasps: a fine, fresh copy, evidentaly bound
for presentation
Not found in COPAC or BL: WorldCat locates two copies in the USA.
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
50
.
BERRY (Wm.).
Encyclopaedia Heraldica, or complete
dictionary of heraldry
Published for the Author by Sherwood, Gilbert
and Piper
[1828-30]
With three engraved title-pages and 141 engraved plates, pages
xii, (764), 275, (1) and advertsement leaf: (1026): (20), with the
leaf of binding instructions, 3 vols, large 4to, contemporary calf,
gilt ruled spines, with labels, gilt: the boards lightly scratched
and the joints recently and neatly repaired: a very good to nice,
strongly bound copy.
“A valuable heraldic work, as it embraces the greater part of the
contents of Edmondson and other writers, with much original matter. “
- D. N. B.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
NOBLE (Mark).
A History of the
College of Arms. and the lives of all the kings, heralds, and
pursuivants, from the reign of Richard III, founder of the