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shaved leaving just “Ex libris Joseph …”, the title-page
lightly and evenly dusty but the rest of the volume in quite
nice state, with generous margins (leaf size 20 by 31. 50 cms
approx.): a very good copy.
Adams E 1093. “ … marks the first appearance of a full text in the
first font of the ‘grecs du roi’ commissioned by François I through
Robert Estienne and cut by Claude Garamont. The cursive Greek
types, still acknowledged as some of the finest ever cut, were based
on the script of the calligrapher Angelo Vergezio … “ - Mortimer
219. The first edition of Eusebius’s great history of the christian
church together with the first Greek editions of Socrates Scolasticus,
Theodoretus, Bishop of Cyrus, Theodorus Lector, Salamanes
Hermias Sozomenus, and Evagrius Scholasticus.
€1,200-€1,500 (£960-£1,200 approx.)
792
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FAWCETT (Millicent Garrett).
The Martyrs of Turkish
Misrule. With a supplement by Miss (Adeline Paulina) Irby. The
Eastern Question Association. Papers on the Eastern Question.
No. 11.
Published for the Eastern Question Association, by Cassell
Petter & Galpin,
1877
FIRST EDITION,24-pp, 8vo, recent wraps: small stamp in 2
places, but still very good
Two remarkable ladies on what Carlyle described as “The unspeakable
Turk”.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
CAMPBELL (Sir George).
The
races, religions, and institutions of Turkey The races, religions,
and institutions of Turkey and the neighbouring countries.
Being the substance of two lectures delivered in the Kirkcaldy
Burghs. The Eastern Question Association. Papers on the
Eastern Question No. 4.
Published for the Eastern Question
Association, by Cassell Petter & Galpin
[1877]. Pages 31, (1, blank),
8vo, recent wrapper: small stamp in two places, otherwise very
good
(2)
DAVIES (John Llewelyn).
Religious aspects of the Eastern
Question.
The Eastern Question Aossiation, Papers on the Eastern
Question No. 2
[1877]. FIRST EDITION, 15-pages, 8vo, recent
paper wrapper: a very good to nice copy
Davies (1826-1916), christian socialist, was a strong supporter of
women’s rights.
(3)
GLADSTONE (Wm. E.).
Address at Hawarden. The
Eastern Question Association. Papers on the Eastern Question.
No. 5. 1877.
(4)
ARNOLD (Sir Robert Arthur).
The Eastern Question
Association. Papers on the Eastern Question. No. 6. [1877].
(5)
PROBYN (John Webb).
Papers on the Eastern Question.
No. 10. [1877].
(6)
BURRITT (Elihu).
1878.
(7)
SKINNER (John Edwin Hilary).
The Eastern Question
Association. Papers on the Eastern Question. No. 9. 1877.
(8)
RICHARD (Henry).
The Eastern Question Association.
Papers on the Eastern Question. No. 1. [1877].
(9)
TAYLOR (Sedley).
on the Eastern Question: a statement of
facts based on official documents. 1877.
(10)
DUFF (Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant-).
The Afghan
policy of the Beaconsfield government and its results. Printed
for the Liberal Central Association …
The National Press Agency,
Limited
[1880?]. FIRST EDITION, 40-pp, 8vo, recent wrapper:
small stamp on title, otherwise very good
(11)
WOOD (Charles Lindley), second Viscount Halifax.
The
Afghan Question. Speech of Viscount Halifax in the House of
Lords, on the 9th of December, 1878.
National Press Agency
[1878?]. FIRST EDITION, pages 23 and advertisement leaf,
8vo, recent paper wrapper: with a small stamp on the title-page,
otherwise a very good copy.
COPAC locates only the Lambeth copy.
(12)
BARING (Thomas George), earl of Northbrook.
Speech
… in the Guildhall, Winchester, on the 11th of November, 1878.
(1878).
COPAC locates only microofiche copies.
(13)
JENKINS (John Edward).
The Russo-Turkish War. Janus;
or, the double-faced ministry. By Edward Jenkins, M. P.
William
Mullan and Son,
1877. FIRST EDITION, pages 61, (1), 8vo,
recent paper wrapper: with a small stamp on the title-page and
some marginal pencil notes: a very good copy. (14)
€100-€120 (£80-£96 approx.)
793
.
FELLOWES (Wm. Dorset).
A Visit to the Monastery of
La Trappe, in 1817: with notes, taken during a tour through La
Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage,
Touraine, Orleanois, and the environs of Paris. The fourth
edition.
Printed for Thomas M’Lean,
1823.
With the vignette illustration engraved as a separate plate, one
further engraved plate and the fine series of 13 coloured
aquatint plates by I. Clark after the author’s original drawings,
pp xii, 188, roy 8vo, original boards, all edges uncut, neatly and
recently rebacked, with label, gilt, retaining original endpapers
and flyleaves: a nice, large-paper copy on thick paper.
Abbey, Travel, 91. A bright, fresh, large-paper copy of the best edition –
this was the only edition issued on large paper - with the attractive plates
in bright, fresh colouring. Of additional value for its details regarding
the Wars of La Vendée. During the Hundred Days, only two years
prior to the author’s visit, the Vendéans had again risen and contributed
in no small way to Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo.
€180-€250 (£144-£200 approx.)
794
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FERGUS FARRELL & SON, DUBLIN.
Autumn
Catalogue for 1865, containing choice selections of Dutch and
Cape flowering bulbs imported and sold by Fergus Farrell &
Son, 119 & 120, Capel-Street, Dublin. Seedmen to His
Excellency the Lord Lieutenant. Nurseries at Richmond,
Ballybough Bridge, one mile from Dublin, north side.
[Dublin:]
Browne & Nolan, printers, Nassau-Street
(1865)
32-pages, roy 8vo, sewn as issued in original pale brown printed
wrappers: light spotting of upper wwrapper, otherwise a nice
copy: a remarkable survival of such an ephemeral item.
Not found in COPAC, WorldCat or on-line in D or Dt.
€200-€300 (£160-£240 approx.)
795
.
FERGUSON (Adam).
An essay on the history of civil
society.
Dublin: Printed by Boulter Grierson,
1767
FIRST IRISH EDITION, pp viii, 416, 8vo, old continental style
quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt spine, with label, gilt: light
browning in places, still a good-very good copy.
First Irish and first octavo edition of Ferguson’s masterpiece, a classic of
sociology.
€800-€1,200 (£640-£960 approx.)
796
.
FERGUSON (James), FRS.
Lectures on select subjects in
mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, optics, and astronomy. A
new and improved edition, adapted to the present state of
science, by C. F. Partington.
Printed for Thomas Tegg …,
1839
With a portrait, 10 plates and many text illustrs, pp xlvii, 463,
8vo, original cloth, neatly repaired and refurbished retaining the
original endpapers and flyleaves: a very good copy.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
GRAHAM (Thomas), FRS,
ed.
Chemical Reports and Memoirs, on atomic volume;
isomorphism; endosmosis; the simultaneous contrast of colours;
the latent heat of steam at different pressures; the artificial
187
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