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Translated from the German, profusely illustrated, mostly in
colour, 279-pages, small folio, original stiff printed paper
wrapper, with the dust wrapper: a nice, fresh copy.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
DYKES (Jeff).
Fifty Great
Western Illustrators: a bibliographical checklist.
Flagstaff,
Arizona, Northland Press,
1975. FIRST EDITION, with many
illustrations, 457-pages, large 4to, original cloth: a fine, fresh,
unmarked copy in the dust wrapper, virtually as new.
(2)
JOHNSON (Jane).
Works exhibited at The Royal Society of
British Artists, 1824-1893 and The New English Art Club, 1888-
1917 1975 reprinted 1984. Pages (12), 617, 4to, original cloth,
gilt: a nice copy in the dust wrapper.
(3)
DRESSER (Christopher): - Halén (Widar).
Christopher
Dresser.
Oxford,
1990. Profusely illustrated, some coloured, 208-
pp, 4to, original cloth: as new in dust wrapper
The first history of the life and long career (1834-1904) of a pioneer of
Modern Design, one of the most advanced English designers of his age.
(4)
BROOK-HART (Denys).
British 19th Century Marine
Painting. 1978. SECOND EDITION, with 228 plates, some
coloured, pages (8), 368, (3), 4to, original cloth, gilt: a very
good to nice copy in the dust wrapper.
(5)
WILDER (F. L.).
English Sporting Prints.
Thames and
Hudson,
1974. FIRST EDITION, with 96 coloured plates, 224-
pages, large 4to, original cloth, gilt: a fine, unmarked copy in the
dust wrapper, virtually as new. (6)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
158
.
[ERSKINE (John F. E. G.), Earl of Mar].
Ancient and
Modern
Printed for Private Circulation, no printer or place,
1875
With a large folding genealogical table, pages (4), 67; 19; (3),
xxxviii, (2, blank) and errata slip, roy 8vo, original blue cloth,
gilt, by Lewis & Sons, with ticket: the binding worn at corners
but sound and strong and otherwise a very good copy.
€30-€40 (£24-£32 approx.)
159
.
EUSEBIUS (Pamphilius).
The auncient ecclesiastical
histories of the first six hundred yeares after Christ, written in
the Greeke tongue by three learned historiographers, Eusebius,
Socrates, and Euagrius. Eusebius Pamphilus Bishop of
Caesarea in Palaestina wrote 10 bookes. Socrates Scholasticus
of Constantinople wrote 7 bookes. Euagrius Scholasticus of
Antioch wrote 6 bookes. Whereunto is annexed Dorotheus
Bishop of Tyrus, of the lives of the prophetes, apostles and 70
disciples…………………. with a copious index of the principall
matters throughout all the Histories.
London, Printed by Richard
Field, dwelling in Great Wood-street,
1619
With a large oval woodcut device on the general title-page and a
slightly smaller version of the same device on each of the four
sub-titles, pages (12), 192, 203 - 598, (18), complete thus, though
without the blank leaves at beginning and end, folio,
contemporary calf, gilt ruled unlettered spine, the binding
rubbed and worn but still strong and otherwise a well-margined,
very good copy with a neat ownership inscription at head of
title dated 1628.
NSTC 10575.
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
160
.
EXCISE BILL, 1733.
Several imperfect and erroneous
Lists having been published of the Members, who voted in the
House of Commons on that great Question, relating to the
Excise Bill, in which the Trade and Liberties of this Kingdom
were so essentially concerned; it is thought proper to give the
Publick a more correct one …
[London: ] No printer, publisher,
place or date
[1733]
FIRST (?ONLY) EDITION, 4-pages, folio, unbound as issued:
folded to 8vo, short tear at folds with the loss of just a few
letters: lightly dusty: a good to very good copy.
ESTC has L,
MRc, O: InU-Li, MnU, MH-BA, MH-H.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
DUBOURDIEU (Jean Armand).
A
true copy of a project for the reunion of both religions in
France.
London: Printed for Randal Taylor,
1685. FIRST
EDITION THUS, drop-title, 4-pages, folio, unbound as issued,
all edges uncut: a very good to nice copy in original state. (2)
Wing D 2410.
€60-€80 (£48-£64 approx.)
161
.
FAIRBAIRN (Sir Wm.), FRS: - Pole (Wm. P.), FRS.
The
life of Sir William Fairbairn … Partly written by himself.
Edited and completed by William Pole, F. R. S.
Longmans,
Green, and Co.,
1877
FIRST EDITION, with a portrait, a plate and a few text
illustrations, pages xvi, 507 and 28, (2) adverts, 8vo, finely
bound in recent quarter calf, gilt: the upper outer blank corner
of the half-title neatly restored, otherwise a very good, uncut
copy.
Authoritative: main source for the life of one of the greatest engineers of
the 19C.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
KAULA (Hermann), translator.
Traité sur les eaux minérales du duché de Nassau. Précédé
d’une esquisse et d’une carte géologique du Taunus. Par une
réunion de médecins de ces eaux. Ouvrage traduit de l’allemand
par H. Kaula D. M. Avec une introduction du Dr. Aronssohn de
Strasbourg.
Wiesbade, C. G. Kreidel …,
1853. FIRST EDITION
THUS, with a folding coloured geological map, pages xii, (2),
281, (1), 8vo, contemporary half calf, with label, gilt: a very
good to nice copy.
Noted in NUC but no locations given. Not in British Library or
Wellcome.
(2)
STEWART (Dugald).
Philosophical Essays. Third edition.
Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable …,
1818. Pages xii, 615,
without the half-title, 8vo, near contemporary half calf, gilt
ruled spine, with label, gilt: binding lightly rubbed and worn at
corners but sound and very strong, and with a light old water
stain on the corner of the last few leaves, nonetheless a very
good copy.
(3)
CHALMERS (Thomas).
A series of discourses on the
Christian Revelation, viewed in connection with the modern
astronomy. Eleventh edition.
Printed for William Collins …,
1830.
Pages 281, without the half-title, 8vo, contemporary half calf: a
very good to nice copy. (4)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
162
.
FAIRBAIRN (Sir Wm.), FRS: - Pole (Wm. P.), FRS.
The
life of Sir William Fairbairn … Partly written by himself.
Edited and completed by William Pole, F. R. S.
Longmans,
Green, and Co.,
1877
FIRST EDITION, with a portrait, a plate and a few text
illustrations, pages xvi, 507, 44 (adverts), 8vo, original mauve
cloth, with a skilfull repair to the spine: a nice copy.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
KNIGHT (Cameron).
The
Mechanician and Constructor for Engineers, comprising
forging, planing, lining, slotting, shaping, turning, screw-
cutting, &c.
E. and F. N. Spon,
1869. With 96 plates, pp (6), 397,
4to, original morocco-backed cloth, gilt: a nice, fresh copy.
(2)
WATT (James): - Dickinson (H. W.).
James Watt,
craftsman & engineer.
Cambridge University Press,
1936. FIRST
EDITION, 17 plates, &c., pp xvi, 207, roy 8vo, original cloth: a
very good copy. (3)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
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