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successful trade. Being a sketch of the rise and development of
W & A Gilbey, 1857-1907.
Printed for private circulation by W & A
Gilbey, Ltd., at the Pantheon Press,
1907. With 46 plates, pages (8),
85, 8vo, original cloth, gilt: a nice, fresh copy. (6)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
273
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LEIGH (Edward).
Critica Sacra in two parts: the first
containing observations on all the radices, or primitive Hebrew
words of the Old Testament... The second, Philologicall and
theologicall observations upon all the Greek words of the New
Testament... wherein usually the etymon of the word is given its
force and emphasis observed, and the several acceptions of it in
Scripture, and the versions by expositors set down. The third
edition
Printed by Abraham Miller and Roger Daniel for Thomas
Underhill,
1650
FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, pp (6), 272, (24), with half-
title & errata leaf: (8), 292, (16), 2 parts in one vol, folio,
contemporary calf: old neat rebacking: little worn at corners but
binding sound and strong, otherwise a very good copy. Inscribed
in a contemporary hand “Tho. Wilkinson / in exchange for
Schribler’s / Metaphys & Digby of [?]... “
Wing L 991.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
VANALESTI (Saverio), SJ.
Discorsi
morali del padre Saverio Vanalesti della Compagnia di Gesù
divisi in tre parti, e distribuiti per tutti i venerdì di un biennio, e
per le feste principali tra l’anno detti nell’esercizio della buona
morte. Parte prima [-terza].
In Napoli, presso Vincenzo Orsino …,
1782. Pages viii, 300: viii, 328: (4). 172, one signature misbound
but complete, 3 vols, 4to, contemporary half vellum over
patterned yellow and black paper boards: a very good copy.
Backer & Sommervogel III. 1280 item 4. Uncommon collected edition:
not found in COPAC and WorldCat has only a single copy - Madrid.
(4)
€80-€120 (£64-£96 approx.)
274
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275
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LEURENIUS (Pierre), SJ.
Forum Beneficiale …
Coloniae,
sed prostant Venetiis, apud Jo: Baptistam Recurti,
1742
Pages (20), 214; (12), 215-608: (20), 468; (12), 469-732, 4 parts
in 2 vols, folio, contemporary vellum: light suggestion of foxing
in places and hairline marginal worming on a few leaves in the
first volume, well clear of text, otherwise a very good to nice
copy.
A ‘new edition’ (edition statement from half-title) of this stanard work
on benefices - NUC has only the MH-L, CtY and DGU-W copies of
this edition.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
PICHLER (Vitus), SJ.
Jus
Canonicum … Editio nunc primum secundo tomo locupletata,
in quo decisiones casuum ad singulos Decretalium titulos
explicantur.
Venetiis, apud Nicolaum Pezzana,
1750. Pages (8), 572:
(2), 573-730, (24); 371, 2 leaves in vol 2 duplicated without
corresponding loss, 2 vols, folio, contemporary vellum: spines
worn but bindings strong, else very good. (3)
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
276
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LINGUET (Simon Nicolas Henri).
Memoirs of the
Bastille. Containing a full exposition of the mysterious policy
and despotic oppression of the French government, In the
interior administration of that state-prison, interspersed with a
variety of curious anecdotes. Translated from the French of the
celebrated Mr. Linguet, who was imprisoned there from
September 1780 to May 1782.
Dublin: printed by J. A. Husband, for
Messrs. H. and W. Whitestone, Wilson, Moncrieffe, Walker [and eight
others in Dublin],
1783
FIRST IRISH EDITION, pages xii, 114; 162, with the half-title,
2 parts in 1 vol, large 12mo, contemporary calf, gilt ruled spine,
with red label, gilt: a very good copy.
Also printed in English at
London during the same year - as also was the first edition, in French,
where the author was living. Linguet, an able but arrogant advocate and
political journalist had been disbarred and obliged to leave France on
account of the caustic violence of his writings. Returning to France he
was arrested and imprisoned. His valuable account of his near two-year
incarceration was widely read and Italian and German translations
quickly followed.
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
277
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LIVERPOOL ELECTION.
An Impartial collection of the
addresses, songs, squibs, &c. that were published at Liverpool,
during the election of members of Parliament, in November,
1806: Candidates: ... Ban. Tarleton,... Isaac Gascoyne, and
Wm. Roscoe, Esq.
Dublin, Printed by John Adams, Franklin Street
[1806]
86-pages, 12mo, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, upper cover
lettered in gilt “ O. Peli / Liverpool” and with the bookplate of
Owen Pell on front pastedown: binding heavily worn but sound
and strong and, apart from two or three leaves which are cut
close in the lower margin without serious loss, a very good copy.
One of two variants with different settings of text, this one with
signature B* under ‘ee’ of ‘been’ on p. [3] and the first word on p. 86
‘dently’
€80-€120 (£64-£96 approx.)
278
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LIVY.
Historiarum libri, quot extant. Ex recensione I: F.
Gronovii.
Amstelodami, apud Danielem Elzevirium
1678
With a fine engraved title-page and 788-pages, 12mo, 18C red
morocco-backed boards, silk marker: a nice copy.
Willems 1548. The first issue, of two, with the shield on the engraved
title-page blank and “quot extant” in title. “A master-piece of printing.
“ - Dibdin. This Elzevir Livy is remarkable for the minuteness and
clarity of the type from which it was printed.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT:
CATULLUS, TIBULLUS &
PROPERTIUS.
Catulli, Tibulli, et Propertii Opera.
Londini:
Typis J. Brindley
1749. With engraved vignette title-page &
additional engraved title-page, pp (4), 132: 120, 2 parts in 1
volume, 12mo, contemporary calf, gilt bordered sides, with
label, gilt: label chipped and binding rubbed and worn, but still
strong, otherwise a clean and very good copy.
Edited by Usher Gahagan (hanged 1749) the Co Westmeath-born
classical scholar and coiner.
€80-€100 (£64-£80 approx.)
279
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LLOYD (Robert).
The Capricious Lovers; a comic opera.
As it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. The
music [not included in this edition] composed by Mr. Rush.
Dublin: Printed for J. Hoey, sen. J. Exshaw … (and seven others),
1764
FIRST IRISH EDITION, 52-pages, 12mo, recent paper
wrapper: a very good copy.
The only Dublin printing.
ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1)
JEPHSON (Robert).
The Count
of Narbonne, a tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal in
Covent Garden.
Dublin: Printed by R. Marchbank, for the Company
of Booksellers,
1781. FIRST IRISH EDITION, pp (10), 57, (4),
(1, blank), 12mo, recent wraps: very good copy.
Stratman 2574.
(2)
LEE (Nathaniel).
Theodosius: or, the force of love. A
tragedy.
Dublin: Printed for Peter Wilson, in Dame-street,
1753. 72-
pages, 12mo, recent paper wrapper: a very good copy.
Uncommon edition: not in D or Dt and three copies only in the USA -
Folger, Rice and Iowa.
(3)
DESTOUCHES (Néricault).
The Married Man. A comedy,
in three acts. From Le Philosophe Marie of M. Nericault
Destouches. As performed at the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market.
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