Aristotelous Ethikon Nikomacheion Biblia Deka = Aristotelis Ethicorum Nicomacheorum Libri Decem; Codicum MSS. collatione recogniti, & notis illustrati, a Guilielmo Wilkinson [Nicomachean Ethics] by Aristotle; Wilkinson, William - 1716

Athens, Tenn: William P. Reid, 1833. Hard Cover. Good. Title page continued: "And a Dissertation on the Prophecies, in reference to the rise and fall of the beast, the cleansing of the sanctuary, the beginning and duration of the millenium, and the little season; together with a calculation shewing the exact time of the death of Christ, and, also, calculations shewing the precise time of the rise and fall of the beast, and the beginning of the millennium, &c. . . . Second Edition." Printed by John M. Gibbs. xii, 298, [2], 97, iii p.; 22 cm. Contemporary binding: leather spine with gilt-tooled spine title "Pearson's Analysis" and blue-, black-, and white-patterned paper over boards. Former owner's name on front fixed endpaper: LaMonte Sayler. A Dissertation on the Prophecies has separate title page and pagination. Published in Athens, Tenn., by W.P. Reid, but printed by Gibbs & Hoon. The author, Abel Pearson (1779-1856), organized Soddy Presbyterian Church,… Read More

Germantown, Pa: Peter Leibert, 1794. Hardcover. Good. Title continued: "Daraus ordentlich zu ersehen, wie eine Monarchie und Königreich auf die andere gefolget, wie diese angefangen, jene aber vergangen und auch der ausführliche Verlauff der Zerstöhrung Jerusalem. Durch Johann Philip Schabalie in Niederländischer Sprach beschrieben; anjetzo aber in die Hochteutsche Sprach übersetzet von B.B.B. Die Dritte Auflage." [8], 463, [25] p.; 17 cm. Signatures: A-2G8 2H-2I4. Contemporary full calf with five spine compartments between raised bands; hardware from two clasps. Woodcut headpieces. Label on front fixed endpaper indicating that a former owner purchased this at an auction in 1993 in Friedensburg, Pa., from the estate of Stella Faust. Translation of Lust des Gemoedis. The translator is identified as Bernhart B. Brechbill in an English language edition printed at Harrisburg in 1834. "Register." -- p. [464-485]. First Cent. of Ger. Language Printing… Read More

A Londres [i.e. Paris?]: Jacques Tonsson, 1742. Hardcover. Very Good -. xii, 180, 224 p.; 18 cm. Signatures: a6 A-O8+4 P6 2A-S8+4 T4 (12mo). Contemporary sprinkled calf with faint remains of gilt-tooled spine. All page edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces. Running title: Essais de Politique, & de Morale. Front fixed endpaper bears armorial bookplate of P. Daubignard with motto "Tacio quid mihi placet." A few words written in an old hand on title page. Translated from English by Claude Pierre Goujet; imprint is false -- possibly printed in Paris. ESTC, 213884. The second part has separate title page and pagination. In Very Good- Condition: front joint weak; back joint starting at head of spine; loss of leather at ends of spine; corners rubbed; very occasional foxing; otherwise clean and tight.

Boston: Joseph Bumstead, 1801. Hardcover. Very Good -. "Printed for Joseph Bumstead. Sold by him at no. 20, Union-Street: by Thomas and Andrews, Newbury-Street; by E. and S. Larkin, Wm. P. and L. Blake, W. Pelham, and C. Bingham, Cornhill." viii, [1], 10-321, [3] p.; 17 cm. Contemporary full calf; red leather spine label with gilt-tooled title: British Classics. Former owner's name on blank leaf preceding title page: J.C. Hughes. Inscribed at head of title page: Henry Rice, March 1814. Early American Imprints, ser. 2 (Shaw & Shoemaker), 16. In Very Good- Condition: archival repair to head of spine and hinges; corners are rubbed; scattered light foxing; paper is browning but solid; clean and tight.

London: T. Meighan, 1743. Hardcover. Good +. Attributed to John Gother. Vol. 3 only (of 3 volumes): 534 p.; 15 cm. Signatures: A-Y12 Z4(-Z4) 12mo. Contemporary calf with gilt-ruled borders on both boards. Old unskilled leather spine replacement. Inscribed on title page "Rowland Eyre" and in another hand "Hassop Chapel"; back free endpaper has "Prayers for our Country" written on both sides, in a hand matching the Rowland Eyre signature. Hassop Chapel was built in 1806 and used until 1838. There have been a number of men named Rowland Eyre who were descendants of the more well-known Rowland Eyre who erected the new Hassop Hall in the 17th century, but determining which of them was the owner of this book is not possible. John Gother, to whom this volume of prayers is attributed, was a 17th-century English convert to Catholicism, and the Eyre family were staunch English Catholics who probably knew Gother, as he served as chaplain at nearby Warkworth for a time.… Read More

Athens, Tenn: William P. Reid, 1833. Hard Cover. Good. Title page continued: "And a Dissertation on the Prophecies, in reference to the rise and fall of the beast, the cleansing of the sanctuary, the beginning and duration of the millenium, and the little season; together with a calculation shewing the exact time of the death of Christ, and, also, calculations shewing the precise time of the rise and fall of the beast, and the beginning of the millennium, &c. . . . Second Edition." Printed by John M. Gibbs. xii, 298, [2], 97, iii p.; 22 cm. Contemporary binding: leather spine with gilt-tooled spine title "Pearson's Analysis" and blue-, black-, and white-patterned paper over boards. Former owner's name on front fixed endpaper: LaMonte Sayler. A Dissertation on the Prophecies has separate title page and pagination. Published in Athens, Tenn., by W.P. Reid, but printed by Gibbs & Hoon. The author, Abel Pearson (1779-1856), organized Soddy Presbyterian Church,… Read More

Germantown, Pa: Peter Leibert, 1794. Hardcover. Good. Title continued: "Daraus ordentlich zu ersehen, wie eine Monarchie und Königreich auf die andere gefolget, wie diese angefangen, jene aber vergangen und auch der ausführliche Verlauff der Zerstöhrung Jerusalem. Durch Johann Philip Schabalie in Niederländischer Sprach beschrieben; anjetzo aber in die Hochteutsche Sprach übersetzet von B.B.B. Die Dritte Auflage." [8], 463, [25] p.; 17 cm. Signatures: A-2G8 2H-2I4. Contemporary full calf with five spine compartments between raised bands; hardware from two clasps. Woodcut headpieces. Label on front fixed endpaper indicating that a former owner purchased this at an auction in 1993 in Friedensburg, Pa., from the estate of Stella Faust. Translation of Lust des Gemoedis. The translator is identified as Bernhart B. Brechbill in an English language edition printed at Harrisburg in 1834. "Register." -- p. [464-485]. First Cent. of Ger. Language Printing… Read More

A Londres [i.e. Paris?]: Jacques Tonsson, 1742. Hardcover. Very Good -. xii, 180, 224 p.; 18 cm. Signatures: a6 A-O8+4 P6 2A-S8+4 T4 (12mo). Contemporary sprinkled calf with faint remains of gilt-tooled spine. All page edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces. Running title: Essais de Politique, & de Morale. Front fixed endpaper bears armorial bookplate of P. Daubignard with motto "Tacio quid mihi placet." A few words written in an old hand on title page. Translated from English by Claude Pierre Goujet; imprint is false -- possibly printed in Paris. ESTC, 213884. The second part has separate title page and pagination. In Very Good- Condition: front joint weak; back joint starting at head of spine; loss of leather at ends of spine; corners rubbed; very occasional foxing; otherwise clean and tight.

Boston: Joseph Bumstead, 1801. Hardcover. Very Good -. "Printed for Joseph Bumstead. Sold by him at no. 20, Union-Street: by Thomas and Andrews, Newbury-Street; by E. and S. Larkin, Wm. P. and L. Blake, W. Pelham, and C. Bingham, Cornhill." viii, [1], 10-321, [3] p.; 17 cm. Contemporary full calf; red leather spine label with gilt-tooled title: British Classics. Former owner's name on blank leaf preceding title page: J.C. Hughes. Inscribed at head of title page: Henry Rice, March 1814. Early American Imprints, ser. 2 (Shaw & Shoemaker), 16. In Very Good- Condition: archival repair to head of spine and hinges; corners are rubbed; scattered light foxing; paper is browning but solid; clean and tight.

London: T. Meighan, 1743. Hardcover. Good +. Attributed to John Gother. Vol. 3 only (of 3 volumes): 534 p.; 15 cm. Signatures: A-Y12 Z4(-Z4) 12mo. Contemporary calf with gilt-ruled borders on both boards. Old unskilled leather spine replacement. Inscribed on title page "Rowland Eyre" and in another hand "Hassop Chapel"; back free endpaper has "Prayers for our Country" written on both sides, in a hand matching the Rowland Eyre signature. Hassop Chapel was built in 1806 and used until 1838. There have been a number of men named Rowland Eyre who were descendants of the more well-known Rowland Eyre who erected the new Hassop Hall in the 17th century, but determining which of them was the owner of this book is not possible. John Gother, to whom this volume of prayers is attributed, was a 17th-century English convert to Catholicism, and the Eyre family were staunch English Catholics who probably knew Gother, as he served as chaplain at nearby Warkworth for a time.… Read More