Antiquarian from Ariadne Books

Paris: Librairie Melet, 1901. Limited edition of 1,050 copies. Copy number 68 from the 1,000 copies printed on Velin paper. This copy has been bound in quarter light brown leather with contrasting leather label with gilt. Marbled paper boards and endpapers. Top edge gilt and green silk page marker. Original paper covers bound-in. Pocket sized volume approx 127mm x… Read more about this item

London: Printed for J. Fuller, W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, R Baldwin, E. Johnston, L. Hawes and Co. T. Caslon, S. Crowden, B. Law, G. Robinson, W. Woodfall, W. Domville, and B. Collins., 1775. Hardback. 8vo. xii, 384pp. Engraved frontispiece of a master and his pupils; and one fold-out plate of geometric figures (facing p184), various diagrams in… Read more about this item

Printed by Nuttall, Fisher, and Dixon, Duke Street, Liverpool., c1812. Hardback. 560pp. plus 4 plates present. A manual of instruction for a young woman covering many aspects of life, including education, duties of females in the sick chamber, religious observance, home medications,cookery and dying of fabrics etc. Contemporary full calf binding. Fair condition. Boards and spine rubbed… Read more about this item

London: Printed for H. Pemberton, at the Golden-Buck, against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet Street, 1747. 13th edition, 1747. Hardback. 8vo. [xx], 366, xiv pp. Folding engraved bills of fare at rear. Engraved frontis. Contemporary leather binding with modern rebacking. Book in fair+ condition. Rebacked in calf, conserving original spine. Boards generally rubbed and some… Read more about this item

Paris: Chez Christ, David., 1739. First published in 1714, this new edition is dated 1739. Hardback. [12], 473, [7]pp. Contemporary full calf. Gilt to spine. Text block edges tinted red. Text in French. Divided into three (unequal) parts or books. Livre premier: Du Pain & de tou ce qui peut contribuer a le bien faconner; Livre second: Du Sucre,… Read more about this item

London: J. Wallis & sold by Davies & Eldridge, Exeter., 1810. Hardback. 12mo. Unpaginated. 45 leaves. Letterpress title and contents list. 43 engraved maps (complete) with contemporary hand colouring, including double page map of Yorkshire and a small map of the Isle of Wight (not included in the contents list). Contemporary marbled boards with gilt morocco label to upper… Read more about this item

undated. Undated and lacking all before p11 of contents list, therefore no copyright or publisher information. The first page of text, following the contents pages, has the facsimile signature of Hannah Glass. There is also a reference on p354 (Additions) to the fifth edition, which would make this a sixth or later edition. Hardback. 8vo. Lacking all before p11… Read more about this item

London (presumed): Thought to be Osborne & T. Griffin in St Paul's Churchyard., c1785. Undated but thought to be circa 1785. Preface dated 1725. Lacking all before title page. Title page professionally repaired but lacking the print to the lower half, hence no confirmation of where, when or who the publisher might be. Hardback 12mo. [i - iii], iv… Read more about this item

London: Printed by T. Wilson & R. Spence, High Ousegate, York for J. Mawman, London and for Wilson & Spence, York, 1807. Fifth Edition, 1807. Hardback. 8vo. 310pp plus 22 pages"Men and Manners" at rear. Near contemporary deep reddish-brown mottled calf. Contrasting title panel to spine. Covers and spine stamped and tooled in blind and gilt. Engraved frontispiece… Read more about this item

London: Printed for the Executrix of Mary Kettilby, and Sold by W. Parker at the King's Head in St. Paul's Church-Yard., 1734. Two parts bound in one. Part one being a fifth edition, part two being a fourth edition, both dated 1734. 8vo. viii, 1 - 183, Index & title page etc to Part II [9 pages], 194 -… Read more about this item

Oxford: Printed at the Theater, 1732. First illustrated edition. Folio. (approx 41 x 25cms). pp. viii, 737, [17], Index. Three volumes as one. Attractively bound in contemporary mottled calf, gilt decoration to spine with morocco title label. Illustrated with copper engravings. Frontispiece of author and full-page of King Charles I; 24 full-page illustrations mainly portraits (often four per page);… Read more about this item

London: James Tregaskis & Son, 1931. Limited edition of 500 copies, 1931. Text of the edition of 1580. Hardback. [i - iv], v - xii, [2], 336pp. Printed on Batchelor hand-made paper. Brown silk page marker. Bound in full brown calf with gilt to spine. Ornately decorated title page and Caxton Head motif to final page. Foreword by E.… Read more about this item

London: Printed by C. Whittingham, for Longman and Rees, Paternoster Row., 1797. Longman & Ress, 1797. Hardback. 12mo. 140pp. Contemporary tree calf. Slight loss at head of spine. Boards a little rubbed with slight worming to upper cover. Small printed bookplate of one Anne Watts to front paste down.. A few very minor spots. 24 wood engraved vignettes &… Read more about this item

London: Printed for G & J Cary Engravers. No. 86 St. James's Street., 1822. Cary's Traveller's Companion, 1822. Engraved title; Contents, Advertisement leaf; 42 single page engraved county maps, hand coloured in outline. Lacking map of the county of Yorkshire. Cary's New Itinerary, Ninth Edition with Improvements. August 1821. Engraved title page; Dedication leaf; Advertisements 6pp; Table of… Read more about this item

London: N. Trubner & Co., 1867. First edition, 1867. One of 65 Demy Quarto copies printed on Whatman's paper made expressly for this edition (50 to subscribers, 10 to Public Libraries and 5 to editors). Vol. I: lxxiv, 536pp plus list of subscribers 12pp at rear; Vol. II: lxxi, 610pp; Vol. III: xliv, 595pp; Vol. IV: viii,128pp. Vo. IV… Read more about this item

London: Printed by Wilson & Son, High Ousegate, York for John Murray, Fleet Street, London., 1810. A New Edition (5th), 1810. 310pp. Blue/grey paper covered boards with contrasting quarter brown binding. Frontispiece of 'A Roman Stewpan'. Index at rear. Boards generally rubbed and stained. Hinge to front board a little weak but text block sound. Occasional light staining… Read more about this item

London & Edinburgh: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, Paternoster Row; J. MUrray, Albemarle Street; John Greig, Upper-Street, Islington; and Constable and Co. Edinburgh., 1814. First edition, 1814. Two volumes. 4to. Vol. I: cxxvii, 1 - 92pp; Vol. II: 93 - 209, [3] blank pages, unpaginated index of 11 pages. Original half leather with five raised bands… Read more about this item

London: Printed by John Streater, And are to be sold by George Sambridge, at the Sign of the BIBLE on Ludgate-Hill. , 1671. Third edition. Small folio in fours. [8], 142, 191 - 288, [12]pp [48] leaves of plates. Signatures A4, D - P4, T - 2N4, 3A - 3C2. Twenty four double plates with letter press explanation on… Read more about this item

London: Printed for R. Royston, Bookseller to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and are to be sold by Matthe Gilliflower and Will. Hensman in Westminster Hall, 1679., 1679. Published 1679, second edition. (ESTC lists an earlier editions of 1663 and later editions of 1679 and 1686). 12mo. [11], 1 - 233, [3]. 2 pages of advertisements at end. Full… Read more about this item

Lyon: Barthelemy Honorat, 1580. First published in 1557, this is Cardano's second great encyclopaedia of natural science, the first being De Subtilitate (1550). 8vo. [16], 883, [48]pp. Woocut printer's device on title page. Folding plate bound between p568 and p569. Folding table bound between p582 and p583. Various woodcut illustrations to text including a full-page palmistry illustration to p722.… Read more about this item