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Atlas Maior Of 1665

Atlas Maior Of 1665

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Atlas Maior Of 1665

Atlas Maior Of 1665

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Leibniz Dynamique et Metaphysique

Leibniz Dynamique et Metaphysique

by [Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz] Martial Gueroult

Paris: Aubier - Montaigne, 1967. Very Good. Paris: Aubier - Montaigne, [1967]. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's white card wrappers printed in blue and black; [8],248pp. Wrappers a bit dust-soiled and toned at extremities, small dampstains to spine, contemporary ownership signature to half title, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of the series "Analyse et Raisons.
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A$79.01
The Defense of Galileo

The Defense of Galileo

by [Galileo] Thomas Campanella

New York: Arno Press / New York Times Company, 1975. Very Good. New York: Arno Press / New York Times Company, 1975. Facsimile Reprint. Octavo; publisher's green gilt-lettered cloth; [4],xliv,93pp. Very light dust-soil to boards, gilt a bit dulled, later ownership signature to front free endpaper, else Very Good and sound. Series title "History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science" printed on upper cover.
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A$158.01
The English Parnassus: Or, a Help to English Poesie. Containing a Collection of all the Rhythming Monosyllables, the choicest Epithets and Phrases. With some General Forms upon all Occasions, Subjects, and Themes, Alphabetically digested

The English Parnassus: Or, a Help to English Poesie. Containing a Collection of all the Rhythming Monosyllables, the choicest Epithets and Phrases. With some General Forms upon all Occasions, Subjects, and Themes, Alphabetically digested

by Joshua Poole

London: Henry Brome, Thomas Bassett, and John Wright, 1677. Very Good. London: Henry Brome, Thomas Bassett, and John Wright, 1677. Second Edition. Small octavo; contemporary gilt-tooled calf, elaborately gilt-tooled spine in six compartments, all edges stained red, supplied endpapers; [32],639,[1]pp.; A8 a8 B-2S8 (collated complete); engraved frontispiece printed on leaf [A1]. Boards sympathetically reattached though hairline crack along joints remain, extremities a bit scuffed and rather darkened,... Read more about this item
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A$1,501.10
THE FRONDE

THE FRONDE

by Knecht, R. J

Historical Association. Good. 1975. Booklet. Appreciations in History No.5. Booklet; pages yellowed, in creased and yellowed card covers. ; Illustrated. ; 30 pages .
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A$5.90
The Anatomy of Melancholy, what it is, with all the kinds, causes, symptomes [sic], prognostics, and several cures for it

The Anatomy of Melancholy, what it is, with all the kinds, causes, symptomes [sic], prognostics, and several cures for it

by Democritus Junior [pseud. Robert Burton]

London: B. Blake, 1838. Very Good. London: B. Blake, 1838. Sixteenth Edition. Octavo; contemporary half navy blue calf over marbled boards, gilt-tooled spine in six compartments, red spine label, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers; [6],743,[1]pp.; engraved frontispiece. Boards a bit scuffed with exposure at corners, boards discreetly reattached, small blemish to rear cover, textblock a bit toned with very occasional contemporary pencil marginalia, else a Very Good, still quite attractive copy. First... Read more about this item
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A$316.02
Hauptschriften zur Grundlegung der Philosophie

Hauptschriften zur Grundlegung der Philosophie

by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz; A. Buchenau [trans.]; Ernst Cassirer [ed.]

Hamburg: Verlag von Felix Meiner, 1966. Near Fine. Hamburg: Verlag von Felix Meiner, 1966. Third Edition. Two volumes; octavos; publisher's green cloth, front covers and spines lettered in black, brown topstain; xi,[1],374; vii,[1],584pp.; folding chart bound in rear of Band I. Contemporary ownership signature to front free endpapers, else a Near Fine set.
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A$79.01
Thomas Hobbes, der Mann und der Denker [alt. title: Hobbes Leben und Lehre]

Thomas Hobbes, der Mann und der Denker [alt. title: Hobbes Leben und Lehre]

by [Thomas Hobbes] Ferdinand Tönnies

Osterwieck: Verlag von A.W. Zickfeldt, 1912. Very Good. Osterwieck: Verlag von A.W. Zickfeldt, 1912. Zweite, erweiterte Auflage der Schrift "Hobbes Leben und Lehre" (Second, enlarged edition of "Hobbes Leben und Lehre"). Octavo; publisher's brown textured cloth, front cover and spine lettered in gilt, all edges marbled; xvi,249pp. Boards a bit rubbed and corners bumped, gilt rather significantly dulled, contemporary ownership ex-libris and bookseller ticket to front pastedown and later signature to... Read more about this item
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The Court of the Gentiles: Or, A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures and Jewish Church [Four Parts in Two Volumes] [Thomas Maitland, Lord Dundrennan's Copy]

The Court of the Gentiles: Or, A discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie and philosophie, from the Scriptures and Jewish Church [Four Parts in Two Volumes] [Thomas Maitland, Lord Dundrennan's Copy]

by Theophilus Gale

Oxon / London: H. Hall for Tho. Gilbert / J. Macock for Thomas Gilbert / A. Maxwell and R. Roberts, for T. Cockeril, 1672. Very Good. Mixed Edition, the Second Edition revised, and enlarged of Parts I and II, First Edition of Parts III and IV. Four parts bound into two volumes; small quartos; full contemporary calf, elaborately gilt-tooled spines in five compartments, all edges marbled. Minor scuffing to extremities, discreetly repaired crack along spine of first volume, expert repairs to boards of the... Read more about this item
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A$1,580.10
Moral Maxims [Limited Edition]

Moral Maxims [Limited Edition]

by Duke de la Rochefoucault; Robert Gibbings [printer]

Twyford, Berkshire: Golden Cockerel Press, 1924. Very Good. Twyford, Berkshire: Golden Cockerel Press, 1924. First Thus, Limited to 325 copies of which this is no. 16. Octavo; publisher's parchment-backed paper-covered boards, front cover and spine embossed in gilt; 133pp. Parchment rather discolored and foxed with heavy smudging down spine, board margins toned, faint glue residue to front pastedown from previously removed label, light foxing throughout, else a Very Good, still quite pleasing copy.
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A$158.01
Science, Faith, and Politics: Francis Bacon and the Utopian Roots of the Modern Age. A Commentary on Bacon's Advancement of Learning

Science, Faith, and Politics: Francis Bacon and the Utopian Roots of the Modern Age. A Commentary on Bacon's Advancement of Learning

by [Francis Bacon] Jerry Weinberger

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1985. Near Fine/Very Good. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1985. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in blue dust jacket lettered in white; 342pp. Light shelf wear including tiny chip at jacket spine foot not approaching text, ownership signature to half title page, else a Very Good or better copy.
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A$94.81
Oeuvres Complètes de Molière (2 Vols)

Oeuvres Complètes de Molière (2 Vols)

by Molière; [Edmond] Geffroy and [Henri] Allouard [illus.]

Paris: Librairie Garnier Frères, 1890. Very Good. Paris: Librairie Garnier Frères, n.d. [ca. 1890]. Nouvelle Édition. Two volumes; small, thick octavos; contemporary crimson goat over marbled paper-covered boards, gilt-lettered spines in six compartments, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, original front wrappers bound in; [4],viii,803; [4],823pp.; hand-colored engraved frontispieces and eight hand-colored plates. Boards a bit scuffed at extremities with brief exposure at corners, spines darkened,... Read more about this item
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A$197.51
Principes et Questions de Morale Naturelle, destinés à servir de supplément et de correctif aux Œuvres morales de la Rochefoucauld

Principes et Questions de Morale Naturelle, destinés à servir de supplément et de correctif aux Œuvres morales de la Rochefoucauld

by François de la Rochefoucauld

Paris: Delance et Lesueur, 1804. Very Good. Paris: Delance et Lesueur, 1804. Nouvelle Édition. 12mo; full contemporary tree calf, gilt spine with two red onlays, marbled endpapers; [4],301pp. Boards a bit scuffed with brief exposure at corners, a few late leaves with closed horizontal tear mid-fore-edge touching text without loss of sense, else a Very Good copy in attractive contemporary binding. Presumably bound by a previous owner as part of a set, the second spine label embossed in gilt with the... Read more about this item
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A$237.02
Louis XIV et Sa Cour

Louis XIV et Sa Cour

by Duc de La Force [Auguste de Caumont]

Paris: Librairie Arthème Fayard, 1956. Very Good. Paris: Librairie Arthème Fayard, [1956]. Octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's white decorative card wrappers printed in green and white; 362pp. Light dust-soil with some bumping at tail of spine. Forms part of the series "Les Temps et les Destins.
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A$39.50
Les Nouvelles Pensees de Galilee: Mathematicien et Ingenieur du Duc de Flornence [Two Volume Set]

Les Nouvelles Pensees de Galilee: Mathematicien et Ingenieur du Duc de Flornence [Two Volume Set]

by Galilee [Galileo]; R.P. Marin Marsenne [trans.]; Pierre Costabel and Michel-Pierre Lerner [eds.]; Bernard Rochot [avant-propos]

Paris: Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1973. Very Good. Paris: Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1973. Two volumes; slim octavos; publisher's pictorial card wrappers; 130; [131]-318pp. Minor wear and dust-soil, later ownership signature to front free endpapers, else Very Good and sound.
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A$79.01
Hobbes and Locke: The Politics of Freedom and Obligation

Hobbes and Locke: The Politics of Freedom and Obligation

by W. von Leyden

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982. Very Good/Very Good. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in green pictorial dust jacket, orange topstain; x,253pp. Light wear to jacket edges and a hint of dust-soiling to back panel; boards nudged at spine ends with a scratch to cloth on back; opens flatly between gatherings but binding is secure; contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper else pages unmarked.
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A$118.51
Descartes' Philosophy of Science

Descartes' Philosophy of Science

by [Descartes] Desmond M. Clarke

University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1982. Near Fine/Very Good. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, [1982]. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in white and purple pictorial dust jacket; xii,[2],249pp. Light wear, dust jacket very slightly wrinkled from exposure to damp, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper, else Very Good and sound. Forms part of the series "Studies in Intellectual History.
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A$71.10
The New Science of Motion: A Study of Galileo's De Motu Locali [Offprint from: Archive for History of Exact Sciences, Vol. 13, nos. 2/3]

The New Science of Motion: A Study of Galileo's De Motu Locali [Offprint from: Archive for History of Exact Sciences, Vol. 13, nos. 2/3]

by [Galileo] Winifred L. Wisan

Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1974. Very Good. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1974. Offprint. Large octavo; publisher's cream printed wrappers; [103]-306pp.; illus. throughout. Moderate wear from handling, brief abrasion at spine crown, contemporary ownership signature inside front cover, small pencil check marks to bibliography in rear, else Very Good.
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A$118.51
Maximes

Maximes

by La Rochefoucauld

London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1902. Very Good+. London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1902. 12mo (16.5cm.); full contemporary black gilt-tooled morocco by Matchard's, spine in six compartments, top edge gilt; [4],209pp. Just a hint of wear, textblock very lightly foxed, later ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown, else a Very Good or better example in an attractive fine binding.
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A$395.03
Loving Mad Tom: Bedlamite Verses of the XVI and XVII Centuries [Limited Edition]

Loving Mad Tom: Bedlamite Verses of the XVI and XVII Centuries [Limited Edition]

by Jack Lindsay [ed.]; Norman Lindsay [illus.]; Robert Graves [foreword]; Peter Warlock [musical transcriptions]

London: Fanfrolico Press, 1927. Very Good. London: Fanfrolico Press, 1927 [but 1928]. First Edition, Limited to 375 copies of which this is no. 227. Large, slim quarto; publisher's parchment over green pictorial boards, upper cover and spine stamped in gilt, top edge gilt; 110pp.; full-page illus. and sheet music throughout. Parchment rather discolored from dust-soil, brief scuffing at spine ends and corners, small soil spot to rear cover, contemporary bookseller ticket "At the Sign of the Mermaid"... Read more about this item
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A$395.03
Œuvres de Molière [Mixed Edition]

Œuvres de Molière [Mixed Edition]

by Molière; François Boucher [illus.]

Paris: Grangé / Duchesne / Poirion, 1753. Very Good. Paris: Grangé / Duchesne / Poirion, 1750-1753. Eight volumes; 12mo (14.5cm.); near-uniformly bound in mottled calf, gilt spines with tan or brown gilt-lettered onlays, all edges marbled save those of Vol. V (edges stained red); thirty-one engraved plates signed in image by Rococo painter F. Boucher. Light scuffing to extremities, small loss at spine crown of Vol. V, else Very Good and sound, contents in just about fine condition, each volume... Read more about this item
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A$553.04
Maryland Deponents, 1634-1799

Maryland Deponents, 1634-1799

by Henry C. Peden, Jr

Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1991. Fine. [Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1991]. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); publisher's grey pictorial glossy card wrappers; vii,[1],241pp. Very light wear from handling, else Fine.
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A$39.50
The New English Canaan of Thomas Morton [Limited Edition]

The New English Canaan of Thomas Morton [Limited Edition]

by Thomas Morton; Charles Francis Adams [intro.]

Boston: Prince Society, 1883. Very Good. Boston: Prince Society, 1883. First Thus, Limited to 250 copies. Small quarto; contemporary half black morocco over marbled boards, gilt spine in six compartments, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers; [4],vi,381pp.; woodcut head- and tail-pieces throughout. Minor wear to extremities, spine leather gently scuffed and sunned, attractive 20th-century ownership ex libris to front pastedown, else a Very Good, attractive copy overall. One of the Society's more elusive... Read more about this item
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A$1,185.08
Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth from 1602 to 1625 now first collected from original records and contemporaneous printed documents

Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth from 1602 to 1625 now first collected from original records and contemporaneous printed documents

by Alexander Young

Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1841. Very Good. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1841. First Edition. Octavo; 20th century black library cloth, gilt-lettered spine, new endpapers; xvi,504pp.; engraved portrait frontispiece. Light dust-soil to cloth, frontispiece a bit foxed, ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown, else a Very Good copy in serviceable and sturdy binding. HOWES Y14; SABIN 106053.
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A$237.02
Joh. Fred. Gronovii ad L. & M. Annæos Senecas Notæ

Joh. Fred. Gronovii ad L. & M. Annæos Senecas Notæ

by [Elzevir] [Seneca] Joannes Fredericus Gronovius

Amstelodami: Apud Ludovicum et Danielem Elzevirios [Elzevir], 1658. Very Good. Amstelodami: Apud Ludovicum et Danielem Elzevirios, 1658. Second Elzevir Edition. 12mo (14cm.); full contemporary vellum, red morocco gilt spine label (though manuscript title faintly visible as well); [24],490,[26]pp. (*12 A-X12 Y6); woodcut title piece, initials and head- and tail-pieces. Vellum a bit dust-soiled, small stain to rear cover, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper and late 19th-century... Read more about this item
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A$395.03
Painting in Scotland. The Golden Age

Painting in Scotland. The Golden Age

by Macmillan, Duncan

Oxford: Phaidon Press Limited. 1986. Quarto Size [approx 22cm x 28cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with full-page colour plates and black and white drawings. Includes Index. 206 pages. Published to coincide with the exhibition at the Edinburgh Festival and the Tate Gallery, London in 1986 as a celebration of the painters of Scotland's Golden Age from the early 18th to the 19th centuries. . 1st Paperback Edition. Softcover.
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A$18.00
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