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HANS HOLBEIN ILLUSTRATIONS
first revised edition of this translation 12mo. [28], 320pp., 8 engraved plates (of which 6 are folding), numerous engravings on text leaves (circa 70% page size), contemporary sprinkled calf, spine panelled by raised bands, panels richly gilt tooled, maroon morocco label, marbled endpapers, edges dyed red, joints rubbed, lacks part of title label, else very good.
Nicholas Gueudeville's translation was first published in 1713, reissued in 1728 and revised in 1730 (published 1731). Gueudeville's "object was to popularize the text, to make the thought and spirit of Erasmus accessible to those who know little or no Latin. In order to do this he 'clarified' the original. Where Erasmus was subtle or allusive Gueudeville was blatant. The result is that the French version is much longer, much more wordy, and much more direct than the Latin" [Rosenberg]. Between 1713 and 1777 there were 21 editions of this translation of which two were reissued three times. The plates are based on… Read More

HANDSOMELY BOUND COPYfirst edition 2 vols. tall 8vo. [4], 384; [4], 384pp., 32 plates, vignette chapter headings, contemporary half dark purplish blue polished calf (with the binder's ticket of Marcus Ward, Belfast), spines panelled by gilt and blind decorated raised bands, rich maroon morocco labels gilt, volume numbers direct gilt lettered, marbled sides with edges marbled to match, first edition 2 vols. tall 8vo. [4], 384; [4], 384pp., 32 plates, vignette chapter headings, contemporary half dark purplish blue polished calf (with the binder's ticket of Marcus Ward, Belfast), spines panelled by gilt and blind decorated raised bands, rich maroon morocco labels gilt, volume numbers direct gilt lettered, marbled sides with edges marbled to match, very fresh and bright clean copy. A particularly handsome copy.Sadleir Trollope, 26 Wolff 6874

WITH A FORE-EDGE PAINTING
very tall 8vo. 584pp, numerous full-page wood-engraved illustrations, contemporary half red calf, spine panelled by richly gilt decorated & highlighted raised bands, dark green morocco title label gilt, red morocco label lettered "Belmont College/ Prize 1876" onlaid on front cover, marbled sides and matching endpapers, edges gilt, fore-edge painting of Notre Dame Cathedral under the gilt on the fore edge, nice copy.
Printed prize label filled in in mss "French Prize/ Ist Class" from Belmont College, Bath, awarded to "F. Grosvenor" July 1876 pasted to front end paper.

A BEAUTIFULLY BOUND COPY first edition 3 vols. 12mo. xx, 372; x, 378; x, 352pp., folding frontispiece plate of facsimile autographs in each volume, contemporary half tan calf, spines panelled by gilt decorated raised bands with the panels richly decorated in gilt and with red and black morocco labels gilt, marbled sides, clean tear (no loss) in one facsimile else a beautiful fine bright copy. Armorial bookplate of Lord Farnham, Co. Cavan, in each volume. Mary Anne Everett Wood (Mrs. Green), (1818-1895), spent her childhood in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and moved to London in 1841. There in the British Museum reading room she systematically began the work that was to absorb her life, The Lives of the Princesses of England and The Letters of Illustrious Ladies. She continued her work after her marriage and the birth of her children. Her meticulous work and her skill at deciphering old manuscripts resulted in her appointment by the Government as clerk in the State Paper Office, the only… Read More

CLASSIC IN NATIVE AMERICANS2 vols. very tall 8vo. (in fours) viii, 264; viii, 266pp., 3 maps (of which 1 folding), 177 plates (with over 300 drawings), original dark brownish grey cloth, sides decoratively blind blocked, spines gilt lettered, very neatly recased with the original endpapers reused (with a contemporary Belfast bookseller's ticket), plates foxed throughout and some foxing to the text (mainly marginal or to leaves adjacent to the plates), else a very good copy.Each volume inscribed on the title page "Andrew Cowan/ 1846".First published in London in 1841.

FIRST PRINTING OF FOUR MILTON SONNETS & OF A LIFE BY HIS NEPHEWfirst edition thus 12mo. [6], xlviii (Life), [6 (catalogue of works)], 336pp., contemporary sprinkled calf, spine panelled by raised bands, panels gilt tooled, edges sprinkled red, binding skilfully refurbished at ends of spine and joints and with a new sympathetic maroon morocco label. An attractive copy in its first binding.Signed "A. Perkin/ 1729" on endpaper and with a note in his hand to the effect that Phillips was "elder nephew of Milton". A very few neat Mss notes in the same hand. Inscribed "Edward Berwick/ 1791" on facing endpaper.ESTC r4807 Wing M2126 Pforzheimer, 713 Shawcross, J. Milton, 367, 368 Coleridge Milton Collection in Turnbull Library, 34 A translation, by Edward Phillips, of Literæ pseudo-senatûs Anglicani, Cromwellii, reliquorumque perduellium nomine ac jussu conscriptæ, a publication of dispatches written by Milton in his capacity of Latin secretary to the Council of State, between the years 1649 and 1659 and… Read More

BY A FUTURE PRESIDENT OF U.S.A. first edition tall 8vo. xiii, [3], 387, 1 (advt.)]pp., folding map, contemporary diced calf, decorative twisting gilt rolled border on sides, spine panelled by gilt hightlighted raised bands, large gilt tool at panel centres, black morocoo title label, marbled end papers, a few trivial patches of silverfish damage to leather surface on sides, corners slightly scuffed, else a very good copy. Interesting near contemporary printed label for 'F. Kay's New Circulating Library' pasted at centre of front board. John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), American diplomat, senator and the sixth President of the United States (1825-1829), is widely considered as one of the greatest diplomats and secretaries of state in American history. In early life he had spent much time in Europe on diplomatic missions with his father John Adams, later President of the United States, during which time he learned several languages. Washington appointed him American minister to the Netherlands… Read More

FIRST GENERAL SCIENTIFIC ENCYCLOPAEDIA folio 2 vols. [928]; [392], 44, [242], 120, [50]pp., portrait plus 14 plates (6 folding), contemporary calf with nesting dyed panels on sides defined by double blind fillets and with blind tooling at corners etc., some minor marginal spotting or damp marks, closed tears (no loss) in Oooo3 and Kkkkk4, narrow strip of leather torn from rear cover of one volume, very handsomely and sympathetically rebacked and refurbished at edges and corners. Nice copy. The oval stamp (a bishop inside a lettered border) of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on the title pages. First published in 1704-10, and the first general scientific encyclopaedia in any language. As he outlines in his preface, Harris (ca. 1666-1719) drew for the work upon many of the greatest contemporary authorities - on Newton in physics, astronomy, and mathematics; on John Ray and Joseph Tournefort in botany; and on Halley, Boyle, Nehemiah Grew, John Woodward, John Wilkins, and William Derham… Read More

RARE 18th CENTURY IRISH PICARESQUE NOVELfirst edition 8vo. [2 (title)], v, [1 ('advertisement' explaining the lack of a subscribers list)], 540pp., contemporary calf, double gilt fillet border on sides, sympathetically rebacked, spine panelled by raised bands highlighted by double gilt fillets and gilt rolled on the band, head and foot of spine gilt tooled, black morocco title label gilt, original endpapers reused, lacks (as usual) terminal leaf of advertisements, faint damp stain at gutter of first few gatherings and at top outer corner of last few, front joint refurbished, sympathetic new morocco title label, very good.Early name scored out at head of title page, armorial bookplate of the Lord Power and Curraghmore and inscribed on front free endpaper "Ex Libris/ Gulielmi Domi Power/ Baronis de Curraghmore/ Ballydine".ESTC t70274 (most lacking the terminal advertisement leaf). Loeber Irish Fiction, W117 Collation [pi]4, B-Ll8, Mm4, Nn2.The hero of this rare picaresque novel spends his… Read More

"HANDSOME EDITION" of RELIGIOUS CLASSIC WITH MUCH ADDITIONAL MATERIAL HERE FIRST PRINTED first edition thus 8vo. [8],490,[6]pp. on 'fine' or thick paper, attractive head- and tail-pieces, contemporary red morocco, sides decorated with nesting panels formed by double and single gilt fillets and gilt rolls, gilt tooled ornaments at the corners and along the sides of one panel, spine with raised bands and richly tooled in gilt in panels, dark morocco title label gilt, board edges and fold-ins gilt rolled, edges gilt, marbled endpapers, small piece (c.1 cm) chipped from head of spine, joints strong but with some cracking, 2 corners little chaffed, but generally a nice copy in an attractive contemporary binding. Contemporary name 'H. Needham' on a preliminary blank. From the Earls of Kilmorey library at Mourne Park, Co. Down. Notably uncommon. ESTC t85046 locates copies in 10 U.K (including 4 in Oxford) and 6 U.S libraries only.The Life of God in the Soul of Man was first published in 1677. The… Read More