Search Results: Titles starting with Q from Temple Rare Books

Parisiis (Paris): J. Barbou, 1761. xlviii, 392pp, [2]. Contemporary full mottled calf, smooth back divided into six panels , morocco author label to second panel, remaining panels with central flower device and smaller flower corner pieces, covers with triple fillet border, gilt roll to edges and inner edges, all edges gilt, french curl marbled endpapers. Slightly rubbed to extremities, especially outer joints, small amount of abrasion to foot of covers, small amount of loss to rear lower inner edge. Internally bright, small ink stain to Aa4 catching a couple of letters but not affecting sense, signatures Ff and Gg lightly browned, otherwise bright and clean. Previous owners book label and shelf label to front pastedown. With a frontispiece and two other full page engraved plates. Usual attractive Barbou publication. Brunet V:87. Reprint. Full Calf. Good+. 12mo.

Parisiis (Paris): J. Barbou, 1760. Three volumes complete - Volume One - xxiv, 444pp; Volume Two - [4], 480pp and Volume Three - [4], 456pp, [2]. Contemporary full mottled calf, smooth back divided into six panels , morocco author label to second panel, volume label to third, remaining panels with central flower device and smaller flower corner pieces, covers with triple fillet border, gilt roll to edges and inner edges, all edges gilt, french curl marbled endpapers. Author label to volume one faded, spines slightly faded, slightly rubbed to extremities, head of volume one chipped with small amount of loss. Internally bright and clean, previous owners' book label and shelf mark labels to front pastedown. Engraved frontispieces to each volume. Dibdin II:455, Moss II:645, Brunet V:636, 'bon texte'. Reprint. Full Calf. Good+. 12mo.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. vii, [3], 197pp, [3]. Original publishers vellum, title, author and illustrator in gilt to spine, upper cover with gilt single rule border and central roundel within which is a vase of flowers, t.e.g. Vellum very slightly soiled and crinkled, but generally fairly bright and clean. Internally very slightly browned, mainly to edges, otherwise quite bright. With twenty-two tissue-guarded illustrations by Thomson (as called for). First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket (as Issued?). Illus. by Thomson, Hugh. Folio.