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Click here to subscribeTheophrastus Historia plantarum libri decem, Graecé & Latinè. Amsterdam: Henricus Laurentius, 1644, edited by Joannes Bodaeus, folio, title within engraved border, parallel Greek and Latin text, woodcuts in the text, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, fine modern vellum, raised bands, illegible small library stamp at foot of title, tear in lower corner of dd4 and Iii6 Note: A well-respected and carefully edited version of Theophrastus. Hunt 240.
Tomasini, Jacopo Filippo De donariis ac tabellis votivis liber singularis. Padua, P. Frambotti, 1654, second edition, 4to, folding plate, text-engravings, small stamp on title, larger one erased causing small holes, contemporary vellum, marked; Ibid.another copy. Padua: P. Frambotti, 1654, 4to, folding plate, contemporary calf, inscription on endpaper of Bishop Reginald Heber, worn, upper cover detached (2)
Tyrius, Maximus Traitez de Maxime de Tyr, philosophe platonicien. Rouen: Jean Osmont, 1617, 4to, woodcut device on title, woodcut initials and ornaments, contemporary vellum, new front endpaper, new ties; Dissertationes, ex recensione Johannis Davisii. London: G. Bowyer, 1740, 4to, Greek and Latin text, engraving on title, contemporary russia gilt, bookplate of Henry David Forbes of Balgownie, slightly rubbed, short split at foot of upper joint, some lower corners very slightly damp-stained (2) Provenance: Johann. Bonnet, prior domus dei Cadomensis [Caen], early inscription on title; Camille Aboussouan, gilt stamp on upper cover and bookplate.
Vergilius Maro, Publius Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis.... Birmingham: John Baskerville, 1757, 4to, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed, lower board loose, some foxing; Proclus The philosophical and mathematical commentaries of Proclus... London, 1792, 4to, 2 volumes, vignette titles, contemporary calf, red and black labels, hinges cracking, ink inscription removed from titles; Plutarch Lives. Edinburgh, 1758, 8vo, 6 volumes, contemporary calf gilt, red labels, second leaf removed in the each volume [half titles?], owner's ink inscription on titles, some browning; Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe The adventures of Telemachus. London, 1705, fourth edition, 12mo, contemporary calf, rubbed, hinges weak, lacking front endpaper, browning and staining throughout; Cicero, Marcus Tullius Paraclesis or consolations deduced from natural and revealed religion. Edinburgh, 1767, 8vo, translated by Thomas Blacklock, contemporary calf gilt, red label, owner's ink inscription on title and front pastedown, worm to last few leaves [no text loss]; Aeschylus The tragedies of Aeschylus. London, 1809, 8vo, new edition, translated by R. Potter, polished half calf gilt, interior clean; Philostratus The two first books of Philostratus, concerning the life of Apollonius Tyaneus. London, 1680, 4to, translated by Charles Blount, title in red and black, contemporary vellum, worn, upper board loose, title and front endpaper loose, browning [Wing P2132]; L'Estrange, Roger Seneca's morals by way of abstract. London, 1764, 8vo, contemporary calf, worn, hinges split, owner's ink stamp on title, clipping pasted into front; Cicero, M.T.<D De Officiis libri tres. Oxford, 1729, 8vo, vignette title, contemporary calf, worn, hinges split, staining; Apuleius Opera. London, 1825, 8vo, 7 volumes, contemporary half calf gilt, some light foxing; and 29 others (52)
Witchcraft and Magic - Brewster, Sir David Letters on natural magic. London, 1834, small 8vo, later half green calf gilt, rubbed; Ibid Letters on natural magic. London, 1856, 7th edition, 8vo, contemporary green calf gilt, rubbed, ink inscripition on pp. 1; Daraul, Arkon Witches and sorcerers. London, 1962, 8vo, original cloth, lacking dustwrapper; Macculloch, Sir Edgar Guernsey folk lore. London, 1903, 8vo, frontispiece, original cloth gilt, corners repaired, rubbed, foxing; Seymour, St John Irish witchcraft and demonology. Dublin, 1913, 8vo, original green cloth gilt, some foxing, contemporary ink inscription to endpaper; Magical manuscript Fasimile of 16th Century manuscript of the Key of Solomon [secretary's hand], possibly copied from a manuscript belonging to Thomas... Clarke of Divinite, two copies, uniform modern cloth, slipcase; Conway, M.D. Demonology and devil-lore, 1879, 2 volumes, library stamp removed from titles; Osterreich, T.K. Possession demoniacal & other, 1930; Davies, T.W. Magic, divination and demonology, [c.1898], presentation copy from the author; Sorlin, P. Witchcraft & magic trials in Southern Sweden (1635-1754), 1998; Behringer, W. Witchcraft persecutions in Bavaria, 1997; Normand, L. & G. Roberts. Witchcraft in early modern Scotland, 2000; and a quantity of other modern material on witchcraft and magic (qty)
Xenophon Opera. Frankfurt: Andreas Wechel, 1596, folio, [12] pp.1013, 1014-1213 cols. [58], contemporary calf gilt, gilt stamp on boards incorporating two fleur-de-lis and two clover leaves, remains of green silk ties, rubbed at edges, some chipping to head and tail of backstrip, title page creased Provenance: Acquisition note and two 17th century ownership inscriptions, one scored out and the other in Spanish, on front free endpaper. Bookplate and label of St. Benedict's Abbey, Fort Augustus. Note: Dibdin II 567, Olivier pl.1088. A fine folio edition of Xenophon with Greek text and Latin translation printed in double columns with copius notes and indexes found at the end. This is the second edition from Wechel's press with additional notes and a Greek index of words and phrases by Aemilius and Francis Portus. The binding may well have been for a French college or university.
Verve. Verve, an artistic and literary quarterly. Paris, 1938-1939, folio, no.2-4 bound in one volume, upper wrappers only bound in, cloth, library label taped to foot of backstrip; no. 3, original wrappers; no. 5-6, 1939, original wrappers; no. 8, 2 copies, original wrappers, one very worn; no. 19-20, Paris, 1948, folio, plates, original wrappers, some tearing to backstrip; no. 31-32., 1955, The Intimate Sketchbooks of G. Braque, 2 copies, original boards, one copy rebacked, original spine laid down, preserved in folding box, rubbed, library stamp removed from title, lithographed plates and reproductions, all wrappers rubbed and soiled, all with library label taped at foot (8)
18th Century Army Lists A list of the general and field-officers as they rank in the army. London, 1768, 8vo, contemporary half calf, worn, hinges splitting, upper section of backstrip lacking, ink library stamp on title, ink inscription on title below stamp; Ibid A list of the officers of the army and marines. London, 1785-1797, 8vo, 8 volumes, including 1785 [contemporary calf gilt], 1786 [contemporary calf, rebacked], 1787 [contemporary calf, rebacked, duplicate stamp on front pastedown], 1789 [modern cloth], 1791 [contemporary tree calf gilt], 1794 [contemporary half calf, hinges cracking, ink inscription on title and pastedown Dorville? Poole, Lane Light Dragoons], 1797 [calf, rebacked, lacking front endpaper, ink inscripiton on title] (8)
18th Century Irish Army List A list of the officers of the army and marines... Dublin: War Office, 1799, 8vo, contemporary tree calf gilt, rebacked, marbled endpapers, ink stamp of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment on front endpaper Note: There is also a Dublin reprint of the Annual Army List, but whether it appeared each year is uncertain. Copies are very rare, the only ones known to the writer being for the years 1755-57; 1759-63; 1767; 1771; 1773; 1783;1789-90; & 1798-9. (White, A.S. Vol. XXv, pp.119-20)
19th Century Army Lists A list of all the officers of the army and Royal marines... London, 1803-1861, 8vo, 10 volumes, including, 1803 [modern quarter morocco, title and contents in facsimile], 1803 [contemporary calf, rebacked, library stamps and inscriptions to title], 1805 [contemporary calf gilt, rebacked, Caledonian United Service Club gilt stamp on boards, library bookplate], 1807 [modern cloth], 1810 [contemporary tree calf gilt], 1812 [modern half calf gilt], 1812[ calf, rebacked, staining], 1815 [contemporary tree calf, lacking most of backstrip, Carberry Tower bookplate], 1836 [contemporary tree calf, backstrip worn, Carberry Tower bookplate], 1841 [contemporary tree calf, lacking most of backstrip, ink inscription on title, Henry Cranston Adams bookplate]; Ibid The new quarterly army list of her Majesty's British and Indian forces on the Bengal Establishment. Calcutta, 1861, 8vo, contemporary half calf, worn, ink inscription on title (11)
Witchcraft - Webster, John The displaying of supposed witchcraft. Wherein is affirmed that there are many sorts of deceivers and imposters and divers persons under a passive delusion of melancholy and fancy... London: printed by J.M., 1677. First edition, folio, [16] 346 [4], Imprimatur leaf before title, late 19th Century half calf gilt, gilt stamp of Camperdown Library to upper board, rubbed at edges, spotting, mainly to title, inscription cut from blank portion of title and repaired Note: Wing W1230; Caillet 11366
Christie, Agatha Ordeal by innocence. London, 1958. First edition, 8vo, original cloth, blue/ orange/ black dustwrapper, small tears, rubbing to hinges; Ibid. Cat among the pigeons. London, 1959. First edition, 8vo, original cloth, purple/ blue dustwrapper, author's photograph on rear, some chipping to edges, price clipped; Ibid. The adventure of the Christmas pudding and a selection of entrées. London, 1960. First edition, 8vo, original cloth, yellow dustwrapper, some chipping, backstrip faded, price clipped; Ibid. 13 for luck! London, 1966, 8vo, original blue cloth, dustwrapper, price clipped; Ibid. The pale horse. London, 1961, 8vo, original cloth, red/ black dustwrapper, some chipping, some foxing to top edge of pages; Ibid. The mirror crack'd from side to side. London, 1962, 8vo, original cloth, green dustwrapper, small chips to upper edges, some foxing to edges; Ibid. The clocks. London, 1963, 8vo, original cloth, blue/ white dustwrapper, torn, tape repairs; Ibid. A Caribbean mystery. London, 1964, 8vo, original red cloth, dustwrapper, backstrip discoloured, small chips to edges, previous owner's ink stamp on front free endpaper (8)
Doyle, Arthur Conan A study in scarlet. London: Ward, Lock and Co., 1888, first edition, first impression, with youuger for younger in preface, 6 plates, 14pp. of advertisements at end, late nineteenth century green pebbledash cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, faint library stamp on endpapers, contemporary ownership inscription at head of title, inscription shaved, adhesion to page 8-9 affecting six words and creating two small holes to inner margin of page 7/8, lacking the two pp. advertisements at beginning, a few page corners slightly creased Note: The very rare first edition of Arthur Conan Doyle's first book. A study in scarlet was first published in Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887. Conan Doyle was paid £25 for the complete copyright by Ward Lock and Co. after the work had been rejected by the Cornhill Magazine, Arrowsmith's of Bristol and Warne. It marks the first appearance in print of both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Oudin, César Grammaire espagnolle ... reveuë, corrigee, & augmentee. Paris: Adrian Tiffaine, 1619, 8vo., Roman and Italic letter, printer's vignette device on title-page, woodcut initials and decorations, contemporary vellum over boards, a little worn at head of spine, occasional very light discolouration, tear in one leaf. repaired without loss Note: Palau 2072271. This edition not in BM STC 17th century French (or Spanish) Books, Brunet, or Graesse. An extremely useful Spanish grammar, first published in 1597. This edition can have on the title-page either a plain printer's device, or a vignette. The present copy features a finely engraved landscape with Jesus talking to the woman at the well. Provenance: Furstemberg Library's stamp on verso of title-page and last leaf.
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