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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Antique Italian “Parnaso Italiano” Literary Collection
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This late 18th century collection of 55 books, bound in animal hide and vellum, is pleasing to both the eye and the mind. From Dante's divine poetry to Petrarch's sonnets of love, an...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
Antique Books - Pierre Bayle Dictionnaire, 3 Volumes, 1715
Located in Savannah, GA
Pierre Bayle's Dictionnaire Historique et Critique published in Rotterdam 1715, third edition.
Measured as stacked: 15 ¼ inches wide by 10 ¾ inches deep by 9 ½ inches tall; each boo...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
The Works of Francis Rabelais in 4 Leatherbound Volumes Published In London 1784
Located in San Francisco, CA
The works of Francis Rabelais, translated from the French in 4 full original calf bindings with gilt tooled spines published in London by T. Evans in the Strand in 1784. Rabelais was...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
VARENNES. Les Hommes. 1712 - 1st ED - WITH THE GILT ARMS OF LOUIS XIV's DAUGHTER
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: VARENNES, Jacques.
TITLE: Les Hommes.
PUBLISHER: Paris: Chez Jacques Collombat, 1712.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION WITH THE GILT ARMS OF LOUIS XIV's DAUGHTER. 1 vol., 6-5/8...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather
David, Francois-Anne The Antiquities of Herculaneum 12 Volumes Period Bindings
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Antiquities of Herculaneum with their explanations in French. Published, Paris, 1781-1803. This profusely illustrated set consists of 12 volumes retaining their original marbled ...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
1771 Choir Gaur; the Grand Orrery of the Ancient Druids
By John Smith
Located in Bath, GB
A scarce first edition of John Smith's study of the prehistorical monument Stonehenge, a early work on the subject, illustrated with three folding plates.
The scarce first edition o...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
CAMDEN - The Historie of the Life & Death of Mary Stuart - SECOND EDITION - 1636
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CAMDEN, William.
TITLE: The Historie of the Life and Death of Mary Stuart Queene of Scotland.
PUBLISHER: London: by John Haviland, and are to be sold by William Sheares, 1...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather
18th-C. Georgian Large Leather & Faux Marble Latin Religious Books, S/2 Library
Located in Kennesaw, GA
These are a wonderful addition to a library or study! The two books date to 1777 or the era of George III. At first glance, I thought they were Italian, but upon further study, they ...
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German George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Marseille Ancienne et Moderne - FIRST ED WITH THE GILT ARMS OF NAPOLEON - 1786
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: M. Guys [Pierre-Augustin].
TITLE: Marseille Ancienne et Moderne.
PUBLISHER: Paris: Veuve Duchesne, 1786.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION WITH THE GILT ARMS OF NAPOLEON. 1 vol....
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather
2 Antique 18th Century French Leather Books Livres Nouveau Jesus Testament
Located in Dayton, OH
"Set of two rare 18th century French language leather bound hard cover books, representing portions of the Christian Bible’s Old and New Testaments.
- 1713 - Le Nouveau Testament De...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Works of Alexander Pope Leatherbound in 9 Volumes Published 1757
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome set of the works of Alexander Pope (1688-1744) the famous English satirist and poet. Pope suffered various health issues throughout his life but with a fierce spirit and work ethic managed to produce a large volume of significant work. The volumes appear to retain their original full calf...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
William Shakespeare, Othello, the Moor of Venice, a Tragedy, 1695 Sixth Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
"But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve"
AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE, William.
TITLE: Othello, The Moor of Venice. A Tragedy. As it hath divers times Acted at the Globe, and at the B...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather
Milton, John, Paradise Lost, A Poem in Twelve-Books, 'Third Edition, 1678'
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILTON, John.
TITLE: Paradise Lost. A Poem In Twelve-Books. The Third Edition. Revised and Augmented by the same Author.
PUBLISHER: London: by S. Simmons, 1678.
DES...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather
Schmetterlinge 'Butterflies' by Carl Gustav Jablonsky & J.F.W. Herbst
Located in Middletown, NY
An exceedingly rare and beautifully-illustrated work by Carl Gustav Jablonsky and JFW Herbst, whose Natursystem is one of the first attempts at a complete survey of exotic and European butterflies, and edited following the system of Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), the father of modern taxonomy, as stated in the subtitle of the work.
Jablonsky, Carl Gustav & J.F.W. Herbst. Natursystem aller bekannten in- und ausländischen Insekten: Schmetterlinge; Nach dem System des Ritters Carl von Linné...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
19th Century Album Containing Drawings, Memorabilia, and Botanical Samples
Located in Middletown, NY
A lovely example of an intimate 19th century memorabilia album illustrating the era's sensibilities for nature and antiquities, and bound in an exquisite blank album with miniature v...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Poems of Robert Fergusson
Located in Middletown, NY
This is the FIRST EDITION OF ROBERT FERGUSSON'S POEMS in a very attractive binding. It presents poems in both English (1-84) and Scots (80-121) and includes a Glossary of Scots words...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Torquato TASSO, Gerusalemme Liberata
Located in Middletown, NY
An early illustrated edition of Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso (1544 – 1595)
"La Gerusalemme Liberata; Di Torquato Tasso – Figurata da Bernardo Castello – con le annotationi ...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Very Early Illustrated Book on Birds, Giovanni P. Olina: "Uccelliera", 1622
Located in Middletown, NY
Giovanni Pietro Olina. UCCELLIERA; Overo discorso della natura e proprietà di diversi uccelli e in particolare di que' che cantano, con il modo di prendergli, conoscergli, allevargli...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Life of the Late King of France Lewis XIII by James Howell 1st Edition, 1646
Located in San Francisco, CA
An extensive biography of the life of Louis XIII king of France who ruled from 1610-1643. This volume is the first edition of Howell's work and retains its original full calf...
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English Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Mary Robinson, Hubert De Sevrac a Romance of the Eighteenth Century, 1st Ed 1796
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Robinson, Mary.
Title: Hubert de Sevrac, a Romance of the Eighteenth Century.
Publisher: London: for the Author by Hookham and Carpenter, 1796.
Description: First edition. 3 vols., 6-13/16" x 4-7/16", errata at the end of each vol., advertisement leaf at the end of vol. 3, vol. 2 M6 with early repaired tear at foot, without the half-titles, bound in fine contemporary full speckled calf, floral gilt decorated spines, gilt lettered red and green spine labels, covers ruled in gilt.
Condition: Internally clean and bright, armorial bookplate of Sir John Eden to front pastedowns, extremely minor foxing to first and last leaves, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, a handsom set.
Additional information: An exceedingly rare gothic novel by Robinson (known as "the English Sappho") set during the French Revolution. In her lifetime Robinson was better known as an actress and lady of fashion as well as for a string of prominent affairs, including with George IV whilst he was still Prince of Wales whose portrait she wore encrusted with diamonds throughout her life but who she did not hesitate to blackmail for £5000 pounds when he cast her off. Her literary output, though derided at the time, has since been reassessed and Robinson herself now seen as a proto-feminist.
Mary Robinson was one of those independent 'viragos' who upset so many conventional men at the end of the eighteenth century. She was admired by Mary Wollstonecraft...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather
William Caxton, an Original Leaf from the Polycronicon 'Polychronicon', 1482
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Caxton, William - Higden, Ranulf (Ranulphus).
Title: Polycronicon. (Polychronicon).
Publisher: [Westminster]: William Caxton, 1482.
De...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
1 Volume, Aeschylus, the Tragedies
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Aeschylus, The Tragedies. First Edition. Bound in full brown calf with the covers displaying a modern Cambridge-style paneled design, toned and s...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather
Johannes Balbus. Catholicon, 1469, Original Leaf Printed by PETER SCHOEFFER
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author:: Balbus, Johannes.
Title: Catholicon. (An original leaf).
Publisher: Mainz: [Peter Schoeffer], 1469.
Description: An Original Catholicon Leaf Printed By Peter Schoeffer. 36.5 cm x 28.5 cm, printed in double columns with 66 lines to the page, rubricated 15 on recto and 38 on verso, printed on Galliziani paper, the half of the sheet without the watermark, but with the characteristic shadows at wire-line intervals of ca. 5 mm..
Condition: Mild toning to edges of leaf, otherwise invery good condition
Additional Information.: The first nonreligious book ever printed by the first printer. Below is an interesting translation mentioning Africa from Verso: column 2: 11th item: line 34 - "Heliotrope: A green colored stone having blood red veins. If placed in a silver dish filled with water and exposed to the rays of the sun, the water will turn blood red, and the sun will go dark. It is most brilliant when at the rising and setting of the sun it changes color. It is found in Africa."
Aside from a leaf from the Gutenberg bible this is one of the earliest possible obtainable pieces of printing associated with Johann Gutenberg.
Provenance: 1) Sir Hans Sloane...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
Austrian Set of Six Vellum Bound Books, Circa 1699
Located in Atlanta, GA
A handsome collection of 6 Austrian vellum bound books from the late 17th century. This antique set of six books from Austria, which retain their original vellum bindings, have Latin...
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Austrian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
Set of 11 French Vellum Books, Circa 1730's
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French set of eleven vellum bound books from the early 18th century. This antique set of six books from France, which were published in Amsterdam, retain their original vellum bindings and will make fabulous decorative objects. Should you choose to use these standing together in a bookcase, side-by-side they measure an approximate run of 1.25 feet, and have an approximate height of 6.75 inches. Note that there is some minor interior moisture damage to some of the books. This collection of French vellum books...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique 1719 English "The Compleat Herbal" Volume 1 First Edition Book
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique first edition book titled "The Compleat Herbal" or 'The botanical institutions of Mr. Tournefort' was published in 1719 in England on paper and bound in leather in the period George 1...
Category
English George I Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
John Kidgell, the Card, 1755, First Ed, the Earliest Known Mention of Baseball
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: KIDGELL (John)
TITLE: The Card.
PUBLISHER: London: for the Maker & sold by J. Newberry, 1755.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. 2 vols., 6-5/8" x 4-1/4", hand col...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather
Frederick Chapman: ‘Naval Architecture War Vessels’, circa 1770
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
FREDERICK CHAPMAN: ‘Naval Architecture War Vessels’, circa 1770, , 50 engraved plates of various sizes depicting naval diagrams (numbered I-XXVI), four signed ‘F. Ringheim’and one ea...
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Swedish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
Italian Rare Edition of Historia Dell'Armi Imperiali from Venice 1687
Located in Sofia, BG
Rare antique Italian edition of HISTORIA DEGL'AVENIMENTI DELL'ARMI IMPERIALI CONTRO A'RIBELLI, ET OTTOMANI published in Venice at 1687.
Italy
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
Winter Palace: Saint Petersburg (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Housed in a dusty rose clamshell box with colour illustration to front. Mint green hardback book with no dust jacket, as issued for this boxed edition. This handsome volume of watercolors and portraits from the State Hermitage Museum documents the winter palace...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
Lunardi - Account of the First Aerial Voyage in England - 1784 - First Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: LUNARDI, Vincent.
TITLE: An Account Of The First Aerial Voyage In England, In A Series Of Letters To His Guardian, Chevalier Gherardo Compagni, Written under the impressi...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
Set of 39 18th Century Italian Vellum Books
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful 39 volumes set of 18th century Italian Vellum Books. A wonderful addition to any bookcase.
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
Antique 1798 James Colnett A Voyage to the South Atlantic & Round Cape Hope Book
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique book titled "A Voyage to the South Atlantic and Round Cape Horn into the Pacific Ocean", and authored by W. Bennett, on the work of James Colnet...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Biblia Cum Concordantijs Veteris & Novi Testamenti & Sacrorum Canonum, 1519
Located in Delft, NL
Biblia cum concordantijs veteris & novi testamenti & sacrorum canonum, 1519
A Bible by auteur Alberto da Castello, printed by Luca-Antonio Giunta, Latin Anno 1519, Venice
27-532-55 pages
First alphabetical list- Tabula Tertia, after that comes the 1st full page woodblock plate.
This title page in red and black with a surrounded frame in woodcut. Above the page “San Jerome” illustrated and below the page the printers mark “ Giunti’s Mark” from the family of printers in Florentine. The initials L A of Luca-Antonio Giunta.
After this page starts a full-page woodcut illustration after that are 3 pages not numbered and then starts numbered page 2 – 532
On page 401 is also a full-page woodcut plate
There are ca 345 small woodcuts...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
Porphyry: Red Imperial Porphyry Power and Religion (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a beautifully presented book which is now out of print and therefore difficult to source. The author starts with a study of the history, art, architecture and historical asso...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
Ayres, Philip, Emblems of Love, 1750, in a Fine Full Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: AYRES, Philip.
Title: Emblems of Love. In Four Languages. Dedicated to the Ladys.
Publisher: London: for John Wren Bookseller & Binder at ye Bible & Crown near Great T...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather
The Works of Tobias Smollett, 8 Volumes, 1797, in a Fine Full Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: SMOLLETT, Tobias.
Title: The Works of Tobias Smollett. With Memoirs of His Life.
Publisher: London: for many, 1797.
8 vols., 8-5/8" x 5-1/2", engraved frontis plate...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather
French 18th Century Double Sided Lectern
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning 18th century iron lectern from France. This would have been used on the altar to display a large bible during mass for the priest to read from. This is an instant conversa...
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French Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Iron
Recueil Amusant De Voyages, 1787
Located in Delft, NL
Recueil amusant De Voyages, 1787.
Recueil amusant De Voyages, en vers et en prose: Faits par differents Auteurs, auquel on a joint un choix des Epitres, Contes & Fables morales qu...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
18th Century Rare European Vellum Book
Located in Chicago, IL
18th Century Rare European Vellum book found in Germany.
This book has aged beautifully with exquisite patina.
Vellum (derived from the Latin word vitulinum meaning "made fro...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Jonathan Dickenson, God's Protecting Providence, Cannibals of Florida, 1790
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
"inhuman Cannibals of Florida"
AUTHOR: DICKENSON, Jonathan.
TITLE: God's Protecting Providence, Man's Surest Help and Defence, in Times of Greatest Difficulty, and most eminent Danger, evidenced in the remarkable Deliverance of Robert Barrow,.. & the cruel devouring Jaws of the inhuman Cannibals of Florida.
PUBLISHER: London: by James Phillips, 1790.
DESCRIPTION: SEVENTH EDITION. 1 vol., 136pp., 12mo., 6-3/8" x 4-3/16", bound in 1/2 brown morocco, gilt decorated spine, blind stamp to front blank endleaf of "D Hicks & Co. Book Binders...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather
Ariosto 'Lodovico', Orlando Furioso, the First English Language Edition, 1634
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Ariosto (Lodovico).
Title: Orlando Furioso In English Heroical Verse. By Sir John Harington of Bathe, Knight. Now thirdly revised and amend...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather
Jacques Callot "Misères Et Malheurs De La Guerre" Collection of Engraving 17th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
“Les Misères Et Les Malheurs De La Guerre” (“The misfortunes of war”) more commonly called “the great miseries of war” (“The great miseries of war”) is a major work by the 17th centu...
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French Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
COTTON, Charles, The Wonders of The Peake, 1681, FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: COTTON, Charles.
TITLE: The Wonders of The Peake.
PUBLISHER: London: for Joanna Brome, 1681.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 6-7/8" x 4-1/2", [ii]86pp., complete, bound in contemporary full speckled calf, covers ruled in blind.
CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine rubbed with some minor loss, overall VERY GOOD.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The dedicatee is Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire. Written in heroic couplets, this work by Cotton was one of the first landscape poems of a movement which only became significant under Queen Anne.
Charles Cotton published this satirical poem just five years after Thomas Hobbes' own "Wonders of the Peak" poem was translated into English. Cotton's poem recalls a visit to the 'Devil's Arse', nowadays known as Peak Cavern, in Castleton.
Cotton is also known for contributing a treatise on fly fishing for trout in the second edition of Izaak Walton's famous book, "The Compleat Angler".
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather
Thomas Chippendale's: The Gentleman and Cabinet Makers Director 1754 (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautiful facsimile copy of what is probably the most famous book ever on the subject of furniture.
This book is a facsimile of the Chippendale society's own fine copy. Despite i...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
Large Set of Old Dutch Books about the Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1782
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Vaderlandsche historie, vervattende de geschiedenissen der nu Vereenigde Nederlanden, inzonderheid die van Holland, van de vroegste tyden af [...].
21 vol., 8vo (1 sm. tear in map in vol. II; normal minor browning or spotting). - Reissue of the 2nd Tirion ed. (1770, 1st 1749-1759) of the account of the rise of the Dutch Republic with historical notes and references by the Dutch historian J. Wagenaar (1709-1773), until the year 1751. Engr. ill. by J. Folkema, P. Tanjé, J.C. Philips, J. Houbraken, S. Fokke, etc.: front. by J. Punt, 5 large folding maps (e.g. "Naaukeurige kaart van het Oude Nederland en eenige aangrenzende gewesten", "Oude kaart der nu Vereenigde Nederlanden", "Nieuwe kaart van het oostelijkste deel der weereld diendende tot aanwijzing van de scheepstogten der Nederlanderen naar Oostindië"), 1 city-plan of Leiden, 105 full-page portraits (e.g. of Erasmus, Philips of Marnix of St Aldegonde, Prince Maurice, Albert & Isabella, Kenau, Hugo De Groot, Piet Hein, Michiel de Ruyter...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Books circa 1696, The Life of Leopold I Hapsburg
Located in Opole, PL
We present you three volumes in Spanish which describe the life of Leopold I Hapsburg.
Published in Milan in 1696.
All the volumes are decorated with various graphics by Pieter Bal...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Entretiens Sur Les Vies Et Sur Les Ouvrages Des Plus Excellens Peintres Anciens
Located in Delft, NL
Entretiens sur les vies et sur les ouvrages des plus excellens peintres anciens et modernes
Title:
Entretiens sur les vies et sur les ouvrages des plus excellens peintres anciens et modernes
Par Mr. Felibien, Secretaire de l' Academie des Sciences & Historiographe du Roi.
Tome premier, 1705, Nouvelle Edition revue, corrigeer & augmentée des Conferences de l'Academie Royale de Peinture & de Sculpture and Tome second, 1705
A londres, chez David Mortier, Libraire dans le Strand, a l'enseigne d' Erafme
Tome premier 68 pages and on page 69 second entretien till page 248
8 pages with table des martieres, Continues dans le premier Tome
Tome second 165 pages with troisieme entretien and on page 166 quatrième entretien till page 297
5 pages 'table'
Brown leather binding with paper board and 5 spine...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Dumfries House: A Chippendale Commission (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
These are the now very scarce set of two catalogues produced by Christie's for the sale of the contents of Dumfries House which contained a large collec...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
Furniture Collections in the Louvre (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a deluxe edition in two volumes which does justice to the splendour of this incomparable collection. This collection has never before been the subject of such an important wo...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
Vol 15 of 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure' by Hinton '1754'
Located in Langweer, NL
Vol XV 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure' by John Hinton, published 1754. The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure was a per...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
The Life & Work of Thomas Chippendale, Set of 2 (Books)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Two brown cloth covered volumes in similar slipcase with gilt titles which was published to mark the bicentennial of Thomas Chippendale's death.
Volume 1 is the text and covers - Chi...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
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Paper
Bible, Biblia Sacra, Utrecht, Cornelius Guillielmus Le Febvre, 1732
Located in Delft, NL
Bible,, Biblia Sacra, dat is, de H. Schriftuer van het Oude, en het Nieuwe Testament, Naar de laetste Roomsche Keure der gemeine Latijnsche Overzettinge, in nederduitsch Vertaeld, me...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Pietre Dure and the Art of Florentine Inlay by Annamaria Giusti (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The art of decorative stone work - known as Pietre Dure, or polychrome hardstone inlay resurfaced in Rome in the sixteenth century with the flowering of the Italian Renaissance. Tabl...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
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Paper
Demosthenis Selectae Orationes by Richard Mounteney 1791 7th Edition
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulously rare antiquarian book from 1791, namely, Demosthenis Selectae Orationes by Richard Mounteney 1791 7th Edition.
Leather Spine in very good condition. Leathe...
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English Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A beautiful catalogue which was published in 1995, still in the original slipcase, to coincide with an exhibition of the collection of the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture in San Francisco...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
Materials
Paper
De Zeden der Wilden van Amerika by La Fiteau, 1731
Located in Langweer, NL
'De Zeden der Wilden van Amerika. Zynde een nieuwe uitvoerige en zeer kurieuse Beschryving van derzelver Oorsprong, Godsdienst, manier van Oorlogen, Huwelyken, Opvoeding, Oeffeningen...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Books
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Paper
Four 18th Century Vellum Covered Latin Books
Located in Hudson, NY
These four books printed in Latin are covered in beautiful old vellum covers and spines. Each book contains text, margin commentary and pictorial illustration to the fronts pages. All but one is from the same library with like beautifully embossed bindings and like blue colored paper borders. These three had at one point clasp binders now gone or in a damaged state. The final book is vellum bound but not in embossed covers and spines.
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