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Period: Mid-18th Century
Voltaire's Candide True First Edition & First London Edition
Located in Savannah, GA
A rare example of a first edition Candide, published in Geneva by Cramer, 1759.
299pp. Woodcut ornaments and Voltaire's corrected pages (pp. 31...
Category
Swiss Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Ireland House of Commons 1753 Vol. III and Statutes at Large 1703-1719 Vol. IV
Located in Morristown, NJ
Two leather bound volumes published in Dublin, Ireland in the mid 1700's.
The Journals of the House of Commons of the Kingdom of Ireland from the Eleventh Year of King James the Fir...
Category
Irish Georgian Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Aedium Farnesiarum Tabulae, Annibale CARRACCI, 1753 - oversized folio
Located in Middletown, NY
Carracci's frescoes at Palazzo Farnese in Rome
Rome: Venantius Monaldinus, 1753.
First Edition.
Oversized folio, 17 1/4 x 12 inches (438 x 304 mm); half title, engraved portrait o...
Category
Italian Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
James Paine – Plans, Elevations and Section of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Houses
Located in Middletown, NY
A fine FIRST EDITION ELEPHANT FOLIO of Jame's Paine monumental work:
Plans, Elevations and Section of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Houses, and also of Stabling, Bridges, Public and Priv...
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English Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
18th 1st Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish by Juan Altamiras
Located in Miami, FL
18th First Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish with skin flap.
Traditional recipes of Spanish gastronomy
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
Bowles's New Collection of English Moths and Butterflies by Benjamin WILKES
Located in Middletown, NY
Bowles's New Collection of English Moths and Butterflies; In Twelve Prints, All Drawn from Life Representing near 300 different Species of those Beautiful Insects. Elegantly and accurately Engraved and disposed in an Ornamental Order To each Print is added:-A Description of their Names, Food, and times of Change, By Benjamin Wilkes.
London: Carington Bowles, 1764.
Second Edition.
Folio, (15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in, 394 x 300mm) Second edition, 1 title page and 12 plates engraved and hand-colored, trimmed to plate-mark at fore-edge, lightly browned, some spotting, later 3/4 red morocco with title and fillets in gilt, rubbed and a little stained, rebacked, corners worn.
The plates were engraved by Henry Roberts as evidenced in the markings of each plate the first edition, but omitted in the second edition.
[Nissen 4411; Linsey 183].
EXTREMELY RARE, COMPLETE BOUND SET of...
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English Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
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...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Antique German Bible 1738 Martin Luther Old and New Testament European Germany
Located in Greer, SC
Collectible antique German Luther Bible, also known as " Lutherbibel " in Germany. The Lutherbibel is a German translation by the Protestant reformer Martin Luther, a New Testament t...
Category
German Other Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Wood, Paper
An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare by Montagu, Mrs. (Elizabeth)
Located in Middletown, NY
Montagu, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1718-1800
An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare; An essay on the writings and genius of Shakespeare, compared with the Greek and French dramat...
Category
English Antique Mid-18th Century 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...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, 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 Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Horace WALPOLE. The Castle Of Otranto, A Gothic Story. SECOND EDITION - 1765
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: WALPOLE, Horace.
TITLE: The Castle Of Otranto, A Gothic Story.
PUBLISHER: London: for William Bathoe and Thomas Lownds, 1765.
DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION. 1 vol., 7-1/8" ...
Category
British Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
1760 Paradise Lost and Paradise Regain'd
By John Milton
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful Baskerville edition of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' and 'Paradise Regain'd', both epic poems bound here in one volume.
A Baskerville edition.
Complete as two volumes b...
Category
European Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
18th Century Rare Dutch Mother of Pearl Pin Booklet with a Silver Back and Lock
Located in Delft, NL
18th century rare Dutch mother of pearl pin booklet with a silver back and lock
A mother of pearl pin booklet with a silver back and lock.
On ...
Category
Dutch Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Silver
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...
Category
British Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
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...
Category
British Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
5 volumes. Picturesque Europe
Located in New York, NY
5 volumes. Picturesque Europe. Bound in full black calf with gilt tooled and embossed cover. Gilt-tooling on spines with red and green calf labels. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers....
Category
British Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Mémoires et Observations Géographiques et Critiques by Samuel Engel (1702–1784))
Located in Middletown, NY
Mémoires et Observations Géographiques et Critiques sur la Situation des Pays Septentrionaux de l’Asie et del'Amérique d'après les relations les plus récentes; Auxquelles on a joint ...
Category
Swiss Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, By George Anson
Located in Middletown, NY
The Most Popular Book of Maritime Adventure of the Eighteenth Century
Anson, Lord George and Richard Walter
A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXI, I, II, III, IV, By George ...
Category
English Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wordsworth's Grave and Other Poems by William Watson
Located in Middletown, NY
This is a RARE first limited edition of Watson's poems, printed on deluxe japon and bound in vellum. Unwin's Cameo series of poetry was a distinctively packaged sequence of books tha...
Category
English Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
GOULD, William - An Account of English Ants - 1747 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: GOULD, William.
TITLE: An Account of English Ants; Which Contains I. Their different Species and Mechanism. II. Their manner of Government,... III. The Production of their ...
Category
British Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
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English Style, First Edition
By Stafford Cliff, Suzanne Sleisin
Located in valatie, NY
English Style by Suzanne Slesin and Stafford Cliff. NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1984. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 288 pp. An intimate l...
Category
American Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Vintage British Airways Concorde Jetliner Passenger Dossier / Folio
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool vintage British Airways Concorde jetliner passenger dossier / folio, circa late 1990s. The black leather folio with embossed "Concorde" l...
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English Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Collections of Butterflies and Insectin Taxidermy from the 60s
Located in Naples, IT
A group of real Brazilian butterflies presented in a beautiful antique wooden box from 1960. These specimens are extremely rare and have been selected from a vintage collection.
Category
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Glass, Wood
1930s Entomology Moth & Butterfly Collection Wall Display Rare Extinct Bugs
By Grant Wood 1
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting piece from an Iowan Estate. This piece is unsigned. The folklore I was told by the seller about the piece is that this was originally from the Grant Wood Estate. Howeve...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Glass
Gio Ponti, First Edition Book
Located in Los Angeles, CA
To study Gio Ponti’s prolific body of work is to appreciate the clear, unifying vision behind a complex creative universe. His creations expand intuitively with the Italian grandeur ...
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Italian Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Sotheby's Magnificent English Furniture from the Collection of Theodore Baum
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Catalog: Magnificent English Furniture from the Collection of Theodore and Ruth Baum - New York - October 22 2004. First edition softcover catalog, 475 lots photographed in...
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American Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
H 10.75 in W 8.25 in D 0.5 in
MILNE, A. A. Winnie The Pooh. (1926 - FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A.
TITLE: Winnie The Pooh.
PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1926.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING. 1 volume, illustrated by E. H. Shephard. Boun...
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British Vintage Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Fabric
18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wood Statue of a Saint
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine Spanish Colonial statue of a male saint in carved and polychromed wood. The saint's face has a beatific expression and the eyes are made of gl...
Category
Philippine Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Wood
Vintage Taxidermy Butterfly Collection in Lucite Display Signed by Linda Bosse
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Mid-Century Modern 1970s curiosities collection of exotic mounted butterflies of various species, in custom Lucite box totaling 18 butterflie...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Lucite
H 20 in W 14 in D 2.75 in
Hannah Wilke Retrospective Book with Drawing and Signature
By Hannah Wilke
Located in New York, NY
Hard bound first edition monograph on pioneering feminist artist/performance artist Hannah Wilke. Titled "Hannah Wilke: A Retrospective," it was published in 1989 in conjunction with...
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American Modern Vintage Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Dunlaps & Their Furniture, First Edition
By The Currier Art Gallery
Located in valatie, NY
“The Dunlaps and Their Furniture”. Manchester: The Currior Gallery of Art, 1970. First edition softcover. 310 pp. An exhibition catalogue of Dunlap furniture...
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American Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Chrome Gentlemen's Vallet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Chrome gentleman's vallet in the style of Maison Jansen.
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Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Chrome
Previously Available Items
GEORGE II's PRAYER BOOK FROM THE ROYAL CHAPEL - 1745 - Book of Common Prayer
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: COMMON PRAYER.
TITLE: The Book of Common Prayer: And Administration of the Sacraments: And Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England: Together With the Psalter, o...
Category
British Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
H 16 in W 10.5 in D 1.5 in
2 Volumes. Benson J. Lossing, The Home of Washington and It's Associates.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Benson J. Lossing, The Home of Washington and It's Associates. Bound in 3/4 green morocco with marbled boards. Gilt-tooling on the covers and raised band spines. Top edges...
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American Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Mémoires de M. de La Porte, premier valet de chambre de Louis XIV
Located in Middletown, NY
An exquisite small volumes of memoirs by the valet of King Louis XIV, the Sun King, Pierre de La Prote. This is a second edition, with text identical to the 1755 edition except for the format, which was 8vo, and just as scarce.
A penciled inscription on the first free endpaper reads "Curious memoir containing spicy revelations on the intimate life of Anne of Austria"
Geneva: 1756.
12mo, 5 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches (135 x 83 mm); 324 pp. laid paper.
Later Buzin binding (stamped in gilt inside front cover) in red morocco with triple gilt frames on boards, raised bands with gilt floral decorations in compartments and gilt title, gilt inner dentelles; marbled endpapers; a.e.g. A few spots of foxing on the first pages but otherwise pages are clean and bright and binding impeccable.
Armorial bookplate of Soldati-Hubbard de Veaux pasted inside front cover and unidentified oval book label...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
1743 Jus Canonicum Universum (Universal Canon Law) (2 volumes bound as 1). Bound
Located in Victoria, BC
Bound in Vellum, here is a beautiful and oversized book by R.P.F. Anacleto Reiffenstuel entitled E Societate Jus canonicum universum clara methodo juxta titulos quinque librorum Decr...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 13.75 in W 9 in D 2 in
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 Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 7.25 in W 4.5 in D 1 in
3 Volumes, William Robertson, the History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles v
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. William Robertson, The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. Bound in full and calf with the covers displaying a triple ruled gilt-tooled border/ The spines displ...
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English Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
H 11 in W 1.5 in D 8.75 in
Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England. circa 1759. in Two Volumes
Located in Victoria, BC
This exceptional two-volume set of "Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England" offers a fascinating glimpse into the literary heritage of England during the 18th century. P...
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English Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 1 in W 4.5 in D 6.75 in
6 Volumes, Dryden, Plutarch's Lives
Located in New York, NY
6 Volumes. Dryden, Plutarch's Lives. Bound in full speckled tan calf with a gilt-tooled border. The spines display raised bands, bordering, and label lettering, all gilt-tooled with ...
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English Antique Mid-18th Century Books
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Leather
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 Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto, A Gothic Story 1765, Second Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: WALPOLE, Horace.
Title: The Castle Of Otranto, A Gothic Story.
Publisher: London: for William Bathoe and Thomas Lownds, 1765.
Description: second edition. 1 vol., 7...
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British Antique Mid-18th Century Books
Materials
Leather
Life of Cardinal Wolsey in 4 Full Calf Bound Volumes by J. Grove London 1748
Located in San Francisco, CA
The life and times of Cardinal Wolsey collected from ancient records, manuscripts and historians by Joseph Grove with 26 fine copperplate portraits and views of Christ Church College...
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English Antique Mid-18th Century Books
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Leather
Select Trials for Murder, Robbery, Burglary, Coining Etc, . London, 1740-1764
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of 4 mid 18th century leather bound small volumes recording the proceedings of criminal trials at Old Bailey, the London criminal cour...
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English Georgian Antique Mid-18th Century Books
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Paper, Leather
H 7 in W 4 in D 0.75 in
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