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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 1st Edition. Contemporary three-quarter leather with marbled boards. Corners heavily worn with cracks along the spine, heavy wear to spine ends. Hinges surprisingly firm despite exterior wear to spine. P/O bookmarks to inside front. Book title faded from spine with volume (1) number present and geometric patterns surprisingly bright and shiny. BP/Case/Upstairs.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good Only. First edition. A bright and scarce first edition of Andrew Shirref's impressive collection of late 18th century poems, many of which are written in the Scottish dialect of the period. A scarce first edition, in the publisher's original paper covered boards.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece.A volume of poetry from Scottish poet Andrew Shirrefs.Including 'Jamie and Bess' in imitation of Alexander Ross's 'Helenore, or The Fortunate Shepherdess', and with Elegies, Miscellaneous Poems, and Songs also present.ESTC T95205Retaining half title.With a glossary of terms from the Scottish dialect to the rear. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Lacking back strip. Joints starting, with front board tenderly held by two cords only, and rear board more firmly held by three cords. One front free endpaper detached but present. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 2º. [4], 107, [1], 113-150, [8] pp. With portrait frontis. Leaf K4 is blank. Includes index. An imprint variant of the 1646 edition. In a later gilt-ruled, diced calf, re-cornered and backed, with original spine pieces laid down. Portrait frontis window-mounted into an original free endpaper. Title-page torn with loss to fore-edge corner of tail, supplied in facsimile (see pictures). Front free endpaper with calligraphic dedication "Amelia Durtnall Dec. 12th 1862". Volume has been fully conserved, fragile edges supported, end-bands re-sewn and all original paste-downs retained. Sir George Buck was an English antiquarian, historian, scholar and author. This, his major prose work, was left in rough draft at his death in 1622. His great-nephew extensively altered it and finally published it in 1646 as his own work. The authentic text of Buck's History was not published until 1979 by the editor Arthur Kincaid. A very good, complete copy, rare in any condition. Other images of the conservation of this volume are available on request. Wing B5307. ESTC R23817.…

Zustand: Good. Folio. 22 x 35cm. Contemporary calf with spine repaired. Norway: Large folding map 60.5 x 50 cm by Homman with tear at binder's edge and 28 numbered plates.Iceland with folding map 35 x 41cm. as frontispiece. .Very good.Provenance: Joh or Foh with gryphon book plate & motto "Sis Fortis"; Charles Delaet, Esq. of Potterells (d.1792) of Lincoln's Inn; Coningsby C. Sibthorp.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1026710680. Norway: Translated by Andreas BerthelsonTranslation of Det fo?rste forso?g paa Norges naturlige historie . Kio?benhavn, 1752-3.xxiv, 292, [12]pp.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:4946451 Iceland: xx, 207, 1 unnumbered page, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : map ; 35 cm (fol.).…

First English edition. First English edition. Pp. [2], 60. Wanting half-title. 1 vols. 4to. Choiseul's narrative and commentary with the state diplomatic correspondence and papers relating to the treaty of 1762, dealing primarily with the areas of the cession of Canada, the fisheries of Newfoundland, Cape Breton and the West Indies and the limitation of Louisiana. Sometimes attributed to Jean François de Bastide. The London edition is considerably more scarce than the French first edition published the same year. Goldsmith's Kress 9718; Sabin 47516; Howes M-507 Calf-backed marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt. Some rubbing, stitchmarks, some light discoloration. Ink notation concerning first edition on title, else very good. Provenance: John Carter Brown (armorial bookplate, with deaccessioned stamp on the bookplate and ink stamp on verso of title) Pp. [2], 60. Wanting half-title. 1 vols. 4to.…