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First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance : Book plate of Lord Stamp. Physical description; 424p. Subjects; Industries Scotland History. Agriculture Eco…

Hardcover. Later printing. 48mo. 322, 282pp. Original leather with gilt ruling, tooling and lettering on spine. Tight American pocket edition of two titles by the English minister and hymn writer Isaac Watts printed by John I. Williams. Watts is renowned for his contribution to English Hymnody by adding new poetry to original Ch…

Small 8vo (92 x 60mm), pp. [ii], ix, [i], 258; final leaf shaved at foremargin (with very little loss of print, and no loss of sense); else a very good copy, in contemporary sheep over pasteboard, rubbed and worn, with loss of leather on upper cover and some on spine. 'Fourth edition'. This volume of Newbery's 'Circle of the Sci…

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 geometri…

First Dublin edition, printed in the same year as the first (London) edition. The ten letters comprise: On the First Principles of Religion; On the Study of the holy Scriptures (2); On the Regulation of the Heart and Affections (2); On the Government of the Temper; On Oeconomy; On Politeness and Accomplishments; On Geography and…

[4], 363, [1]p, half title. 8vo. Sl. worming at head of final leaves, e.ps & inner rear board, otherwise v.g. Full contemporary calf, raised & gilt banded spine, gilt pomegranate devices, red morocco label. Armorial bookplate of John Carden of Barnane Esq. (Barnane Castle, Templemore, Co Tipperary), recent bookplate of Oliver St…

HARDCOVER. Zustand: Very Good. 158pp, octavo hardcover rebound in full brown leather, burgundy with gilt title labels to spine, raised bands, fresh endpapers and prelims. Leather boards remain clean and sharp with just a hint of shelfwear to edges, inner gutters professionally reinforced with buckram strips, binding strong and s…

First Edition. Finely bound in contemporary full calf, with some blind decorations to the boards. Uniformly ribbed spine. Some slight wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 511 pages. Subjects; Laud, William (1573-1645). Prynne, William (1600-1669). Canterburies doome.…

Leather. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. A scarce, complete two volumes of James Anderson's noted 18th century work on Scottish industry and agriculture. Written by James Anderson, the author of several works relating to agriculture and rural affairs. James Anderson was a Scottish agriculturist, journalist and economist. He w…

Unbound. Zustand: Fine. Albumen print carte-de-visite photographic portrait of William Thackeray. The carte-de-visite was reproduced from a daguerreotype by Jesse Harrison Whitehurst. Measuring 2.25" x 3.75" on slightly larger cardstock mount. Vignette image depicts Thackeray, from the chest up, facing the camera. Printed cardst…

First Irish edition. 158pp. Bound in contemporary tree calf, rebacked in modern calf with original lettering piece laid down. Some v. occ. light foxing o/w a clean and sound volume. Very scarce. Norton 32. A reprint of the first London edition with the corrections made. Gibbon, unlike many writers, did read the criticisms of his…