Published by D. Midwinter, W. Innys, et al. in 1740.
Written by Michael [Miguel] Cervantes. Translated into English by Thomas Shelton, printed from the 4to edition of 1620. With illustrations from (more...)
Published by John Sharpe and Hector McClean in 1830.
Elegant Extracts from the Most Eminent British Poets: Book the Ninth, Ballads, Songs, Etc. Double hidden fore-edge painting. Published in London, (more...)
An Historical Description of the Metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury: Containing an Account of Its Antiquities, and of Its Accidents and (more...)
Published by Thomas Kelly in 1821 (Vol. 1), 1822 (Vol. 2).
First Edition. Two volumes (1821, 1822). London: Printed for Thomas Kelly, 17 Paternoster-Row. Bound in red Morocco, Stern binder’s imprint. Gilt (more...)
Published by Lugduni Batavorum, ex Officina Hackiana in 1674.
Euphormionis Lusinini, sive Satyricon, Nunc primum in Sex Partes dispertitum et Notis illustratum, cum Clavi. Accesit Conspiratio Anglicana. By John Barclay. (more...)
Published by Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London, in 1847.
First Edition
Historical Charades. By Julia Charlotte Maitland. Published by Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London, in 1847. Full Title: Historical Charades by (more...)
Second Edition. Bound in 19th century three-quarter brown morocco with marbled boards, gilt lettering at spine. Rubbed and worn. Block tanned. (more...)
Second Edition. Containing the latest and most accurate observations on the character, genius, and present state of the people and government (more...)
Neuestes Gemeinschaftliches Gesangbuch zum gottesdienstlichen Gebrauch der Lutherischen und Reformirten Gemeinden in Nord-Amerika. [Newest Common Hymnal for Liturgical use in Lutheran (more...)
Published by Lawrence Torrentinus [Lorenzo Torrentino, Laurentius Torrentinus] in 1551.
First Edition
Velum bound. Two volumes in one, including Novocomensis Episcopi nucerini de vita and Novocomensis Episcopi Nucerini Elogia Virorum. First edition of (more...)
With all the original copperplate engravings, 20 unsigned plates. Previous attributions of the engravings to William Blake have since been refuted. (more...)
Lacking map. Modern rebind. Three-quarter black morocco, gilt ruled, marbled boards, banded spine with gilt lettering. Manuscript inscriptions at flyleaf. Extended (more...)
For T. Davies, in Russell-Street, Covent-Garden; Bookseller to the Royal Academy. London, 1771.
First English Translation
The Life of Benvenuto Cellini, a Florentine Artist Containing a Variety of Curious and Interesting Particulars Relative to Painting, Sculpture And (more...)
First Edition of the first full biography of Johnson. Ex libris bookplate Comerford [Bert Comerford of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]. Mottled calf, (more...)
First Dublin Edition. Volume One imprint “Printed by John Chambers”; Volume Two imprint “Printed by John Exshaw”; Volume Three imprint “Printed (more...)
Modern rebind. Bright red leatherette with gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers. Block is tanned. Some extended margin conservation at preliminary and terminal. (more...)
Fourth Edition. Modernly rebound in full brown morocco with gilt lettering. Illustrated frontispiece. Block slightly tanned, few minor spots of soiling (more...)
Bound together, Every Man in His Humour, with Epigrammes. Nineteenth century rebind, three-quarter brown calf, gilt ruled, marbled boards, banded spine (more...)